At the age of thirteen, Guo Ru Fashi became a monk under the guidance of Chan Master Sheng Yen (Shifu). For over 20 years, has been teaching Buddhist principles and Chan practice extensively throughout Asia. In 2005, he received Dharma transmission from Shifu, thus taking on the role of one of the Head Trainers at Dharma Drum Mountain's Meditation Hall in Taiwan. Guo Ru Fashi has carried on the style of Chan training that Shifu utilized in his early days of teaching, by making use of methods which are specifically characteristic to huatou practice-such as shouting, hitting, and pressing students in a dynamic and spontaneous manner. In this way, he helps huatou practitioners to suddenly put a stop to the mind's grasping consciousness, thus allowing the mind to be without any attachment. In this way, one opens up to the reality of life, experiencing completeness and freedom.

(Quelle: http://www.dharmadrumretreat.org/aboutus.php?id=ourfaculty)