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KALPA—Koans And Liberation Project Archive—the online Zen koan library of Pacific Zen Institute, was conceived as a way of providing a wider circle for today’s far-flung seekers to sit together, to enter the same timeless questions, and to receive the teachings. 

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Dharma Theme: 2024 Winter Sesshin – Where Do You Go When You Die?
May 9, 2025 Dharma Themes

Dharma Theme: 2024 Winter Sesshin – Where Do You Go When You Die?

Here you will find links to dharma talk audios from PZI’s Online Winter Sesshin: Where Do You Go When You…
death and dying descent
Dharma Theme: 2024 Winter Sesshin – Where Do You Go When You Die?
May 9, 2025 Dharma Themes
death and dying descent

Dharma Theme: 2024 Winter Sesshin – Where Do You Go When You Die?

Here you will find links to dharma talk audios from PZI’s Online Winter Sesshin: Where Do You Go When You Die? & Other Miscellaneous Koans, with John Tarrant & PZI…
Class 1 Transcript: Predicament Koans
July 7, 2020 Writings 7146 Words

Class 1 Transcript: Predicament Koans

Class 1 Transcript: John Tarrant on Predicament Koans. From original audio recorded May 2, 2020. This is core curriculum, please…
animals Bodhidharma
Class 1 Transcript: Predicament Koans
July 7, 2020 Writings 7146 Words
animals Bodhidharma

Class 1 Transcript: Predicament Koans

Class 1 Transcript: John Tarrant on Predicament Koans. From original audio recorded May 2, 2020. This is core curriculum, please do not share.