Thursday, October 6, 2011

The Shaolin Creed

This was taken from my book I wrote over twenty years ago but Never Published on Shaolin.
None of what you will see in this book has ever been revealed until now. I will for the first time reveal various aspects of the book over time for those who love the Shaolin Arts.. Learn and Enjoy

I WILL TRAIN IN EARNEST TO FIND MYSELF AND WHILE DOING SO I WILL CULTIVATE THE NATURAL TALENTS OF MY SHAO-LIN SKILLS BESTOWED UPON ME FROM THE GREAT TAO. ¬I WILL SIT IN QUIET REPOSE TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF REALITY. I WILL DWELL IN NEVER ENDING PATIENCE THAT MY IMMORTAL IDENTITY WILL BE REVEALED TO ME. I AM UTTERLY CONFIDENT I WILL SOME DAY WAKE MYSELF UP FROM THE GREAT SLEEP OF ILLUSION ONLY TO DISCOVER THE ONE THAT IS AND ALWAYS WAS.

I WILL TRAIN MY BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT TO UNITE IN FULL EFFORT TO ACHIEVE THE FINAL BREAKTHROUGH TO ENLIGHTENMENT. I WILL FOLLOW THE PATH OF MY ANCESTORS IN SHAO-LIN AND TRAIN WITH FULL VIGOR AND DETERMINATION TO WIN THE GREATEST OF ALL BATTLES WITHIN MYSELF. I WILL STRIVE TO OVERCOME ALL OBSTACLES IN MY WAY, AND TO LIBERATE MY SPIRIT. I WILL FACE LIFE AND DEATH EQUALLY NOT ALLOWING EITHER TO DETER ME IN MY QUEST FOR DIVINE KNOWLEDGE.

I WILL CELEBRATE MY DEATH BY MAKING MY LIFE FRUITFUL AND PURPOSEFUL. I WILL STRIVE FOR MY OWN ENLIGHTENMENT AND ONCE ACHIEVED I WILL HELP ALL SENTIENT BEINGS ACHIEVE WHAT I HAVE FOUND. THE PURPOSE OF MY TRAINING IS TO BE UNSWERVING IN MY QUEST FOR TRUTH. MAY THE TAO GUIDE ME IN ALL MY PURSUITS TO ACHIEVE WHAT MUST BE ACHIEVED.

I VOW TO BE STRONG AND RELENTLESS IN MY TRAINING SO THAT SOME DAY I CAN SAY I HAVE TRULY FOUND THE WAY OF SHAO-LIN. FOR BY FOLLOWING THE WAY I WILL BE LED TO THE HOME OF THE IMMORTALS, MY ORIGINAL HOME. TO THE GREAT TAO I MAKE THIS OATH, I WILL TRAIN MY BODY TO BE STRONG AND HEALTHY AND PROFICIENT IN THE SHAO-LIN SKILLS AND HELP ALL WHO MAY BE IN NEED OF MY SKILLS. I WILL TRAIN MY MIND TO BE CLEAR AND CALM, AND WORK VIGOROUSLY TO REALIZE MY BUDDHA NATURE. I WILL CULTIVATE MY SPIRIT TO THE HIGHEST EXCELLENCE SO THAT I MAY FOLLOW MY INNER NATURE BACK TO THE SOURCE OF ALL EXISTENCE..... TAO!

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