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Étiquette : words
« Too intense, I don’t have the words… »
In some cases, claiming the inability of words to express what we feel amounts to absolving ourselves of any responsibility for our failure to try
The Below, The Above (2)
The below, the above,The lower floors, the upper floors,The successive floors,The successive ceilings,These are two avenues of investigation, learning, and familiarization.Walking at first surprises the
The Below, The Above (1)
Leaving the mindthrough the floor,through the ceiling,are two different experiences.The investigation of the infra-mental and supra-mental spheres are two different journeys. Infra, here, means « not
Nothing But Bubbles on the Surface
Although powerfully esoteric, the practice of simple sitting, zazen, is served by a radical empiricist approach, since the essence of the practice consists in dissolving
Verbal Experience
The calming of the body and mind is an essential prerequisite for divine talkingfor talking about the divine, People of a religion have, mostly, a
Jump into the Tunnel of Silence
There are minds… which get bogged down so brilliantly in forms and words.Through the agitations of thought, they bind themselves to the constraints of explanations.And
That simple
What is God ? God is always here,right there, and simple. What is Zen ?Zen is always here, right there, simple.All the words we read
Grâce et Non-Faire
N’y aurait-il pas une investigation heureuse à mener autour de la présence d’un parallèle entre la Grâce de Dieu et le non-faire, celui que l’on
Exoskeleton of Prayer
Reciting a text or a prayer is not a lower practice compared to silent meditation.It may prove to be a means of access to the
A Word, A Book Of Wisdom
Each word has its energyCan you feel it ? Follow it nowTake any word,Mix sound and meaning together,Each word is an orientation that you give
Clusters Around God
The idea we have of God, like the words we cluster around God, are deviations, diversions, from the encounter with God. Silent sitting leads through
Grace and Non-Doing
Would there not be a joyful investigation to be carried out around the existence of a parallel between the Grace of God and non-doing, that
Zen on the lips
Zen, Zen, Zen… It does not matter the least !For Zen does not exist, Zen exists nowhere else but in yourself, right here, right now,What
Dwell
Welcoming GodWelcoming you Buddha NatureIs one silent, inner phenomenon,An inner process. There are no words for this,And it is incredibly simple Words make things complicated,This
Notes & Silence 