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Practice is No Longer for the Self An Interview with Gilbert Gutierrez, Part 1
The interview is translated into Chinese and published in Issue 486 of Humanity Magazine (February 2024), in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of Master Sheng Yen's passing. Editor's note: On December 5th, 2002, Gilbert Gutierrez received Dharma transmission from Master Sheng Yen, with the Dharma name "Jingjian Chuanhui, (淨劍傳慧, sword of purity, transmission of wisdom)." He said that, from that moment on, he has been u...
Practice is No Longer for the Self An Interview with Gilbert Gutierrez, Part 2
The interview is translated into Chinese and published in Issue 487 of Humanity Magazine (March 2024), in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of Master Sheng Yen's passing. Editor's note: In the second section of the interview with Gilbert Gutierrez, the subject moves on to the teacher-disciple relationships in the Internet generation and how Gilbert interacts with students around the world via Zoom. In addition, since every year Gilbe...
Practice is No Longer for the Self An Interview with Gilbert Gutierrez, Part 3
The interview is translated into Chinese and published in Issue 488 of Humanity Magazine (April 2024), in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of Master Sheng Yen's passing. Editor's note: In the third section of the interview with Gilbert Gutierrez, he talks about the instant-food mentality in the spiritual life, pointing out that the pursuit of relaxation and pleasure is merely a temporary relief, rather than an ultimate solution. He ...
{Dharma Talk} Master and Student
by Gilbert Gutierrez Gilbert Gutierrez is a Dharma Heir of Chan Master Sheng Yen with over thirty-nine years of experience in meditation, various martial arts, and Chi Gong. He lectures regularly at DDMBA centers throughout the United States and gives weekly classes at his own group in Riverside, California. His Riverside Chan Meditation Group makes excellent use of web technology (www.riversidechan.org), with a lively “meet up” site and a weekly Dharma Talk podcast, and ...