Foyan – The Basis of Awareness

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Jan 6, 20220:00Religion & Spirituality

This episode’s reading is a selection called “The Basis of Awareness” from Instant Zen, a translation by Thomas Cleary of the writings of zen master Foyan. Foyan was a 12th century Chinese Zen master an...

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