Sometimes the amplitude of the mind’s movements changes,It increases,Don’t be fooled,The breaking waves that rock the hull in all directions, that seem to threaten to
Étiquette : water
Of Water And Air
A bottle of water filled to the last drop: full of water, filled to the brim, and empty of the air it contained when it
Baptism, Ablutions
The words had stopped flowing, blocked upstream by the scree of concepts. No one but me had placed them there. The river has always flowed
The Lotus Releases Water
With each sitting,The impression of a dam finally cracking,of a floodgate opening and allowing abundant water to flow into a dry riverbed.The joy of returning,The
The Beating Heart of Existence
It is not easy to refrain from drawing the parallel.What makes this attempt difficult is that the emphasis on the parallel is guided by a
Water-Mind
It is not simply the level of disturbance on the water surface that reflects the mind in a poetic wayTheir connection is deeper.Christ commands the
Heart of Consciousness
Heart of Consciousness, Deep Nature,Let my hands dip in your water,Come and open my eyes,Let your source rain down on the clouds of dust. ©FJ
Underwater Prayer
Prayer does nothing,Doesn’t go anywhere,It is non-doing, Diving to meet God,With the agitation of the lips, of the mind,We gesticulate and reach the surfaceNow, follow
The Water We Drink
Water is a vector of information.It is the liquid manifestation of this principle, before our eyes and in our bodies/souls. What is decisive is the
Zazen Responds
To the saturation of our psychological field,Zazen responds by increasing our buffer memory. To the impending smothering event, due to the rising level of water,Zazen
Notes & Silence 