Following the Heart, Observing the Mind — The Serene Meditation of Anjing

Origin of Interbeing

On August 17th, 2008, we held a commemorative concert in loving memory of our root teacher, Bokar Rinpoche.

That evening, through the convergence of music and art, a profound stirring arose in many hearts. It was then that the vision of blending meditation with the arts was first planted.

The Dharma, in its perfection, embraces both the relative and the ultimate beauty. In this spirit, under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, “Meditative Sound of Non-Dual Emptiness” and “Moving Meditation of Non-Dual Color” were born. Likewise, the young meditation master Anjin Rinpoche led the open-air session “Encountering Milarepa.”

These offerings received broad and heartfelt responses, from Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. And this is the spirit of Dharma—to bring true happiness to all beings, and to illuminate the genuine path toward that happiness.

With the encouragement of friends from all directions, our resolve has grown stronger. Witnessing the joy and peace in those present, we too deepen our vows.

Once again, we experience the living stream of compassion and wisdom flowing from our lineage masters. We are honored to have renowned Nanguan musician Wang Xin-xin join us, offering chants of timeless compassion in a voice echoing across a thousand years.

Anjin Rinpoche leads us in listening, in observing the mind through the gentle pace of ancient sound. Nanguan, one of Taiwan’s oldest musical traditions, echoes the contemplative stillness of the Buddha’s realization 2,500 years ago—its rhythm serene, its silence profound.

May this union of sacred sound and meditative presence blossom into the radiant flower of freedom within every listener’s heart.

Attuned to the present heart, we contemplate the nature of mind and settle into serenity.

When the ancient tones of Nanguan music meet the timeless teachings of meditative Dharma—

In each song sung, in each breath of Zen,

you and I walk together toward the horizon where dawn begins to break.

The curtain rises once more

In the heat of summer, Venerable Rinpoche Anjing led the outdoor meditation Meeting Milarepa, like a breeze that cools the fire of affliction. Amidst the forest stage of U-Theatre, people tasted joy. Now, as summer fades and autumn dawns, BokarAsia • Taiwan prepares to offer another sacred feast where Dharma and the arts entwine.

Some months ago, the young and compassionate Rinpoche Anjing graciously accepted our humble request. His aspiration was to plant in the hearts of all beings the seeds of happiness, serenity, and inner joy.

Nanguan—an ancient music of grace and stillness—became the perfect vessel to carry the ageless wisdom of the Dharma. Esteemed Nanguan musician Ms. Wang Hsin-Hsin embraced the invitation with selfless heart, and thus Follow the Heart, Observe the Mind: Meditation with Anjing Rinpoche was born.

Throughout the journey, warmth enveloped us. With generous dedication, Artistic Director Su-Chun Wu, Master Hui-Chung Cheng, Mr. Bing-Hui Lin, musicians Tsung-Hsien Wu and Hsiao-Yin Wang, and many others offered their hearts. Calligrapher Master Xi Song inscribed the event title with a hand full of compassion. Numerous unnamed guardians and volunteers from BokarAsia • Taiwan let the radiance of Bodhi shine from within. Without doubt, we all together gathered the twofold wealth of merit and wisdom.

All that BokarAsia • Taiwan accomplishes flows from the aspirations and blessings of the lineage masters whose only aim is to liberate sentient beings. At this moment, on behalf of all members, I dedicate this offering to our beloved gurus with deepest gratitude.

BokarAsia • Taiwan

Resident Monk — Su Nan-Chiu Tsun (With palms joined)

QUIET REVERENCE

Selfless, unattached — a silent prayer in purity.

Program:

Homage to Avalokitesvara

Composer & Chanting: Wang Xin-Xin

Xun (Ocarina): Wu Zong-Xian

Qing (Bell): Chen Yan-Ting

Dust-Purifying: Ke Yuan-Fu

Lamp Bearers: Lai Yi-Shan, Zhong Zhen-Yang

The Sacred Mantra of the White-robed Bodhisattva

Namo to the Greatly Compassionate and Merciful One,

Who rescues from suffering with vast miraculous power—Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Mahasattva.

Homage to the Buddha,

Homage to the Dharma,

Homage to the Sangha.

Homage to Avalokitesvara, the deliverer from suffering and peril.

Tadyatha, Om, Kalavadha Kalavadha Kahabuddha Lokabuddha Lokabuddha Svaha

Heavenly Net Spirits, Earthly Net Spirits—

Let humans be freed from affliction;

Let afflictions be severed from the body.

May all calamities dissolve into dust.

Namo Maha Prajna Paramita

TRANQUIL MIND

Abiding in Sound, Conversing with the Mantra.

Track:

Avalokitesvara Heart Mantra —

OM MA NI PE ME HUNG

Composer & Chant: Wang Xin-Xin

Xiao (Bamboo Flute): Wu Zong-Xian

Drums: Wang Xiao-Yin, Hsu Shu-Hui, Chang Ying-Xin

Percussion: Ke Yuan-Fu, Lai Yi-Shan, Zhong Zhen-Yang, Chen Yan-Ting

PRISTINE INSIGHT

Gazing into emptiness, wisdom arises. Program: Heart Sutra　Composition, Chant, and Pipa: Wang Xin-Xin Namo Shakyamuni Buddha, our Original Teacher.

The supreme, profound, and subtle Dharma is hard to encounter in a million kalpas.

Now that I see, hear, and receive it, may I truly understand the Tathagata’s meaning.

The Heart of Prajñā Pāramitā Sutra

Translated by the Tang Dynasty Tripiṭaka Master Xuanzang

(Full sutra not repeated here)

By the merit of this offering, may the Buddha-lands be adorned in purity;

May we repay the Four Great Kindnesses above and relieve the sufferings of those below.

May all who see and hear this give rise to the Bodhi heart,

And with this very body, together be born in the land of ultimate bliss.

AUSPICIOUS SHOWER 

Auspiciousness Radiates, Offered to the Ten Directions.

Piece: Auspicious Flame of Blessings — PRAYER FOR WELL-BEING

Composer: His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje

Chanting: Chant Master, Wang Xin-xin

Dungchen (Long Horn): Lama Ensemble

Flute: Wu Zong-xian

Percussion: Zhang Ying-xin, Ke Yuan-fu, Chen Yan-ting

Drums: Wang Xiao-yin, Hsu Shu-hui

Lamp Offerings: Lai Yi-shan, Zhong Zhen-yang

Auspicious flame burns bright across the world,

From the land of Tibet to every nation's realm.

In the snow-peaked north, the Dharma is deeply practiced,

Its luminous teachings spread far and wide.

We pray for joy and peace upon this Earth,

May the land of Jambudvīpa be guided into harmony.

Rinpoche Anjing — The Humble and Realized Young Master

In the year 2011, Rinpoche visited a well-known Taiwanese writer and artist. The two joyfully engaged in a profound dialogue on the subject of meditation. During the conversation, the artist pondered over Rinpoche's name:

“Isn’t ‘A-ZIN Rinpoche’ more properly pronounced as ‘Anjing Rinpoche’? That resonates more deeply with the serenity and moral clarity that defines his nature.”

Moved by this insight and sealed with Rinpoche’s humble smile, it was decided that from then on, his name in Chinese would be rendered as ‘Anjing Rinpoche’, so that all beings might find peace and purity under his guidance.

Anjing Rinpoche is recognized as an emanation of one of the heart-sons of the First Jamgon Rinpoche, Lodrö Thaye. The Third Anjing Rinpoche displayed from a young age uncommon qualities of realization and compassion. At the age of sixteen, driven by strong aspiration and personal vow, he entered the traditional three-year, three-month retreat at the Milu Bokar Monastery under the great meditation master Bokar Rinpoche of the Karma Kagyu Lineage.

During retreat, he relinquished all special privileges granted to reincarnate tulkus, humbly taking on the work of an ordinary monk. With the compassionate guidance of Bokar Rinpoche, he immersed himself in rigorous practice, receiving direct oral instructions and teachings from both Bokar Rinpoche and Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. His unwavering devotion to his root guru mirrored that of Milarepa toward Marpa. Indeed, Rinpoche is regarded as the heart-son of Vajradhara Bokar Rinpoche, embodying humility, realization, and a boundless compassion that reflects his master's virtues.

A rare and precious presence, Anjing Rinpoche is a young master whose meditative stability, wisdom, and compassion await those ready to receive them. His profound qualities, though humbly veiled, were fully recognized by His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, who in late 2010 appointed him as chief ritual master of the Mahakala Great Puja in Bodhgaya.

Now, Anjing Rinpoche shares the flawless meditation teachings he received from Bokar Rinpoche, borne upon the thousand-year resonance of Nanguan music—a vessel carrying the Dharma to soothe the burning world with cool, awakening clarity.

Sunan Ani – Producer

Born into a devout Buddhist family in Darjeeling, India, his grandfather once served as the region’s highest administrative officer, and his father was a lawyer. Raised under British-style education, he graduated from one of Darjeeling’s most esteemed British colleges. In his youth, he was profoundly moved by the biography of Milarepa, which inspired him to renounce the world and dedicate his life to the altruistic path of Dharma.

In 1984, he received full ordination before His Eminence the First Kalu Rinpoche. Guided by his master, he undertook several extended solitary retreats. In 1987, under the direction of the same master, he was appointed to reside permanently in Taiwan to assist in Dharma propagation and compassionate activities.

With a refined appreciation for the humanities and the arts, the master deeply perceived how beauty offers serenity to the human spirit. Thus, he initiated many programs merging Dharma with artistic expression, offering the public an experience of peace and joy. He now resides at the Kagyu Dzogchen Pervasive Dharma Center, continuing his devoted service.

Su-Chun Wu – Artistic Director / Director

Su-Chun Wu is one of Taiwan’s most revered figures in the realm of contemporary dance. Formerly Chair of the Department of Dance at the Taipei National University of the Arts, she currently teaches at the university’s School of Dance.

She was a founding and principal member of both Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and Taipei Crossover Dance Company, performing in their most iconic repertoires. Her portrayal of the White Snake in The Legend of the White Snake and the pregnant woman in Legacy are widely celebrated for their emotional depth and symbolic resonance. Over the past three decades, Wu has collaborated with dozens of choreographers and artists, performing in more than a hundred works and gracing over 600 stages across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, participating in more than 200 art festivals worldwide.

In recent years, Wu has turned her creative force toward reimagining traditional forms of song, dance, and music, blending them into refined, contemporary stage works. Her notable creations include Song of Passion, Whispers from the Rear Garden, Wang Zhaojun’s Departure, The Feathered Robes, and Soft Echoes, each one a lyrical fusion of movement and voice, where the echoes of heritage meet the breath of the present.

Hsin-Hsin Wang – Nanguan Musician

Founder and Artistic Director of Hsin-Hsin Nanguan Ensemble, Hsin-Hsin Wang is one of the most significant Nanguan musicians in the contemporary Chinese-speaking world.

Born in Quanzhou, the cradle of Nanguan music, Wang began her training at the age of four. She mastered the art of fingering, ancient notation, large-scale suites, and various instruments—yet it is her singing voice that has become her hallmark. She served as a full-time musician in the Quanzhou Nanyin Ensemble and later as music director of the Han-Tang Yuefu Ensemble in Taipei. In 1992, she settled in Taiwan, taking on the mission of transmitting Nanguan into the present, forging pathways between the traditional and the contemporary arts.

Her performances have graced international stages such as the Avignon Festival (France), Flanders Festival (Belgium), "Sound of East Asia" (Netherlands), the Oriental Arts Festival (France & Portugal), the Péniche Opéra (Paris), and the New York Chinese Information and Culture Center, among nearly a hundred venues worldwide.

Her voice in Nanguan—pure, serene, and imbued with meditative stillness—has been praised as a "sound of emptiness, a tone of compassion," a rare form of artistic honesty that both soothes and awakens the soul.

Tsung-Hsien Wu – Music Curator

For nearly three decades, Tsung-Hsien Wu has devoted his life to education and performance, garnering numerous awards from prestigious music competitions across the globe. His presence is regularly welcomed at international arts festivals, where he is often entrusted with premiering new works. His artistic journey has spanned over fifty cities across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa—including Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Lithuania, Poland, Croatia, the United States, Costa Rica, and South Africa—carrying the sounds of Eastern music into the hearts of diverse cultures.

In 1991, he co-founded the Chai Found Music Workshop, a chamber silk-and-bamboo ensemble, with erhu master Cheng-Ming Huang. Since 1995, the ensemble has been recognized as a national-level team supported by the Council for Cultural Affairs. Chai Found became the first traditional Chinese music group to perform both at the Jieshou Hall of the Presidential Office and the Chamber Music Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic, opening new chapters for Chinese music on the global stage.

Awarded the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons Heritage Award” in 1994, Wu now serves as Assistant Professor at Chinese Culture University and as Artistic Director of Chai Found Music Workshop. His curations are more than programs—they are soul dialogues, guiding Eastern soundscapes into meaningful conversation with the world.

Hsiao-Yin Wang – Music Curator

Hsiao-Yin Wang specializes in contemporary music performance and musical theatre, navigating the borderlands between sound and embodiment, form and spirit. Her artistry is rooted in percussion, yet branches into multidimensional collaborations that echo far beyond the stage.

She holds a percussion performance diploma from the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Rueil-Malmaison in France, and was awarded the Interpretation Prize for Contemporary Music at the 31st International Gaudeamus Competition. She has been invited to perform across Taiwan, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Vienna, Poland, and Lithuania, among others—bringing the quiet strength of Eastern sound into global resonance.

Since 1996, Wang has been a core member of the Forum Music Ensemble (Shih Fang Yue Ji), and has collaborated with renowned groups such as U-Theatre, Taipei Chinese Orchestra, Chai Found Music Workshop (with whom she toured Europe and Asia), Trio d’Argent (France), Klangforum Wien, EXXJ (21st Century Ensemble Vienna), Taiwan String Ensemble, Moment Musical Orchestra, Crystal Silicon Multimedia, Halo Dance Theatre, and Yaluo Music & Dance Creations.

Her curatorial work is a form of sonic devotion, integrating contemporary insight with Eastern aesthetics to create spaces of modern ritual—visible, audible, and spiritually immersive. She is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Chinese Music at the College of Arts, Chinese Culture University.

Huichung Cheng – Visual Designer

Huichung Cheng, born in 1955 in Tainan, Taiwan, is a devoted artisan of natural textile clothing—where each piece becomes a breath between fabric and spirit, echoing the East Asian wisdom of stillness and embodiment.

In 1985, she founded her textile clothing atelier, dedicating over three decades to the practice of handmade garments rooted in natural materials. Her work flows like wind-worn robes, offering a return to the elemental harmony between the human body and the living earth.

In 2005, she co-founded the Taiwan Tugo Volunteer Group, a collective of like-hearted cultural workers. Between 2005 and 2009, the group traveled to Germany for cross-cultural performances such as Taiwan Swings, Honoring Taiwan, and Offering Tea, Playing Drama, expressing the spirit of land and ritual through art. In 2008, she collaborated with U-Theatre on Yun Jiao Taiwan; in 2010, with Siougu-luan Drum Ensemble on All Things Flow with the Wind and Nondual Emptiness: Motionless Zen; and in 2011, on the outdoor performance Encountering Milarepa.

In recent years, she has continued to dedicate her path to the fusion of art and spirit—designing as an offering, living as a prayer.

Ping-Hui Lin – Environmental Designer

The host of Shiyang Cultural Restaurant, once a draftsman in architecture, chose to walk away from the conventional path of worldly success. Instead, he turned toward the mountains—toward nature as teacher, and Zen as guide—embracing the wisdom of letting go to gain more.

Li-Chun Lin – Technical Director

Li-Chun Lin graduated from the Department of Theatre Arts at Chinese Culture University and is the director of Jaye Design & Production Co., Ltd.

A silent force behind the scenes, he crafts and sustains the architecture of performance—through light, timing, and spatial awareness. Lin has collaborated extensively with key performing arts groups including Taipei Folk Dance Theatre, Taipei Crossover Dance Company, Taipei Chamber Ballet, Ju Percussion Group, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Contemporary Legend Theatre, Godot Theatre Company, and Hsin-Hsin Nanguan Ensemble, serving as technical director, lighting designer, lighting consultant, and stage manager.

Shu-Wen Yang – Stage Manager

Master of Fine Arts in Theatre from the University of Missouri, USA.

Currently a professional stage manager based in Taiwan. Previously served as stage manager for the National Theater and Concert Hall 20th Anniversary Outdoor Production: Ming Hwa Yuan’s Island of the Immortals; the National Theater Plaza Arts Festival’s New Circus – Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain; and Jimmy musicals including The Lucky One, Jimmy’s Subway, and Turn Left, Turn Right (theatrical versions).

Wen-Fen Kuo – Lighting Designer

Graduated from the Graduate Institute of Drama and Theatre at National Taiwan University.

Completed the second session of the Chou Kai Theatre Workshop. Specializes in lighting design, computerized lighting programming, and lighting network system planning.

Former stage manager at the New Stage of the CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture. Currently serves full-time at the Performing Arts Center of Taipei National University of the Arts, and part-time as a lecturer in the Department of Theatrical Design and Technology.

Venerable Miao-Rong – Buddhist Monk / Dharma Teacher

Venerable Miao-Rong was ordained in 1993 under the guidance of Venerable Master Hsing Yun, founder of Fo Guang Shan. That same year, she received full ordination as a bhikshuni, thus beginning her path of bodhi.

In 1994, she traveled to Lhasa, Tibet to study the Tibetan language, and in 1995, entered the Kagyu lineage Buddhist institute in Kathmandu, Nepal. There, she studied closely under Khenpo Tsultrim Gyatso Rinpoche and other revered teachers.

In 1998, she became Executive Director of the Nagarjuna School in Nepal, supporting monastic communities across Nepal, India, and Tibet—offering both sustenance and Dharma.

Since 2001, she has served as Chinese interpreter for the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyatso Rinpoche, and other eminent teachers, bridging teachings through the spoken word.

Since 2003, she has served as Executive Director of the Huayu Foundation, continuing her compassionate mission of education, Dharma propagation, and spiritual care.

Lama Qiu-Zhu – Chant Master / Ritual Precentor

Lama Qiu-Zhu entered monastic life at an early age, dedicating herself to the path of Dharma from childhood. Under the guidance of her root teachers, H.E. Bokar Rinpoche and Khenchen Dorje Rinpoche, she engaged in years of rigorous study and completed the traditional “Three-Year and Three-Month Retreat” with wholehearted dedication.

Within the monastery, she serves as Chant Master (Vina), leading liturgical chanting with a voice that calms the mind and honors the sacred. Each chant she offers becomes both prayer and presence, guiding the sangha into the inner realms of practice.

She now resides at Bokar Monastery in Darjeeling, India, continuing her devotional service through sound and stillness, embodying the quiet strength of a life lived in rhythm with the Dharma.