Dear friends:
You are cordially invited to join the Dharma Talk and Retreat led by Chan
Master Gilbert Gutierrez from June 13 to 15, 2014 in Michigan. Gilbert is
the sole American Dharma heir of the late great Chan Master Sheng-Yen, the
founder of Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association.
Gilbert's talks will focus on Chan (Zen) practice and its historical root
from India to China (through early Mahāyāna Sutras in the development of
emptiness, perfected wisdom and compassion). Please join us for the
following events.
Public Talk: "Who Hears the Lion's Roar? An exploration of Chan from its
historical roots."
*Friday, June 13, 2014, 7:30- 9:30 p.m*.
U of M Campus, Room 1180, Duderstadt Center, North Campus, Univ. of Michigan,
2281 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (Room 1180 is located in the
1st floor of the library at Duderstadt Center).
For more information, [log in to unmask] or (734) 665-1002
One-Day Meditation Retreat: "What is the Method? An Exploration of Plato's
Wall in which Shadows Dance Upon."
*Saturday, June 14, 2014, 10 am– 5 pm*
Amitabha Village, 14796 Beardslee Rd. Perry, MI 48872 (20 minutes E. of
Lansing)
Lunch & dinner are provided; donation to help with expenses is requested.
Please register at Online Registration
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEZSUWl5RmxtbGVTTWdDQS1LT3BIZkE6MA>
or http://www.LansingBuddhist.org <http://www.lansingbuddhist.org/>. Teaching
starts at 10 am. Please check in between 9:00–9:45 a.m. at Amitabha Village
For more information, [log in to unmask] or 517-292-3110
*Brief Biography Gilbert M. Gutierrez –** Chan Master*
Gilbert Gutierrez is a lay Chan master in the Chinese tradition.
His parents were Mexico descents. He grew up and was raised as 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. He 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 marital arts for years.
Being drawn to the meditative dimension of martial arts, Gilbert began
studying with many Chi Gong masters. Gilbert felt the need to find out the
purpose and meaning of the practice. Yet his deeper questions had not been
answered by those mastsers.
Gilbert began a formal training in Buddhism under a Buddhist Chi Gong
Master. By chance, Gilbert read the Diamond Sutra. And, he had a profound
experience.
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-person Dharma heirs. Gilbert is the only American to receive
transmission by Master Sheng-Yen as a Chan Buddhist master.
Today Gilbert teaches Dharma and practices law in Riverside California. He
also travels across the country to teach Buddha Dharma.
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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