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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 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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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, Koan |
Feb 22 1966 Kyoto |
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Living the Koan Experience Delusion, Practice, Koan |
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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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The Brief Rule of St. RomualdSerial: NC-00051 The Little Rule of Saint Romuald Archival Photo OSB Cam, St. Romuald, Brief Rule of St. Romuald, Instruction, Money, Koan,... |
1 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Zen Entanglement: Beyond Observable Reality Koan, Buddhism, Time |
Dec 07 |