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
Étiquette : sutra
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
Necessity Of A Useless Effort
According to the Sutra,Where there is strength, drive, enthusiasm, vigor,There is awakening. These are various possible translations to the Virya Paramita (The Perfection of Energy).There
‘No Place To Sit, Nowhere to Rest’
Once his visitors have mentioned the absence of any possibility to sit, as they come to meet Vimalakirti, he asks the the following question : ‘Have
Sur les Chemins de Moins (2/2)
Cet article fait suite à : Sur les Chemins de Moins (1/2) De la dextérité physique et intellectuelle ? Rien ne saurait rester. De ceux
Sur les Chemins de Moins (1/2)
J’éprouve la plus grande des difficultés, lorsqu’il s’agit de souscrire à l’hystérie compensatoire. Pour occulter l’échéance inéluctable : précisément celle à laquelle tous pensent sans qu’il
Luc 8:22
Ainsi réveillé, il apaise l’océan et dit :
-Où donc est votre foi ?
Notes & Silence 