You say : They’re ruining my life. They prevent me from living. How could they ‘ruin your life” when they are made with the very
Étiquette : spirituality
Sick Practice : The One Question (Note)
When you are sleepingOr even beyond death,Ask yourself the question… Or do it in a much more accessible, Daily and daytime manner,During times of sickness
Slimy Spirituality
What we call ‘spirituality’Is often the art of plasteringwith full silos of slimy glueSomething swift and simplePeople keep jumping from one silo to the next…Salutary
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crossed zen,pushed along through zentwisted and turned.sat zazen in the desertwhere was I ? where have I been ?don’t know.doesn’t matter anymore FJ-May 21
How Could You Not End Up Alone ?
Zen destroys everything.Even there, you’re comingAnd you destroy everything. Zen accepts everything.Even there, you reject everything,And end up rejected. What are you ?A stray dog
The Tsunami Child and the Shore Parent
This is a Re-Post — When he emotionally overwhelms his father The child sweeps away everything on the path. You’d better have few belongings to
Awakening Posture
Dojo-goers who set up for the posture must pay special attention not to settle in the posture. This latter is often elevated to a dogma
Pearling Truth for Zafu-Adventurers
It has now become impossible to deny :There is an attachment to this sitting posture that is both subtle and coarse. Subtle, because it is
A Private ‘Game’ (Note from a Dream)
I’d like to share with you something private, something intimate. This is not something I usually do. At least, not so bluntly and devoid of
Meeting Beyond Conflict – ‘We Had A Fight’
He is not talking about objective facts, the violence of what has really been said…But about the thunderous resonance these words had in his inner
God Is Hovering (2/2)
This article follow on from God Is Hovering (1/2) -notes Friendly enough, this biblical advice reminds us that there is no use in looking for
Gesticulated Empathy
I’d rather fake a lack of empathy than indulging in an ostentatious demonstration of how much I care about others.I perceive the indecency of a
A Royal Coat
If she places me on a pedestal It is because I am small. If she pins me up among the stars It is because I’m
Against The Tide
It seems that a prevailing rule among social groups is as follows : The negative rubs off on the positive much easier than the other way
The True Engagement
Disappointment, distress inside the couple relation is mostly the result of a perception bias.The other is not…The other does not want to hear…When will the
Notes & Silence 