Li Qiang November 2011
Li Qiang I feel like people have forgotten what is truly important. It seems that today people only care about what they want in terms of material possessions. What is important can’t actually be bought with money. When one discovers true self in life, he/she always finds sufficiency in both spiritual and material life. However,…
Andrew Brisbin November 2011
Andrew Brisbin Shaolin Spirit: My understanding of Shaolin Spirit is simply the idea of constant self-awareness and self-development which can allow us to reach a point of enlightenment and freedom. By becoming self-aware and by consistently improving myself, I can help myself, my family, my community and society in general. If every individual were to…
Chen Zhe November 2011
Chen Zhe Lack of human spirit is sometimes seen as a disease of modern society. I’ve been under the influence of Chinese modern education for over 20 years, and it seems like people have almost forgotten the foundation of the human spirit. Some focus only on money, forgetting the true relationship between people, and losing…
Anne Cooper November 2011
Anne Cooper The Shaolin spirit is something that cannot be defined easily in our modern society. It cannot be explained away with concrete words and definitions. But it does exist, nonetheless, in each and every one of us, and it is cultivated through our training in the Kung Fu discipline. Through the enlightenment of Chan,…
Anisha Dyce November 2011 Essay
Anisha Dyce Integrity, humility, loyalty, and generosity are some of many character traits we should work on attaining in our journey through life. I define integrity as an attribute for someone who leads instead of follows what people around them want you to do – with no regard to whether or not you will be…
