My First Encounter with Master Zhang Bu Sheng

A Fellow Practitioner’s Experience from the June 2026 Canada Dharma Session

In my earlier years, I was constantly caught up in work, and the heavy demands eventually took a serious toll on my health. With no other choice, I had to set my career aside and search everywhere for ways to restore my body and mind, while seeking methods for genuine spiritual practice and realization of the Dao.

Over the years, I devoted myself to studying and practicing. I followed teachers of Mahayana Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism in meditation practice, and later entered the lineage of the Daoist Laozi Hunyuan School to study Internal Elixir cultivation. I touched upon various methods of practice from both the Buddhist and Daoist traditions.

By 2023, I encountered major bottlenecks on my spiritual path. My meditation could no longer deepen, and my Internal Elixir practice also became stagnant. I remained stuck in this state for a long time, unable to find a way through.

Then, quite by chance, while scrolling through videos online, I came across Master Zhang Bu Sheng’s Dharma teachings. By that time, I had already watched countless pieces of content related to spiritual practice, yet the Master’s words alone seemed to speak directly to my heart and immediately drew me in.

Over the following months, I listened repeatedly to all of Master Zhang’s online teachings, immersing myself in them day after day. Without my even realizing it, the spiritual bottleneck that had held me back for so long unexpectedly broke through on its own, and I suddenly felt a profound sense of clarity and openness in both body and mind. I was deeply grateful for this and often recommended the teachings to my daughter as well.

In June 2026, I heard that Master Zhang Bu Sheng had traveled to Canada to conduct a Dharma teaching and guided practice session. With grateful hearts, my daughter and I went to meet Master Zhang in person and attend the teaching.

That day, an old condition suddenly flared up, with recurring pain in the left side of my lower back. The discomfort continued throughout the entire session as I listened to the Dharma and meditated. Then, when Master Zhang loudly chanted the syllable “Hum”, a powerful force seemed to reach straight into the depths of my heart, and tears began to flow uncontrollably. At that moment, I could still clearly feel the pain in my lower back.

The Master then guided everyone to gather their minds, return to their original state, and settle into a state like Infant Sleep. In that stillness, I drifted into a brief, hazy rest. When I came back to awareness, my entire body suddenly felt incredibly light. The lower back pain that had troubled me for so long had completely disappeared. I deliberately went downstairs and walked slowly to test it for myself. I could walk freely and comfortably, with no restriction whatsoever. The chronic back ailment that had troubled me for years was simply gone.

At the session, fellow practitioners came forward one after another to share their own experiences. I had not intended to speak, but Master Zhang looked toward me and gently said:

“You should share yours. I know that your discomfort has already gone.”

Hearing this, everything suddenly became clear to me: I had finally encountered a true Realized Master. I then shared my genuine experience with everyone. Today, more than a month later, the chronic lower back pain that had troubled me for years has never returned.

I would like to share a few words with all fellow practitioners walking the path of spiritual cultivation:

In this age of the Dharma’s decline, those who genuinely devote themselves to authentic practice and truly put their teachings into practice are already rare. A true teacher who can thoroughly explain the principles of spiritual cultivation while also personally guiding and empowering students through practice is rarer still — truly one in ten thousand.

If we are fortunate enough to encounter such a true teacher, it is a profound blessing accumulated across lifetimes, as well as a blessing passed down through our ancestors. I often remind my daughter that simply having the karmic connection to encounter Master Zhang Bu Sheng is already a tremendous blessing. If we are fortunate enough to be accepted as his disciples, it would be an even rarer opportunity in this lifetime — a profound blessing and protection for the entire family.

We must therefore devote ourselves wholeheartedly to following the Master in genuine practice, cultivating steadily and diligently, and advancing with sincerity — so that we may live up to this precious lifetime and honor the lineage we have been blessed to encounter.

Respectfully submitted by Mengxi, a sincere practitioner
August 15, 2026