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About Zazen
What is Zazen Meditation? Zazen meditation is often referred to as seated meditation or zen meditation. It is the primary practice of Zen Buddhists. It is significantly different from other...
About Zazen
What is Zazen Meditation? Zazen meditation is often referred to as seated meditation or zen meditation. It is the primary practice of Zen Buddhists. It is significantly different from other...
What Words Do You Need to Hear? - Koun Franz
Whether you practice Zen or not, you probably know a Zen koan (in Chinese, kong-an) or two already. At least one—“What is the sound of one hand clapping?”—has appeared on...
What Words Do You Need to Hear? - Koun Franz
Whether you practice Zen or not, you probably know a Zen koan (in Chinese, kong-an) or two already. At least one—“What is the sound of one hand clapping?”—has appeared on...
How Do We Know What's "Right"? - Koun Franz
The Buddha’s teaching of the Four Noble Truths goes like this: (1) all of our lives are characterized by dukkha, this chronic dissatisfaction; (2) dukkha is the result of attachment;...
How Do We Know What's "Right"? - Koun Franz
The Buddha’s teaching of the Four Noble Truths goes like this: (1) all of our lives are characterized by dukkha, this chronic dissatisfaction; (2) dukkha is the result of attachment;...
The Legend of Kuan Yin
Who is Kuan Yin? Kuan Yin (also spelled Guanyin and Quan Yin) is a well known figure in the Buddhist pantheon. In Sanskrit, her name is Padma-pâni, which translates to...
The Legend of Kuan Yin
Who is Kuan Yin? Kuan Yin (also spelled Guanyin and Quan Yin) is a well known figure in the Buddhist pantheon. In Sanskrit, her name is Padma-pâni, which translates to...
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Koun Franz
What is mindfulness? In the world of so-called “secular mindfulness,” the most common working definition is “the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and...
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Koun Franz
What is mindfulness? In the world of so-called “secular mindfulness,” the most common working definition is “the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and...
The Discomfort of Dharma - Koun Franz
What do you believe? I don’t mean what you know—you know about Newtonian physics, you know what street you live on. What do you take on faith? If you see...
The Discomfort of Dharma - Koun Franz
What do you believe? I don’t mean what you know—you know about Newtonian physics, you know what street you live on. What do you take on faith? If you see...