Silent Illumination Meditation Retreat
It is recommended to attend the whole two day’s program. However, part time participants are also welcome. Please indicate on your registration form.
This Two-Day Program includes: exercising, walking, and sitting meditation, Dharma lectures, and an evening chanting service, etc. This retreat is open to the general public. It is recommended to have basic experience in Buddhist studies and meditation. However, it is not required. This is a free event. The program will include two lunches and one dinner. If you are interested in supporting this program, donations are welcome. There will be a limit of 20 seats. Registration is required.
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Instructor: Dr. Jimmy Yu (Guo Gu)
Guo Gu (Dr. Jimmy Yu) is one of Master Sheng Yen's senior lay teachers and translators, assisting with and leading activities at the Chan Meditation Center, Dharma Drum Retreat Center, and Dharma Drum Mountain, Taiwan. In 1982, while still quite young, he learned meditation from Master Sheng Yen, and began practicing Chan intensively in 1989. He was also the personal monastic attendant and assistant to Master Sheng Yen for almost nine years, and then in 1995, he was given permission by the Master to teach (inka) Chan. He has led retreats in various parts of the United States, Europe, and Asia. Guo Gu is now the guiding instructor for the Western Dharma Teachers at the Chan Meditation Center. He received his doctorate in Buddhist Studies in 2008 from Princeton University, and is now an Assistant Professor at Florida State University. Currently, he is the leader of the Tallahassee Chan Group which meets regularly at the Tallahassee Buddhist Community in Florida.