Having made the decision to go elsewhere but still in Buddhism and staying in France, I I went to Savoy, the former Charterhouse of St Hugo, seat of Karma (Chédroup Tcheu) Ling headed by a French monk Lama Denis Teundroup disciple of the great master of Tibetan lineage (Shangpa) Kagyu (Kyabje) Kalu Rinpoche. This was a total change of scene to find a place as austere mountain winter, a place so exotic, where all colors, shapes, sounds, buildings, paintings, statues, with all these offerings refined at their feet contrasted happily with the disorders of various sites because there was still much at that time to build. This course gave me another image of Buddhism that so-called "orthodox" in Nichiren Shoshu. There I found the recitation of sutras albeit in a different language and recitation of mantras, especially the one that everyone knows "Om Mani Padme Hung" 
in meditation on Chenrezig ( Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion, sometimes represented with a 1000 arms mutitude image of the possibilities of his compassion for all beings, or as an androgynous in China (Guan Yin) with a child in her arms the irresistibly reminiscent of a statue 
can easily be found on the web service but I also had another fundamental practice and widespread in almost all Buddhist schools unless the school and the Nichiren Pure Land: that of "meditation". I made a retreat where I was introduced to the basic meditation Shinay (mental pacification) Lhagtong (the insight) which was a good preliminary to my practice more Late of Zen. The practice of mantras was different, less "energy" more "internalized" as NamyoHorengeKyo and Vajrayana it requires for its full effectiveness esoteric initiation and transmitted by a master skill. So I deepened my knowledge of Buddhism to another, followed the teachings, read books and I even bought a beautiful Buddha, a vajra and bell tantric cult objects while I had not gone in my previous practice, until a Dai Gohonzon (copy "Mandala "Handwritten by Nichiren) and to which only takes practice aloud. I went home and started practicing alone with Tibetan prayer booklets oblong but mala (Rosary) sitting on a cushion ordinary. 
But I did not stay in this practice because anything that surprised me and amazed me seemed still quite far from me culturally and promised to be far too complex to practice with all these deities unfamiliar to view and too "magical" for my temperament. Was brief too exotic for my concerns, the appeal could only last so long and became something of an impediment to my commitment.
Nevertheless I kept the memory of great sweetness from my instructors, though consistent with what I could imagine, so Buddhist practitioners, including Denis Lama will hold meetings later inter-traditions which will participate for the orthodoxy (which I did not know even existed then) Father Placide Deseille ... It appeared to me that Buddhism was incredibly deep and accurate in his knowledge very sharp movements of the "soul" man. It was also far concerns Soka Gakaï worldly and more I find my way. But the real treasure of the moment was simple meditation and especially the encounter with the man who knew ... Father Placide However conversion point on the horizon ...
Nevertheless I kept the memory of great sweetness from my instructors, though consistent with what I could imagine, so Buddhist practitioners, including Denis Lama will hold meetings later inter-traditions which will participate for the orthodoxy (which I did not know even existed then) Father Placide Deseille ... It appeared to me that Buddhism was incredibly deep and accurate in his knowledge very sharp movements of the "soul" man. It was also far concerns Soka Gakaï worldly and more I find my way. But the real treasure of the moment was simple meditation and especially the encounter with the man who knew ... Father Placide However conversion point on the horizon ...
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