Norman speaks on the Koan Mi Hu's "Enlightenment or Not" Case 62 in the "Book of Serenity" Thomas Cleary edition.

This is an introduction to Koan Study. Zoketsu discusses the history of Koans and their relationship to Zen practice in the Rinzai and Soto schools of Zen. He recommends Dogen’s Genjo Koan as a guide in making this very life our central koan.

Norman gives the second talk in the Koans 2011 series on Avoid Picking and Choosing - Case 2 Blue Cliff Record "The Ultimate Path is Without Difficulty". Also found In Mana Shobogenzo Case 11.

Norman gives the second talk to the Vancouver May 2011 weekend on the koan "Avoid Picking and Choosing" as found in the Blue Cliff Record Case 2 and Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo case 11.

Peter Van der Sterre speaks on Baizhang's Fox - Case 8 of the Book of Serenity.

Norman gives the second talk on Koans at Tassajara on Baizhang's Fox as found in the Book of Serenity Case 8 edited by Thomas Cleary.

Koan on Baizhang's Fox as published in The Gateless Barrier #14 and the Book of Serenity #8. This Koan deals with Karma and the cause and affect of our actions.

Norman's fourth talk at the Mar de Jade December sesshin is entitled Barrier based on Case 19 of the Book of Serenity - Yunmen's "Sumeru".

Norman speaks on Bodhidharma's Emptiness - Case 2 of the Book of Serenity Thomas Cleary edition. We are left with the questions of Boundlessness (or Emptiness) and Don't Know.

Norman gives the third talk to the Loon Lake 2010 Sesshin on The Cypress Tree Koan - Enlightenment. This is the first of two talks on the Cypress Tree koan

Norman gives his fourth talk at the Loon Lake Sesshin continuing his comments on koan The Cypress Tree - Enlightenment.

Two old dharma friends and their worthy teacher dance through identity and practice. Seppo (Xuefeng) tries so hard. Can we let go of our idea of who we are and enter into this life?

Comentarios del caso 25 del Blue Cliff Record

Norman speaks on the Koan Dongshan Is Unwell Case 94 of the Book of Serenity and how we practice with illness. This recording is at lower than optimum volume due to technical difficulties.

Norman gives the second talk on Zen's Women Ancestors on Iron Grindstone Liu's Feast. This series is based on Record of the Hidden Lamp: One Hundred Koans of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon (forthcoming from Wisdom Publications, 2013

Comentario sobre Hekiganroku (Crónicas del Acantilado Azul) caso #52: “Asnos cruzan, Caballos cruzan” de Zhaozhou

Zoketsu discusses the famous case of Nanchuan cutting a cat in two. Zhaozhou could have saved that cat, could you?

... Aun si has memorizado todos los sutras, no puedes utilizarlos.

Translation (with traditional commentary) of 100 koans.

New translation of Book of Serenity, with good comments by a contemporary American Zen teacher.

Translation (with traditional commentary) of 100 koans.

Zen teacher Robert Aitken’s thorough-going translation of and commentary on the 48 koans of the Mumonkan.

Another collection of scholarly essays about the origins and uses of the koan literature in Zen history.