Shi Yan Ming
I find this all very interesting. Here's a quote from your brother, in the old FORUM ARCHIVE (russbo.com Forum Archive » General Bull**** » Old Bull**** » DISCIPLESHIP):
Kind of fun looking back on what people believed in the past. Enlightening, to say the least.
There's another old rumor I'd like to put to rest and that is that she is "abandoned."
She's a handy tool for SYX, that is for sure.
She's a handy tool for SYX, that is for sure.
I have been a student of Shifu Shi Yan Ming and I am now his personal disciple. If he is not a monk then I don't care. In my experience he is everything that a monk should be and much more spiritually cultivated than many others who consider themselves to be men of the cloth or holy or whatever. If you need to then find a different word for him other than monk! He knows what he is and the people who experience him directly understand unless they are just there for the martial arts. USA Shaolin Temple Holds the spirit of Shaolin and that is all that matters to me. The man spent the majority of his life studying at shaolin in China. I think that rather than try and tear him apart he should be helped. He has no plans that are not for the benefit of the many. He gave up his entire life in order to stay and teach in America. There may be many reasons for this but I cannot help but feel a part of it was because he sensed an obligation to represent Shaolin here where we are so lacking that kind of presence. I went with him to china this passed summer and we were greeted at Shaolin. The monks there remembered him training and said he was one of their top students. They seemed to feel that as long as he was alive and teaching that Shaolin would also be alive. We saw him meet with family and friends. He gave up all of that to be in America and teach. Think of all of your favorite things, places, food, friends, and family. Now give that all up in order to teach Chan somewhere completely foreign! This is what this man did. While he has been here he has done alot of good things for people here. The temple is growing and the more energy that gets funneled into it the more good will come out of it. It is people caught up in there own preconcieved perceptions of things and definitions that take away from this positive force in the world. Say whatever you want but I am sure in my heart and mind that Shi Yan Ming is an extremely holy man and worthy of my respect as a master of Chan and as my master. More so than anyone else i have ever met.
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