英语翻译The Journey to Shao Lin For those of you who don’t know

英语翻译
The Journey to Shao Lin
For those of you who don’t know about the Shao Lin Temple; it’s probably one of China’s most illustrated temples of all.I still remember the first time I was introduced to it (way back in the day); from Jet Li’s “Shao Lin Temple”- a must see for those of you who haven’t yet.Shao Lin Temple is most famous for the intense focus and discipline the monks put into their practice of martial arts and their search for inner peace.
The last time I was there was two years ago; I was shooting a documentary about the Temple while training there.Not to mention being ALSO being blessed into becoming an honorary disciple of the Shao Lin.Being a fellow Christian,I must admit- that shit was a trip!I was there for about a month… the daily agenda consisted of waking up every morning at 7am,eating breakfast,training ’til about noon,lunch,one hour break,train AGAIN ’til 5 pm,dinner and in bed sleeping by 11 pm (GASPING FOR AIR…) This is a true form of cleansing the mind,body and soul- but then again- we’ll always be tainted by the malevolence of Man.sigh.
Training in the mountains.
Part of the training- hiking up the many mountains to train inside.Not to mention- the view at the top is overwhelming.
The introduction to the fighting skills at the Shao Lin Monastery has been attributed in legend to the Indian Monk Bodhidharma (now try saying THAT three times fast!) who went to the monastery in 527- three decades after it was originally founded.Bodhidharma allegedly spent nine years in contemplation,facing the wall of a cave on Song Mountain above the monastery.You can see the statue of him to the left of the picture.Note:The cave is only a little bigger than a porta-potty.
A painting Bodhidharma,done by 邱锡勋.A very famous painter from Taiwan- he uses real tar on all the pieces.He was invited by the Grand Master to do about 20 plus paintings big and small to be auctioned off- all the proceeds went to charity,including an orphanage several miles down the road that the Master is now running.
Another one of Bodhidharma in the cave- this time facing the wall.I picked this one up at the auction… definitely not cheap… but for a good cause.Plus,this was the only one that was done completely in tar.
Outdoor show mixed with martial arts and music… really nice visuals.The set was built into the actual mountain,and this is only half the stage… WATCH OUT VEGAS!
What I’ve been craving for TWO YEARS NOW- The World’s best lamb soup,with Chinese flat buns on the sides.Snarl… HUNGER.
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