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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 recognize 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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Title	Speaker	Date
What Is It That Comes? Serial: BZ-01443 Nangaku Ejo asks Daikan Eno, Sesshin Day 4 Nangaku Ejo, Daikan Eno, Koan, Duality, Gaining Mind, Monastic Practice, New Year,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
This Is It Serial: BZ-01436A Saturday Lecture Koan, Karma, Doubt, Big Mind, Priest, Dragons	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Right Speech Serial: SF-00037 The eight-fold path and its relationship to the precepts. Ummon, Koan, Right Speech, Suzuki Roshi, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Zazen, Buddha...	Marc Lesser	Sep 16 2006
Presence as the Ultimate Koan Koan, Soto Zen, Rinzai	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 20 2006
Genjo Koan Koan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 31 2005 The Yoga Room
Zen Of Business Administration Serial: SF-00036 Sunday Talk. Life at Green Gulch in the 1970s; giving, fearlessness; improv; no mistakes; parenting. Realization, Suzuki Roshi, Koan, Interview, Daily Life, Mill Valley, Tassajara...	Marc Lesser	Mar 20 2005 Green Gulch Farm
Interdependence: Embracing Our Shared Reality Koan, Interdependence, War	Tenshin Reb Anderson	2005
"Evo-revolution" Serial: BZ-01242 Working with Our Problems, Saturday Lecture Koan, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Buddha Mind, Chanting, Manjushri, War, Zoom	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 28 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Tasting Life's True Essence Buddha Nature, Koan	Edward Espe Brown	Jan 19 2004
Bathroom Zen Serial: BZ-01379 One-Day Sitting Daily Life, Monastic Practice, Koan, Big Mind, Continuous Practice, Four Noble Truths...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 10 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Suramgama Sutra Serial: BZ-00481 Class 1 of 4 Koan, Don't Know Mind, Buddha Mind, Blue Cliff Record, Manjushri, Birth-and-...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Aug 22 2002 1 Berkeley Zen Center
2002.03.14-serial.00171 Dogen, Koan		Mar 14 2002
Unveiling Samadhi: Balance and Insight Samadhi, Koan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 21 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Mirrors Buddha Nature, Don't Know Mind, Karma, Buddha's Birthday, Buddha Ancestors...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jun 09 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Sun-face Buddha, Moon-face Buddha Serial: BZ-00123B Saturday Lecture Koan, Buddha Nature, Blue Cliff Record, Thoroughness, Priest, Ordinary Mind, Subject-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 18 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
2000.11.04-serial.00051 Dogen, Koan		Nov 04 2000
Failure/Success Serial: BZ-00192B Saturday Lecture Ego, Koan, Teacher-and-Student, Bodhidharma, Big Mind	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 21 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Universe As Medicine Serial: BZ-00356B Saturday Lecture Ummon, Koan, Demons, Ego, Manjushri, Hui-neng	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 22 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Discovering Freedom through Zen Practice Hyakujo, Koan	Edward Espe Brown	Aug 10 1998
Recognizing Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00322B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Koan, Buddha Nature, Dogen, Doubt, Duality, Ordinary Mind, Soto Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 26 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
1997.04.26-serial.00058 Koan, Zazen		Apr 26 1997
Present Moment Mirror Mind Serial: RB-00918B Sesshin Koan, Zazen	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Dec 05 1994 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Living Zen: Embodying Unity Now Serial: RB-00877 Sesshin Koan, Bowing	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Apr 02 1994 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Entering Samantabhadra's Door Effortlessly Serial: RB-00876A Sesshin Koan, Practice Period	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Mar 26 1994 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Obaku's Address to the Monks Serial: BZ-00628B There Are No Zen Teachers in This Realm, Sesshin Day 2 Obaku, Koan, Bowing, Dragons, Non-discrimination, Rinzai	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Transcending Form: Zen Beyond Thought Serial: RB-01625A Talk_Koan_76 Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Jan 28 1993 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Flowing Through Zen's Koan Wisdom Serial: RB-01625B Talk_Koan_76 Enlightenment, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Jan 28 1993 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Embracing Zen's Messy Truths Priest, Buddha Nature, Hate, Koan	Edward Espe Brown	Nov 08 1992
Zen in Everyday Life Unveiled Priest, Buddha Nature, Hate, Koan	Edward Espe Brown	Nov 08 1992
Sun Faced Buddha/Moon Faced Buddha Serial: BZ-00505A Saturday Lecture Koan, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, First Principle, Dragons, Ordinary Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Mind Refresher Cakes Serial: BZ-00376A Sesshin Day 1 Koan, Deshan, Dragons, Gratitude	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
June 12th, 1988, Serial No. 00299 Serial: BZ-00299 Sunday Lecture Ordinary Mind, Doubt, Koan, Daily Life, Soto Zen, Karma	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 12 1988
Genjokoan I Serial: BZ-01501B Sesshin lecture Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Koan, Hui-neng, Soto Zen	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 03 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Mind, Peaceful Presence Bodhidharma, Koan, Tozan, Composure	Edward Espe Brown	Sep 07 1986
Blue Cliff Record Case #3: Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha Serial: BZ-00409A Saturday Lecture Koan, BCR-3, Buddha Nature, Cultivation, First Principle, Posture	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Engaging Directly with Suffering Hate, Koan	Edward Espe Brown	Apr 10 1984
Awaken to Each Present Moment Koan, Non-discrimination, Practice Period, Thich Nhat Hanh	Edward Espe Brown	Feb 01 1984
Blue Cliff Record Case #43: How Can We Avoid Heat and Cold? Serial: BZ-00006B Saturday Lecture BCR-43 Koan, Suffering	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Importance of Attention to Form in Zen Practice Serial: BZ-00049B Sesshin Day 2 Koan, Shikantaza	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #35 -- Seijo's Soul Separated: Unifying Body, Mind and the Way Serial: BZ-00046B Saturday Lecture MM-35 Koan, Study	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record, Case #35: Manjushri's "3's" and "3's"; Nondiscrimination Serial: BZ-00034A Saturday Lecture BCR-35 Non-discrimination, Koan, Manjushri	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 03 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #19: "Nansen's Everyday Mind is the Way" Serial: BZ-00036A Saturday Lecture MM-19 Nansen, Absolute-and-Relative, Koan, Ordinary Mind, Nansen	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record, Case #17: “Sitting Long and Getting Tired” Serial: BZ-00029B Sesshin Day 5 BCR-17 Composure, Zazen, Koan, Samadhi, First Principle	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 23 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort, The Fourth Paramita (Virya): Blue Cliff Record: Case #44, "Beating the Drum" Serial: BZ-00009A Saturday Lecture Virya, Koan,	Sojun Mel Weitsman	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, Composure, Buddha Nature, Duality, Posture	Suzuki Roshi	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,	Suzuki Roshi	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, Composure, Doubt	Suzuki Roshi	Apr 23 1968 A Tassajara
On Chanting, Sokei-An Serial: SF-01131B Tape 4 copy 1 Dharmakaya, Koan	Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder	Mar 01 1966 Kyoto
On Nanzenshi, Nanshin-Ken Serial: SF-01136 Tape 1 copy 1 Koan	Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder	Feb 22 1966 Kyoto

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