01/29/2021

Sitting ZazenEntering the Eternal Joy of the BuddhaSitting Zazen,Taking a bath of awakening.Where have all the speeches gone ?©FJ September 2022Recueils / ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et Pr…

Simulating Again ?

Money, prestige, ambition, power, identification… Here, there is no longer any of the tricks of this world that still have a hold, Why would I fake interest? ©FJ September 2022Recueils / Part…

Threshold Of Loneliness

There is a threshold we go beyond, as we dive further down the depths of Being,Where the discrepancy between the aspirations at work among the mass of practitionersAnd those of the pilgrim disciple…

Hyper-Présence

La méditation est une expérience d’hyperprésence par le retrait.Hyperprésence à tout par le retrait de la présence aux éléments de ce tout.Elle est repli du monde, pour habiter au coeur des mondes.…

Mindfulness Can Rival Antidepressants For Anxiety, Study Finds

Mindfulness exercises can, in some cases, be as effective as antidepressant drugs when dealing with anxiety disorders, new research reveals.

Sentimental Bouillabaisse

Let’s be abrupt,I will be.I wonder if religions are not just the leafy fruit of mental agitation.I am talking about the inspirations of the books, not the verbiage rehashed on top: mental agi…

Sitting Meditation: Risks

Watch out –Zazen involves risksAnd we don’t talk about it enough.Zazen will make you grow.The practice of sitting, often, in spite of yourself, will open the doors of consciousness and …

Moine ou Pas

Je me demande si, dans la vie, moine zen ou non,On ne finit pas toujours assis en Zazen.Chaque soir, ainsi, je m’entraîne à la fin de vie. ©FJ April 2022Recueils — ParticipationsTelegram (Publicati…

Breaking The Prism Of Conspiracy

A powerful driving force behind subscription to conspiracy theses is the one of adventure, of the thrilling scenarios they weave, making reality crackle.Double faces, multi-level discourses, hidden…

Heart Music

Today, I like soft, atmospheric, often instrumental music,With minimalist, subtle arrangements, They pursue an objective rather opposite to that of the music that has received my attention and orie…

End of the Road

Religion is not the bottom of the soul.It is the vocabulary that opens the doors of your soul.The scents that bring you to a standstill and bring you down on your knees,The music that makes the bea…

Tension or Relaxation ?

In the end and always simplyTo those who listen, it appears that the ego is a tensionAnd the Self, a relaxation. ©FJ September 2022Recueils / ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et Pratique)

Incompleteness

In Zazen, all my incompleteness passes, without hurting meThe once lamentable, leaves an evanescent trace,In a boundless landscape,They can wane and vanish,The instant that carries Zazen is the ins…

Le Biais de la Cloison 

La conscience de surface souhaite avant tout ne pas se voir désinvestir,Elle guette avec tant de fébrilité le désengagement des forces qui l’animent et leur migration pour des couches plus profonde…

Refuge In Non-Refuge

The conceptual scaffolding of religions/philosophies,Are constructions, more or less skillful, subtle and cumbersome,Behind which we take refuge.Should we then take refuge in non-refuge ? ©FJ Septe…

Landing In Zen

This is why I chose the Land of Zen to settle my refuge.The absence of preliminary beliefs, of non-negotiable ideological bouquet prior to any acceptance of membership.The absence of conclusions to…

Mind Stirrers

When the mind is stirred,Stay away from mind stirrersMind stirrers are seductiveSeduction and stirring ability are highly intertwined.If you understand, observe the confusing effect they have on yo…

One Thing And Its Opposite

I write this short article to say one thing and the opposite of this thing.Without deciding, without trying to reconcile the two terms, without resolving the contradiction.I write one thing and the…

Who Locks Dungeons Doors ?

It is often the grotesque traits in which we lock others through a reaction that we generalize (it is always so…) that locks the doors of the suffering dungeons.We lock ourselves in such towers, no…