The Nature of Enlightenment

Over an 18-year period he had participated in well over a hundred formal Zen retreats (sesshins) at two different Zen Centers within the same teaching line in addition to the ongoing solitary work-retreat practice and meditation at his home and place of work. Although recognized by the Roshi as having realized kensho and despite later having two far deeper experiences, Mr. Martin was unsatisfied with his own realization.

Having the good fortune to come in contact with Master Sheng-yen, Mr. Martin began his practice anew by both going to Chan retreats as well as continual work-retreat-practice along with his wife Barbara.

He finished his formal practice with Master Sheng-yen in 2001, and continued isolated practice until writing The Nature of Enlightenment in 2004.

Mr. Martin is director and teacher at the Dhyana Centre and the Spring Valley Retreat Centre in Mansfield Ontario. In his diminishing spare time he builds and sails traditional skin-on-frame kayaks, restores and rides Japanese sport motorcycles as well as practices classic organ, clavichord, amateur physics and astronomy.

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