Find time to practice
Dear Rinpoche, Living with my five children, I face some difficulty in finding time and space for any practice. … Read more >
Fabrice Groult
Guilt in the face of rats
Dear Rinpoche, Some time ago I was feeding pigeons. But it brought rats, so I feed them... Read more >
The taste of Zen
Accompanied by the master Pierre Taïgu Turlur, Valérie Duvauchelle offers a two-week trip to Japan, in the flavors of Zen. How did this… Read more >
Recognize asanas and other postures – Part 1
First part of the gallery of postures of Buddhist characters and deities, devoted to seated postures, or asanas. This recognition is complex: if the most … Read more >
Delicacies: Sweet potato cake
General practitioner, acupuncturist, homeopath and gastronome, Dr. Michel Chast concocts recipes combining gluttony and well-being, compiled in his book co-written with Catherine Barry: Eat, … Read more >
Three Zen masters. The Virtuous, the Dreamer, the Wanderer by Pierre Turlur
Nothing speaks to us as much as the story of a life, everything tells us about our own adventure, its difficulties and its days... Read more >
Recognize asanas and other postures – Part 2
Second part of the gallery of seated postures of Buddhist characters and deities, devoted to standing and lying postures. The main static postures… Read more >
Delicacies: Cod with sesame and ginger
General practitioner, acupuncturist, homeopath and gastronome, Dr. Michel Chast concocts recipes combining gluttony and well-being, compiled in his book co-written with Catherine Barry: Eat, … Read more >
Gourmet: Fresh fruit salad with coconut milk and spices
General practitioner, acupuncturist, homeopath and gastronome, Dr. Michel Chast concocts recipes combining gluttony and well-being, compiled in his book co-written with Catherine Barry: Eat, … Read more >
Delicacy: Spicy rice pudding
General practitioner, acupuncturist, homeopath and gastronome, Dr. Michel Chast concocts recipes combining gluttony and well-being, compiled in his book co-written with Catherine Barry: Eat, … Read more >
Recognizing the “Guardians of the directions”: the lokapalas – Part 1
Legends, traditions, protective functions and iconography: who are the symbolic Tibetan rulers of the cardinal spaces? The “Guardians of the directions” – called, in Sanskrit, lokapalas – … Read more >
Recognize symbolic gestures
Inventory of all these gestures that translate Buddhism into images. When it was decided to represent Gautama Shakyamuni Buddha in human form, at the beginning of … Read more >
