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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.