The mental body (body of thoughts) is sometimes the victim of an overload of activity.It can then overflow, being awkwardly released onto the physical body.
Étiquette : thoughts
Thought-Pisces
A school of thought, like a school of fish, brings together mental activities which have gotten into the habit of moving together, driven by the
The Tree That Hides the Forest 1/2
It is always surprising to observe how a purely mental event, a few thoughts summoned for fun, out of boredom, out of habit,can, a few
The Death of the Dog
When my dog was about to die, hundreds of tiny parasitic organisms suddenly rose to the surface of his fur. Sensing his body cooling down,
De-mentalize
De-mentalized meditation, De-mentalized existence,Whether Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, or secular,This is what it offers; in this, it is not and has never beenBuddhist, Christian, nor secular.
As long as all objects are not equal
An object is an aggregator of attention.Attention focuses on the object.Attention is an aggregator of tension.Tension focuses on attention.Thus, not all objects are equalAt least,
Religion of Noise
You have made a religion of noise.You have made noise a religion.Your relationship with noise and the environments that generate it is religious. The noise
The Landing of Words
Through silent meditation,you will have to descend and move beyond the threshold of naming inner and outer things. If this threshold is not crossed,You will
Fly On
I wish I could let my mind fly with the wind…But it is stormy hereThe mind is desperately looking for a shelterWhen there is none
From glass to glass, lower than the earth.
A single glass of wine: the difference is striking.I have the feeling of being an out-of-tune guitar, incapable of resonating, with a certain passive enjoyment
The Lord Knows Thoughts
Psalm 94: “The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath..”… The Lord is the One who knows thoughts.To reside in
Emergency Mind Button
Whatever the situation, external or self-generated, which sets fire to our mind’s forest,Whatever the winds of chaos that are blowing in our skull, we are
Never Through Thoughts
Zazen teaches me that whatever thought we invite into us, the energy we devote to turning it over and over to investigate its flaws and
Welcoming, Letting Go
Zazen creates the space to welcome internal and external phenomena.Zazen creates the space to let them go. The narrow space creates the reaction to internal
Thoughts Lose Their Hold
In zazen, as long as the hold of thoughts operates, speech is of no use.When thoughts lose their hold,In the universe that opens, speech is
Notes & Silence 