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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 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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Title	Speaker	Date
Zen Justice Through Stillness Stillness, Community, Koan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 22 2008
Bodily Spaces in Zen Connection Serial: RB-01665E Talks_Constellation-Work_and_Zen Work, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	Jul 2008 Johanneshof
June 7th, 2008, Serial No. 01137 Discrimination, Five Ranks, Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Impermanence,...		Jun 07 2008
Shifting Perception, Finding Zen Serial: RB-01797 Winterbranches_7 Practice, Koan, Time	Richard Baker	Jun 2008 Johanneshof
Breath as the Bridge to Zen Serial: RB-01798 Winterbranches_7 Practice, Breath, Koan	Richard Baker	Jun 2008 Johanneshof
Zen Koans: Elevating Conscious Awareness Serial: RB-01800 Winterbranches_7 Koan, Anger, Consciousness	Richard Baker	Jun 2008 Johanneshof
Breathing Enlightenment through Koans Serial: RB-01789 Winterbranches_7 Koan, Breath, Practice	Richard Baker	Jun 2008 Johanneshof
Beyond Habit: Unveiling Zen Insights Serial: RB-01796 Winterbranches_7 Koan, Suzuki Roshi, Practice	Richard Baker	Jun 2008 Johanneshof
Breath Becomes the Sutra Serial: RB-01795 Winterbranches_7 Koan, Breath, Buddhism	Richard Baker	Jun 2008 Johanneshof
Zen Beyond Conscious Understanding Serial: RB-01793 Winterbranches_7 Koan, Consciousness, Stillness	Richard Baker	Jun 2008 Johanneshof
Transcending Identities Through Zen Koans Serial: RB-01794 Winterbranches_7 Koan, Culture, Buddhism	Richard Baker	Jun 2008 Johanneshof
Just This: Embracing the Present Serial: RB-01663G Seminar_The_Self Practice, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	May 2008 Rastenberg
Sensory Awakening in Zen Practice Serial: RB-03173 Practice-Period_Talks Consciousness, Practice, Koan	Richard Baker	Mar 07 2008 Crestone
Perception's Dance with Emptiness Serial: RB-01787 Winterbranches_6 Koan, Emptiness, Bodhidharma	Richard Baker	2008 Johanneshof
Koans: The Language of Zen Serial: RB-01783 Winterbranches_6 Koan, Study, Buddhism	Richard Baker	2008 Johanneshof
Awakening Through Prma and Koans Serial: RB-01785 Winterbranches_6 Consciousness, Koan, Practice	Richard Baker	2008 Johanneshof
Turning Words: Zen and Transformation Serial: RB-01777 Winterbranches_6 Work, Koan, Time	Richard Baker	2008 Johanneshof
Experiential Authority in Zen Awakening Serial: RB-01786 Winterbranches_6 Time, Buddhism, Koan	Richard Baker	2008 Johanneshof
Dormant Wisdom: Zen's Inner Journey Serial: RB-01782 Winterbranches_6 Koan, Time, Practice	Richard Baker	2008 Johanneshof
Bridging Zen: Oral, Written, Cultural Serial: RB-01781 Winterbranches_6 Practice, Koan, Buddhism	Richard Baker	2008 Johanneshof
Zen Koans: Unveiling Dual Truths Serial: RB-01766 Winterbranches_5 Koan, Practice, Time	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Resonating with Koans: Daily Zen Practice Serial: RB-01772 Winterbranches_5 Practice, Koan, Continuous Practice	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Wild Ducks and Zen Enlightenment Serial: RB-01771 Winterbranches_5 Koan, Freedom, Enlightenment	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Zen Renewal: Embrace Each Moment Serial: RB-01769 Winterbranches_5 Koan, Practice, Buddha	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Embracing Emptiness in Everyday Actions Serial: RB-01763 Winterbranches_5 Buddha, Practice, Koan	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Embodying The Ingredients of Koans Serial: RB-01770 Winterbranches_5 Koan, Time, Manjushri	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Zen Questions, Cosmic Insights Serial: RB-01774 Winterbranches_5 Koan, Work, Practice	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Zen Interdependence: Presence in Practice Serial: RB-01773 Winterbranches_5 Consciousness, Koan, Time	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
Koan Journeys: Understanding Through Zen Experience Serial: RB-01768 Winterbranches_5 Koan, Work, Time	Richard Baker	Sep 2007 Johanneshof
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
Embodied Koan: Beyond Mind's Grasp Serial: RB-01753 Winterbranches_4 Koan, Practice, Work	Richard Baker	Jun 2007 Johanneshof
Living the Unsolved Zen Koan Serial: RB-01755 Winterbranches_4 Koan, Buddhism, Practice	Richard Baker	Jun 2007 Johanneshof
Embodied Koans: Living the Experience Serial: RB-01756 Winterbranches_4 Koan, Practice, Buddha	Richard Baker	Jun 2007 Johanneshof
Koans: The Art of Unknowing Serial: RB-01757 Winterbranches_4 Koan, Buddha, Consciousness	Richard Baker	Jun 2007 Johanneshof
Koans: Unlocking the Zen Mind Serial: RB-01751 Winterbranches_4 Koan, Culture, Zazen	Richard Baker	Jun 2007 Johanneshof
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
December 8th, 2006, Serial No. 03380 Triple Treasure, Repentance, Koan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 08 2006
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
Embracing Zen's Non-Busy Mind Serial: RB-01655E Seminar_Not_Being_Busy Koan, Practice, Enlightenment	Richard Baker	Dec 2006 Johanneshof
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	Richard Baker	May 2006 Johanneshof
Zen's Puzzles: Path to Transformation Serial: RB-01650F Sesshin Koan, Time, Practice	Richard Baker	May 2006 Johanneshof
Experiencing Zen: Beyond Perception Serial: RB-01650E Sesshin Practice, Koan, japanese	Richard Baker	May 2006 Johanneshof
Unified Wisdom: Zen's Scientific Essence Serial: RB-01702C Seminar_Mahayana-Practice_as_Vision_1 Manjushri, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	2006 Johanneshof
Embrace Life's Koan Journey Serial: RB-01649B Seminar_Mahayana-Practice_as_Vision_2 Practice, Koan, Time	Richard Baker	2006 Johanneshof
Embracing Reality Beyond Thought Serial: RB-02593 Seminar_Vast_Mind_Open_Mind Time, Koan, Practice	Richard Baker	Jun 2005 Johanneshof
May 5th, 2005, Serial No. 03231 Pain, Koan, Time	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 05 2005
Awareness Beyond Mindfulness Boundaries Serial: RB-03228 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness Practice, Koan, Buddhism	Richard Baker	May 2005 Rastenberg
April 14th, 2005, Serial No. 03228 Koan, Hate, true dharma	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 14 2005
April 7th, 2005, Serial No. 03227 true dharma, Delusion, Koan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 07 2005

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