Life
Lu was born in Chiayi County, Taiwan in 1945. Lu was raised a Christian and attended a Protestant school. He graduated from Chung Cheng Institute of Technology with a degree in Survey Engineering. In his early twenties he was both a survey engineer and a Sunday school Bible teacher.
In a biography, Lu wrote that he acquired invisible vision in 1969, and had a mystical experience, leading him to seek out a total of twenty-one human gurus in Taoism, Sutra, and Tantra. In 1982, Lu and a small following of his disciples moved to the United States, and lived in the state of Washington.
To date, Lu has written more than 232 books in Chinese on various topics, including Feng Shui, spirituality, and profound dharma teachings. Approximately 10-15 these books have been completely translated to both English, Thai, French and Spanish. For selected English translations, they are available at: http://www.tbsn.org/english2/booklist.php.
He went into retreat for six years starting late 2000, spending most of his time in Taihiti, as well as some in Taiwan. Today he predominantly lives in Taiwan, while spending a few months in Redmond, WA.
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