Guo Xing
Ven. Guo Xing Fa Shi (1953- ) is one of the Dharma heirs of Ch'an (Zen) Master Sheng-yen. He was born in Taiwan and ordained as monk in 1986 after previously studied Ch'an under Master Sheng-yen for about two years. Since then he committed himself in service in the Dharma Drum Mountain sangha. He entered solitary retreat at Thailand in 1991. He also studied Theravadan meditation at that country. After returning to Taiwan, he resumed his service in Dharma Drum Mountain[1].
For 20 years he had assisted Master Sheng-yen in leading at least fifty meditation retreats in Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and United States. These include the first 49-day retreat in Dharma Drum Retreat Center at Pine Bush, New York in 2000 – in which Master Sheng-yen passed his Dharma transmission to two of his prominent Western disciples, Dr Simon Child and Max Kalin[2]. He had served in various posts and offices in the Dharma Drum Mountain organization, including meditation counselor in Nung Chan Monastery at Taiwan, guiding instructor in Dharma Drum Sangha University, and director of Dharma Drum Mountain's Ch'an Hall[3].
Currently he is a resident teacher and abbot of Dharma Drum Retreat Center. he speaks Taiwanese, Mandarin, and English.