 These included the first 49-day retreat at Dharma Drum Retreat Center at Pine Bush, New York in 2000 – in which Master Sheng-yen passed his Dharma transmission to two of his prominent Western disciples, Dr Simon Child and Max Kalin.He has served in various posts and offices in the Dharma Drum Mountain organization, including meditation counselor at Nung Chan Monastery in Taiwan, guiding instructor at Dharma Drum Sangha University, and director of Dharma Drum Mountain's Ch'an Hall.Currently he is a resident teacher and abbot of Dharma Drum Retreat Center.