The importance of speech in the context of Buddhist ethics is obvious:
words can break or save lives, make enemies or friends, start war or create peace.

Buddha explained right speech as follows:

1. to abstain from false speech, especially not to tell deliberate lies
2. to abstain from slanderous speech and not to use words against others
3. to abstain from harsh words that offend or hurt others
4. to abstain from idle chatter that lacks purpose or depth.

 
   
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A special transmission outside the scriptures; (chin.: jiàowàibiézhuàn 教外別傳)
No dependence upon words and letters; (chin.: bùlì wénzì 不立文字)
Direct pointing to the human mind; (chin.: zhízhǐrénxīn 直指人心)
Seeing into one’s own nature and attaining Buddhahood. (chin.: jiànxìngchéngfó 見性成佛)

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Posted: May 10 2006 06:58 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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Dear brothers of the Buddhist Path, this is a Great site. I am not sure but I think that this is the only Shaolin Buddhist Tradition’s site online.

May the Lord Buddha help you to continue your efforts to spread the True Shaolin Spirit of Chan to the World.

With deepest Metta

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It is important to bear in mind that one must not be attached to rituals, words or even Chan sitting.  True Chan means to cut off all thinking and to keep non-moving mind.  True Chan means to become clear.

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Posted: May 15 2006 09:20 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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My name is Shi Yin Guo and i am studying Shaolin Wu Gong under Master Shi Yan Zhuo for 12 years. This site is a Unique Treasure for all of us. I wish this site to help all to learn about the Real Shaolin Tradition.

Namo Amituofo

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Everything that appears in the three realms comes from the mind. Hence Buddhas of the past and future teach mind to mind without bothering about definitions.

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Posted: May 22 2006 03:39 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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Amituofo all.

I am very pleased that I am a Member of such Unique community. This is a fabulous work for all of the Shaolin Tradition followers and I hope that it is going to be a Major point for Shaolin studies.

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If you succeed through violence at the expense of others’ rights and welfare, you have not solved the problem, but only created the seeds for another.

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Posted: May 23 2006 09:15 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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We all share one heart, to have a place to join together shows we all must be connected from long time ago.

To relearn things we have forgoten, to learn things that havent been started.

Let us show it is our hearts not our eyes that are important.

All tree’s, One family.

Amituofo

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Posted: May 24 2006 12:28 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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Amituofo, a great place for all of us to be.

Buddhism must survive, Shaolin must survive.


Namo Amituofo

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Buddhism in all forms, has no limits.

(chin.: xīnfǎ 心法): The law transmitted from heart to heart without aid of sutras; the spirit imparted from Master to Disciple only.

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Posted: May 24 2006 06:09 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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Namo Amituofo

This is a unique site that inspires respect and reliability. A portal where we can all meet, share, hear Masters Words and learn. An exceptional work accomplished! I fell fortunate to be with you.

Amituofo

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I really hope some day to find Enlightment

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Posted: May 25 2006 11:17 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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I am very happy to be here.

This is a must have site for all of us the Shaolin Heritage followers. Thanks to a good friend I’ve found it.

Namo Amituofo

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Shaolin in my heart…

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Posted: May 29 2006 12:41 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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I am glad that I found this site from which I can enrich my knowledge about Shaolin Tradition. It is very important that the articles are coming from very serious and trustworthy sources.

I express my happiness that I am with all of you who love Shaolin and its Tradition.

Namo Amituofo

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The best of the path is the Eightfold Paths. The best of truth are the Four Noble Truths. Non-attachment is the best of states. The one who sees is the best of bipeds. (Dharmapada 273)

This is the only path. There is no other path for the purity of vision. Do follow this path. You will confuse Mara. (Dharmapada 274)

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Posted: June 01 2006 08:38 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]
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I am just hearing the calling of my soul. I am blessed to be here with brothers. This is a wonderful place for all Buddhists to be.

Namo Amituofo

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I take refuge in the Buddhas of the Ten Directions
I take refuge in the Holy Dharma preached by all Buddhas everywhere
I take refuge in the sacred Sangha, wherever such people appear.

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Posted: June 02 2006 09:58 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]
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It’s great we can all be here together. First it’s a long shot to be born as humans. Then as humans who have found the Dharma and Shaolin tradition. And to be able to meet here and share. Such is karma. Take advantage and train hard.

May I ask where the starters of this site are from? Which temple? I am planning a trip to Guangzhou in July. I will stay in China for at least a year probably, in a city called Foshan (Buddha Mountain). Do you know the history of this nice city? Thousands of years ago three bronze statues of the Buddha were found and the city was named Foshan (Buddha Mountain), or Chancheng (Zen City). There are nice Buddhist and Daoist temples there. I’d also like to have the opportunity to travel to Henan and visit our home in Shaolin and surrounding areas- if my karma is so good.

Namo Amituofo! _/ _

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Posted: June 05 2006 10:33 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]
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Namo Amituofo

It’s been days since I registered to this portal, but it is the first time I write. Greetings to all and have a nice journey.

Here is something for dear friend tianxin. When I was at your age I told my mother I was going to leave home and go to Himalayas. I am sure you can imagine what happened. Fortunately I didn’t go.

Now, several years later I am a Buddhist priest in a country that Buddhism is not allowed.

Impossible is nothing.

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Though young and strong, a man does not strive when he should strive, he sinks into the idleness and lack of determination. He will never realized the path by wisdom as his (good) thoughts are depressed. (Dharmapada 280)

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Posted: June 07 2006 03:54 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 12 ]
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Greetings to all the borthers.
I’m very very happy to see this website because Shaolin culture can spread.

Thank You all.


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Posted: June 21 2006 09:03 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 13 ]
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Hello All. Namo Amituofo.

Just adding my greetings before I look around some more…

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Posted: June 29 2006 06:27 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 14 ]
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Hi all.

This is a really Great site and i am very happy to be a member of it.

I hope to learn and help others to learn.

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Qi is our vital life energy. This life energy flows through a network of meridians or pathways in our body. Qi unites all parts of the body into a single, integrated whole. In a healthy body Qi flows smoothly, disease develops when there is an imbalance or disruption to the flow of Qi.

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Posted: July 05 2006 12:44 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 15 ]
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Hi! It’s great to find this site that give us the opportunity to learn about Shaolin tradition and Chan and also, to communicate with brothers from all over the world.
Namo Amituofo!

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