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Thousand Harbours Zen
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 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.”…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Episode 262: THZ 262 - Stillness
A talk by Koun Franz on the power of stopping. (September 5, 2023) Follows podcast #259You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 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 249: THZ 249 - The Wisdom to Know the Difference
THZ 249 - The Wisdom to Know the Difference
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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 245: THZ 245 - Zazen is Colourless and Transparent
THZ 245 - Zazen is Colourless and Transparent
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Episode 244: THZ 244 - Meeting Death in Everyday Life
THZ 244 - Meeting Death in Everyday Life
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Episode 242: THZ 242 - Equanimity and Congruence
THZ 242 - Equanimity and Congruence
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Episode 241: THZ 241 - No Secular World in Buddhadharma
No Secular World in Buddhadharma
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Episode 238: THZ 238 - Let Yourself Break Open
THZ 238 - Let Yourself Break Open
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Episode 235: THZ 235 - Nanquan, The Cat and Us
THZ 235 - Nanquan, The Cat and Us
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Episode 234: THZ 234 - When It All Seems Too Big
THZ 234 - When It All Seems Too Big
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Episode 232: THZ 232 - Knowing Ourselves as Animals
THZ 232 - Knowing Ourselves as Animals
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Episode 231: THZ 231 - Mindfulness, Concentration and Superman
THZ 231 - Mindfulness, Concentration and Superman
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Episode 228: THZ 228 - Those Who Are Able to Let Go
We may not be able to let go of our preferences, but we can learn to let go.
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Episode 227: THZ 227 - Make an Altar of the World
What are we capable of offering? Everything. And it starts now, where you are.