ZNS 033 - Finding the Zen in Citizen

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ZNS 033 - Finding the Zen in Citizen

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Sep 18, 2017

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How do we stay grounded in practice while trying to affect change? How can we be effective citizens of the world?

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Sep 18, 2017

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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.

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ZNS 021 - Kind Speech (The Bodhisattva's Second Method of Guidance): On what we can offer when we speak, and also what we can withhold. by Thousand Harbours Zen
22 min listen
ZNS 022 - Beneficial Action (The Bodhisattva's Third Method of Guidance): On doing good for the sake of doing good. by Thousand Harbours Zen
22 min listen
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ZNS 020 - Giving (The Bodhisattva's First Method of Guidance) by Thousand Harbours Zen
21 min listen
ZNS 040 - Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" (4 of 8) - At Your Sitting Place: The forth in a series of talks on Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" by Thousand Harbours Zen
28 min listen
ZNS 042 - Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" (6 of 8) - Zazen is Not Meditation Practice: The sixth in a series of talks on Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" by Thousand Harbours Zen
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ZNS 025 - Dogen's "8 Awakenings of Great Beings" (2 of 8) - How Much is Enough: The second in the series on "8 Awakenings of Great Beings": knowing how much is enough (it's not ... by Thousand Harbours Zen
24 min listen
ZNS 029 - Dogen's "8 Awakenings of Great Beings" (6 of 8) - Practicing Meditation: The sixth in the series on "8 Awakenings of Great Beings": on meditation and what it really means... by Thousand Harbours Zen
20 min listen
ZNS 024 - Dogen's "8 Awakenings of Great Beings" (1 of 8) - Few Desires: The first in a series on Dogen's "8 Awakenings of Great Beings." On the difference between attrac... by Thousand Harbours Zen
23 min listen
ZNS 027 - Dogen's "8 Awakenings of Great Beings" (4 of 8) - Diligent Effort: The forth in the series on "8 Awakenings of Great Beings": also known as continuous practice. by Thousand Harbours Zen
1 min listen
ZNS 018 - The Raw Honest Heart: The Great Way is not difficult if we are just completely honest. by Thousand Harbours Zen
23 min listen
ZNS 048 - Madness, Goodness and Seeing Who We Are: On what we see when we start really paying attention to the nature of our mind. by Thousand Harbours Zen
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ZNS 026 - Dogen's "8 Awakenings of Great Beings" (3 of 8) - Enjoying Serenity: The third in the series on "8 Awakenings of Great Beings": enjoying serenity in seclusion. It's a... by Thousand Harbours Zen
19 min listen
ZNS 049 - What's At the Center: On a reading from Zuimonki on focusing on just one thing and letting go of the rest. by Thousand Harbours Zen
17 min listen
ZNS 037 - Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" (1 of 8) - The Way is Perfect: First in a series of talks on Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen.": The Way ... by Thousand Harbours Zen
28 min listen
ZNS 038 - Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" (2 of 8) - Consider the Buddha: The second in a series of talks on Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" by Thousand Harbours Zen
26 min listen
ZNS 035 - The Heart Sutra: A quick overview of what the Heart Sutra is really talking about—emptiness, yes, but not just emp... by Thousand Harbours Zen
36 min listen
ZNS 023 - Identity Action (The Bodhisattva's Fourth Method of Guidance): On embracing function in our relationships with others; the concluding talk on Dogen's "The Bodhi... by Thousand Harbours Zen
20 min listen
ZNS 031 - Dogen's "8 Awakenings of Great Beings" (8 of 8) - Not to Engage in Hollow Discussions: The eighth and concluding talk in our series on Dogen's "Eight Awakenings of Great Beings": on wh... by Thousand Harbours Zen
1 min listen
ZNS 030 - Dogen's "8 Awakenings of Great Beings" (7 of 8) - Cultivating Wisdom: The seventh in the series on "8 Awakenings of Great Beings": the way to wisdom is not aimed direc... by Thousand Harbours Zen
22 min listen
ZNS 051 - Not Killing: The second in the series of talks on the precepts: on the first precept of not killing. by Thousand Harbours Zen
20 min listen
ZNS 019 - Not Just Here Not Just Now: "Be here now"; the mistake is in thinking we know what that is. by Thousand Harbours Zen
17 min listen
ZNS 036 - Gratitude and the Four Signs: On how we need to be jolted awake by the same things as the Buddha. And how we can be. by Thousand Harbours Zen
25 min listen
ZNS 041 - Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" (5 of 8) - What Kind of Thinking is Non-Thinking?: The fifth in a series of talks on Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" by Thousand Harbours Zen
25 min listen
ZNS 032 - In the Mist: On how we automatically become a student of what we're close to. by Thousand Harbours Zen
18 min listen
ZNS 039 - Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" (3 of 8) - Have No Designs on Becoming a Buddha: The third in a series of talks on Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" by Thousand Harbours Zen
18 min listen
ZNS 034 - Not Holding Back: On the ways in which we don't commit to what we know is true. by Thousand Harbours Zen
19 min listen
ZNS 046 - Religion and Spirituality: What is it about "religion" that makes us uncomfortable? And what is spirituality without it? by Thousand Harbours Zen
14 min listen
ZNS 053 - Not Misusing Sex: The fourth in a series of talks on the precepts: on the third precept of not misusing sex—or anyt... by Thousand Harbours Zen
11 min listen
ZNS 066 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (1 of 6) - Keizan, Zazen and Trusting Yourself: The first in a series of talks on Keizan's Yojinki, or "Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen.": ... by Thousand Harbours Zen
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ZNS 033 - Finding the Zen in Citizen

ZNS 033 - Finding the Zen in Citizen

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