Thich Nhat Hanh suggests an interesting, very inspiring translation/ interpretation of this famous answer by the Buddha…When he was asked what the core of his
Étiquette : wisdom
Lay It All Down
Sitting zazen, the heart of the world has been entered.Why, then, quibble about the tools or propitious hours to go and scratch the surface crust
Dharmic Emergence
Chosen by the context,Meaning, here, reality,Which could not open ontoAnything else than this here and now,This person : a dharmic emergence ? ©FJ Nov 2021RECUEILS/
Setting The Text On Fire
It has now become possible to name ‘Christ’ every contact between the Spirit and Man.Everytime the Spirit seeds the heart of Man, Christ is born.
The Boat Of Businesses Has To Sink
The day will come,Because it eventually has to,When all the business filling your life,The one you’ve grabbed hold of all these days,Until the backwash of
Around Noises
How could we listenTo the silence waiting between noises ?Silence contains all noises. ©FJ August 2021 – All Rights ReservedArticles are available as books and
Where Roads Are Paved With Hearts
For this country, I feel a wild attraction, a magnetic, animal instinct.Nothing as refined as what you would expect for a country like this.Actually, I
Words Of Sand
Sometimes, grains which are thinner, purer than the rest are filtered through their more compact mineral brothers.And, from the very first movement of the sieve,Those
A Zen Garden Allegory
Matthew walks across the Zen garden of Kodaiji temple in Kyoto.He slowly moves forward along the dense thickets. Large rocks have put on a wet
A Single Practice
If Buddhism speaks to me, it is because, when I read the texts or when I listen to the talks, they reflect practical experiences I’ve
Instincts Of Cats and Desires Of Man
The bird lands on the garden wall.In the house, the cat. A window between them.Suddenly the cat starts running to the garden.In a snap, the
Now Is The Time To Start Existing
Compelled by the oppressive context of our collective daily life, the one to which, as a people, a part of humanity, we are tied, I
The Blessing Of Knowing
Knowledge is never binary. There’s a whole range of potential positions from ‘I know’ to ‘I don’t know’.Those coordinates along these axes are not compartmentalized.The
My Kesa (A Robe of Words )
(Re-post) Each of these articles is a stitch on my kesa.On every sentence I have landed my attention.Sometimes stable, sometimes restless,Always trying to touch upon
How Could You Not End Up Alone ?
Zen destroys everything.Even there, you’re comingAnd you destroy everything. Zen accepts everything.Even there, you reject everything,And end up rejected. What are you ?A stray dog
Notes & Silence 