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Étiquette : zazen
Hakim Opens The Door
The way the body feels itself, direct feedback, from the inside and so close we might as well completely ignore it.Is the same vein as
Remonter le Courant
Il semble que la règle qui prévale au sein des groupes sociaux est la suivante : le mauvais contamine le bon, rarement l’inverse. Peut-être qu’il
Locked-up Couple
The couple relationship has double locked itself. Still, there are cases where one of the prisoners wakes up amid a dust cloud and starts seeing
The Awakening Soup
As ingredients are added to the brew, a chef will regularly plunge the ladle in the pot and keeps an eye on the overall texture.
« Je Suis Eveillé »
«Si tu rencontres le Bouddha, tue-le », dit-on dans le Zen.Oui …Voilà comment cela résonne en moi, aujourd’hui : Si tu entends quelqu’un se dire « éveillé »,Cours dans
The Koan Of My Life
The koan of my life, up to now, is as follows :‘How to be a wandering monk without being a wandering monk ?’ How can
Friendship In The Deep
Matthew never said the person he felt close to that they were his friend.Never did he let that one syllable hit like a ton of
Convoquer la Mort
Julie en appelait souvent à sa grande liberté comme trait déterminant de sa personnalité. Elle dressait ainsi un versant socialement acceptable à sa grande peur
When Pretending Collapses
You have always made do with pretending.Today, pretending just won’t do. Compliance with other’s pretending does not protect against anything.It only pays the highest price
The Gift of Irritation
While sitting Zazen, distraction is often what ‘calls us back to order’…An object hitting the floor, for instance, is what show us the way out
Être Aussi (quote)
Ne pas être “pas le mental”Être aussi le mental Ne pas être “il faut se recentrer”Être aussi le recentrement Franck Joseph©FJ May 2021 – All
Does It Matter ?
When questioned about Mahayana, Theravada Buddhism, Zen,Ch’an or transmissions,On the chronological order of this and that,The master is getting a bit confused. The impulse to
Hear The Call
The adventure to which we are invited by Christ : ‘Effata’, is not different from what zazen practitioners discover beneath his silent sitting.By opening to silence,
Faith In Zazen
The beauty of Zazen is :It is not because we are unable to phrase it,Or because we are not even aware of itThat nothing is decanting.
Notes & Silence 