Dogen is right: a few lines on the sitting practice are enough.Postural snobbery is an opportunity to assert oneself in an endless manner.The only thing
Étiquette : zazen
Book of Consciousness
The only book is the book of consciousness,All other holy books, however sacred, are useless,if they are not read in the light of consciousness. At
Zen Museum
In zazen, our sitting practice must be emptied of zen.The speeches, the supports of speeches, however prestigious they may be, must all disappear.As long as
Dans Ta Chambre
Jésus, lorsqu’il parle de prier dans sa chambre porte fermée enseigne l’assise silencieuse. « Dans sa chambre », dans son intériorité : pas dans la monstration, pas
Are you scared of the cushion?
Some people are afraid of sitting.They cannot run the psychological risk represented by the realization that, in reality, everything on which they rely, which has
Rupture De L’Onde
La pratique spirituelle, aussi, est une onde : assis sur cette onde, il est normal pour le pratiquant d’osciller entre le point haut et le
La Pièce Manquante
Pascal disait : « Dans le cœur de l’homme, il y a un trou en forme de Dieu ».Je me souviens de ces jeux que j’avais étant
Shiki Soku Ze Ku (2)
Shiki soku ze kuKu soku ze shiki C’est le kesa mis en mot,Le kesa est le soutra qui se fait tissu,Le kesa est l’illustration, la
Before anything, sit down
The practice of silent sitting allows us to realize the cognitive, psychological dimension of suffering.Cognitive, as a local, physiological process,Psychological, as stagnant energy. The posture
Assise Joyeuse
Avant tout ce que l’on peut en dire, en écrire, la pratique de l’assise est quelque chose de très simple : une joie directe de
Ton Esprit Est Le Bouddha
Huang Po : – Qu’est ce que le Bouddha ?– Ton esprit est le Bouddha. Il y a tant d’honnêteté de simplicité dans la réponse
Our Affected Ways
Surface expression is abounding here.In those who indulge in manners and affected ways, there is a form of ignorance or too shallow a knowledge of
Zazen
I know of no greater joy, no more liberating exaltation than placing the back of my foot on the opposite thigh,to feel the pelvis gently
A (Daily) Matter Of Emergency
If you think you have « much better to do » than sitting in silenceIt is a reliable indicator that it is high time to silently sit.
In my body, a lotus
I feel thought, literally, as a cognitive phenomenon, as a manifestation (in the sense of a transitory appearance)It momentarily crystallizes and densifies energy. It aggregates
Notes & Silence 