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Book of Equanimity or Book of Serenity or Book of Composure (Chinese: 從容錄, Cóngróng lù; Japanese: 従容錄, Shōyōroku) is a book compiled by Wansong Xingxiu (1166–1246), and first published in 1224. The book comprises a collection of 100 koans written by the Chan Buddhist master Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091–1157), together with commentaries by Wansong. Wansong's compilation is the only surviving source for Hongzhi's koans.
The full title is The Record of the Temple of Equanimity With the Classic Odes of Venerable Tiantong Jue and the Responsive Commentary of Old Man Wansong (萬松老評唱天童覺和尚 頌古從容庵錄, Wansong Laoren Pingchang Tiantong Jue Heshang Songgu Congrong An Lu, Taisho Tripitaka Vol. 48, No. 2004).
Along with The Gateless Barrier, the Book of Equanimity is considered one of the two primary compilations of Zen dialogue. Shohaku Okumura has called the collection "a classic text that is still studied by Zen students today." Reb Anderson has called it "an auspicious peak in the mountain range of Zen literature, a subtle flowing stream in the deep valleys of our teaching, a treasure house of inspiration and guidance in studying the ocean of Buddhist teachings." Gerry Shishin Wick, who published a translation of Book of Equanimity in 2005, says "although it was collected by a master in the Soto lineage, The Book of Equanimity, they are treated as Koans in the Rinzai, some Rinzai schools, and the Soto school studied them, but more as liturgy, rather than as Koans."
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Pilgrimage, Intimacy, Chaplaincy Four Noble Truths, Intimacy, Precepts, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity,... |
Apr 19 2014 |
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Exploring Consciousness and Realizing Wisdom Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Book of Serenity, Enemies |
Mar 23 2014 8 |
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Exploring Consciousness and Realizing WisdomExploring consciousness with the aid of Buddha's teachings is a path to discovering and realizing deep, liberating Wisdom. Consciousness may be experienced as confining and confusing; at the same... Perfect Wisdom, Consciousness, Wisdom, Book of Serenity, Demons, Enemies, Karmic... |
Mar 23 2014 8 No Abode Hermitage |
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Zhaozhou's Dog-Yes and NoSerial: TL-00319 Saturday Rohatsu Sesshin, Karmic Consciousness, Book of Serenity, Hongzhi, Bodhidharma, Don't Know Mind... |
Dec 07 2013 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Zhaozhou's Cypress Tree Buddha natureSerial: TL-00318 Friday Rohatsu Sesshin, Continuous Practice, Book of Serenity, Bodhidharma |
Dec 06 2013 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Zhaozhou and the Cypress TreeSerial: TL-00317 Thursday Rohatsu Sesshin, Bodhidharma, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Intention, Practice Period... |
Dec 05 2013 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Zhaozhou Asks About BreakfastSerial: TL-00316 ADZG Monday Night, Peace, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Joshu, Bowing |
Dec 02 2013 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Yunmen and the Buddhas Merged with PillarsSerial: TL-00314 ADZG Sunday Morning, Book of Serenity, Money, Concentration |
Nov 17 2013 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Sun-face Buddha, Moon-face BuddhaSerial: TL-00313 ADZG Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Don't Know Mind, Buddha Mind, Ordinary Mind, Book of Serenity... |
Oct 26 2013 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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September 20th, 2013, Serial No. 00312 Avalokitesvara, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Zazengi |
Sep 20 2013 |
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Joshu's Wash Your Bowl Book of Serenity, Sixth Patriarch, Subject-and-Object, Practice Period, Dragons,... |
May 18 2013 1 |
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Dongshan and the White RabbitSerial: TL-00291 ADZG Monday Night, Book of Serenity, Lotus Sutra, Cultivation, Bodhisattva Way, Jewel Mirror Samadhi... |
Apr 08 2013 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Buddhas and Sentient Beings Silence, Evil, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity, Five Ranks, Bodhisattva Ceremony,... |
Oct 06 2012 |
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People Today See This Flower As In a DreamSerial: TL-00270 ADZG Sunday Morning, Book of Serenity, Fox, Bodhidharma, Dream World |
Aug 05 2012 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Dongshan and the White RabbitSerial: TL-00269 ADZG Sunday Morning, Lotus Sutra, Letting Go, Nirvana, Book of Serenity |
Jul 29 2012 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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The Room, the Seat, and the RobeThe Room, the Seat and the Robe Lotus Sutra, Emptiness, Book of Serenity, Interdependence, Precepts |
Apr 14 2012 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Each of Us Has Our Own Special GiftsSerial: TL-00253 ADZG Sunday Morning, Interview, Monastic Practice, Bodhisattva Precepts, Book of Serenity, Rinzai... |
Feb 12 2012 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Suffering and Delight - Darlene Cohen Mindfulness, Book of Serenity, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Priest, Practice Period... |
Feb 11 2012 |
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January 5th, 2012, Serial No. 00250 Book of Serenity, Ordination, Rinzai, Blue Cliff Record, Priest |
Jan 05 2012 |
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The One Not Busy and a Great Zen FailureSerial: TL-00247 ADZG Three Day Sesshin, Book of Serenity, Chanting, Demons, Funeral, Fox |
Dec 03 2011 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Investigating the Heart of our Forms Sanctuary, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity, Building, Practice Period,... |
Oct 22 2011 |
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Embracing Enlightenment I Karmic Consciousness, Book of Serenity, Silence, Attachment |
Jun 11 2011 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Zazenshin Class Transmission, Discrimination, Culture, Book of Serenity, Fundraising, Instruction,... |
Jun 02 2011 4 |
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Class 1 - Yunyan Sweeps the Ground Book of Serenity, Absolute-and-Relative, Discrimination, Manjushri, Intuition, Five... |
Jan 27 2011 |
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Winter Solstice: the Glow IncreasesSerial: TL-00226 ADZG Monday Night, New Year, Buddha Ancestors, Hongzhi, Lotus Sutra, Book of Serenity |
Dec 20 2010 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Embodied Enlightenment Through Dharmakaya Emanations Lotus Sutra, Dharmakaya, Book of Serenity |
Nov 02 2010 |
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The Short Cycle of Causation Composure, Book of Serenity, Impermanence, Precepts, Causation, Lay, Enthusiasm,... |
May 08 2010 |
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Sanctuary Sanctuary, Book of Serenity, Five Ranks, Silence, Buddha Nature, Interdependence,... |
May 01 2010 |
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Buddhas Merging with Temple PillarsSerial: TL-00200 ADZG Sunday Morning, Book of Serenity, Lotus Sutra, Tenzo, Bell |
Dec 06 2009 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Hokyo Zammai ISerial: BZ-02054 Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi, Sesshin Day 1, class 1 of 4 Five Ranks, Tozan, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Passions,... |
Sep 06 2009 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Hokyo Zammai IISerial: BZ-02055 Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi, Sesshin Day 1, class 2 of 4 Five Ranks, Tozan, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Book of Serenity,... |
Sep 06 2009 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen Compassion Passions, Emotions, Anger, Four Noble Truths, Book of Serenity, Five Ranks, Hate,... |
Mar 07 2009 |
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Zazen Fukanzazengi Instruction, Posture, Book of Serenity, Buddha Mind, Dharma Transmission, Composure,... |
Mar 01 2009 |
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The Meaning of Buddha's EnlightenmentSerial: TL-00180 ADZG One Day Sitting, Attachment, Lotus Sutra, Book of Serenity, Paramitas, Nirvana |
Dec 07 2008 Cenacle Chicago |
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Changing KarmaSerial: BZ-01141 Sesshin Day 3 Karma, Precepts, Karmic Consequences, Vow, Separation, Dependent Origination, Book of... |
Jun 20 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embodying the Lotus Sutra Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Manjushri, Heart Sutra, Book of Serenity |
Apr 24 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Spring: Two Sides and EphemeralSerial: BZ-01123 Saturday Lecture Sanctuary, Impermanence, Death-and-Dying, Book of Serenity, Renewal, Anger, Ego,... |
Mar 29 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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AgingSerial: BZ-01119 Saturday Lecture Impermanence, Book of Serenity, Culture, Conversation, Gratitude, Lineage, confusion... |
Mar 08 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Priest Meeting Ceremony, Book of Serenity, Bell |
Dec 10 2007 |
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Can I Trust This Practice? What Else is There?Serial: BZ-01104B Rohatsu Day 6 Renunciation, Monastic Practice, Book of Serenity, Peace, Bell, War, Ego, Greed,... |
Dec 07 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Karma's Story: Shaping Our Reality Karma, Book of Serenity, Daily Life |
Oct 22 2007 |
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"Cooking Your Life" (Uchiyama and Dogen): Meeting the SourceSerial: BZ-00992 Teaching Retreat, part 1 of 2 Tenzo Kyokun, Practice Position, Practice Position, Intuition, Discrimination,... |
Sep 01 2007 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Cyprus Tree in the YardSerial: TL-00172 ADZG Sesshin , Bodhidharma, Ordinary Mind, Intention, Book of Serenity, Don't Know Mind... |
Jul 22 2007 Cenacle Chicago |
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The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of CompassionBuddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat... Letting Go, Karmic Consciousness, Bowing, Book of Serenity, Fox |
May 06 2007 Part 7 Mount Madonna 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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Breathing In, Breathing OutSerial: SF-01146 Sunday Lecture: simplicity; story of Prajnatara in Malawi; the sun comes up, the sun goes down; connections; the four foundations of mindfulness; Navajo rain dance Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Simplicity, Mindfulness, Book of Serenity, Four... |
Oct 08 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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March 2006 talk, Serial No. 00055, Side A Silent Illumination, Letting Go, Ceremony, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record... |
Mar 2006 |
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March 2006 talk, Serial No. 00056 Silent Illumination, Hongzhi, Book of Serenity, Nirvana, Blue Cliff Record |
Mar 2006 |
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Buddha's Pointing at the GroundSerial: BZ-01207 Indra's Planting a Blade of Grass, Saturday Lecture SER-4, Sanctuary, Book of Serenity, Lotus Sutra, Sangha, Buddha's Birthday,... |
Dec 10 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Inner Wisdom: Embracing Self-Sufficiency Evil, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity, Desire |
Aug 18 2005 |