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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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Blue Cliff Record: Case #17Serial: BZ-00029B "Sitting Long and Getting Tired", Sesshin Day 5 BCR-17
Composure, Zazen, Koan, Samadhi, First Principle, Time |
May 23 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Effort: The Fourth Paramita (Virya)Serial: BZ-00009A Blue Cliff Record: Case #5(?) "Beating the Drum", Saturday Lecture
Virya, Koan, Practice, Buddha, Time |
Apr 24 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Charismatic Leadership in Monastic LettersSerial: NC-00690 Monastic Spirituality Set 5 of 12 Instruction, Transmission, Letting Go, Demons, Koan |
Oct 21 1981 |
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Eternal Devotion: A Sacred ResponseSerial: NC-00697 Monastic Spirituality Set 4 of 12 Commitment, Mahayana, First Principle, Koan, Enlightenment |
Jun 11 1981 |
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Stability as Freedom's AnchorSerial: NC-00874 Monastic Spirituality Set 3 of 12 OSB Cam, Commitment, Vow, Ceremony, zen, Koan |
Apr 24 1981 |
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Obedience and Redemption UnveiledSerial: NC-00795 Monastic Spirituality Set 2 of 12 OSB Cam, Koan, Transmission, Liberation, zen, Hate |
Feb 18 1981 |
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Knowledge of God & Trinity Transmission, Emptiness, Buddhism, Lineage, Koan |
Feb 1981 4 of 14 |
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Beyond Duality in Zen Practice Time, Koan, Work |
Dec 02 1979 |
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Zen Actions: Embracing Imperfection and Insight Time, Japan, Koan |
Apr 06 1979 |
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Objectless Seeing in Everyday Life Buddhism, Time, Koan |
Apr 05 1979 |
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Echoes of Truth in Zen Practice Practice, Time, Koan |
Jul 16 1977 |
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Unconditioned Relationships in Zen Practice Practice, Koan, Time |
Dec 06 1971 |
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Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced BuddhaSerial: SR-00009 Sunday, March 9, 1969 Koan story of sun-faced buddha, moon-faced buddha. Practicing while well or while sick. Accepting what we don't like.... Baso, Koan, Blue Cliff Record, Attachment, Composure, Discrimination, difficulty,... |
Mar 09 1969 Sokoji |
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Bring Me The Rhinoceros FanSerial: SF-05086 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #21, by Shundo David Haye ===== For whatever reason, there are few talks existing from the summer of 1968. At... Koan, Faith, Freedom |
Jul 28 1968 Tassajara |
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Because I Was Not WellSerial: SF-05143A SR023 Track 1 Suzuki Roshi's afternoon sesshin 4-23-68 copied [there are also photographs of hand-written notes on missing portions of Q&A - per tape operator's... Sesshin, Koan, Ordinary Mind, everyday mind, Faith, Composure, Doubt, Religion... |
Apr 23 1968 A Tassajara |
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On Chanting, Sokei-AnSerial: SF-01131B Tape 4 copy 1 Time, Dharmakaya, Koan |
Mar 01 1966 Kyoto |
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On Chanting, Sokei-AnSerial: SF-01135 Tape 4 copy 2 - duplicate Time, Chanting, Koan |
Mar 01 1966 Kyoto |
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On Nanzenshi, Nanshin-KenSerial: SF-01136 Tape 1 copy 1 Time, Zendo, Koan |
Feb 22 1966 Kyoto |
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Divine Being Beyond WordsSerial: NC-00212B Archival Photo Buddha, Koan, Buddhism, Lotus Sutra |
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Eliot's Timeless Dance of ParadoxSerial: NC-00834 1980s OSB Cam, War, Koan, Emotions, Emptiness |
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Weaving Realities Through Zen Absorption Practice, Stillness, Koan |
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Embracing Presence Through Zen Perception Samadhi, Time, Koan |
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Effortless Clarity in Zen Practice Practice, Koan, Buddha Nature |
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Discovering Buddha Nature in Silence Practice, Buddha Nature, Koan |
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Mu and the Mind's Unfindability Buddha Nature, Buddha, Koan |
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Relax Into Presence: Embrace ImpermanenceSerial: RB-00803 Sesshin Koan, Buddhism, Faith |
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Zen, Quantum, and Interconnected Reality Koan, Buddhism, Time |
Dec 07 |