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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 Zen 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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Living Koans: Embracing Life's FluxSerial: RB-03551 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Time, Koan, Practice |
Jun 2011 Rastenberg |
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Zen Constellations: Group Wisdom UnlockedSerial: RB-03552 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Koan, Practice, Work |
Jun 2011 Rastenberg |
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Embodied Wisdom: Zen Meets ConstellationsSerial: RB-03550 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Koan, Enlightenment |
Jun 2011 Rastenberg |
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Zen Threads in Human TherapySerial: RB-03546 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Koan, Buddhism, Letting Go |
Jun 2011 Rastenberg |
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Zen Stories Intimacy, Koan, Interview, difficulty |
Apr 28 2011 The Yoga Room |
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April 28th, 2011, Serial No. 03843 Intimacy, Koan, Interview |
Apr 28 2011 |
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Zen Stories Koan, Attachment, Mahayana |
Apr 14 2011 The Yoga Room |
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April 14th, 2011, Serial No. 03839 Koan, Time, Wisdom |
Apr 14 2011 |
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Zen Stories Koan, Manjushri, Separation, Buddha Ancestors, Conversation |
Apr 07 2011 The Yoga Room |
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April 7th, 2011, Serial No. 03838 Meditation, Koan, Intention |
Apr 07 2011 |
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March 17th, 2011, Serial No. 03834 Koan, Study |
Mar 17 2011 |
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Zen Stories Lineage, Koan, Intimacy, Mahayana, Japan |
Mar 17 2011 The Yoga Room |
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Zen Stories Koan, Lineage, Silence, Zenki, Letting Go |
Mar 10 2011 The Yoga Room |
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March 10th, 2011, Serial No. 03833 Koan, Silence, Stillness |
Mar 10 2011 |
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Zen Wisdom: Context Shapes RealitySerial: RB-04031 Sesshin Koan, Buddha, Healing |
Oct 10 2010 Johanneshof |
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The Unique Breeze of Reality and the Wondrous Function of Non-Dual Wisdom Emptiness, Faith, Koan, Lotus Sutra, Separation |
Aug 14 2010 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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The Unique Breeze of Reality and the Wondrous Function of Non-Dual Wisdom Emptiness, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Koan, Karmic Consciousness |
Aug 14 2010 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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October 19th, 2009, Serial No. 03683 Precepts, Karmic Consciousness, Koan |
Oct 19 2009 |
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Koans and Mindful TransformationSerial: RB-01687A Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Koan, Practice, Posture |
May 31 2009 Budapest |
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Awakening Through Zazen AwarenessSerial: RB-01687D Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Koan, Buddhism, Enlightenment |
May 31 2009 Budapest |
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Dizang's Weakness: Case 20, Book of Serenity; Serial No. 01162Serial: BZ-01162 Saturday talk Koan, Dizang, SER-20, Intimacy, Gratitude, Teacher-and-Student, Heart Sutra, Nirvana... |
Oct 04 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Awakening Through Active ConsciousnessSerial: RB-01668G Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Time, Koan, Buddhism |
Sep 2008 Kassel |
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Soft Eyes, Boundless CompassionSerial: RB-01667G Seminar_Bodhisattva-Practice Compassion, Practice, Koan |
Aug 2008 Hannover |
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Embodied Existence: A Zen ExplorationSerial: RB-01666C Sesshin Culture, Koan, Emptiness |
Aug 2008 Johanneshof |
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Entering and Embodying Truth Suzuki Roshi, Koan, Community, Sangha, Evil |
Jul 22 2008 The Yoga Room |
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Zen Justice Through Stillness Stillness, Community, Koan |
Jul 22 2008 |
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Bodily Spaces in Zen ConnectionSerial: RB-01665E Talks_Constellation-Work_and_Zen Work, Time, Koan |
Jul 2008 Johanneshof |
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Medicine and DiseaseSerial: BZ-01137 Saturday Lecture Discrimination, Five Ranks, Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Impermanence,... |
Jun 07 2008 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Just This: Embracing the PresentSerial: RB-01663G Seminar_The_Self Practice, Time, Koan |
May 2008 Rastenberg |
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Sensory Awakening in Zen PracticeSerial: RB-03173 Practice-Period_Talks Consciousness, Practice, Koan |
Mar 07 2008 Crestone Zen Mountain Center |
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What Is It That Comes?Serial: BZ-01443 Nangaku Ejo asks Daikan Eno, Sesshin Day 4 Nangaku Ejo, Daikan Eno, Koan, Gaining Mind, Monastic Practice, Practice Period,... |
Jun 23 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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This Is ItSerial: BZ-01436A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Koan, Karma, Doubt, confusion, Big Mind, Instruction, Religion, Priest,... |
May 19 2007 Berkeley Zen 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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Embracing Zen's Non-Busy MindSerial: RB-01655E Seminar_Not_Being_Busy Koan, Practice, Enlightenment |
Dec 2006 Johanneshof |
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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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Presence as the Ultimate Koan Koan, Soto Zen, Rinzai |
Aug 20 2006 |
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Zen Pathways: Beyond Rational UnderstandingSerial: RB-01650G Sesshin Koan, Work, Time |
May 2006 Johanneshof |
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Experiencing Zen: Beyond PerceptionSerial: RB-01650E Sesshin Practice, Koan, Japan |
May 2006 Johanneshof |
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Interwoven Paths: Zens Transformative JourneySerial: RB-01650F Sesshin Koan, Time, Practice |
May 2006 Johanneshof |
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Unified Wisdom: Zen's Scientific EssenceSerial: RB-01702C Seminar_Mahayana-Practice_as_Vision_1 Manjushri, Time, Koan |
2006 Johanneshof |
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Embrace Life's Koan JourneySerial: RB-01649B Seminar_Mahayana-Practice_as_Vision_2 Practice, Koan, Time |
2006 Johanneshof |
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Dining Room LectureDaowu, Koan, Posture, Practice, Zazen, Time |
Jun 24 2005 Tassajara |
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Embracing Reality Beyond ThoughtSerial: RB-02593 Seminar_Vast_Mind_Open_Mind Time, Koan, Practice |
Jun 2005 Johanneshof |
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May 5th, 2005, Serial No. 03231 Pain, Koan, Time |
May 05 2005 |
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Awareness Beyond Mindfulness BoundariesSerial: RB-03228 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness Practice, Koan, Buddhism |
May 2005 Rastenberg |
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April 14th, 2005, Serial No. 03228 Koan, Hate |
Apr 14 2005 |
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April 7th, 2005, Serial No. 03227 Delusion, Koan |
Apr 07 2005 |
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March 31st, 2005, Serial No. 03226 Koan, Gratitude |
Mar 31 2005 |
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Zen Of Business AdministrationSerial: SF-00036 Sunday Talk. Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Mill Valley, Daily Life, Koan... |
Mar 20 2005 Green Gulch Farm |
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2005, Serial No. 03268 Peace, Koan, Interdependence |
2005 |