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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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Everyone! There’s Nothing to Worry About – Try to See That!
December 21, 2025 Videos 133 Words

Everyone! There’s Nothing to Worry About – Try to See That!

Ultimately, how is it? Everyone, there’s nothing to worry about. Try to hold it up to view. It’s all here…
anxiety attention
Everyone! There’s Nothing to Worry About – Try to See That!
December 21, 2025 Videos 133 Words
anxiety attention

Everyone! There’s Nothing to Worry About – Try to See That!

Ultimately, how is it? Everyone, there’s nothing to worry about. Try to hold it up to view. It’s all here already.
Everyone! There’s Nothing to Worry About – Try to See That!
December 21, 2025 Audio Files

Everyone! There’s Nothing to Worry About – Try to See That!

In the dark and silence and quiet there is nothing to worry about. Ultimately, how is it? Try to hold…
anxiety attention
Everyone! There’s Nothing to Worry About – Try to See That!
December 21, 2025 Audio Files
anxiety attention

Everyone! There’s Nothing to Worry About – Try to See That!

In the dark and silence and quiet there is nothing to worry about. Ultimately, how is it? Try to hold it up to view. It’s all here already.
Have Confidence in the Light That Is Always Inside You
December 14, 2025 Audio Files 226 Words

Have Confidence in the Light That Is Always Inside You

Koans turn us towards our mysterious connection to all things, and also our own unique way of appearing in the…
Linji transmission
Have Confidence in the Light That Is Always Inside You
December 14, 2025 Audio Files 226 Words
Linji transmission

Have Confidence in the Light That Is Always Inside You

Koans turn us towards our mysterious connection to all things, and also our own unique way of appearing in the world. The Way in is our own way of seeing…
Have Confidence in the Light That Is Always Inside You
December 14, 2025 Videos

Have Confidence in the Light That Is Always Inside You

It can be very seductive to convince ourselves that we need something we don’t have—that something about our circumstances, or…
Linji transmission
Have Confidence in the Light That Is Always Inside You
December 14, 2025 Videos
Linji transmission

Have Confidence in the Light That Is Always Inside You

It can be very seductive to convince ourselves that we need something we don’t have—that something about our circumstances, or our person, could use a bit of improvement.
Zen Luminaries: Writer Helen Tworkov – Lotus Girl
November 24, 2025 Videos

Zen Luminaries: Writer Helen Tworkov – Lotus Girl

Tricycle magazine founder Helen Tworkov joins host Jon Joseph to discuss her editorial and writing work and her most recent…
Helen Tworkov pilgrimage
Zen Luminaries: Writer Helen Tworkov – Lotus Girl
November 24, 2025 Videos
Helen Tworkov pilgrimage

Zen Luminaries: Writer Helen Tworkov – Lotus Girl

Tricycle magazine founder Helen Tworkov joins host Jon Joseph to discuss her editorial and writing work and her most recent book, Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism…
Zen Luminaries: Writer Helen Tworkov – Lotus Girl
November 24, 2025 Audio Files 134 Words

Zen Luminaries: Writer Helen Tworkov – Lotus Girl

Tricycle magazine founder and editor Helen Tworkov joins host Jon Joseph to discuss her editorial and writing work, including her…
Helen Tworkov pilgrimage
Zen Luminaries: Writer Helen Tworkov – Lotus Girl
November 24, 2025 Audio Files 134 Words
Helen Tworkov pilgrimage

Zen Luminaries: Writer Helen Tworkov – Lotus Girl

Tricycle magazine founder and editor Helen Tworkov joins host Jon Joseph to discuss her editorial and writing work, including her most recent book, Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads…
The Most Wonderful Thing in the World
November 23, 2025 Audio Files

The Most Wonderful Thing in the World

Who is this one with whom I seem to spend so much time? Whose worries wake me in the night,…
Baizhang being on the path
The Most Wonderful Thing in the World
November 23, 2025 Audio Files
Baizhang being on the path

The Most Wonderful Thing in the World

Who is this one with whom I seem to spend so much time? Whose worries wake me in the night, and whose heart beats fast or slow in my chest?…
The Most Wonderful Thing in the World
November 23, 2025 Videos 121 Words

The Most Wonderful Thing in the World

It’s a glorious thing to have companions on the Way. It’s also one of the great gifts of practice to…
Baizhang being on the path
The Most Wonderful Thing in the World
November 23, 2025 Videos 121 Words
Baizhang being on the path

The Most Wonderful Thing in the World

It’s a glorious thing to have companions on the Way. It’s also one of the great gifts of practice to learn to enjoy one’s own company with the same curiosity…