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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 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, Japan	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
Awareness Beyond Mindfulness Boundaries Serial: RB-03228 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness Practice, Koan, Buddhism	Richard Baker	May 2005 Rastenberg
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
Zen Harmony Through Shared Listening Serial: RB-01517A Prectice_Month_Talks Practice, Culture, Koan	Richard Baker	Jul 14 2003 Johanneshof
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
Perceiving Mind in Zen Practice Serial: RB-01435 Sesshin Practice, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	Oct 12 2002 Johanneshof
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
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	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
Embodied Wisdom Through Zen Practice Serial: RB-01225 Seminar_Original_Mind Practice, Mindfulness, Koan	Richard Baker	Jun 29 2000 Rastenberg
Unveiling Reality: Koans and Perception Serial: RB-01166B Sesshin Koan, Culture, Heart Sutra	Richard Baker	Sep 04 1999 Roseburg
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
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
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 Zen Mountain Center
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 Zen Mountain Center
Entering Samantabhadra's Door Effortlessly Serial: RB-00876A Sesshin Practice, Koan, Practice Period	Richard Baker	Mar 26 1994 Crestone Zen Mountain Center
Zen Sickness: Embracing Uncertainty Together Serial: RB-00872 Seminar_The_Clear_Source Koan, Practice, Time	Richard Baker	Feb 1994 Sinsheim
Becoming Through Zen Integration Serial: RB-00873 Seminar_The_Clear_Source Practice, Koan, Consciousness	Richard Baker	Feb 1994 Sinsheim
Koans: Embodying Enlightenment in Practice Serial: RB-00874B Seminar_The_Clear_Source Koan, Vow, Practice	Richard Baker	Feb 1994 Sinsheim
Zen Vision: Beyond Illusion and Form Serial: RB-00891 Seminar_The_Eye_of_the_Truth Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Koan	Richard Baker	1994 Münster
Unraveling Consciousness Through Ancient Wisdom Serial: RB-00884 Seminar_Lazily_Watching_the_White_Ox Consciousness, Culture, Koan	Richard Baker	1994 Frankfurt
Being Beyond Thought: Experiencing Zen Serial: RB-00888B Seminar_The_Eye_of_the_Truth Time, Practice, Koan	Richard Baker	1994 Münster
Alive in the Paradox of Zen Serial: RB-00893 Seminar_Have_a_Cup_of_Tea Koan, Buddhism, Consciousness	Richard Baker	1994 München
Living Koans: Awakening Through Sangha Serial: RB-00895 Seminar_Have_a_Cup_of_Tea Practice, Koan, Buddha	Richard Baker	1994 München
Zen's Path to Fundamental Mind Serial: RB-00931A Seminar_Right_Before_Your_Eyes Practice, Koan, Time	Richard Baker	1994 Rastenberg
Transcending Reality Through Zen Doubt Serial: RB-00929 Seminar_Right_Before_Your_Eyes Faith, Koan, Practice	Richard Baker	1994 Rastenberg
Zen Mind Beyond Duality Serial: RB-00909 Seminar_The_Distance_Between_Us Practice, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	1994 Kassel
Zen Awakening in Daily Life Serial: RB-00897 Seminar_The_Sealed_Mind Practice, Buddhism, Koan	Richard Baker	1994 Roseburg
Enlightenment in Every Breath Serial: RB-00903 Seminar_The_Sealed_Mind Practice, Koan, Work	Richard Baker	1994 Roseburg
Unmoving Mind, Limitless Perception Serial: RB-00908 Seminar_The_Distance_Between_Us Koan, Practice, Study	Richard Baker	1994 Kassel
Awakening Zen: Beyond Human Intuition Serial: RB-00898 Seminar_The_Sealed_Mind Stillness, Koan, Practice	Richard Baker	1994 Roseburg
Taming the Mind's White Ox Serial: RB-00887 Seminar_Lazily_Watching_the_White_Ox Practice, Koan, Buddhism	Richard Baker	1994 Frankfurt

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