There is so much excellent information about the history of Buddhism and Dao in China, which Xu Yun rose up thru, and straight information on the practice of Hua Tou which is the practice which he taught. imho, hua tou is the clearest practice that the western mind can fathom. https://wenshuchan-online.weebly.com/biography-master-xu-yun-1840-1959.html

https://thebamboosea.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/a-conversation-with-hsu-yun-john-blofeld/ https://zen1.space/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=305 This story is re-told in an interesting blog called The Bamboo Sea. In the pre-amble, Blofeld relates how he came to be at a monastery when the illustrious master, Hsü Yün (pictured below), just happened to return from a long journey. *** Finding myself in his presence, I became virtually tongue-tied and had… Continue reading Conversation with Xu Yun – John Blofeld