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uilding, from the teachings given early by his<br />

Confucian Master, through the Taoist phase of search for<br />

Immortality or at least long life, to interest in the<br />

Buddha's Mahayana preachings as taught by the<br />

Venerable Tai Xu, onward to the foundation of practice<br />

laid down under the Gelu guru. Then, rising to even<br />

greater spiritual height in the practice of the various<br />

degrees of Tantra <strong>and</strong> the experience of Chan. Despite<br />

such achievements, rare enough in our age, here was Mr.<br />

Chen who had related all this without boasting or any<br />

trace of owning these attainments. Here he was with little<br />

bows <strong>and</strong> a flashing torch showing us down the steps<br />

which he never treads, while saying again <strong>and</strong> again,<br />

"Thank you, thank you…"<br />

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