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Master Yu Tian Jian - Living Buddha
MASTER YU TIAN JIAN - PRESS RELEASES
Maui Time Weekly
Living Buddha
Thursday, Aug. 17 through Friday, Aug. 25, island-wide
[SPIRITUALITY] All over Maui we are reminded of the costs of greed and exploitation. Monolithic hotels dominate what were once sacred and beautiful lands. Traffic congests our roads and businesses, causing impatience and resentment towards our neighbors. The few natives that remain fight to keep alive the memory of their culture and heritage, while those most responsible for their exploitation drive shiny new Benzes, Beemers and Hummers, blissfully ignorant of the damages done. In this culture of increasing frustration, it gives hope that a man such as Master Yu Tian Jian still exists. Called a “living Buddha,” Master Jian is the only living master of the ancient Chinese Hanmi school of Esoteric Buddhism. Jian has dedicated his life to relieving the suffering of others despite experiencing tremendous suffering himself. As a youth, he was shot twice (once through the head) and stabbed 27 times. He overcame his violent past and became a leader of industry in Communist China before finding his true path. Now an enlightened being, he is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and has authored a book on Hanmi Buddhism. Master Jian will be offering a series of free and paid public teachings and healings from August 17th through the 24th, with emphasis on utilizing Buddhist meditations and movements to calm the body and mind. Bettering one’s environment is a selfless act that is impossible without first bettering oneself. Master Yu Tian Jian is here to teach us to do just that. Free public teachings: Thursday, Aug. 17, 6:30-9 p.m. at Haynes Meeting Room, MACC; Friday, Aug. 18, 6:30-9 p.m. at Keokea Episcopal Church; Saturday, Aug. 19, 6:30-9 p.m. at Maui Land & Pineapple Scout Hall in Haliimaile; Sunday (with Crazy Fingers), Aug. 20, 4-9 p.m. at Maui Media Labs in Paia. For more information, including workshops schedule and rates, visit www.LightAwakeningTemple.com, or call 385-5829, 281-7955 or 573-8231. [COREY NIELSEN] Article
Toronto Star Article
Buddhist icon's words of wisdom Human health is tied to health of the Earth, he says
JANICE MAWHINNEY
LIFE WRITER
Yu Tian Jian, regarded in China as a living Buddha, is padding around the kitchen of a small house in west Oakville in his stocking feet. The Chinese Buddhist high master is about to have breakfast when a reporter and photographer arrive on time for a scheduled interview & photo shoot.
the subject of purifying water, food and air. He teaches that human health is tied to the health of the Earth, and that everyone is now breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food and drinking contaminated water. "The whole human race continues to destroy the natural environment," he says in Mandarin, as his student Kuo Hsia translates. "Some of my teachings involve better treatment of the environment, and living by the laws of nature." His main message is to look first to yourself. "If anyone wants to change anything, you must change yourself first," he says. "He who wants to help others must help himself first. "Only he who can help himself has the means to help others. "If we want to change our natural environment for the better, we must change our own thinking. Only then will the world have a better future. You must change your thinking and your behaviour to overcome your bad habits. "Let go of your own attachments and prejudices." [Read more]
Ancient Wisdom in the Modern World
By Dan Kendall
The smell of coal smoke hangs lightly in the air, and my feet crunch in the cold snow. Wishing I had worn another layer, I roll up the collar of my light winter coat to cover my neck. The streets are deserted and although it is black with darkness, snowflakes can be seen falling in the light of the street lamps. It is new year's morning in Beijing, China. Chinese New Year falls on the first new moon of the lunar calendar, usually around the end of January or early February. I have been in China for about a month, living and traveling with Buddhist Master Dechan Jueren.
As we arrive at the back of the Yong He Gong Lamasery (Palace of Harmony or Beijing Lama Temple), the large green gates swing wide and we are graciously invited to enter by a tall young lama with bright red and yellow robes. His giant ridged yellow hat gives him the illusion of being eight feet tall, but maybe I am only sensing the stature of his spirit. We are welcomed with a smile, the master is well known here, and led into a beautiful courtyard surrounded by tall red buildings. Each building is built on giant red columns, has a sloping roof turned up at the corners, and is decorated with beautiful ornate colors. Yong He Gong used to be an imperial palace and was the birth place of the renowned Qing emperor Qian Long, also a living Buddha, who transformed it into a Lamasery around 1744. We stand for a moment in front of the Panchan Pavillion, which was built for the sixth Panchan lama.
Above the door is a plaque in Mongolian, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese surrounded by dragons. Inside is the Bampa, a solid gold urn used to identify Living Buddhas by drawing ivory ballots, its twin sits in a temple in Tibet. In the quiet pre-dawn darkness, I can now hear soft chanting. As we approach the hall of eternal happiness, bright candlelight can be seen through a haze of incense smoke. [Read more]
The Laughing Buddha
By: Leonard Kalina
When I was a teenager in 1950's Brooklyn I collected photos of famous men; writers, artists, philosophers and visionaries. To fit in my collection their faces had to show character, wisdom and nobility. They had to transcend the ordinary.
I'd open my scrapbook and gaze at Dylan Thomas, his ruddy face transported as he declaimed his verse; Albert Einstein, hair flying as he attacked his blackboard; Picasso, his eyes ablaze as his brush flew across the canvas.
The struggle of each of these men to live an authentic life had left deep imprints on their faces. They did not shrink or disappear
before the eye of the camera as I did. I could hear them whisper. "Go deeper. Seek an authentic life."
I did.
On the journey I met a few teachers whose faces would have fit perfectly in my scrapbook Living Buddha Dechan Jueren is one of them A few years ago, a friend from Sri Lanka told me about a remarkable Chinese teacher who was going to give a weekend workshop in LA. He said he was the 49th-generation Master of a recently rediscovered Esoteric Buddhist School; one that had been lost for 12 centuries. Ranjit also said that he did amazing healings, which caught my attention since I had been having debilitating back pain for 15 years.
The workshop was to be held at a Temple east of downtown. The price was $108, the number of beads on a Buddhist rosary. Even the fee seemed auspicious. I decided to go.
The Dari Rulai Temple was a former church on a main street in the City of Alhambra, an hours drive from the Westside where I lived. It was a community with more signs in Chinese than English. [Read more]
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