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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
Unveiling Reality: Koans and Perception Serial: RB-01166B Sesshin Koan, Culture, Heart Sutra	Zentatsu 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	Zentatsu Richard Baker	May 28 1999 Chiemsee
Riding the Donkey to Enlightenment Study, Koan, Work	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 30 1998
Transcending Thought: Zen Renewal Koan, Time, Buddha	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 25 1998
Mindful Journey: Awakening Through Zen Serial: RB-01095 Congress Practice, Koan, Buddhism	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Oct 10 1998 Bremen
Universe As Medicine Serial: BZ-00356B Saturday Lecture Ummon, Koan, Attachment, Bell, Building, Demons, Ego, Enemies, Manjushri, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 22 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Discovering Freedom through Zen Practice Freedom, Letting Go, Hyakujo, Intention, Koan	Edward Espe Brown	Aug 10 1998
Miracles on the Zen Path Time, Work, Koan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 27 1998
Koans as Lenses for Insight Blue Cliff Record, Buddha, Koan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 21 1998
Dancing with the Dead Snake Work, Koan, Practice	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 06 1998
Awaken Now: Zen's Living Koan Serial: RB-01057 Seminar_Study_Yourself Practice, Koan, Enlightenment	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Jun 26 1998 Wien
Interconnected Selfhood in Zen Practice Serial: RB-01058 Seminar_Study_Yourself Buddha, Dogen, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Jun 26 1998 Wien
Sunday Lecture Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Religion, Koan, Letting Go, Fundraising	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	May 17 1998 Green Gulch Farm
Wisdom Embodied: Koans in Zen Buddha, Koan, Study	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 23 1998
Intimacy in Unknowing: Zen's Essence Zazen, Koan, Religion	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 30 1997
Recognizing Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00322B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Koan, Anger, Buddha Nature, Constancy, Discrimination, Dogen, Doubt,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 26 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Embodied Wisdom: Compassion Beyond Form Wisdom, Emptiness, Koan	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 09 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	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1997 Roseburg
Zen Reality: Engaging Mindfully with Life Serial: RB-01588 Seminar Stillness, Koan, Practice	Zentatsu Richard Baker	May 1996 Münster
Beyond Traditions: Zen's Hidden Nourishments Serial: RB-01615 Sesshin Buddha, Practice, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Apr 1996 Roseburg
Mind Beyond Boundaries: Zen's True Essence Serial: RB-01616 Sesshin Practice, Dharmakaya, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Apr 1996 Roseburg
Renunciation as Path to Awakening Koan, Time, Work	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 26 1995
Embodied Zen: Beyond Meditation Myths Time, Koan, Suffering	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 13 1995
Backward Step: Embracing Zen Koans Study, Koan, Buddha	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 06 1995
Present Moment Mirror Mind Serial: RB-00918B Sesshin Koan, Faith, Zazen	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Dec 05 1994 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Flower's Wisdom: Unveiling Zen Unity Serial: RB-00883 Sesshin Koan, Consciousness, Practice	Zentatsu Richard Baker	May 1994 Roseburg
Living Zen: Embodying Unity Now Serial: RB-00877 Sesshin Koan, Practice, Bowing	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Apr 02 1994 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Entering Samantabhadra's Door Effortlessly Serial: RB-00876A Sesshin Practice, Koan, Practice Period	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Mar 26 1994 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Zen Sickness: Embracing Uncertainty Together Serial: RB-00872 Seminar_The_Clear_Source Koan, Practice, Time	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Feb 1994 Sinsheim
Becoming Through Zen Integration Serial: RB-00873 Seminar_The_Clear_Source Practice, Koan, Consciousness	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Feb 1994 Sinsheim
Koans: Embodying Enlightenment in Practice Serial: RB-00874B Seminar_The_Clear_Source Koan, Vow, Practice	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Feb 1994 Sinsheim
Unraveling Consciousness Through Ancient Wisdom Serial: RB-00884 Seminar_Lazily_Watching_the_White_Ox Consciousness, Culture, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Frankfurt
Taming the Mind's White Ox Serial: RB-00887 Seminar_Lazily_Watching_the_White_Ox Practice, Koan, Buddhism	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Frankfurt
Being Beyond Thought: Experiencing Zen Serial: RB-00888B Seminar_The_Eye_of_the_Truth Time, Practice, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Münster
Zen Vision: Beyond Illusion and Form Serial: RB-00891 Seminar_The_Eye_of_the_Truth Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Münster
Alive in the Paradox of Zen Serial: RB-00893 Seminar_Have_a_Cup_of_Tea Koan, Buddhism, Consciousness	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 München
Zen Awakening in Daily Life Serial: RB-00897 Seminar_The_Sealed_Mind Practice, Buddhism, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Roseburg
Awakening Zen: Beyond Human Intuition Serial: RB-00898 Seminar_The_Sealed_Mind Stillness, Koan, Practice	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Roseburg
Silent Gestures and Zen Paradoxes Serial: RB-00899 Seminar_The_Sealed_Mind Koan, Practice, Time	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Roseburg
Unveiling The Unborn Mind Serial: RB-00901 Seminar_The_Sealed_Mind Practice, Enlightenment, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Roseburg
Enlightenment in Every Breath Serial: RB-00903 Seminar_The_Sealed_Mind Practice, Koan, Work	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Roseburg
Unmoving Mind, Limitless Perception Serial: RB-00908 Seminar_The_Distance_Between_Us Koan, Practice, Study	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Kassel
Zen Mind Beyond Duality Serial: RB-00909 Seminar_The_Distance_Between_Us Practice, Time, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Kassel
Compassionate Consciousness Beyond Duality Serial: RB-00911 Seminar_The_Distance_Between_Us Compassion, Practice, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Kassel
Discovering Buddha Nature in Silence Practice, Buddha Nature, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Berlin
Mu and the Mind's Unfindability Buddha Nature, Buddha, Koan	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Berlin
Transcending Reality Through Zen Doubt Serial: RB-00929 Seminar_Right_Before_Your_Eyes Faith, Koan, Practice	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Rastenberg
Zen Clarity Beyond Thought Serial: RB-00931A Seminar_Right_Before_Your_Eyes Practice, Koan, Time	Zentatsu Richard Baker	1994 Rastenberg

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