« In short, try the Samadhi, the complete absorption into the activity itself, the forgetfulness of oneself. Basically, zazen is to forget zazen, to be pure presence. »
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Alexandre Jollien
The Naked Philosopher |
Alexandre Jollien
The Naked Philosopher
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« Not so long ago, I was really in despair. I was scared. I called a friend and said, "I'm like a washing machine at the time of the spin." And for a good spin, you have to count a thousand and three hundred laps a minute, right? I asked him, "What am I supposed to do?" He said, "Nothing, don't do anything. Wait!" . I was extremely bad, I wanted it to get better, and we just had to wait for the wave to pass. I think the pinnacle of courage at that very moment was to go to bed, lie down and not move a toe. Don't want to change anything. Paradoxically, this is what helped me the most to change. »
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Alexandre Jollien
Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes |
Alexandre Jollien
Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes
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« Definition of the educator The one who helps to give birth, who questions, the one who awakens the abilities buried by different obstacles. This approach requires absolute confidence in man, but also humility, humility that allows us to keep our distance, not to judge the other, to realize that the other will always remain an irreducible individual, who cannot be totally submissive, analyzed, understood. »
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Alexandre Jollien
Praise for weakness |
Alexandre Jollien
Praise for weakness
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