Experience the physiological parallel between the superficiality of phenomena linked to thought (“the mind”) and superficial breathing.The means of action is bilateral: – dis-sinvesting the
Étiquette : thoughts
Beyond Listening To Thoughts
It’s not because we talk about « just sitting » and of “not doing” that zazen consists of “simply waiting”.It is not because in zazen we are
The Workers of the Mind
By straying too far from practice, one would almost forget the futility of all exogenous knowledge.Through the practice of just sitting, we reside (‘abide’) on
Mind The Candle ?
My mind, a flickering candle light,My inner eyes, the endless tranquility of the night. ©FJ June 2022 —Groupe de PratiqueRecueils — Participations
Backstage Stress
It happens often that a trivial event, without great importance and relating to everyday life more than to the breach of normality, comes to occupy
Importance Matters
To the central adage of the practitioner according to which “thoughts have no existence”, I propose to substitute this one: “thoughts are not important”. It
Illusory Thoughts
One could object to the argument according to which all thoughts are illusory that this argument is also a thought, and therefore illusory.Thus, all thoughts
Ultimate Wisdom
Before, after the cushion,Listen to the wisdom between two hasty movements, On the cushion,Listen to the teaching between two foggy thoughts Gestures and thoughts are
Gestures – Movements – Thoughts
There is a continuum between awareness to gestures, movements and observation of thoughts.One leads to the other and conversely. Gestures are thoughts in movement,Thoughts are
Climbing the Zafu With Bare Hands
During sitting meditation, Man walks on a ridge, the winds of thoughts sweep him left and right, send him twirling in the distance,For a minute
“You see, in this world, there’s two kinds of people”…
In a famous film, whose title is divided into three categories: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly; the world is said to fall into
Chaotic Canoe
Thoughts could be named tribulations.This term perfectly embodies the reality of thoughts and reveals how essentially misleading they are.If we could remember in any situation,
Toothpaste Concepts
There are times when manipulating any concepts (including concepts pertaining to the spiritual realm) is like jumping with both feet on a closed tube of
Sieve Of Practice
While meditating, we can easily follow the oscillations between the center and the periphery.For the one who listens, it is possible, at any time, to
Bald Head
Are we able to look at the conceptual layer of our religion ?When we have braided into a mat all the concepts that this religion has
Notes & Silence 