The Shaolin Monastery - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Shaolin Monastery write by Meir Shahar. This book was released on 2008-01-10. The Shaolin Monastery available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This meticulously researched and eminently readable study considers the economic, political, and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddhist prohibition against violence and instead create fighting techniques that by the 21st century have spread throughout the world.
American Shaolin
American Shaolin - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Shaolin write by Matthew Polly. This book was released on 2007-02-01. American Shaolin available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bill Bryson meets Bruce Lee in this raucously funny story of one scrawny American’s quest to become a kung fu master at China’s legendary Shaolin Temple. Growing up a ninety-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, young Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV series, Kung Fu. While in college, Matthew decided the time had come to pursue this quixotic dream before it was too late. Much to the dismay of his parents, he dropped out of Princeton to spend two years training with the legendary sect of monks who invented kung fu and Zen Buddhism. Expecting to find an isolated citadel populated by supernatural ascetics that he’d seen in countless badly dubbed chop-socky flicks, Matthew instead discovered a tacky tourist trap run by Communist party hacks. But the dedicated monks still trained in the rigorous age-old fighting forms—some even practicing the “iron kung fu” discipline, in which intensive training can make various body parts virtually indestructible (even the crotch). As Matthew grew in his knowledge of China and kung fu skill, he would come to represent the Temple in challenge matches and international competitions, and ultimately the monks would accept their new American initiate as close to one of their own as any Westerner had ever become. Laced with humor and illuminated by cultural insight, American Shaolin is an unforgettable coming-of-age tale of one young man’s journey into the ancient art of kung fu—and a funny and poignant portrait of a rapidly changing China.
Shaolin Monks
Shaolin Monks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Shaolin Monks write by Tony Smith. This book was released on 2009-08-01. Shaolin Monks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Qigong is the force behind the Shaolin monksÕ physical and mental prowess. It is their mastery of qi, or energy flow, that allows them to execute superhuman feats. Young readers will be amazed at the training and discipline required of these warriors.
A Monk's Guide to Happiness
A Monk's Guide to Happiness - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Monk's Guide to Happiness write by Gelong Thubten. This book was released on 2020-08-11. A Monk's Guide to Happiness available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness for the Modern Day In our never-ending search for happiness we often find ourselves looking to external things for fulfillment, thinking that happiness can be unlocked by buying a bigger house, getting the next promotion, or building a perfect family. In this profound and inspiring book, Gelong Thubten shares a practical and sustainable approach to happiness. Thubten, a Buddhist monk and meditation expert who has worked with everyone from school kids to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and Benedict Cumberbatch, explains how meditation and mindfulness can create a direct path to happiness. A Monk’s Guide to Happiness explores the nature of happiness and helps bust the myth that our lives and minds are too busy for meditation. The book can show you how to: - Learn practical methods to help you choose happiness - Develop greater compassion for yourself and others - Learn to meditate in micro-moments during a busy day - Discover that you are naturally ‘hard-wired’ for happiness Reading A Monk’s Guide to Happiness could revolutionize your relationship with your thoughts and emotions, and help you create a life of true happiness and contentment.
SHAOLIN
SHAOLIN - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook SHAOLIN write by Yongxin (Shi). This book was released on 2013. SHAOLIN available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
