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It is now nearly 1 \u00bd years ago that I returned from the temple. <\/span><\/h3>\n

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When people asked me how it was and what I learned, I always answer: \u201cIt was a paradox. I learned things that I wouldn\u2019t have expected to learn and I learned things that I did even NOT expect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

How much the time in the temple changed me and how much I truly learned about myself is still showing every day. <\/span>When I came to the Mountain I just came from a project which taught me a lot about communication and in which my comrades and I were striving to connect human beings. <\/span>When I came to the temple I was confronted with myself and my limitations which I had covered up with a lovely blanket which served me well and I was proud of. <\/span>To turn inwards and to truly become free was what I had learned again, and it took me weeks to even get to the point of understanding. <\/span><\/p>\n

When someone asks me about the temple and if it is possible to go, directly after saying yes, I say: \u201c Beware Li Shifu is a person that gives you what you need and not what you want.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I found myself so many times craving the attention of the master, trying to make him look at how great I already am. How foolish to make my self-love dependent on another person in the first place. <\/span>Seeing other students talk to Shifu and having deep conversations or asking profound questions made me want to do the same. But there was nothing. Nothing that I wanted to ask, nothing I had to discuss. The more times passed, the more I let go.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most important things for me to say about the temple and my time there, is that I never felt judged or looked down upon by Li Shifu. Whether he was in a hurry or somewhat mad at the students or anything else he did, I always felt accepted and loved. Where in the first weeks I doubted and questioned methods, I became calm and began to see that everything is done, serves a purpose. Who am I to question the purpose or even the method of a person who has achieved so much. <\/span><\/p>\n

Although I came to practice Martial Arts and learn to move my body in a way that connects me with the universe, I learned much much more about myself. <\/span><\/p>\n

I am truly grateful for having had the opportunity to stay in the temple and around Li Shifu, whose presence, in my opinion, is a paradox in itself. A person that can seem harsh and at the same time extremely gentle. A true master who does not care what you want and is open-hearted to what you truly need.<\/span><\/p>\n

– Written by Cheng Han<\/span><\/p>\n

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