Ling Jiou Mountain Thailand Meditation Center

Introduction Meet Dharma Master Hsin Tao Born into a poor village in Lashio in a war-torn Myanmar in 1948, Dharma Master Hsin Tao became a war orphan at four and was taken in by guerrilla forces at nine as their youngest child-soldier. Fierce combat and the cruelty of war thus marred his early life and the matter of life and death, weighed upon him, a great mystery. This feeling remained with him until the day he witnessed a miracle: an Arhat flew across a vast body of water. The seed of determination was thus planted in him to follow his calling and walk the path of the Buddha. Dharma Master Hsin Tao did not begin formal schooling until the age of thirteen, when he came to Taiwan with the final withdrawal of the KMT army from Myanmar in 1961. Institute of Enlightened Life education as a life mission in mind, Chan Master Hsin Tao established the Institute of Enlightened Life as a way of promoting world peace, education, and the cultivation of all-round wisdom. The institute is the learning ground for devotees to care deeper about society and life and to understanding the true meaning of “when the mind is at peace, the world is at peace” and of the LJM teachings of loving kindness and compassion. Basic of Chan The mind is constantly tossed about by the changes occurring in the external world, leaving people living in modern society yearning for peace of mind. Meditation calms both body and mind, returns us to our original face, and helps our innate wisdom manifest itself. This simple practice is based on the truth discovered by the Buddha, and is also common to many other religions and spiritual traditions. Starting with oneself, we find the source of inner happiness, exchange self and other, and extend this happiness to others, creating a virtuous circle.