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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
March 31st, 2005, Serial No. 03226 Koan, true dharma, Gratitude	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 31 2005
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
2005, Serial No. 03268 Peace, Koan, Interdependence	Tenshin Reb Anderson	2005
"Evo-revolution" Serial: BZ-01242 Working with Our Problems, Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Vow, Koan, Manjushri, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Buddha Mind, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 28 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Reality Through Zen Presence Serial: RB-03761 Seminar_What_Is_Reality? Samadhi, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	May 2004 Johanneshof
Breath, Dreams, and Zen Koans Serial: RB-01553B Practice-Week_The_Path_of_the_Breath Koan, Time, Consciousness	Richard Baker	Feb 09 2004 Johanneshof
Tasting Life's True Essence training, Buddha Nature, Bell, Enthusiasm, Koan	Edward Brown	Jan 19 2004
Bathroom Zen Serial: BZ-01379 One-Day Sitting Daily Life, Monastic Practice, Koan, American, New Year, Culture, Continuous Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 10 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Harmony Through Shared Listening Serial: RB-01517A Prectice_Month_Talks Practice, Culture, Koan	Richard Baker	Jul 14 2003 Johanneshof
Wednesday Lecture Serial: SF-00948 Buffalo passing through window koan. Farm and draft horses at GGF Time, Koan, Tassajara	Marc Lesser	Jul 09 2003 Green Gulch
Embracing Not Knowing in Zen Serial: RB-01468 Practice-Week_The_Wisdom_of_Not_Knowing Practice, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	Feb 17 2003 Johanneshof
Beyond Bodies: Zen and Self Fluidity Serial: RB-01463 Seminar_Body_and_Mind Koan, Practice, Time	Richard Baker	Feb 13 2003 Johanneshof
The Brief Rule of St. Romuald Serial: NC-00051 The Little Rule of Saint Romuald Archival Photo OSB Cam, Romuald, Brief Rule of St. Romuald, zen, Instruction, Money, Koan,...	Peter-Damian Belisle	2003 1 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Perceiving Mind in Zen Practice Serial: RB-01435 Sesshin Practice, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	Oct 12 2002 Johanneshof
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
Zen Compassion in Everyday Action Practice, Koan, Bodhisattva		Jun 01 2002
Soundscapes of Zen: Perception Unbound Serial: RB-01380 Seminar_The_Eightfold_Path Practice, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	May 24 2002 Rastenberg
2002.03.14-serial.00171 Buddha, Dogen, Koan		Mar 14 2002
January 21st, 2002, Serial No. 03043 Samadhi, Koan, Practice	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 21 2002
Embodied Mindfulness for Non-Dual Living Serial: RB-01312 Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha Mindfulness, Practice, Koan	Richard Baker	Oct 26 2001 Johanneshof
Transcending Thirst Through Zen Awareness Serial: RB-01349 Sesshin Practice, Koan, Name	Richard Baker	Oct 13 2001 Johanneshof
Beyond Hot or Cold: Zen Freedom Serial: RB-01330 Sesshin Practice, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	Aug 25 2001 Johanneshof
Embrace the Moment's Wild Potential Serial: RB-01331 Sesshin Time, Koan, Practice	Richard Baker	Aug 25 2001 Johanneshof
Transcending Boundaries: Embodying Cosmic Mindfulness Serial: RB-01318 Practice-Month_The_Three_Jewels,_Buddha_Dharma_Sangha Koan, Mindfulness, Practice	Richard Baker	Aug 15 2001 Johanneshof
Mirrors Buddha Nature, Intuition, Culture, Don't Know Mind, Karma, Buddha's...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jun 09 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Direct Experience Mindfulness, Impermanence, realization, Viewcabulary, Practice, Consciousness, Koan...	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Apr 2001 Day 5 and 6 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Sun-face Buddha, Moon-face Buddha Serial: BZ-00123B Saturday Lecture Buddha, Koan, Buddha Nature, Blue Cliff Record, Thoroughness, Priest, Ordinary Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 18 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
2000.11.04-serial.00051 Dogen, Koan, Buddha		Nov 04 2000
Embodied Wisdom Through Zen Practice Serial: RB-01225 Seminar_Original_Mind Practice, Mindfulness, Koan	Richard Baker	Jun 29 2000 Rastenberg
Sunday Lecture Interview, Mill Valley, Birth-and-Death, Koan, Bell, Vow, Faith, Liberation, Delusion...	Fu Schroeder	May 21 2000 Green Gulch
Unveiling Reality: Koans and Perception Serial: RB-01166B Sesshin Koan, Culture, Heart Sutra	Richard Baker	Sep 04 1999 Roseburg
Failure/Success Serial: BZ-00192B Saturday Lecture Ego, Koan, Teacher-and-Student, Bodhidharma, Big Mind	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 21 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Embrace the Golden Wind Transformations Serial: RB-01134 Seminar_The_Golden_Wind Practice, Koan, Time	Richard Baker	May 28 1999 Chiemsee
Mindful Journey: Awakening Through Zen Serial: RB-01095 Congress Practice, Koan, Buddhism	Richard Baker	Oct 10 1998 Bremen
Universe As Medicine Serial: BZ-00356B Saturday Lecture Ummon, Koan, Religion, Manjushri, Bell, Sixth Patriarch, Demons, Ego, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 22 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Discovering Freedom through Zen Practice Freedom, Letting Go, Hyakujo, Intention, Koan	Edward Brown	Aug 10 1998
Awaken Now: Zen's Living Koan Serial: RB-01057 Seminar_Study_Yourself Practice, Koan, Enlightenment	Richard Baker	Jun 26 1998 Wien
Interconnected Selfhood in Zen Practice Serial: RB-01058 Seminar_Study_Yourself Buddha, Dogen, Koan	Richard Baker	Jun 26 1998 Wien
Sunday Lecture Heart Sutra, zen meditation, Mindfulness, Religion, Koan, resistance, Letting Go,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	May 17 1998 Green Gulch
Recognizing Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00322B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Koan, Doubt, Constancy, Discrimination, Duality, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 26 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
May 31st, 1997, Serial No. 02857 Observe, Breath, Koan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 31 1997
1997.04.26-serial.00058 Koan, Zazen, Buddha		Apr 26 1997
Layers of Insight: Zen's Ten Realms Serial: RB-01022 Sesshin Practice, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	1997 Roseburg
Zen Reality: Engaging Mindfully with Life Serial: RB-01588 Seminar Stillness, Koan, Practice	Richard Baker	May 1996 Münster
Mind Beyond Boundaries: Zen's True Essence Serial: RB-01616 Sesshin Practice, Dharmakaya, Koan	Richard Baker	Apr 1996 Roseburg
Beyond Traditions: Zen's Hidden Nourishments Serial: RB-01615 Sesshin Buddha, Practice, Koan	Richard Baker	Apr 1996 Roseburg
Present Moment Mirror Mind Serial: RB-00918B Sesshin Koan, Faith, Zazen	Richard Baker	Dec 05 1994 Crestone
Flower's Wisdom: Unveiling Zen Unity Serial: RB-00883 Sesshin Koan, Consciousness, Practice	Richard Baker	May 1994 Roseburg
Living Zen: Embodying Unity Now Serial: RB-00877 Sesshin Koan, Practice, Bowing	Richard Baker	Apr 02 1994 Crestone
Entering Samantabhadra's Door Effortlessly Serial: RB-00876A Sesshin Practice, Koan, Practice Period	Richard Baker	Mar 26 1994 Crestone

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