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1. Koan Practice Introduction: Who Hears this Sound
Koan study and Everyday Zen
By Zoketsu Norman Fischer | March 13, 2001
In topics: Koan Studies, General Topics in Buddhism

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.
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