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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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Zen Meditation on the Great Flower Adornment Scripture, Class 1In this series of meetings, we will study and see how Zen is the key unlocking the innumerable meanings of this oceanic scripture. We will also explore how the sutra opens and illuminates our simple... YRB-2023-Fall, Lotus Sutra, Practice Period, Diversity, Heart Sutra, Koan |
Oct 03 2023 1 of 8 The Yoga Room |
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Practice Awakened: Zen's Unified Path Separation, Observe, Koan |
Jan 2022 |
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Constructing Reality Through Zen PerceptionSerial: RB-03885 Talks Koan, Practice Period, Five Skandhas, Time |
Jan 22 2021 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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Undistracted Amidst Worldly Celestial Challenges Lotus Sutra, Enlightenment, Koan |
Oct 17 2020 |
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Zen Through Dynamic ExperienceSerial: RB-03730 Dharma_Now_3 Consciousness, Suzuki Roshi, Koan, Practice |
Sep 20 2020 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |