Here is one of the unexpected effects of the current lockdown : This is clearly against the tide of the news which keep highlighting the
Étiquette : spirituality
Still Life ? (note) –
What people say is all wrong. There is life to be found on the other side of the upward slope. The intensity, the edge of
Human Contractions
Version française disponible ici What they perceive today as a bunch of insignificant contractions, simply requiring a bit of rest, but certainly insufficient to justify
« Zen Master » (quote)
« There can be nothing but self proclaimed masters. The true master does not know himself as such. » Franck Joseph FJ December 2019 All rights
Who’s really praying ?
Who is the one praying in me ? As long as the trader is speaking, no prayer get ever be told. Actually, I can never
Spiritual Friendship
Une version française est disponible ici : Amitié Spirituelle : I Shin…. (1/2) As we remain on the cushion through our simple sitting practice, time
Here I Am
There will come a time when we will have to acknowledge all this spiritual circus, to which we were initially attracted, moved by the gusts
Towards the Magma Heart
It is often said that, to each ‘external’ sense, corresponds an inner version. This can be verified by anyone devoting themselves long enough, or benefiting
Check The Mailbox Today
(Version française : Rue du Faire) A short post, as an invitation dropped in the mailbox of people living in Doing Street… There are few
Last Screening
Matthew, legs crossed, 10 PM sitting session. His eyes are all over the place, like an animal watching all attackers coming at him at the
The Great Freedom
Leaning back against the slope of the Great Freedom we often mistake it with a stone, a sign or a tree along the way. Standing
A Zazen Bath
Sitting zazen is taking a bath of holiness without necessarily knowing it In this bath, I’m letting my self slide and raise again relieved of
Softly Sad
On this very special eve A familiar, comfortable, remotely throbbing feeling Is letting myself melt into this place of Softly Sad. Like songs written in
A Flow of Light
The seamless move from materiality to ethereality, phenomena to vacuity ku to shiki, shiki to ku Non-doing enters emptiness, embraces a thousand forms, and comes
« Meditation? …not for me. »
A french version is available here : « La méditation, c’est pas pour moi… » Some people have this feeling that meditation is not for them :
Notes & Silence 