| These talks are given regularly by Kurt Spellmeyer, Kankan Roshi. Kankan Roshi has practiced Zen meditation for over 35 years. He directs the Cold Mountain Sangha at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey http://zazen.rutgers.edu Instructions on how to download or listen are at the bottom of the page. |
| Date | Name/Audio Link | Book | Case |
| January 2013 Sesshin |
| Wednesday, January 16, 2013 |
Baso's "Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced Buddha" |
Blue Rock Collection |
3 |
| Thursday January 17, 2013 |
Mayoku Comes to Shokei |
Blue Rock Collection |
31 |
| Friday January 18, 2013 |
The Western Barbarian with No Beard |
Mumonkan |
4 |
| Saturday January 19, 2013 |
Think Neither Good Nor Evil |
Mumonkan |
23 |
| Sunday January 20, 2013 |
Kyosei's "Voice of the Raindrops" |
Blue Rock Collection |
46 |
| 1/2 Day Sit |
|
| 2013 |
| Saturday, May 11, 2013 |
The Sixth Patriarch's "Your Mind Moves" |
Mumonkan |
29 |
| Saturday, April 27, 2013 |
Bodhisattvas in the Bath |
Blue Rock Collection |
78 |
| Saturday, April 13, 2013 |
Ho Koji's "Beautiful Snowflakes" |
Blue Rock Collection |
42 |
| Saturday, March 30, 2013 |
Baso's "This Very Mind Is the Buddha" |
Mumonkan |
30 |
| Saturday, March 16, 2013 |
Ummon's "Every Day Is A Good Day" |
Blue Rock Collection |
6 |
| Saturday, March 2, 2013 |
Tosotsu's Three Barriers |
Mumonkan |
47 |
| Saturday, February 16, 2013 |
Dharma Talk |
Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts |
|
| Saturday, February 2, 2013 |
Tipping Over a Water Bottle |
Mumonkan |
40 |
| Saturday, January 12, 2013 |
Guishan's "Active Consciousness" |
Book of Serenity |
37 |
| 2012 |
| Saturday, December 29, 2012 |
The World Honored One Ascends The Seat |
Book of Serenity |
1 |
| Saturday, December 15, 2012 |
Emperor Wu Asks Bodhidharma |
Blue Rock Collection |
1 |
| Saturday, December 1, 2012 |
Hoen's "Who Is He" |
Mumonkan |
45 |
| Saturday, November 10, 2012 |
Basho's "This Very Mind Is the Buddha" |
Mumonkan |
30 |
| Saturday, October 13, 2012 |
What the Holy Ones Have Not Preached |
Blue Rock Collection |
28 |
| Saturday, September 29, 2012 |
Joshu's "A Newborn Baby" |
Blue Rock Collection |
80 |
| Saturday, September 15, 2012 |
Jo Joza Stands Still |
Blue Rock Collection |
32 |
| Saturday, August 4, 2012 |
Yunmen's 'Two Sicknesses' |
Book of Serenity |
11 |
| Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
Zuigan Calls His Master (Kangetsu) |
Mumonkan |
12 |
| Saturday, July 7, 2012 |
Sancho's 'The Golden Carp Out of the Net' |
Blue Rock Collection |
49 |
| Saturday, June 23, 2012 |
Ummon's 'Preaching Facing Oneness' |
Blue Rock Collection |
14 |
| Saturday, June 9, 2012 |
Luoshan's 'Arising and Vanishing' |
Book of Serenity |
43 |
| Saturday, May 12, 2012 |
Joshu's A Big Radish |
Blue Rock Collection |
30 |
| Saturday, April 28, 2012 |
Seizei Is Utterly Destitute |
Mumonkan |
10 |
| Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
Bodhidharma's Mind-Pacifying |
Mumonkan |
41 |
| Saturday, March 31, 2012 |
Fuketsu's Speech and Silence |
Mumonkan |
24 |
| Saturday, March 10, 2012 |
Cuiyan's Eyebrows |
Book of Serenity |
71 |
| Saturday, February 25, 2012 |
Kinzan and One Arrow Piercing the Three Barriers |
Blue Rock Collection |
56 |
| Saturday, February 11, 2012 |
Gutei Raises a Finger |
Mumonkan |
3 |
| Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
Fayan's "Boat Or Land" |
Book of Serenity |
51 |
|
| 2011 |
| Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
Daizui's "It Will Be Gone With the Other" (Taido) |
Blue Rock Collection |
30 |
| Saturday, December 17, 2011 |
Linji's "True Person" |
Blue Rock Collection |
38 |
| SFriday, December 16, 2011 |
One Hand Clapping (Princeton talk) |
Mumonkan |
20 |
| Saturday, December 3, 2011 |
Joshu's "A Big Radish" |
Blue Rock Collection |
30 |
| Saturday, October 8, 2011 |
Kyozan’s Dream |
Mumonkan |
25 |
| Saturday, September 24, 2011 |
A Man Of Great Strength |
Mumonkan |
20 |
| Saturday, September 10, 2011 |
Think Neither Good Nor Evil |
Mumonkan |
23 |
| Saturday, August 27, 2011 |
Tozan's "Sixty Blows" |
Mumonkan |
15 |
| Saturday, August 6, 2011 |
Zhaozhou's "Cypress Tree" |
Book of Serenity |
47 |
| Saturday, July 23, 2011 |
Nansen's "Ordinary Mind Is The Way" |
Mumonkan |
19 |
| Saturday, July 9, 2011 |
Joshu's "Four Gates" |
Blue Rock Collection |
9 |
| Saturday, June 25, 2011 |
Nansen's "This Flower" |
Blue Rock Collection |
40 |
| Saturday, June 11, 2011 |
Kyogen's "Man Up In A Tree" |
Mumonkan |
5 |
| Saturday, May 21, 2011 |
Basho's Staff |
Mumonkan |
44 |
| Saturday, May 7, 2011 |
Seppo's Turtle-Nosed Snake |
Blue Rock Collection |
22 |
| Saturday,April 16, 2011 |
Joshu's "I Alone Am Holy Throughout Heaven and Earth" |
Blue Rock Collection |
57 |
| Saturday, March 26, 2011 |
Lung-Ya’s Ultimate Stage |
IRON FLUTE COLLECTION |
28 |
| Saturday, February 11, 2011 |
Joshu and the Great Death |
Blue Rock Collection |
41 |
| 2010 |
| Saturday, October 2, 2010 |
Ryutan Blows out the Candle |
Mumonkan |
28 |
| Saturday, August 7, 2010 |
Ummon's "Every Day is a Good Day" |
Blue Rock Collection |
6 |
| Saturday, July 24, 2010 |
Xingyang's "Garuda" |
Book of Serenity |
44 |
| Saturday, July 10, 2010 |
Seppo's "A Grain of Rice" |
Blue Rock Collection |
5 |
| Saturday, June 26, 2010 |
Bokushu's"Empty-headed Fool" |
Blue Rock Collection |
10 |
| Saturday, June 12, 2010 |
Zuigan Calls His Master |
Mumonkan |
12 |
| Saturday,May 15, 2010 |
Seppo's "What Is This" |
Blue Rock Collection |
51 |
| Saturday,May 1, 2010 |
Gutei Raises a Finger |
Mumonkan |
3 |
| Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
Ungan's "The Whole Body Is Hand and Eye" |
Blue Rock Collection |
89 |
| Saturday, March 13, 2010 |
Joshu's "The Real Way Is Not Difficult |
Blue Rock Collection |
2 |
| Saturday, February 27, 2010 |
Tairyu's "Indestructible Dharma Body" |
Blue Rock Collection |
82 |
| Saturday, February 13, 2010 |
Gutei Raises a Finger |
Mumonkan |
3 |
| Saturday, January 30, 2010 |
Banzan's "Three Worlds, No Dharma" |
Blue Rock Collection |
12 |
| Saturday, January 9, 2010 |
Joshu's "The Real Way Is Not Difficult" |
Blue Rock Collection |
2 |
| 3, 5 or 7 Day Sesshin |
| October 2012 Sesshin |
| Friday, October 26, 2012 |
Luoshan's "Arising and Vanishing" |
Book of Serenity |
43 |
| Saturday October 27, 2012 |
Luzu Faces the Wall |
Book of Serenity |
23 |
| Sunday October 28, 2012 |
Bodhidharma's Mind-Pacifying |
Mumonkan |
41 |
| August 2012 Sesshin |
| Saturday, August 18, 2012 |
Yunmen’s 'Sumeru |
Book of Serenity |
19 |
| Sunday August 19, 2012 |
The Man of Great Strength |
Mumonkan |
20 |
| Monday August 20, 2012 |
Kyogen’s 'Man Up In a Tree' |
Mumonkan |
5 |
| Tuesday August 21, 2012 |
Ryutan Blows Out the Candle |
Mumonkan |
28 |
| Wednesday August 22, 2012 |
Hoen's 'Who Is He?' |
Mumonkan |
45 |
| March 2012 Sesshin |
| Wednesday, March 14, 2012 |
Kempo's One Road |
Mumonkan |
48 |
| Thursday March 15, 2012 |
Zuigan Calls His Master |
Mumonkan |
12 |
| Friday March 16, 2012 |
Fayan Points to a Blind (Kangetsu) |
Book of Serenity |
27 |
| Saturday March 17, 2012 |
Proceed On From the Top of the Pole |
Mumonkan |
46 |
| Sunday March 18, 2012 |
Ruiyan's "Constant Principle" |
Book of Serenity |
75 |
| January 2012 Sesshin |
| Monday, January 9, 2012 |
Yangshan's "Mind and Environment" |
Book of Serenity |
32 |
| Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
The Buddha Hold Up A Flower (Kangetsu) |
Mumonkan |
6 |
| Wednesday, January 11, 2012 |
Linji's "True Person" |
Book of Serenity |
38 |
| Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
Fengxue's "Single Atom" |
Book of Serenity |
34 |
| Friday, January 13, 2012 |
Ummon's "Medicine and Sickness Cure Each Other" |
Blue Rock Collection |
87 |
| Saturday, January 14, 2012 |
Kyozan's "You Haven't Visited Rozan" |
Blue Rock Collection |
34 |
| Sunday, January 15, 2012 |
Caoshan's Fulfillment of Filial Piety |
Book of Serenity |
73 |
| October 2011 Sesshin |
| Wednesday, October 26, 2011 |
Zhaozhou’s "Cypress Tree" |
Book of Serenity |
47 |
| Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
Yangshan Plants His Hoe |
Book of Serenity |
15 |
| Friday, October 28, 2011 |
Tipping Over A Water Bottle |
Mumonkan |
40 |
| Saturday, October 29, 2011 |
Guishan's "Active Consciousness" |
Book of Serenity |
37 |
| Sunday, October 30, 2011 |
Dizang's "Nearness" |
Book of Serenity |
20 |
| May 2011 Sesshin |
| Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
Spiritual Uncle Mi And The Rabbit |
Book of Serenity |
56 |
| Friday, May 27, 2011 |
Goho’s Shut Up |
Blue Rock Collection |
71 |
| Saturday,May 28, 2011 |
Nansen Cuts The Cat In Two |
Mumonkan |
14 |
| Sunday, May 29, 2011 |
The Six Founder's Your Mind Moves |
Book of Serenity |
29 |
| March 2011 Sesshin |
| Saturday, March 12, 2011 |
The Master Of Rengeho’s Staff |
Blue Rock Collection |
25 |
| Sunday, March 13, 2011 |
Yuima’s “The Gate To The One And The Only” |
Blue Rock Collection |
84 |
| Monday, March 14, 2011 |
Kempo’s "One Road" |
Mumonkan |
48 |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2011 |
Ummon’s 'One Treasure' |
Blue Rock Collection |
62 |
| Wednesday, March 16, 2011 |
Ho Kojis' "Beautiful Snowflakes" |
Blue Rock Collection |
42 |
| January 2011 Sesshin |
| Wednesday, January 12, 2011 |
Guishan's "Active Consciousness" |
Book of Serenity |
37 |
| Thursday, January 13, 2011 |
The Girl Comes Out of Samadhi |
Mumonkan |
42 |
| Friday, January 14, 2011 |
Hyakujo's Fox |
Mumonkan |
2 |
| Saturday, January 15, 2011 |
Proceed On From The Top Of The Pole |
Mumonkan |
46 |
| Sunday, January 16, 2011 |
Deshan's "Completion of Study" |
Book of Serenity |
46 |
| October 2010 Sesshin |
| Wedneday, October 27, 2010 |
The Great Way is not Difficult |
Sengstan |
Verse 1 |
| Thursday, October 28, 2010 |
Joshu's "A Newborn Baby" |
Blue Rock Collection |
80 |
| May 2010 Sesshin |
| Monday, May 24, 2010 |
Yangshan's "Mind and Environment" |
Book of Serenity |
32 |
| Tuesday May 25, 2010 | Zhaozhou's "Cypress Tree" |
Book of Serenity |
47 |
| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
Guishan's "Active Consciousness" |
Book of Serenity |
37 |
| Thursday, May 27, 2010 | Joshu's "Mu" |
Mumonkan |
1 |
| Friday, May 28, 2010 |
Sansho's "The Golden Carp out of the Net" |
Blue Rock Collection |
49 |
| Saturday, May 29, 2010 |
Nansan Cuts the Cat in Two |
Mumonkan |
14 |
| Sunday March 21, 2010 |
Hyakujo's Fox |
Mumonkan |
2 |
| March 2010 Sesshin |
| Wednesday March 17, 2010 |
Nanquan's "Cows" |
Blue Rock Collection |
12 |
| Thursday March 18, 2010 | Yanyang's "Thing" |
Book of Serenity |
69 |
| Friday March 19, 2010 |
Sushan's "Existence and Nonexistence" |
Book of Serenity |
87 |
| Saturday March 20, 2010 |
A Mistake in Speaking |
Mumonkan |
39 |
| Sunday March 21, 2010 |
Seijo's "Soul Separated" |
Mumonkan |
35 |
| 2010 Winter Sesshin |
| Wednesday January 13, 2010 |
Yanhshans's 'Mind and Environment' |
Book of Serenity |
32 |
| Thursday January 14, 2010 |
Tokusan Holds His Bowls |
Mumonkan |
13 |
| Friday, January 15, 2010 |
Kyozan's 'You Have Not Visited Rozan' |
Blue Rock Collection |
34 |
| Saturday, January 16, 2010 |
Nanyang's 'Water Pitcher' |
Book of Serenity |
42 |
| Sunday,January 17, 2010 |
Hogen's You Are Echo |
Blue Rock Collection |
7 |