Hello all,
I recently had the privilege to watch the film 'The US vs John Lennon'. It made me look at this man in a new light. Whereas the media made him seem ridiculous and not worth taking seriously the fact is he was a warrior for peace who tried to follow in Ghandi's non-violent footsteps. He fought the war with a guitar and a smile and ultimately this was his undoing if you believe the theories.
In any case the topic here is peace. Shaolin Wahnam has at its disposal a great system for creating peace in the mind and body of the individual. How then can one help bring peace to one's society?
Sifu tells us to obey the laws of the land (I think in the Shaolin Laws it is mentioned), does this also apply when the laws are insane? What if there was a law requiring you to shoot your neighbour or cut down every tree in a forest? You might think this far-fetched but I can back these up with examples.
If the cell is a microcosm of the person, and the person is a microcosm of the universe... (as I have read in various places) if we are all one and we are all connected...how can the individual ever be at peace if around him there is suffering and war?
I'm interesting in hearing what you have to say.
With respect
Mike
I recently had the privilege to watch the film 'The US vs John Lennon'. It made me look at this man in a new light. Whereas the media made him seem ridiculous and not worth taking seriously the fact is he was a warrior for peace who tried to follow in Ghandi's non-violent footsteps. He fought the war with a guitar and a smile and ultimately this was his undoing if you believe the theories.
In any case the topic here is peace. Shaolin Wahnam has at its disposal a great system for creating peace in the mind and body of the individual. How then can one help bring peace to one's society?
Sifu tells us to obey the laws of the land (I think in the Shaolin Laws it is mentioned), does this also apply when the laws are insane? What if there was a law requiring you to shoot your neighbour or cut down every tree in a forest? You might think this far-fetched but I can back these up with examples.
If the cell is a microcosm of the person, and the person is a microcosm of the universe... (as I have read in various places) if we are all one and we are all connected...how can the individual ever be at peace if around him there is suffering and war?
I'm interesting in hearing what you have to say.
With respect
Mike
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