DharmaCrafts' Teachings
A Year Without Conditions- Koun Franz
Do you have hopes for the coming year? I do. I want everyone to get the vaccine; I want businesses to recover; I want people to feel safe, to feel...
A Year Without Conditions- Koun Franz
Do you have hopes for the coming year? I do. I want everyone to get the vaccine; I want businesses to recover; I want people to feel safe, to feel...
You Know What You Need To Do- Koun Franz
Last night we got hit by a snowstorm. We watched as the snow accumulated over the course of the afternoon and into the evening, and I went to bed knowing—dreading—what...
You Know What You Need To Do- Koun Franz
Last night we got hit by a snowstorm. We watched as the snow accumulated over the course of the afternoon and into the evening, and I went to bed knowing—dreading—what...
You Don't Need to Know What You're Doing- Koun ...
As I wrote the other day, this month is when Zen temples celebrate the Buddha’s enlightenment. I won’t retell the whole story here, though it’s beautiful. Instead, I want to...
You Don't Need to Know What You're Doing- Koun ...
As I wrote the other day, this month is when Zen temples celebrate the Buddha’s enlightenment. I won’t retell the whole story here, though it’s beautiful. Instead, I want to...
No Hope No Despair- Koun Franz
I have a friend who describes me as a “glass half full” kind of guy. He says he likes that—he likes being around an optimist. I don't know if it’s...
No Hope No Despair- Koun Franz
I have a friend who describes me as a “glass half full” kind of guy. He says he likes that—he likes being around an optimist. I don't know if it’s...
Beneath the Bodhi Tree- Koun Franz
While many traditions commemorate the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing into nirvana on one day, with the celebration of Vesak, Zen has traditionally spaced them out. His passing is marked...
Beneath the Bodhi Tree- Koun Franz
While many traditions commemorate the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing into nirvana on one day, with the celebration of Vesak, Zen has traditionally spaced them out. His passing is marked...
Nothing Is Special - Koun Franz
Dogen, the founder of Soto Zen in Japan, closes one of his most famous writings (Bendowa, “On the Endeavor of the Way”) with a question-and-answer section. One of the questions...
Nothing Is Special - Koun Franz
Dogen, the founder of Soto Zen in Japan, closes one of his most famous writings (Bendowa, “On the Endeavor of the Way”) with a question-and-answer section. One of the questions...