markusan Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 it made me think Kyle San, thanks and keep writing
CrouchingTiger Posted September 12, 2004 Posted September 12, 2004 Hi, this is probably going to sound stupid, but I dont have a clue what Zen means....could somebody please explain what or who it is? As an additional question..whats JKD?
gcav Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 CrouchingTiger - The very short answer to your question is Zen, or Zen Buddhism, is a philosophy (or religion) based on trying to attain enlightenment through meditation. It started in India and was taken to China and Japan a long time ago. JKD is Jeet Kune Do. It is the fighting system that Bruce Lee developed from his training in Kung Fu. Train like your life depends on it....Because it does.
47MartialMan Posted September 19, 2004 Posted September 19, 2004 Nice article. I have that particular book and many others. Didn't the "origin" of Zen, come from Ch'en Buddhism? If one is to do a concise study of Zen, should its origins and other historical information be persued? Fortunately, one of my college professor is on of Eastern Religion with a "specialty" of Buddhism. He became my student in martial arts soon after his class, as I had him doing further research, but his own curiousity, on the relation of Buddhsim and martial arts. He had contacted other sources, such as Buddhists and colleagues. His findings that he discovered, (or shall I say re-discovered) and shared with me are fascinating. He told me that our "roles" were reversed, that I became the teacher. He thanked me for him looking further into his "specialty" But, as he and I continue to talk about Buddhism, I still think he is the teacher.
CrouchingTiger Posted September 19, 2004 Posted September 19, 2004 Hi, thanks for your reply gcav, I was able to understand the article much better. One thing though, can you or anyone else elaborate on what is meant by enlightenment...?
gcav Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 Everyone has a slightly different idea of what enlightenment is, but basically its "knowledge", "insight" and "true understanding" on a philosophical and spiritial level. Being able to see all things clearly within the scheme of totality. Being one with the universe kinda of stuff. Train like your life depends on it....Because it does.
47MartialMan Posted September 20, 2004 Posted September 20, 2004 Enlightenment-When you or your opponent get hit so hard.
CrouchingTiger Posted September 26, 2004 Posted September 26, 2004 Like knowing the purpose of life, or feeling close to God...that kind of stuff? If you've ever seen the film 'Twin Warriors', I think that has an example of enlightenment after Jet Li reads that scroll, doesnt it?
White Warlock Posted September 26, 2004 Posted September 26, 2004 I think i'll stay out of this. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
CrouchingTiger Posted September 26, 2004 Posted September 26, 2004 Why's that? Don't you like this topic?
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