Dharma talks by Koun Franz at Zen Nova Scotia in Halifax, NS. If you find these talks beneficial, please consider joining Zen Nova Scotia or making a donation at zennovascotia.com/support. Your support makes the practice and teachings available to others.
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 Harbours Zen podcast. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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 Nyokai.
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 YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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 available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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.
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 by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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.
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 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.
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 available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel.Post-production by Nyokai Todd Cornett.
THZ 258 - I Have Already Exhausted Myself for You
THZ 257 - What Tools Do We Gain from Zen
A talk on Case 12 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo Koun Franz; Jan. 17, 2023
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)
At the start of the year, a return to the basics of the practice. Koun Franz; January 4, 2022
THZ 252 - You're Where You Need to Be
THZ 251 - What is Now the Time For?
THZ 250 - Zen is Not About Zen
THZ 249 - The Wisdom to Know the Difference
THZ 248 - Practice Like a Thief
THZ 247 - Getting Trapped By Right Intention
THZ 245 - Zazen is Colourless and Transparent
THZ 244 - Meeting Death in Everyday Life
THZ 242 - Equanimity and Congruence
No Secular World in Buddhadharma
THZ 240 - Zen Practice as Form
THZ 238 - Let Yourself Break Open
THZ 237 - Desire vs Attachment
THZ 236 - Lean in to Letting Go
THZ 235 - Nanquan, The Cat and Us
THZ 234 - When It All Seems Too Big
THZ 232 - Knowing Ourselves as Animals
THZ 231 - Mindfulness, Concentration and Superman
We may not be able to let go of our preferences, but we can learn to let go.
What are we capable of offering? Everything. And it starts now, where you are.
Jizo can go anywhere—including to hell. Where can we go? Where are we afraid to go?
The Buddha started with a question. Dogen started with a question. What's yours?
A re-examination of the fourth bodhisattva vow: "The awakened way is unsurpassable; I vow to embody it.".
A re-examination of the third bodhisattva vow: "Dharma gates are infinite; I vow to enter them."
A re-examination of the second bodhisattva vow: "Delusions are inexhaustible; I vow to put an end to them."
A re-examination of the first bodhisattva vow: "Beings are countless; I vow to free them all."
In the face of injustice, don't let compassion be an endpoint. Don't let not-knowing be an endpoint. Move, somehow—that's what a bodhisattva does.
On Shantideva's Prayer, and what it means to commit to something—to really commit—forever.
Those who are staying at home right now may find themselves falling into little rituals meant to make things feel regular, and safe; in this practice, ritual is something else.
Does Covid-19 have buddhanature? Do you? Why do we even ask things like that?
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