…famous monks who were quite mad. On the esalen announcement for this series of workshops and seminars, there is a drawing of Hanshan and he and his companion, Shota, or the Japanese say hanzan and jitoku. They were two mountain hermits who are favorite…

…any attention to what they mean at all but just having a ball making these noises. But as a matter of fact, Hanshan was an extraordinarily competent poet, perfect control of the language when he needed to be. But all that control, mastery was somehow…

…in the rice field, cut them down and sonomama just as they are fertilizer. Or again sengai showing the two Buddhist Hermits, Hanshan and shruta looking like a pair of idiots. Because again, just as Zen represents its religion in the secular, its holiness…

…famous monks who were quite mad. On the esalen announcement for this series of workshops and seminars there is a drawing of Hanshan and he and his companion, Shota, or the Japanese say hanzan and jitoku. They were two mountain hermits who are favorite…

…paying any attention to what they mean at all but just having a ball making these noises. But as a matter of fact, Hanshan was an extraordinarily competent poet in perfect control of the language when he needed to be. But all that control mastery was…