Siska,
Yes, I know about Guo Jun Fashi, and I have read about him in CHAN MAGAZINE,
the official journal of the CHAN MEDITATION CENTER, in NYC.
Shihfu Sheng Yen named Guo Jun, and all others in this generation, with a first
name of "Guo"; this is how his lineage keeps track of Dharma heirs. So, monks
and nuns named by Shihfu will all begin with "Guo", in this generation. So,
for example, I am also one of Shifu's disciples, and named by him: my name in
this circles is Guo Xiang.
The names come from a particular poem, a Gatha.
In this generation, the names proceed from the character "Guo" in the poem, and
the second name comes from the next character on the page, moving away from
"Guo", until the end of the poem is reached, and then the second names begin
again from the top of the poem, skipping "Guo". "Guo" remains as the first
name for all disciples named in this generation.
If enough disciples are named, then there might be TWO "Guo Jun" disciples, or
three, or ten!, and as many "Guo Xiang"s, also.
I have read only one or two books by Krishnamurti, but I saw him once in a
lecture appearance he gave at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He was then 80
years old. He came onto the stage and talked for two hours. He wore his
Western suit, and sat in a simple wood chair in the center of the stage. His
appearance and approach were elegant, simple, and very articulate. It was a
very moving and stirring experience to see him and hear him. This was in the
year 1980, when I was already a Zen student in a formal way with Sheng Yen, and
had taken the Three Refuges and the Precepts with him.
The editor of HOOFPRINT OF THE OX is Dan Stevenson, my friend. He was a
graduate student at Columbia University in Buddhist Studies, and a disciple of
Sheng Yen when I was working at Columbia and for NASA in research in Radio
Astronomy. Dan introduced me to Sheng Yen, in Feb, 1979, and I therefore owe
him a big debt. Dan has now long since been a professor of Buddhist Studies in
Ohio.
I think you are fortunate to live in an area where there is a lot of Buddhism.
It's not so in USA! There's only a little; but also a little more than there
used to be.
Greetings from the desert,
--Joe / Arizona
> siska_cen@... wrote:
>
> Joe,
>
> There are Buddhist centres where I live, from various traditions, and there
> are meditation retreats available, also from various traditions and
> techniques, including zen.
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