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Koan Talks
A kōan ( KOH-a(h)n; Japanese: 公案; Chinese: 公案; pinyin: gōng'àn [kʊ́ŋ ân]; Korean: 화두; Vietnamese: công án) is a story, dialogue, question, or statement from Chinese Chan Buddhist lore, supplemented with commentaries, that is used in Chan, Zen, Seon and Thiền Buddhist practice in different ways. The main goal of kōan practice in Zen is to achieve kenshō (Chinese: jianxing 見性), to see or observe one's buddha-nature.
Extended study of kōan literature as well as meditation (zazen) on a kōan is a major feature of modern Rinzai Zen. They are also studied in the Sōtō school of Zen to a lesser extent. In Chinese Chan and Korean Seon Buddhism, meditating on a huatou, a key phrase of a kōan, is also a major Zen meditation method.
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Dogen's Zen - Class #7Serial: SF-07411 3/12/2013, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at Tassajara. Koan |
Mar 12 2013 Tassajara |
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Flag Wind Mind EarthSerial: SF-07316 2/3/2013, Eijun Linda Cutts dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Koan |
Feb 03 2013 Green Gulch Farm |
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Seeing One Thing Through to the EndSerial: SF-09452 12/19/2012, Jamie Howell dharma talk at City Center. Koan, Effort |
Dec 19 2012 City Center |
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EnlightenmentSerial: SF-09447 8/18/2012, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at City Center. Enlightenment, Koan |
Aug 18 2012 City Center |
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Entering the Mountains, Who Do You MeetSerial: SF-09295 3/25/2012, Eijun Linda Cutts dharma talk at Tassajara. Koan |
Mar 25 2012 Tassajara |
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Don't Be FooledSerial: SF-09427 3/14/2012, Konin Cardenas, dharma talk at City Center. Koan, Wisdom |
Mar 14 2012 City Center |
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Koans from "49 Fingers"Serial: SF-11815 8/21/2011, Michael Wenger dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Koan, Suzuki Roshi |
Aug 21 2011 Green Gulch Farm |
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Forty-nine FingersSerial: SF-11793 8/10/2011, Michael Wenger dharma talk at City Center. Koan, Suzuki Roshi, Dogen |
Aug 10 2011 City Center |
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You Understand That Something Is MissingSerial: SF-11880 3/9/2011, Keiryu Lien Shutt dharma talk at City Center. Koan |
Mar 09 2011 City Center |
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Seijo and Her Soul Are SeparatedSerial: SF-10648 5/18/2010, Eijun Linda Cutts dharma talk at Tassajara. Koan |
May 18 2010 Tassajara |
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The Two Approaches to Realizing the Dharma: Shikantaza and ShikankoanSerial: SF-10240 12/26/2009, Daigaku Rummé dharma talk at City Center. Koan |
Dec 26 2009 City Center |
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Embodying Zen's Inner LightSerial: SF-10243 Talk by Sojun Mel Weitsman at Tassajara on 2009-07-13 Koan |
Jul 13 2009 Tassajara |
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Fear and JoySerial: SF-10184 3/7/2009, Mark Lancaster dharma talk at City Center. Koan |
Mar 07 2009 City Center |
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Karma and FreedomSerial: SF-09636 10/8/2008, Mark Lancaster dharma talk at City Center. Koan |
Oct 08 2008 City Center |
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Genjo KoanSerial: SF-09601 6/22/2008, Eijun Linda Cutts dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Koan |
Jun 22 2008 Green Gulch Farm |
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The 100-foot PoleSerial: SF-09615 5/14/2008, Susan O'Connell dharma talk at City Center. Koan, Emptiness |
May 14 2008 City Center |
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Horns of Success and FailureSerial: SF-09674 1/5/2008, Mark Lancaster dharma talk at City Center. Koan, Patience |
Jan 05 2008 City Center |
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Hiding a Crooked IntentionSerial: SF-10011 11/14/2007, Anshi Zachary Smith dharma talk at City Center. Continuous Practice, Koan |
Nov 14 2007 City Center |
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Koan PracticeSerial: SF-09998 9/26/2007, Charles Cagnon dharma talk at City Center. Koan |
Sep 26 2007 City Center |
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The Gift of NothingSerial: SF-00929 Sunday Lecture Children's Lecture: one who is not busy, one reality; the gift of nothing; sesshin, from Suzuki Roshi; our mind is the same as Buddha's; all things are... Buddha's Enlightenment, Sesshin, Koan, Daowu, Keizan, Suzuki Roshi, Nirvana... |
Dec 03 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Awakening Action Amidst ChaosSerial: SF-09893 Talk by Joan Sutherland at City Center on 2006-11-25 Koan |
Nov 25 2006 City Center |
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Right SpeechSerial: SF-00037 The eight-fold path and its relationship to the precepts. Ummon, Koan, Right Speech, Suzuki Roshi, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Zazen, Buddha... |
Sep 16 2006 |
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Zens Dance with Present MomentSerial: SF-09918 Talk by Paul Haller at City Center on 2006-06-05 Koan |
Jun 05 2006 City Center |
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Dining Room LectureDaowu, Koan, Posture, Zazen |
Jun 24 2005 Tassajara |
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Zen Of Business AdministrationSerial: SF-00036 Sunday Talk. Realization, Suzuki Roshi, Koan, Interview, Daily Life, Mill Valley, Tassajara... |
Mar 20 2005 Green Gulch Farm |
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Wednesday LectureSerial: SF-00948 Buffalo passing through window koan. Farm and draft horses at GGF Koan, Tassajara |
Jul 09 2003 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sunday Lecture Interview, Mill Valley, Birth-and-Death, Koan, Liberation, Delusion, Conversation... |
May 21 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sunday Lecture Heart Sutra, Koan, Fundraising |
May 17 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zendo Talk Koan |
Nov 22 1989 Unknown |
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Mumonkan Case #25 Koan |
Oct 03 1989 Unknown |
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Awakening Through Huineng's Koan Koan, Zazen |
Sep 11 1989 Green Gulch Farm |
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Transcending Duality Through Zen Paradoxes Daily Life, Koan |
Sep 11 1989 |
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Five-day Sesshin Koan, Suzuki Roshi |
Aug 30 1989 Unknown |
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Beyond Duality: Unveiling the Original FaceSerial: SF-04067 Duplicate Zazen, Koan |
Aug 11 1989 Green Gulch Farm |
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The First Grave Precept: Not Killing Precepts, Koan |
Aug 04 1983 City Center |
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Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced BuddhaSerial: SR-00009 Sunday, March 9, 1969 Koan story of sun-faced buddha, moon-faced buddha. Practicing while well or while sick. Accepting what we don't like.... Baso, Koan, Blue Cliff Record, Composure, Buddha Nature, Duality, Posture |
Mar 09 1969 Sokoji |
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Bring Me The Rhinoceros FanSerial: SF-05086 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #21, by Shundo David Haye ===== For whatever reason, there are few talks existing from the summer of 1968. At... Koan, |
Jul 28 1968 Tassajara |
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Because I Was Not WellSerial: SF-05143A SR023 Track 1 Suzuki Roshi's afternoon sesshin 4-23-68 copied [there are also photographs of hand-written notes on missing portions of Q&A - per tape operator's... Sesshin, Koan, Ordinary Mind, Everyday Mind, Composure, Doubt |
Apr 23 1968 A Tassajara |
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On Chanting, Sokei-AnSerial: SF-01135 Tape 4 copy 2 - duplicate Chanting, Koan |
Mar 01 1966 Kyoto |
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Being-Time: Uniting Self and Moment Doubt, Emptiness, Koan |
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