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koun franz nyohō zen nyohō zen the look feel and stuff of the dharma search home audio video contact koun franz support what is nyohō zen practice principles of zazen shōbōgenzō zazengi universally recommended instructions for zazen fukanzazengi koun franz koun franz was born in helena montana but has spent a good deal of his adult life in japan he was ordained in 2001 then trained at zuioji and shogoji monasteries from 2006 to 2010 he served as resident priest of the anchorage zen community in alaska koun is married to tracy franz they now live with their two kids in canada halifax nova scotia where he leads practice at sensouji the home temple of thousand harbours zen koun also serves as guiding kyoshi of soto zen north america the new soto zen denomination koun s talks with thz can be found on their podcast they also have a youtube channel share this tweet share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email more print opens in new window print share on tumblr like loading 5 comments on koun franz janet heckmann says june 21 2020 at 6 54 pm just finished my year of dirt and water then found koun s podcasts on the computer at first i didn t realize who you were but was delighted to find you were tracy s koun good to put a face to the name and teachings loved the book more books coming thank you both for your teachings janet reply koun says june 21 2020 at 7 02 pm thank you janet it s nice to be in touch gassho koun reply gregory s pergament says january 4 2021 at 8 33 pm hello koun i just wanted you to know that i find your offerings refreshing and very helpful i lead a couple of vipassana sanghas here in las vegas one is a buddhism and recovery group i have used several of your teachings to illumine our humble sanghas the latest on desire without conditions is on point you explain a sometimes difficult concept for westerners to understand in a very succinct manner anyway i thought it would be nice to let you know that your wisdom is helping people way out here in the southwest desert also we would like to make a dana offering for your efforts please let me know the best way to do that all the best to you and your family much metta greg pergament reply koun says january 4 2021 at 8 41 pm thank you gregory this means a lot to me i m happy to be in touch i deeply appreciate your offer of dana there is a paypal link at thousandharbourszen com my very best to you and your sanghas gassho koun reply jef says may 13 2021 at 11 36 am somebody said about musicians and practicing music you must practice over and over until it becomes who you are my first reaction to that was to think well practice is already who you are but put another way and here i m curious what you think of my paraphrasing dogen do not think that you learn the music for the sake of some reward for practicing the music just practice the music for the sake of the music even if you study a thousand songs and ten thousand lessons on them or even if you have played until your body is worn out it is impossible to attain music if this attitude is lacking reply what are your thoughts cancel reply δ in her new book tracy documents the events of 2004 2005 when i was in the monastery and she was studying pottery in japan a beautiful glimpse into our lives and a rare and honest account of lay practice koun intriguing franz writes in elegantly understated journal entries each with a satisfying heft like a rustic wabi sabi tea bowl the new york times follow nyoho zen by e mail email address follow join 2 030 other subscribers nyoho zen nyoho zen follow nyohozen koun elsewhere online dharma 24 7 going full superman ocean meet boy one continuous mistake zen parenting why forms are fundamental to buddhist practice topics implications uncategorized archives august 2019 september 2018 august 2018 july 2018 december 2015 december 2013 september 2013 august 2013 july 2013 june 2013 may 2013 april 2013 december 2012 november 2012 august 2012 july 2012 june 2012 may 2012 april 2012 search 185 056 visits blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed nyohō zen join 507 other subscribers sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy nyohō zen subscribe subscribed sign up log in copy shortlink report this content view post in reader manage subscriptions collapse this bar loading comments write a comment email required name required website d