Not expecting anything,Insight may arise. She realized thatIf she had been standing there,Ready to jump in feet first,It was not her heart which had been
Étiquette : spirituality
A Wide Wide Heart (3/4)
Both hands in the pocketsTo clasp in the center of palmsThe object of her faithThe echo from elsewhereSolutions from here… A soft, velvet pebbleHas gone
A Wide Wide Heart (2/4)
Julie was knocked out, stupor-stricken.She had been sitting there, in shock, for hours, days maybe.Whenever she tried to escape that state, to trick its mesmerizing
Hakim Opens The Door
The way the body feels itself, direct feedback, from the inside and so close we might as well completely ignore it.Is the same vein as
Born In A Breath
Every time the Spirit of GodBlows in the Heart of ManChrist is born Franck Joseph©FJ June 2021 – All Rights ReservedArticles are available as books
Locked-up Couple
The couple relationship has double locked itself. Still, there are cases where one of the prisoners wakes up amid a dust cloud and starts seeing
The Awakening Soup
As ingredients are added to the brew, a chef will regularly plunge the ladle in the pot and keeps an eye on the overall texture.
The Koan Of My Life
The koan of my life, up to now, is as follows :‘How to be a wandering monk without being a wandering monk ?’ How can
Friendship In The Deep
Matthew never said the person he felt close to that they were his friend.Never did he let that one syllable hit like a ton of
When Pretending Collapses
You have always made do with pretending.Today, pretending just won’t do. Compliance with other’s pretending does not protect against anything.It only pays the highest price
The Gift of Irritation
While sitting Zazen, distraction is often what ‘calls us back to order’…An object hitting the floor, for instance, is what show us the way out
Does It Matter ?
When questioned about Mahayana, Theravada Buddhism, Zen,Ch’an or transmissions,On the chronological order of this and that,The master is getting a bit confused. The impulse to
Hear The Call
The adventure to which we are invited by Christ : ‘Effata’, is not different from what zazen practitioners discover beneath his silent sitting.By opening to silence,
Faith In Zazen
The beauty of Zazen is :It is not because we are unable to phrase it,Or because we are not even aware of itThat nothing is decanting.
Zooming out on Couples
The couple format is to man/woman relation what Zazen practice is to our lives :It needs to offer enough space to appreciate our great freedom. Franck
Notes & Silence 