In this episode I am joined by Gilbert M Gutierrez, Chan Buddhism teacher and a dharma heir of Master Sheng Yen.

Gilbert recounts his early childhood mystical and meditation experiences, his deep-dive into closed-door internal martial arts and nei gong systems, and the special abilities he both witnessed and unlocked.

Gilbert describes the unusual circumstances leading up to meeting Taiwanese Chan master Master Sheng Yen, and how an arduous meditation retreat and a powerful encounter with Quan Yin changed his life forever.

Gilbert also discusses exorcisms, ghosts, and vexing spirits, and tells stories of the pitfalls of using spiritual healing to sustain terminally ill patients.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep267-american-chan-master-gilbertm-gutierrez

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

00:52 - Childhood bardo memories

03:28 - Early meditation experiences

06:05 - A “roaming” Catholic and asking questions

10:26 - Studies at UCLA

11:37 - Studying closed-door martial arts systems

12:44 - Chinese master vs Japanese karateka

15:23 - Things are not as they appear

17:45 - Visionary experiences across time

19:37 - Nāgārjuna’s refutation of time and space

20:32 - True meaning of “no thought”

24:27 - The first level of Chan practice

25:53 - Nei gong studies and building chi

29:07 - Developing Wu Nien and related abilities

33:13 - Demonstrating abilities

34:52 - Meeting a qigong master and becoming his successor

39:52 - Healing abilities of the master

42:32 - Meeting masters and cracking the code

44:15 - Asking why we practice

45:33 - The dangers of using entities to empower your practice

50:39 - Meeting Master Sheng Yen

54:01 - Master Sheng Yen psychically anticipates meet Gilbert

58:59 - Suffering at first retreat with Master Sheng Yen

01:02:44 - Prostrating to Quan Yin and finding life’s purpose

01:06:37 - Metta, Karuna, and Henry Shukman

01:08:44 - Unconditional compassion

01:11:21 - True meaning of the Heart Sutra

01:18:45 - Moving from qigong to Chan

01:25:57 - Exorcisms, ghosts, and vexing spirits

01:29:42 - Buddha-perception and seeing other realms

01:31:10 - How do the Buddhas see the world?

01:35:33 - A vision of Quan Yin

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To find our more about Gilbert M Gutierrez, visit:

- https://www.youtube.com/@chanmindwork/playlists 

- https://mind-work.mn.co/  

- https://riversidechan.org/   

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James