In Norman's second talk at the the Santa Sabina 2009 Sesshin Norman gives his first of two talks on koan Case 41 of the Book of Serenity "Luopo Close to Death".

In Norman's third talk at the the Santa Sabina 2009 Sesshin Norman gives his second of two talks on koan Case 41 of the Book of Serenity "Luopo Close to Death".

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.

Norman discuses the koan Dizang Planting the Fields case 12 of the Book of Serenity. This is the last koan of this three months series on koans from the Book of Serenity.

Norman gives the fifth talk at the Tassajara workshop on Koans on "Dizhang's Intimacy" followed by a guided meditation. This case can be found in the Book of Serenity Case 20 edited by Thomas Cleary.

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 speaks on the koan "Mi Hu's Enlightenment or Not" as found in case 62 of the Book of Serenity - Thomas Cleary edition. This is the fourth and last talk given at the Loon Lake Sesshin 2009.

Norman speaks on the koan "Everyday Mind" case 19 of the Mumonkan. This talk is given at the Kannon-do Temple in Los Altos, Ca.

Drawing on Zhaozhou's reminder to wash our bowls, Zoketsu explores the Zen approach to the material world.

Mumonkan, case 5

A Commentary on Mumonkan, case 39

Using the important case of Momonkan case 14, Nanchuan cutting the cat, Zoketsu brings up the Zen ethical precepts. What does it mean to live ethically in the world? How can we respond practically and with compassion?

Norman gives the first talk on the Koans 2011 series on Zhaozho's Dog (Book of Serenity case 18, Mumankan case 1, and Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo case 114. Norman also read his Blog entry found on EDZ regarding the death of Osama Bin Ladin.

Koan on Zhaozhou's Dog as published in case 18 of the Book of Serenity and case 1 of the Gateless Barrier or Mumonkan. "Does the dog have Buddha Nature?" Yes and no. To take up Zhaozho's way of practice is to feel and to live beyond our human need to define and understand — even as we go on defining and understanding.

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.