Episode 430 - If the Wind Blows, Let it Blow
History of Japan - A podcast by Isaac Meyer - Fridays
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This week on the podcast, we're talking the tale of the iconoclastic monk Ikkyu Sojun. His fame is predicated on an odd combination of Zen austerity and the embrace of the wine shop and the brothel, rather than the temple, as the place to seek enlightenment. Show notes here