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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