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CONTENTS

THE ARTS AND PHILOSOPHY OF SHAOLIN
(How You Can Develop Your Full Potential)


(A) BACKGROUND AND SCOPE

1 A HEAVENLY VISION
(How Shaolin Monastery Got Its Name)
The Legend of Shaolin
The sacred Summit of Songshan
Earthly Reflection of Heavenly Monastery

2 THE FABULOUS SHAOLIN MONASTERY
(Legends and Significance of Monastery Halls)
Foremost Monastery Beneath Heaven
Hui Ke Seeking Enlightenment
The Hall of Lohans
Pagodas, Temples and the Shadow-Rock
The Defender of Righteousness

3 FIT FOR EMPERORS AND GENERALS
(Precious Arts of Shaolin)
The Three Living Treasures
Beauty in Poetic Motion
A Way to Enlightenment
The Practical and the Spiritual
Chi Kung and Meditation
Qualities of a Good Teacher
Breaking the Patient's Arm to Cure It
Poetry and Other Arts

4 MOVEMENTS OF HEALTH, VITALITY AND LONGEVITY
(Shaolin Way to Physical and Spiritual Health)
Various Concepts of Health
Physical as well as Spiritual Health
Various Arts of Energy
Lifting Sky and Leveling Earth
Chi Kung for Health, Vitality and Longevity


(B) SHAOLIN KUNGFU

5 POETRY OF STRENGTH AND COURAGE
(The Philosophy and Dimension of Shaolin Kungfu)
The Fascination of Kungfu
Historical Development
The Four Dimensions of Kungfu
General Aims of Kungfu

6 FORM AND FUNCTION IN MOTION
(The Fundamentals of Shaolin Kungfu)
Gateway to Shaolin Force Training
Black Tiger and Drunken Man
Combative Functions of Flowery Patterns
Formation and Structure of Kungfu Sets
Don't be Deceived by Slow, Graceful Motion
Cross-Roads at Four Gates

7 FIGHTING IN BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENTS
(Kungfu Application for Combat)
The Combative Function of Kungfu
Patterns, Variations and Sequences
Some Amazing Applications
Catching Tigers in Mountains
Don't Blow Off his Genitals!
Flowery Movements and Kungfu Tradition

8 FROM KUNGFU FORM TO COMBAT APPLICATION
(Specific Techniques to Handle Situations)
Getting Ready for Combat
Shaolin Specific Techniques
Countering Various Kicks
Gripping and Felling Attacks
Methodology of Practice

9 FROM ARRANGED TO FREE SPARRING
(Practicing Variation in Combat Sequences)
Various Factors of Combat
Shaolin Principles of Attack and Defense
Some Marvelous Advice for Combat
Combat Sequences
Developmental Stages in Combat Application

10 FURTHER TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE FIGHTING
(Developing Fundamental Sparring Skills)
Four Gates Sparring Set
Fundamental Skills in Combat
Examples of Crucial Points in Sparring

11 CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO SECURE VICTORY
(Applying Tactics and Strategies in Fighting)
Sun Tzu's Advice
Principles to Guide Combat
Tactical and Strategic Considerations
Defeat Due to Wrong Choice
Choosing the Right Strategy and Tactics
Overcoming Throws and Multiple Attacks
Frustrating Locks and Fast Punches

12 FASCINATING FORCE OF SHAOLIN MASTERS
(Various Kinds of Force in Shaolin Kungfu)
Basic Force and Specialized Force
Three Levels of Force
Power, Energy and Lightness
An Invaluable Lesson
Iron Palm and Cosmos Palm

13 PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF POWER TRAINING
(Shaolin Iron Palm and Iron Arm)
Important Factors for Force Training
Training for Iron Palm
Preserving Sensitivity and Relieving Injury
Rolling Bamboo for Three Years
He'll Break Your Arms

14 SECRETS OF THE ENERGY MASTERS
(Developing Cosmos Palm and Iron Shirt)
The Greatest Martial Art in the World
The Palm That Can Kill or Heal
Withstanding Attacks with Iron Shirt

15 THE FAST, THE AGILE AND THE MARVELOUS
(Marvelous Responses and Arts of Lightness)
Techniques, Force and Speed
Marvel with Awe and Admiration
Some Considerations in Speed Training
How to Attain Speed
Plum Flower and Through the Woods

16 DRAGONS, PHOENIXES, TIGERS AND MOON
(A Brief Survey of Kungfu Weapons)
Why Classical Weapons Are Practiced Today
Classification of Weapons
Ferocious Tigers and Nimble Phoenixes
The King and the Mother


(C) CHI KUNG AND OTHER ARTS

17 THE SPIRIT OF SHAOLIN
(Morality, Righteousness and Compassion)
The Ten Shaolin Laws
Respect for the Master
Great Blessings to be Born Human
Calmness and Compassion
Righteousness and Compassion

18 WONDERS OF SHAOLIN CHI KUNG
(Link between Physical and Spiritual)
Kungfu, Chi Kung and Zen
The Legacy of Bodhidharma
Sinew Metamorphosis for Internal Power
A Chance to Test an Incredible Art
Self-Manifested Chi Movement

19 CURING "INCURABLE" DISEASES
(Shaolin Chi Kung and Chinese Medicine)
Chi Kung for Curing Illness
Harmonizing Yin-Yang
Clearing Energy Blockage
Chi Kung for Curing Cancer
Thematic and Holistic Approaches
How Does Chi Kung Cure Illness

20 THE INTERNAL COSMOS
(A Marvelous Art called the Small Universe)
Man as Miniature of Cosmos
The Small Universe
Achieving the Small Universal Flow
Breakthrough and Time Difference
Signs of Real Breakthrough

21 IF YOU HAVE BROKEN YOUR BONES
(An Introduction to Shaolin Traumatology)
A Unique System to Treat Injury
Various Types of Injuries
Therapeutic Principles in Traumatology
Treating a Broken Bone

22 THE SONGS AND POETRY OF SHAOLIN
(Describing the Grandeur in Rhythm and Rhyme)
Emperor's Praise and Master's Advice
Breadth of Kungfu in a Song
Songs of Energy and Compassion
Exquisite Charm of Shaolin
Symbolism in Shaolin Poetry
Legends Recalled in Poetic Beauty
A Modern Poem on Shaolin


(D) ZEN AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

23 THE DIVINE AND THE COSMOS
(Magnificence and Universality of Religions)
Meeting Place of Many Religions
Universality of World's Religions
Divine Manifestations of Supreme Reality
Listening to Soundlessness
Wisdom and Enlightenment
Looking At The Stilled Mind
The Spiritual Aspect of Confucianism
Entering God's Kingdom
Returning to God

24 VARIOUS VEHICLES OF ENLIGHTENMENT
(The Beauty and Wisdom of Buddhism)
An Amazing and Inspiring Religion
The Historical Buddha
Main Features of Buddhism
Theravada -- Buddhism of the Elders
Mahayana -- Buddhism of the Great Vehicle
Vajrayana -- Buddhism of the Mystics

25 ANCIENT WISDOM ON MODERN SCIENCE
(Various Chinese Schools of Buddhism)
Was Mahayana Buddhism taught by the Buddha
Various Schools of Buddhism
Heaven, Zen and the Lotus
Reality, Appearance and True Word

26 THE BEAUTY AND PROFUNDITY OF ZEN
(Philosophical Considerations for Zen Training)
What is Zen
Chinese Invention and Taoist Origin?
Main Doctrines of Zen Buddhism
The Easiest or the Most Difficult

27 METHODS OF ZEN CULTIVATION
(Sutras, Mantras and Meditation)
Meditation of No Mind
Praises and Vows in Spiritual Cultivation
The Heart Sutra of Transcendental Wisdom
Development through Sutra Recitation 657
Chanting Mantras as Spiritual Training
Meditation of One-Pointed Mind

28 IN SEARCH OF SHAOLIN MASTERS
(From Kungfu and Chi Kung to Zen)
Kungfu for Demonstration and Fighting
The Search for Kungfu Force
The Incredible Energy Flow
The Search for Compassion
The Search for Wisdom
The Search for Enlightenment

Total Pages: 270

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