Koan Talks

A kōan ( KOH-a(h)n; Japanese: 公案; Chinese: 公案; pinyin: gōng'àn [kʊ́ŋ ân]; Korean: 화두, romanized: hwadu; Vietnamese: công án) is a story, dialogue, question, or statement from the Chinese Chan-lore, supplemented with commentaries, that is used in Zen practice to provoke the "great doubt" and initial insight of Zen-students. Prolonged koan-study is intended to shatter small-minded pride of, and identification with, this initial insight, and spurs further development of insight and compassion, and integration thereof in daily life and character.

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Mumonkan: Case #19

Serial: BZ-00036A

"Nansen's Everyday Mind in the Way", Saturday Lecture

MM-19

 

Nansen, Absolute-and-Relative, Koan, Ordinary Mind, Non-violence, confusion,...
Jun 26 1982
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #17

Serial: BZ-00029B

"Sitting Long and Getting Tired", Sesshin Day 5

BCR-17

 

Composure, Zazen, Koan, First Principle, Ordinary Mind, Samadhi, Composure,...
May 23 1982
Berkeley Zen Center

Effort: The Fourth Paramita (Virya)

Serial: BZ-00009A

Blue Cliff Record: Case #5(?) "Beating the Drum", Saturday Lecture

 

Paramitas, Virya, Koan, Buddha Mind, Patience, Concentration, Chanting, Monastic...
Apr 24 1982
Berkeley Zen Center

Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced Buddha

Serial: SR-00009

Sunday, March 9, 1969
Sokoji, San Francisco

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, Attachment, Composure, Discrimination, difficulty,...
Mar 09 1969
Sokoji

Bring Me The Rhinoceros Fan

Serial: 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, Faith, Echo, Describe, Freedom
Jul 28 1968
Tassajara

Because I Was Not Well

Serial: 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, Faith, Composure, Doubt, Religion...
Apr 23 1968
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