Introduction

At that time, the young boy wasn’t worried. He spent time alone, staring into space. He stared at the starry night sky and talked to the stars and the moon. He’d sit in the fields and observe the light and qi rising from the earth and see a lot of things that he’d never been seen before. Sometimes, he stared at the walls and imagined that they were screens and he was watching a film. Grandmaster JinBodhi experienced such a special childhood.

When he was eleven, the young Grandmaster JinBodhi met his first master – Grandmaster Ren, and that marked the transformation of his life. His master told him to get up at three o’clock every morning and practice meditation at a secluded place. Although the young boy was scared, he did exactly as he was told. He would rush through the dense forest between his home and the secluded place. The cries of wild animals could occasionally be heard. Trembling with fear, he gripped a stick to boost his courage.

The practice was tiring, but it was nothing compared to the solitary walk from his house to the practice site. A month later, the young Grandmaster JinBodhi became bolder. To gain health and free himself from illness, he always put in extra effort, to the extent that he was too tired to climb into bed at the end of the day. When the young Grandmaster JinBodhi could not feel his legs anymore, he would lift his legs onto his bed. He was so exhausted that he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Thanks to his practice, the young Grandmaster JinBodhi became physically stronger, and he also encountered new experiences in his meditation practices. Apart from that, he also learned from accomplished masters at other schools of cultivation. After years of strict practice, Grandmaster JinBodhi gained health as well as miraculous dharma powers and a deeper understanding in meditation practices.

Later, life lessons prompted him to reflect, and he realized that it was actually his exceptional capabilities and dharma powers that fueled his self-attachment, which hindered his improvement.

How to overcome these attachments and transcend oneself? Grandmaster JinBodhi searched desperately.

One night, Grandmaster JinBodhi dreamt about his grandfather who said that he was destined to encounter a great disaster that would threaten his life. It was the Buddha who saved him from that dangerous incident. Hearing his grandfather’s words, Grandmaster JinBodhi was devastated and finally realized that despite the great help he had received from the Buddha, he had never offered anything in return, not incense, a piece of fruit or a single flower to express his gratitude.

Ashamed of himself, Grandmaster JinBodhi decided to repent for his disrespect towards Buddha and his parents, for causing pain and suffering to other living beings, and for being too attached to gaining more dharma power.

After prostrating for about forty days, Grandmaster JinBodhi became more relaxed and calmer, and even made a breakthrough in his meditation practice.

On their way home, Grandmaster JinBodhi told his father, “With your back pain, you should not have worked so hard. What if the injury gets worse?” His father replied, “An improperly house built is not safe for the people living in it. When lives are at stake, people should not be selfish. Those who are capable should take on more.” His father’s words echoed in Grandmaster JinBodhi’s heart. It was at that moment that Grandmaster realized that what moved him most was the great compassion of Buddha and the great selfless deeds of the bodhisattvas. From that moment on, the seed of compassion was deeply planted in Grandmaster JinBodhi’s heart.

On August 3rd, 1991, Grandmaster JinBodhi began teaching Buddhadharma and meditation to the public. In his seven-year period of dharma teaching in China, he travelled to different cities, held more than a hundred dharma events, and helped millions of people.

Understanding how people today suffer from all sorts of ailments due to stress, Bodhi Meditation centers around the world offer various meditation retreats and classes tailored to match their needs. Combining his knowledge of traditional meditation and decades of meditation practice, Grandmaster JinBodhi teaches effective and easy-to-learn meditation techniques that help everyone quickly recover energy and health.

The Meditation of Greater Illumination (GI) is known as the core of all meditation techniques at Bodhi Meditation, and supporting practices such as The Meditation of Purity, chanting and prostration are also effective meditation techniques. These techniques require practitioners to visualize as instructed. Grandmaster JinBodhi teaches these methods in more than 50 countries and regions including Canada, the United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and Romania, helping countless people relieve their pain and rediscover health and happiness.

Acknowledging that younger generations tend to become lost and helpless in today’s competitive society, Bodhi Meditation centers host numerous youth camp events in order to guide the young participants to discover their dreams and goals, which are crucial in helping them build a bright future.