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Thousand Harbours Zen

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.

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26:34

Episode 292: THZ 292 - Rohatsu

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/09/29

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 Harbours Zen YouTube Channel.Post-production by Tod Nyokai

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21:28

Episode 291: THZ 291 - Where Do We See the Dharma?

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2026/09/25

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 teaching seat.—from The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans, by John Daido Loori and Kazuaki TanahashiYou can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by

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23:10

Episode 290: THZ 290 - How We Make Something Real

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2026/09/16

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 Nyokai

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19:53

Episode 289: THZ 289 - What Cannot Be Defiled

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/09/09

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 TanahashiYou 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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20:41

Episode 288: THZ 288 - Butsudō-Don the Kasaya and...

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2026/09/02

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 available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel.Post-production by Tod Nyokai

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16:25

Episode 287: THZ 287 - Butsudo-Produce a Lotus Sutra

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2026/08/27

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 Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel.Post-production by Tod Nyokai.

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16:13

Episode 286: THZ 286 - Mindfulness and Pain

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/08/19

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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16:54

Episode 285: THZ 285 - Butsudō- Produce a Buddha

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2026/08/12

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.

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20:04

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

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/08/05

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.

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22:26

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

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/07/30

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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19:26

Episode 282: THZ 282 - We Hold the Aggressor with...

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/07/24

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

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/07/13

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 TanahashiYou can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com;

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14:09

Episode 280: THZ 280 - What We Are A Part Of

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2026/06/16

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 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 279: THZ 279 - Waiting For The Bell

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/06/16

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 available on the Thousand Harbours Zen podcast. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.

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17:04

Episode 278: THZ 278 - Each Stitch Like the Earth...

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/06/16

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 guess there is a point.” Shenshan said, “What would you say, Elder?” Dongshan said, “Each stitch is like the earth exploding." —from The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans, by

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18:03

Episode 277: THZ 277 - You Are Not Anyone Else

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/06/16

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 not-understanding?” Dagui said, “It’s just that you are not anyone else.” —from The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans, by John Daido Loori and Kazuaki Tanahashi You can support Thousand

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20:40

Episode 276: THZ 276 - How Do We Measure A Life

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2026/06/16

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 Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.

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21:13

Episode 275: THZ 275 - What Kind of Demon

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/06/14

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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15:55

Episode 274: THZ 274 - Not Inferior or Superior

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2026/06/14

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 Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai.

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18:22

Episode 273: THZ 273 - Practice What Cannot Be Spoken

Thousand Harbours Zen ·

2026/06/14

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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