Shaolin Buddhist Temple

To become enlightened, we must first empower ourselves. By heightening our senses, which are our hearing, our sight, smell, taste, and touch

(The Empowerment of the Heart) In Buddhism there are what is called 'The Five Empowerments': 1 – The Empowerment of the Body which is attaining the Chi 2 – The Empowerment of the Speech which is speaking from the heart 3 – The Empowerment of Movement which is understanding the Dragon 4 – The Empowerment of Quality which is ‘Fu' and all things of high quality 5 – The Empowerment of the Mind which is thinking from the heart

Most people in the western world would view the Dragon as being somewhat negative but in the east the Dragon is viewed as being benevolent, in eastern philosophy the Dragon is symbolic of a much greater spiritual understanding and held in great honour and esteem. The Dragon or Lung, with its vibrant colours and long flowing body, represents not only this Earth but also the Universe as it travels in and around both our Earth and the Universe. It nurtures all in its path, it re

On the other side, once you learn to become open minded and have an open heart, all things become possible, the depth of knowledge is vast,

When we say" in my mind" or "in my opinion," we reject others and their mind or their opinions. This can lead to conflict and too often does. We refuse to accept others, for this would mean that the others way of thinking is better than ours. It would also mean that our ego would be hurt - not going to happen to me! This I am sure sounds familiar. Understand that opinions and facts can be miles apart most of the time. When we learn to think with our hearts, the principl

There is a problem in our world and it seems to be getting worse. It is said that if one can not see a problem, they most certainly won’t listen to the answer. We have been conditioned to accept violence on tv, in films, books, games, contact sport etc. In original Shaolin Kung Fu we are taught not to harm people. Today some people calling themselves Shaolin Kung fu, which is based on Taoist and Buddhist teachings, are teaching kickboxing and cage fighting - this is NOT t