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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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Zen Luminaries: Silent Illumination with Chan Scholar GuoGu
November 28, 2022 Interviews 88′ 32″

Zen Luminaries: Silent Illumination with Chan Scholar GuoGu

Jon Joseph talks with scholar and Chan Teacher GuoGu about his book, Silent Illumination, on the literary genius of Zen…
dreams Hongzhi
Zen Luminaries: Silent Illumination with Chan Scholar GuoGu
November 28, 2022 Interviews 88′ 32″
dreams Hongzhi

Zen Luminaries: Silent Illumination with Chan Scholar GuoGu

Jon Joseph talks with scholar and Chan Teacher GuoGu about his book, Silent Illumination, on the literary genius of Zen master Hongzhi, whose teaching evolved during the height of 12th…
Zen Luminaries: Silent Illumination with Chan Scholar GuoGu
November 28, 2022 Audios 88′ 33″

Zen Luminaries: Silent Illumination with Chan Scholar GuoGu

Jon Joseph talks with scholar and Chan Teacher GuoGu about his book, Silent Illumination, on the literary genius of Zen…
Chan roots GuoGu
Zen Luminaries: Silent Illumination with Chan Scholar GuoGu
November 28, 2022 Audios 88′ 33″
Chan roots GuoGu

Zen Luminaries: Silent Illumination with Chan Scholar GuoGu

Jon Joseph talks with scholar and Chan Teacher GuoGu about his book, Silent Illumination, on the literary genius of Zen master Hongzhi, whose teaching evolved during the height of 12th…
Zen Luminaries: Morten Schlutter Chan Scholar & Historian with Jon Joseph: On Hongzhi & Dahui
May 27, 2022 Videos 5′ 31″

Zen Luminaries: Morten Schlutter Chan Scholar & Historian with Jon Joseph: On Hongzhi & Dahui

Jon joseph and Morten Schlutter – Koan study in Song Dynasty. Diverse teachings of Dahui & Hongzhi and a bit…
Dahui Hongzhi
Zen Luminaries: Morten Schlutter Chan Scholar & Historian with Jon Joseph: On Hongzhi & Dahui
May 27, 2022 Videos 5′ 31″
Dahui Hongzhi

Zen Luminaries: Morten Schlutter Chan Scholar & Historian with Jon Joseph: On Hongzhi & Dahui

Jon joseph and Morten Schlutter – Koan study in Song Dynasty. Diverse teachings of Dahui & Hongzhi and a bit on their lifelong relationship in the dharma- 4min recorded May…
Zen Luminaries: Minding the Earth, Mending the World with Zen Writer & Roshi Susan Murphy
April 29, 2022 Audios 85′ 4″

Zen Luminaries: Minding the Earth, Mending the World with Zen Writer & Roshi Susan Murphy

Writer & Roshi Susan Murphy, in conversation with Jon Joseph, reads from her books and talks about her childhood, family,…
Australia call and response
Zen Luminaries: Minding the Earth, Mending the World with Zen Writer & Roshi Susan Murphy
April 29, 2022 Audios 85′ 4″
Australia call and response

Zen Luminaries: Minding the Earth, Mending the World with Zen Writer & Roshi Susan Murphy

Writer & Roshi Susan Murphy, in conversation with Jon Joseph, reads from her books and talks about her childhood, family, lifelong relationship with the land, the disturbing evidence of climate…
2021 Fall Sesshin: Dreams of the Ancestors with Jon Joseph
October 21, 2021 Audios 38′ 12″

2021 Fall Sesshin: Dreams of the Ancestors with Jon Joseph

The universe is at play, and we can dive into our dreams and the dream of the world for our…
death and dying destitution
2021 Fall Sesshin: Dreams of the Ancestors with Jon Joseph
October 21, 2021 Audios 38′ 12″
death and dying destitution

2021 Fall Sesshin: Dreams of the Ancestors with Jon Joseph

The universe is at play, and we can dive into our dreams and the dream of the world for our awakening. It doesn’t have to be explained, it only asks…
Before There Is Moonlight – First of Dongshan’s Five Ranks
May 25, 2020 Audios 94′ 15″

Before There Is Moonlight – First of Dongshan’s Five Ranks

Dreams in Zen are not so different from waking life. We make up stories about what will happen. But we…
Covid pandemic Dongshan
Before There Is Moonlight – First of Dongshan’s Five Ranks
May 25, 2020 Audios 94′ 15″
Covid pandemic Dongshan

Before There Is Moonlight – First of Dongshan’s Five Ranks

Dreams in Zen are not so different from waking life. We make up stories about what will happen. But we are passing through a gate of meeting and not recognizing.…