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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 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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Title	Speaker	Date
Zen Koans: Pathways to Emptiness Serial: RB-03978 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Koan, Emptiness	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Jun 2012 Rastenberg
Shining Jewel: Unveiling Zen Truths Serial: RB-03913 Sesshin Practice, Buddhism, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	2012 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Letting Go: Freedom from Suffering Koan, Study, Yakusan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 06 2011
Xiang Yan hears the sound of stones striking bamboo Duality, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Koan, Commitment	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Sep 10 2011 Morning No Abode Hermitage
Zen Threads in Human Therapy Serial: RB-03546 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Koan, Buddhism, Letting Go	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Jun 2011 Rastenberg
Embodied Wisdom: Zen Meets Constellations Serial: RB-03550 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Koan, Enlightenment	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Jun 2011 Rastenberg
Living Koans: Embracing Life's Flux Serial: RB-03551 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Time, Koan, Practice	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Jun 2011 Rastenberg
Zen Constellations: Group Wisdom Unlocked Serial: RB-03552 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Koan, Practice, Work	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Jun 2011 Rastenberg
Zen Stories Intimacy, Koan, Interview, difficulty	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 28 2011 The Yoga Room
Zen Stories Koan, Time, Wisdom	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 14 2011
Zen Stories Koan, Attachment, Mahayana	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 14 2011 The Yoga Room
Zen Stories Meditation, Koan, Intention	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 07 2011
Zen Stories Koan, Manjushri, Separation, Buddha Ancestors, Conversation	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 07 2011 The Yoga Room
Zen Stories Koan, Study	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 17 2011
Zen Stories Lineage, Koan, Intimacy, Mahayana, Japan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 17 2011 The Yoga Room
Zen Stories Koan, Silence, Stillness	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 10 2011
Zen Stories Koan, Lineage, Silence, Zenki, Letting Go	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 10 2011 The Yoga Room
Embracing Buddha Beyond Fixed Form Doubt, Koan, Zazen	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 10 2010
Zen Wisdom: Context Shapes Reality Serial: RB-04031 Sesshin Koan, Buddha, Healing	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Oct 10 2010 Johanneshof
The Unique Breeze of Reality and the Wondrous Function of Non-Dual Wisdom Emptiness, Faith, Koan, Lotus Sutra, Separation	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 14 2010 Morning No Abode Hermitage
The Unique Breeze of Reality and the Wondrous Function of Non-Dual Wisdom Emptiness, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Koan, Karmic Consciousness	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 14 2010 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage
Precepts as Living Koans in Zen Precepts, Koan, Karmic Consciousness	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 19 2009
Koans and Mindful Transformation Serial: RB-01687A Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Koan, Practice, Posture	Zentatsu Richard Baker	May 31 2009 Budapest
Awakening Through Zazen Awareness Serial: RB-01687D Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Koan, Buddhism, Enlightenment	Zentatsu Richard Baker	May 31 2009 Budapest
Dizang's Weakness: Case 20, Book of Serenity; Serial No. 01162 Serial: BZ-01162 Saturday talk Koan, Dizang, SER-20, Intimacy, Gratitude, Teacher-and-Student, Heart Sutra, Nirvana...	Karen Sundheim	Oct 04 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Awakening Through Active Consciousness Serial: RB-01668G Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Time, Koan, Buddhism	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Sep 2008 Kassel
Embodied Existence: A Zen Exploration Serial: RB-01666C Sesshin Culture, Koan, Emptiness	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Aug 2008 Johanneshof
Soft Eyes, Boundless Compassion Serial: RB-01667G Seminar_Bodhisattva-Practice Compassion, Practice, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Aug 2008 Hannover
Entering and Embodying Truth Stillness, Community, Koan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 22 2008
Entering and Embodying Truth Suzuki Roshi, Koan, Community, Sangha, Evil	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 22 2008 The Yoga Room
Bodily Spaces in Zen Connection Serial: RB-01665E Talks_Constellation-Work_and_Zen Work, Time, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Jul 2008 Johanneshof
Medicine and Disease Serial: BZ-01137 Saturday Lecture Discrimination, Five Ranks, Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Impermanence,...	Gerry Oliva	Jun 07 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Just This: Embracing the Present Serial: RB-01663G Seminar_The_Self Practice, Time, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	May 2008 Rastenberg
Sensory Awakening in Zen Practice Serial: RB-03173 Practice-Period_Talks Consciousness, Practice, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Mar 07 2008 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
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,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
This Is It Serial: BZ-01436A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Koan, Karma, Doubt, confusion, Big Mind, Instruction, Religion, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
The Gift of Nothing Serial: 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...	Fu Schroeder	Dec 03 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Embracing Zen's Non-Busy Mind Serial: RB-01655E Seminar_Not_Being_Busy Koan, Practice, Enlightenment	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Dec 2006 Johanneshof
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
Zen Pathways: Beyond Rational Understanding Serial: RB-01650G Sesshin Koan, Work, Time	Zentatsu Richard Baker	May 2006 Johanneshof
Experiencing Zen: Beyond Perception Serial: RB-01650E Sesshin Practice, Koan, Japan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	May 2006 Johanneshof
Interwoven Paths: Zens Transformative Journey Serial: RB-01650F Sesshin Koan, Time, Practice	Zentatsu Richard Baker	May 2006 Johanneshof
Embrace Life's Koan Journey Serial: RB-01649B Seminar_Mahayana-Practice_as_Vision_2 Practice, Koan, Time	Zentatsu Richard Baker	2006 Johanneshof
Unified Wisdom: Zen's Scientific Essence Serial: RB-01702C Seminar_Mahayana-Practice_as_Vision_1 Manjushri, Time, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	2006 Johanneshof
Dining Room Lecture Daowu, Koan, Posture, Practice, Zazen, Time	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jun 24 2005 Tassajara
Embracing Reality Beyond Thought Serial: RB-02593 Seminar_Vast_Mind_Open_Mind Time, Koan, Practice	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Jun 2005 Johanneshof
Awareness Beyond Mindfulness Boundaries Serial: RB-03228 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness Practice, Koan, Buddhism	Zentatsu Richard Baker	May 2005 Rastenberg
Genjo Koan Koan, Time, Practice	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. Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Mill Valley, Daily Life, Koan...	Marc Lesser	Mar 20 2005 Green Gulch Farm

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