Chan & Football

发布日期:2016-12-19   字体大小:   

 Chan is the soul of Shaolin gong-fu which is in its turn a manifestation of Chan. For a gong-fu monk of Shaolin Monastery, taking regular training in Shaolin gong-fu is an ingredient part of his self-cultivation program which needs Shaolin gong-fu as a medium for deepening his understanding of the tenets of Chan. And the tenets of Chan informs his mentality when he is undergoing a session of gong-fu training. To let the tenets of Chan inform or marshal a monk’s mentality when he is undergoing a session of gong-fu training is in fact a positive and pragmatic way to promote his self-cultivation, and I believe such a positive and pragmatic way leading to achieving one’s goal is certainly of referential significance to football players. I hear that a number of famous football players in our country are Buddhists. If these Buddhist football players would choose to do regular seated meditation coupled with studying the tenets of Chan so that they can free themselves of obsessions with fame and gains and can adopt a non-utilitarian attitude to all football match by clinging to the tenets of Chan, their performance in future football matches shall certainly improved noticeably. And if their behavior in future football matches can be completely marshaled by the tenets of Chan, their successes shall be really astounding.(From My Heart My Buddha)