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Dilatato Corde 5:2
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The author leading the "Dedication of Merit" at Thomas Merton's hermitage for the close of Gethsemani IV.
SADHANA'S PILGRIMAGE & ON BOWING Rev. Heng Sure gave two presentations at Gethsemani IV, using PowerPoint for both. They are presented here in .PDF format. |
_Web.jpg) Heng Sure (恆實法師, Pinyin: Héng Shí, birth name Christopher R. Clowery, born October 31, 1949) is an American Buddhist monk, born and ordained in the United States. He is a senior disciple of the late Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, and is currently the director of the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery, a branch monastery of the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association. He is probably best known for a pilgrimage he made for two years and six months from 1977-1979. Called a three steps, one bow pilgrimage, Rev. Heng Sure and his companion Heng Chau (Dr. Martin Verhoeven), bowed from South Pasadena to Ukiah, California, a distance of 800 miles, seeking world peace. Born in Toledo, Ohio, he attended DeVilbiss High School, where he began learning Chinese, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, and later attended the University of California at Berkeley from 1971-1976. During his time at the university, Heng Sure was active in theatre. After receiving his masters degree in Oriental languages, he met his teacher, Master Hsuan Hua, who would later ordain him in 1976 at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. Rev. Heng Sure also earned a PhD in Religion from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, in 2003. Heng Sure currently gives lectures in Berkeley to the public and through webcasts. He also gives lectures in many parts of the world on various subjects, such as the sutras and veganism. He is also an accomplished musician and guitarist. His first music CD,Paramita: American Buddhist Folk Songs, came out in 2008. |