me being shaolin

[Dronken_monk]

Hi my name is Peter, and I live in the Greater Toronto area in Ontario Canada. For the longest time I've wanted to learn Gong-fu and my goal would be to become a monk. I know that I couldn't possibly become a monk, but I would still really like to learn Gong-fu, I have tried to look for schools that I would be able to learn, but all I can find if Karate, and I'm all for karate as I have taken it for some time but I really want to learn gong-fu even just basically. So if anyone can tell me where there are any schools in my area around Toronto or Ajax (a small town around that area) I would be really appreciative. Or if you could tell me where I could meet a monk in my area at a seminar or something. Thanks for your time
Peter

[arhat]

it's relatively easy to become a monk.

but for you it sounds like it is hard.

[doc]

Have you found Master Pan yet? He's quite the gong fu resource, in your area.

[Asger]

Peter & Pan ... hehe

sorry

[xing_jian108]

Peter & Pan, Haha. You're such a dork Asger. That's pretty funny though. Nice one...

[doc]

I got a laugh out of that. I don't know why though.

Stupid **** Asger.

LOL

[shaolinstylee]

Pan Qing Fu... I'd look him up...

[Steve]

Is it necessary to be a monk?

Excerpt from one of many books on Doc's shelves (Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits By Bill Porter)
When ask this question to Jen Fa-jung, abbot of Loukuantai:
"Is it necessary to be a monk or nun?" His answer, " The important thing is to lead an upright life. You don't have to be a monk or nun to do this. It doesn't do any good to be a monk or nun if you don't keep the precepts. What's important is to keep the precepts. But anyone who leads a upright life does this. This is the basis of practice. The precepts are the demands you place on yourself. Precepts make practice possible. If you don't make demands on yourself, you won't get anywhere in you practice."

[doc]

You're reading my books?

God, you must be bored, lol... Why don't you teach XingWei how to play Unreal Tournament?

[Fa Hui]

Monks and nuns are just as human as everyone else. If people are just running away from one situation to one they think is better then you are just going from samsara to samsara, wouldn't seem to be a little pointless. Do you think that when home sickness sets in and that you wish you could see family that they'll just let whenever you want? Doesn't work like that, you pretty much renounce your family to join another family. Think about it.

Arhat's right, it's definitely easy to become a monk; I don't know about you but I am tired of becoming things.