Osaka Bay Shaolin Holistic Health Assoc
Learn traditional Northern Shaolin Chan and Martial Art skills, for health, self-defense, stress reduction. A learning place for Northern Shaolin, Tai Chi Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Seven Star Mantis, Tai Chi Chuan, Kali, Meditation
Unlike many Martial Art classes the Bay Shaolin Assoc follows to the traditional Shaolin Philosophy that fighting is the smalles
t part of learning Kung Fu. In the past Kung Fu was learned as a way to help the Shaolin Monks in their meditation practice, the self-defense was secondary to the overall Practice of Chan. In today's world our everyday fight, is staying healthy under the attacks of pollution, high stress, poor food quality, lack of sleep and exercise. The Osaka Bay Shaolin Assoc seeks to return our life balance through meditation, exercise and awareness of whole foods. A Word About Chan Meditation
The Chan Sect advocates self- cultivation through seated meditation. It preaches that everyone has the potential to become a Buddha, but fails to do so only because of obstacles in the mind. As you may know, Shao Lin was the first temple Bodhi Darhma (Da Mo) visited and stayed in a cave for nine years until the Second Patriarch showed up. Many of the Shao Lin martial arts still retained his name. Shao Lin martial arts is really and originally Motion Chan. After the communists took over, they vacated the Sitting Chan practices and therefore this practice is lost in Shao Lin. Shao Lin (temple) has asked repeatedly our Teacher, Chan Master Miao Tian, to bring it ( Chan) back to Shao Lin. Finally He agreed to bring it back on October 13, 2007. This is a historical event. Chan Master Miao Tian is the 85th Patriarch of Chan Buddhism and the enlightened spiritual teacher of the Chan School based in Taiwan. He has dedicated his life to bringing to the world the authentic, orthodox teachings of the Buddha (Shakyamuni or Gautama Buddha) which is nearly lost today. The profound and personal realization of the Truth has brought to his awareness that the inner cultivation and peace through the practice of Chan holds the key to the success of humanity as a whole. While Buddhist terms are used in all of Chan Master Miao Tian's teachings, they are used simply for convenience and are not meant to be a religious cage that confines the teachings. The teachings are targeted at people of different backgrounds, color and race, who share both the love and compassion and the vision of a more peaceful world. On this common ground, any differentiation based on religion and creed is completely unnecessary and irrelevant to one's spiritual well-being and growth.
