The traditional practice of Vipassana, through the path it unfolds under our feet, is an experiential teaching. Along this path, the pilgrim is taken by
Étiquette : thoughts
Karmic Waves on the Horizon
Mental winds can be the consequences of a karmic swell.The distance from which they come has long been inaccessible to our understanding.The only thing we
Cushion Diving (2/3)
Down, where names lose their artificial soothing properties,You name objects to keep track of them in your mental chaos. You organise this chaos with tags
Dive Under the Names
Once I have seen,That my true nature is divineAll this tagging and naming frenzyHas stopped being an issue Rest in beauty, in the deepest selfWhere
Undercurrent (quote)
The one who knows Knows no matter what we do, No matter what we think. Franck Joseph ©FJ December 2019 All rights reserved. Les articles
Let God Through
The concept of God is paradoxically the most opaque of all filters. It sneaks somewhere between the eye of the observer and the inner lens,
The Clouds of Intentions
It is dizzying to become aware of the share of our actions, speech and thoughts, that is determined by the intentions we ascribe to others.
The Solid Ground of our Beliefs
Our common beliefs appear as solid grounds to base our lives on. We approach them they seem to densify as a protective reaction to our
Meditating through the Cloud
« To his inner eyes, the practitionner becomes transparent. When his secrets are unveiled, he disappears. Like a cloud where he thought he could land, Through
Beyond
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Let Them Fall Awake…
Don’t let people believe they should ‘do nothing’ while meditating. Nor let them think their practice should follow a spirit of non-profit. Quite the opposite
Le Temps d’une Étincelle
Le langage est le propre de l’homme, nous dit-on. Il semble que son corollaire intérieur, la pensée discursive, le soit aussi. En irait-il autrement, il
What’s left ? (A non-thought experience)
(inspired by Ramana Maharshi’s words, as collected by David Godman, in Be Who You Are) All of the world’s experience that we have can be
Free drift à la lecture de Ramana Maharshi – notes
Dans Be who you really are, livre au sein duquel Daniel Godman recense les paroles de Sri Ramana Maharshi, apparaît cette phrase : « The I-thought
Like a Mantra in the Night
When the mind won’t rest even for half a second when it vacuums every bit of potential awareness What is left then but prayers to
Notes & Silence 