The Origins of Shaolin Kung Fu | Sadhguru

foreign centuries ago was a palava prince [Applause] nine years he waited loved off his own left arm from there comes the now famous one-handed Namaste even today that school is in existence [Music] around 15 centuries ago was a pallava prince he became a monk his immersed in what he is doing as per the wishes of his Guru who told him go north and spread this he went North went North enough to go into China when he went there the new spread that Buddhas disciple or somebody who is in that path deeply immersed is coming this way so Emperor who who had this aspiration all his life who had built meditation Halls Gardens everything ready and translated all the Buddhist teachings into the local language kept everything ready for a master to arrive now when he came by then Emperor who is over 72 years of age he came to the border of his kingdom to welcome bodhidharma Dharma was not impressed of course he needed some rest and food but he's not impressed with the the Grandeur of the welcome but he received the welcome and sat down and the moment they settled down Emperor who said can I ask you a question both the Dharma said by all means question so he asked I have built so many meditation halls I have prepared so many Gardens and so many translations everything I have done to spread Buddha's message in this part of the world will I get nibhana [Music] means Nirvana or mukti or enlightenment bodhidharma looked at him stared at him with his great big eyes and said what you nibbana you will burn in the lowest hell [Applause] somebody just welcomed you gave you everything gave you food and now he says this he says there's no chance for you because the very fact as you're doing all these things you're keeping accounts of how many things you have done in your life you are not getting anywhere and you walked away people try to hold him in many places he just went away and he went near a Shaolin Temple but he did not walk into the temple he went and sat in a cave close by so when bodhidharma went and settled in the cave General Shen followed wants to be his disciple because he has heard that bodhidharma is a culinary expert a master of coloring but bodhidharma doesn't say a word nine years he waited then bodhidharma came out and entered the temple General Chen followed begging him please take me as your disciple both the Dharma said that will only happen when the snow turns red so General Shan in a fit of courage and sacrifice he loved off his own left arm and swung the arm around and all the snow around was covered in his blood and froze in the snow looked at this and he could not push him away anymore he took him as his disciple foreign trained [Music] in calorie [Music] became a master in his own way from there comes the now famous one-handed Namaste even today they are doing it this came from General Shen who had only one arm he did his Namaste like this confidence [Music] calorie is considered as the mother of all martial arts August Germany created this calorie as an art form so that the yogis and the sadakas could defend themselves against wild animals it is from here martial arts went to China when bodhidharma traveled and set up this first Shaolin school even today that school is in existence and still doing well they've done various modifications but the fundamentals are from the calorie this is not essentially a combat process or as other martial arts have become this is essentially a discipline a kind of an exuberant version of the yogic practices using the body in many different ways which will also deepen one's understanding of One's Own physical and psychological makeup and also the energetic system [Music] [Music] oh [Music]

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Length: 6min 57sec (417 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 29 2023