When reciting the Hannya Shingyo, I don’t know what teaches more profoundly…Is it the sound of the sutra being recited, or the sound of the
Étiquette : sutra
Cascade of Apparitions
When Buddhists gently mock the stories of Marian apparitions, I wonder if they have truly taken note of the Mahayana sutras, which depict such a
Heart of Wisdom
The heart of wisdom,The summary of this armada of concepts is their uselessness, So go beyond,go, and take with you,Those who will have the courage
A Heart of Compassion
Hannya Shingyo is the fruit the heart of Avalokiteshvara, (Kannon, Guan Yin, Bodhisattva of compassion)Through compassion, transcending the world,Transcending the world to heal it,The other
Neithernor-ed
When I say « neither birth nor non-birth », « neither rising nor non-rising », I am not talking about the absence of birth or the absence of non-birth,
4 lines
Here are 4 lines that pierced me in the Lankavatara Sutra, with a diamond density to chop off illusions in a master stroke. “Recognize that
Mental Lining
Isn’t Samsara the mental lining that we sew on the worldThe slice where our representations, judgments, fears, attachments proliferate.And this world, in returns, feeds our
Lankavatara Sutra (notes)
“What appears as a result of all the discourses on what has no essence is the object of relative truth”. Thus, one of the first
Walking Out Of Non-Buddhist Ways
In the Lankavatara Sutra, the Buddha, on many occasions, positions his words away from “non-Buddhist ways”.This is not to be understood strictly speaking, it is
On Eating Women
In Chapter 8 of the Lankavatara Sutra, the Buddha draws an indirect parallel between carnal desire and meat consumption. Here is the passage in question:
Your Only Child (note)
In Chapter 8 of the Lankavatara Sutra, in which Mahamati asks the Buddha what is the best way to make people understand the need not
The Call 3/3
Though realizing That is beyond wordsWe use words to call That. ©FJ April 2022Recueils — ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et Invitations à la Pratique)Many thanks to all
Buddhism And Listomania
It is very important to perceive that this ‘listo-mania’ that seems to haunt the Asian / Indian mind, giving teachings a form of lists of
L’Odeur du Refuge
Dans le Bouddhisme, il y a cet encens subtil,Il émane du Refuge, au cœur des bois,Celui dans lequel on pénètre, espérant que l’on y a
Learning By Heart
The heart generates a magnetic field 400 times more powerful than the brain’s.From my heart to your heart ( I shin den shin),A master to
Notes & Silence 