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Thousand Harbours Zen

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  • Thousand Harbours Zen

    Episode 285: THZ 285 - Butsudō- Produce a Buddha

    12/08/2026 | 16 mins.
    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 available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube channel.

    Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
  • Thousand Harbours Zen

    Episode 284: THZ 284 - Butsudō- Cultivate the Mind of Awakening

    05/08/2026 | 20 mins.
    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 are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel.

    Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
  • Thousand Harbours Zen

    Episode 283: THZ 283 - Butsudō: Revere the Three Treasures

    30/07/2026 | 22 mins.
    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 thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel.

    Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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    Episode 282: THZ 282 - We Hold the Aggressor with Compassion

    24/07/2026 | 19 mins.
    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 Channel.

    Post-production by Tod Nyokai.
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    Episode 281: THZ - 281 Hands and Eyes

    13/07/2026 | 18 mins.
    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 Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans, by John Daido Loori and Kazuaki Tanahashi

    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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About 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.
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