DharmaCrafts' Teachings
Body, Breath, Mind - Koun Franz
In talking about how Zen meditation (zazen) works, we talk about body (shin), breath (soku), and mind (shin—a different Chinese character from the other shin). There’s a phrase: choushin, chousoku,...
Body, Breath, Mind - Koun Franz
In talking about how Zen meditation (zazen) works, we talk about body (shin), breath (soku), and mind (shin—a different Chinese character from the other shin). There’s a phrase: choushin, chousoku,...
What's On Your Altar- Koun Franz
Do you have an altar? When you want to turn your attention to the practice, to your tradition, to offering, where do you turn? You can face in any direction,...
What's On Your Altar- Koun Franz
Do you have an altar? When you want to turn your attention to the practice, to your tradition, to offering, where do you turn? You can face in any direction,...
What's The Point Of Ceremony - Koun Franz
If you’ve ever attended a Buddhist ceremony—I’m thinking specifically of Zen, but this is true in much of the Buddhist world—you see there’s a progression that repeats. In a big...
What's The Point Of Ceremony - Koun Franz
If you’ve ever attended a Buddhist ceremony—I’m thinking specifically of Zen, but this is true in much of the Buddhist world—you see there’s a progression that repeats. In a big...
"We" Instead of "I"- Koun Franz
Recently, at Zen Nova Scotia, we’ve been talking a lot about vow—what vow means for each of us, but also what it means for us as a group. Every time...
"We" Instead of "I"- Koun Franz
Recently, at Zen Nova Scotia, we’ve been talking a lot about vow—what vow means for each of us, but also what it means for us as a group. Every time...
What Is Spiritual Bypassing?- Koun Franz
How do you feel right now? How do you really feel? Sometimes we make this question harder than it needs to be. Maybe you know what I’m talking about, especially...
What Is Spiritual Bypassing?- Koun Franz
How do you feel right now? How do you really feel? Sometimes we make this question harder than it needs to be. Maybe you know what I’m talking about, especially...
Ritual Holds Up The World- Koun Franz
Every morning I wake up at 6:15 and go downstairs to meditate. On my way, I open the kitchen blinds to let in some light and get a glass of...
Ritual Holds Up The World- Koun Franz
Every morning I wake up at 6:15 and go downstairs to meditate. On my way, I open the kitchen blinds to let in some light and get a glass of...