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Thousand Harbours Zen
by Zen Nova Scotia
Dharma talks by Koun Franz at Thousand Harbours Zen in Halifax, NS. If you find these talks beneficial, please consider joining Thousand Harbours Zen or making a donation at https://thousandharbourszen.com/support. Your support makes the practice and teachings available to others. Thank you.
Episodes
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Episode 294: THZ 294 - The True Person of No Rank
Case 147 of Dōgen's Mana Shōbōgenzō (Koun Franz; December 17, 2024): Linji said to the assembly, “There is a true person of no rank. This person goes in and out of your senses. Those who are beginners and have not had realization, look, look!” —from The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dōgen’s Three...
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Episode 293: THZ 293 - Spirituality vs Spiritual Practice
At our rohatsu retreat, a talk on why we might choose to do hard things. (Koun Franz; December 7, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel.…
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Episode 292: THZ 292 - Rohatsu
Reflections on the meaning of rohatsu and what was happening for Siddhartha in the week leading up to his awakening. (Koun Franz; December 3, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand...
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Episode 291: THZ 291 - Where Do We See the Dharma?
Dōgen's Mana Shōbenzō, Case #141 (November 19, 2024; Koun Franz): One day the World-Honored One ascended the teaching seat and the assembly came together. Mahākāśyapa struck the mallet and announced: “The World-Honored One has just expounded the dharma.” The World-Honored One descended from the...
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Episode 290: THZ 290 - How We Make Something Real
A talk on ceremony, and form, and how we make something real. (October 15, 2024; Koun Franz) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post production by Tod...
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Episode 289: THZ 289 - What Cannot Be Defiled
A talk on Case 101 of Dōgen's Mana Shōbōgenzō (October 1, 2024; Koun Franz): The Sixth Ancestor said, “What is it that has come like this?” Nanyue could not answer... —from The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dōgen’s Three Hundred Koans, by John Daido Loori and Kazuaki Tanahashi You can support...
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Episode 288: THZ 288 - Butsudō-Don the Kasaya and Engage in Seated Meditation
This talk concludes our look at Dōgen's Butsudō (Dōshin), with his fifth practice: "always don the kasaya and engage in seated meditation." (September 17, 2024; Koun Franz) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also...
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Episode 287: THZ 287 - Butsudō-Produce a Lotus Sutra
In "The Way of the Buddhas" (Shōbōgenzō Butsudō), Dōgen recommends five practices. The fourth is "produce a Lotus Sutra." (Koun Franz; September 3, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the...
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Episode 286: THZ 286 - Mindfulness and Pain
On how pain can bring us into the present. (Koun Franz; August 20, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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Episode 285: THZ 285 - Butsudō- Produce a Buddha
In "The Way of the Buddhas" (Shōbōgenzō Butsudō), Dōgen recommends five practices. The third is "to work to produce a buddha during this life." (Koun Franz; August 6, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also...
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Episode 284: THZ 284 - Butsudō- Cultivate the Mind of Awakening
In "The Way of the Buddhas" (Shōbōgenzō Butsudō), Dōgen recommends five practices. In this talk, a look at the first: cultivating the mind of awakening. (Koun Franz; July 22, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks…
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Episode 283: THZ 283 - Butsudō: Revere the Three Treasures
In "The Way of the Buddhas" (Shōbōgenzō Butsudō), Dōgen recommends five practices. The second: "Next, we should deeply revere the three treasures of buddha, dharma, and sangha." (Koun Franz; July 9, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting...
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Episode 282: THZ 282 - We Hold the Aggressor with Compassion
On retreat, a talk about how we hold someone we see as an enemy versus how we hold a baby. (Koun Franz; June 22, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube…
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Episode 281: THZ - 281 Hands and Eyes
Case #105 of Dōgen’s Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; June 18, 2024): Yunyan asked Daowu, “How does the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion [Avalokiteśvara] use so many hands and eyes?” Daowu said, “It’s just like a person in the middle of the night reaching back in search of a pillow.” —from The True...
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Episode 280: THZ 280 - What We Are A Part Of
Our temple, Sensouji, has received official recognition as a temple by the Soto Zen School in Japan. Here, a talk about what it means for us to belong to something else: a sect, a school, a tradition, a lineage. (Koun Franz; June 4, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about...
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Episode 279: THZ 279 - Waiting For The Bell
When we sit in zazen, we’re waiting for the bell; when we notice that feeling, we notice we’re always waiting for something. What if we weren’t? (Koun Franz; May 21, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also...
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Episode 278: THZ 278 - Each Stitch Like the Earth Exploding
Case 93 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; May 7, 2024): Shenshan was sewing when Dongshan said, “What are you doing?” Shenshan said, “I am sewing.” Dongshan said, “What is sewing?” Shenshan said, “Each stitch follows the other.” Dongshan said, “If my companion of twenty years says so, I…
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Episode 277: THZ 277 - You Are Not Anyone Else
Case 76 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; April 16, 2024): Dagui was once asked by a monastic, “What is the Way?” Dagui said, “No-mind is the Way.” The monastic said, “I don’t understand it.” Dagui said, “It’s good to understand not-understanding.” The monastic said, “What is...
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Episode 276: THZ 276 - How Do We Measure A Life
Following the death of a member of our community, a talk on how we measure, and what that might mean in terms of the middle way (Koun Franz; April 6, 2024). You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the...
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Episode 275: THZ 275 - What Kind of Demon
Case 73 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; April 2, 2024): You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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Episode 274: THZ 274 - Not Inferior or Superior
Kosho Uchiyama-roshi instructed, “Sit immovably in the place where being superior or inferior to others doesn’t matter." (Koun Franz; March 19, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the…
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Episode 273: THZ 273 - Practice What Cannot Be Spoken
Case 77 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; March 5, 2024): You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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Episode 272: THZ 272 - The Practice of a Sramana
Case 70 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; February 20, 2024): You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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Episode 271: THZ 271 - Wash Your Bowls
Case 67 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; January 31, 2024): You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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Episode 270: THZ 270 - How To Teach Zazen
A talk on practicing stillness. (Koun Franz; January 16, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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Episode 269: THZ 269 - We Support That Which Supports Us
To start the year, a talk about dana, generosity, and the mutuality of practice (Koun Franz; January 2, 2024). You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel....
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Episode 268: THZ 268 - I Don't Understand the Buddhadharma
Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo, Case 59 (Koun Franz; December 5, 2023). You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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Episode 267: THZ 267 - Zazen is the Corpse Pose
It's easy to see that when we do zazen, we're doing a yoga pose. But we may not be clear about which one it is (Koun Franz; November 21, 2023). You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand...
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Episode 266: THZ 266 - Of Course
On the realm of atarimae: "of course." What do we already know? (Koun Franz; Nov. 7, 2023) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod...
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Episode 265: THZ 265 - We All Speak the Same Language
On the comfort of speaking the same language as someone else--and how we're doing it all the time (Koun Franz; October 17, 2023). You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen...
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Episode 264: THZ 264 - Bodhidharma Day
To mark Bodhidharma Day (October 5), a look at how the character of Bodhidharma appears--again and again--in the koans compiled by Dogen (Koun Franz; October 3, 2023). You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also...
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Episode 263: THZ 263 How to Wear Socks for Others
Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo, Case 47 (Koun Franz; September 19, 2023): You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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Episode 262: THZ 262 - Stillness
A talk by Koun Franz on the power of stopping. (September 5, 2023) Follows podcast #259 You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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Episode 261: THZ 261 It's Right Here
From Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo, Case 37 (Koun Franz; August 1, 2023): You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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Episode 260: THZ 260 - This Gift Belongs to Everyone
Days before the official opening of our temple, Sensouji (千湊寺), some thoughts on the temple and what we really do offer. (Koun Franz; July 4, 2023) Case 56 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo: “It’s just that the gift belongs to everyone.” The giver, receiver, and the gift are the same. You can support...
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Episode 259: THZ 259 - Principles of Form
Zen form takes many forms. But there are basic principles to which we can refer, whether we're at a temple, or online, or out in the world. (Koun Franz; August 29, 2023) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also...
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Episode 258: THZ 258 - I Have Already Exhausted Myself for You
THZ 258 - I Have Already Exhausted Myself for You
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Episode 257: THZ 257 - What Tools Do We Gain from Zen?
THZ 257 - What Tools Do We Gain from Zen
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Episode 256: THZ 256 - Speaking and Hearing
A talk on Case 12 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo Koun Franz; Jan. 17, 2023
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Episode 255: THZ 255 - Community
THZ 255 - Community
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Episode 254: THZ 254 - Awe in the Mundane
From a retreat held on Earth Day, a talk on taking how we look at “nature” and applying it to ordinary stuff. (April 22, 2023; Koun Franz)
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Episode 253: THZ 253 - Basic Principles
At the start of the year, a return to the basics of the practice. Koun Franz; January 4, 2022
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Episode 252: THZ 252 - You're Where You Need to Be
THZ 252 - You're Where You Need to Be
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Episode 251: THZ 251 - What is Now the Time For?
THZ 251 - What is Now the Time For?
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Episode 250: THZ 250 - Zen is Not About Zen
THZ 250 - Zen is Not About Zen
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Episode 249: THZ 249 - The Wisdom to Know the Difference
THZ 249 - The Wisdom to Know the Difference
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Episode 248: THZ 248 - Practice Like a Thief
THZ 248 - Practice Like a Thief
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Episode 247: THZ 247 - Getting Trapped By Right Intention
THZ 247 - Getting Trapped By Right Intention
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Episode 246: THZ 246 - What About Passion?
THZ 246 - What About Passion?
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Episode 245: THZ 245 - Zazen is Colourless and Transparent
THZ 245 - Zazen is Colourless and Transparent
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Dharma talks by Koun Franz at Thousand Harbours Zen in Halifax, NS. If you find these talks beneficial, please consider joining Thousand Harbours Zen or making a donation at https://thousandharbourszen.com/support. Your support makes the practice and teachings available to others. Thank you.
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