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This article was published in the Winter 2024 issue of Chan Magazine.
Master Sheng Yen: His Life and My Practice with Him
By Rebecca Li
Rebecca Li, PhD, is the founder and guiding teacher of Chan Dharma Community.
She began practicing with Chan Master Sheng Yen in 1996, and in 1999 began serving as his translator.
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In 2016, Rebecca received Dharma transmission from Simon Child (Dharma heir of Master Sheng Yen). Rebecca is a sociology professor at The College of New Jersey where she also serves as faculty director of the Alan Dawley Center for the Study of Social Justice.
She teaches meditation and Dharma classes, gives public lectures, and leads Chan retreats at Dharma Drum centers in North America. This talk was given at Great Vow Zen Monastery on August 12, 2022 in response to the residents’ interest in Master Sheng Yen’s life and Rebecca’s journey in Chan practice.
Great Vow Zen Monastery is a training monastery in the White Plum lineage of the Japanese Soto Zen tradition. I