Hi Joe, I was about to call you Guo Xiang ShiXiong, but was not sure if I could call you shixiong. I'd probably be a Yan (or after) generation :D
Sorry, I don't know where he is now. Last time he came was perhaps 2 years ago. Hope someone in your Sangha can find out his whereabouts. Thanks for the link, will check it out... Siska -----Original Message----- From: "Joe" <desert_woodwor...@yahoo.com> Sender: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 22:33:01 To: <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com> Reply-To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] javafred.net indonesian art Siska, I just "overheard" you write that. I think you're very lucky to have met Guo Jun Fashi! I mean, I am jealous. He seems so much like my Shifu in some ways. But of course he is very young, and is Sheng Yen's youngest Dharma heir (age 35?). Can you please tell me where he teaches, now? I would like to sit at least 7 days or 10 days with him in Chan retreat. Has he become Abbot of a Center, somewhere? There exists a short 10-minute documentary video visit with Guo Jun, "Returning Home"; I think it was filmed at the Dharma Drum retreat property in Pine Bush, NY. Have you seen it? I've posted the link here before, and will do so again, below, for you and for all: http://www.tricycle.com/web-exclusive/returning-home All best, Strong practice, --Joe / Guo-Xiang (but I don't use the Dharma name much; Ven. Guo Jun Fashi and I are in the same generation, named by Master Sheng Yen; the next disciples to be named will all begin with "Chang" as the first name; after that, the following generation will be "Yan". The order follows the order of words or characters in a particular Chan poem; Sheng Yen's lineage has long used this for the naming of all disciples, monastic and lay). -J. > siska <siska_cen@...> wrote: > > Why I came to zen was nothing special. I have had meditation practice with > other traditions for a while before I had a chance to attend a session with > Guo Jun fashi, disciple of Joe's teacher. Around the same time, I came to > like koans more and more. Inexplicably, they make more sense to me than the > Suttas (the Pali Suttas). So, I joined this forum to learn more about zen.
