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This Is the Last Time - Koun Franz
My dad passed away a couple months ago. As so often happens, the funeral became a kind of reunion—people from different parts of my dad’s life converged, joined by this...
This Is the Last Time - Koun Franz
My dad passed away a couple months ago. As so often happens, the funeral became a kind of reunion—people from different parts of my dad’s life converged, joined by this...
Never Get In The Way of Compassion - Koun Franz
In the West, discussions of Buddhism tend to focus on three broad traditions: Theravada (or Insight), Zen in its various forms, or the many schools that fall under the umbrella...
Never Get In The Way of Compassion - Koun Franz
In the West, discussions of Buddhism tend to focus on three broad traditions: Theravada (or Insight), Zen in its various forms, or the many schools that fall under the umbrella...
Three Powerful Mudras in Buddhism
Mudra is Sanskrit for ‘seal’, ‘mark’, or ‘gesture’. In Buddhism, mudras are often used in depictions of the Buddha. Different mudras represent different aspects of the Buddha and each mudra has...
Three Powerful Mudras in Buddhism
Mudra is Sanskrit for ‘seal’, ‘mark’, or ‘gesture’. In Buddhism, mudras are often used in depictions of the Buddha. Different mudras represent different aspects of the Buddha and each mudra has...
Jizo – Protector of Children, Firemen, and Trav...
Depictions of a shaven-headed monk are revered throughout East Asia. This being is known as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in Sanskrit and Dayuan Dizang Pusa in Chinese. He is known as Sa-E...
Jizo – Protector of Children, Firemen, and Trav...
Depictions of a shaven-headed monk are revered throughout East Asia. This being is known as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in Sanskrit and Dayuan Dizang Pusa in Chinese. He is known as Sa-E...
Just Be Gentle with This One Thing - Koun Franz
Recently I had hernia surgery. Pretty minor—I was in and out of the hospital in just a few hours—but also really uncomfortable. I felt every breath, every step. Short of...
Just Be Gentle with This One Thing - Koun Franz
Recently I had hernia surgery. Pretty minor—I was in and out of the hospital in just a few hours—but also really uncomfortable. I felt every breath, every step. Short of...
Who Am I to Help? - Koun Franz
The eighth-century Indian monk Shantideva was the author of The Way of the Bodhisattva, an in-depth look at the bodhisattva path through the lens of the ten paramitas, or perfections....
Who Am I to Help? - Koun Franz
The eighth-century Indian monk Shantideva was the author of The Way of the Bodhisattva, an in-depth look at the bodhisattva path through the lens of the ten paramitas, or perfections....