Zen Master Hakuin

Published: May 24, 2014, 4:54 a.m.

In our\xa0FBA Podcast today, \u201cZen Master Hakuin\u201d,\xa0Jyotipakshini delivers a wonderful overview of Hakuin\u2019s early life and what led him to becoming a monk. She shares his strengthss and the characteristic aspects of his personality, his determination and intense dedication, as well as his highly critical nature, his struggles and setbacks. We also hear a little about the two schools of Zen and about koan practice, as well as Hakuin\u2019s later life as a prolific teacher and reformer of the Rinzai school.

Talk given at the Glasgow Buddhist Centre in July 2011.