*The Ann Arbor Buddhist Society, *
*Lansing** Buddhist Association and *
*Dharma Drum Mountain** Michigan** Chapter Invite You To*
* *
* **Public Talk and *
*1-Day Meditation Retreat *
*with*
* *
*Gilbert Gutierrez*
*Gilbert teaches Chan Buddhism (Zen) with stories, practical exercises, and
humor. At popular request, this is his twelfth visit to Michigan. He is **the
sole American **dharma heir of the late great Chan Master Venerable
Sheng-yen founder of Dharma Drum Mountain. The events are free and open to
the public. *
* *
* Public Talk: **“**The Roots of Chan: an exposure to the history and
development of Chan**”*
* **Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:30- 9:30 p.m. *
* Pierpont Commons Building, U of Michigan North Campus, Ann Arbor Michigan
For more information, [log in to unmask] or 734- 665-1002** *
* *
* One-Day Meditation Retreat: **“**Chan Meditation: How should I really
practice meditation?**”*
* Saturday, June 8, 2013, 10 am– 5 pm,
Amitabha Village, 14796 Beardslee Rd. Perry, MI 48872 (20 minutes E. of
Lansing)*
* Please register **at Online
Registration<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFE3eEVjazBBLUV3dlJBUG5STUJNVFE6MA>or
*http://www.LansingBuddhist.org <http://www.lansingbuddhist.org/>
* Teaching starts at 10 am. Please check in between 9:00–9:30 am at
Amitabha Village*
* For more information, **[log in to unmask] **or 517-292-3110*
* *
Retreat Directions
>From East Lansing—Go east on Saginaw. Bear right at Haslett Road. Stay
on Haslett for 9.1 miles. Turn left onto N. Williamston Road. After 2.2
miles, N. Williamston becomes Beardslee, a dirt road. Go about 1/3 mile
to Amitabha Village. Retreat check-in is at the first house on your right
(14791 Beardslee).
>From Ann Arbor/Detroit. Take I-96 west to exit 117 (Williamston Rd). Go
north on Williamston to Haslett Rd, a dead end. Turn right on Haslett,
then make an immediate left on next street (N. Williamston), & proceed as
in the E. Lansing directions
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*Brief Biography *
*Gilbert M. Gutierrez – Chan** **Master*
Gilbert Gutierrez is a lay Chan master in the Chinese tradition.
His parents were from Mexico, and he grew up and was raised a Catholic in
the United States.
Gilbert obtained a BA and also a law degree at UCLA.
In 1974 he was admitted to the California bar and has practiced law for
over thirty years in Riverside California.
Growing up Catholic Gilbert felt a strong tie with the Virgin Mary and the
concept of universal compassion for all beings. But he also had religious
doubts and felt a longing for a great truth which he knew existed but
hadn’t found. His religious search took him to many corners, and he also
practiced for years in the marital arts.
Being drawn to the meditative dimension of the martial arts, Gilbert began
studying Chi Gong with different masters. He was invited to become a Chi
Gong master himself but declined feeling his deeper questions had not been
answered.
Gilbert began formal training in Buddhism under a Buddhist Chi Gong Master.
Chance events led him to read the Diamond Sutra, and he had a profound
experience of illumination.
Later Gilbert met and undertook years of training as a disciple of the
Great Chan Master Venerable Sheng-yen. After devoted effort, he became one
of five lay persons and the only American to receive transmission as a
Master Sheng-yen’s dharma heir as a Chan Buddhist master.
Today Gilbert teaches dharma and practices law in Riverside California.
Gilbert’s web page from The Riverside Chan Meditation Group is *
http://www.riversidechan.org/*. His dharma talks can be downloaded at
http://dharmatalks.riversidechan.org.
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AMITABHA: Wish you Infinite Light (Wisdom) and Life
阿彌陀佛/ 阿弥陀佛
阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai
아미타불 Amit'a Bul
od dpag med
A-di-đà Phật
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