Part 4 - The Autobiography of Zen Master Hanshan

Recorded June 15, 2025. Roshi Martin continues to read and comment on the extraordinary (and quite lively and funny and also truly moving!!) autobiography of Han-shan Te-Ching, a great Ming Dynasty teacher (not to be confused with Hanshan (Cold Mountain) poet of the T’ang era. Hanshan, an important Ming Dynasty Zen teacher, writes in such a lively, straightforward manner that is moving, funny, profound and deeply human. Hearing from him about the details of his extraordinary life, we get a real sense of what Zen -- and Zen culture -- is truly about. Enjoy.Referenced: The Autobiography and Maxims of Master Han Shan, translated byUpasaka Richard CheungBooks by Roshi Rafe MartinTalks on YouTubeMore information at endlesspathzen.org