March 21 is “California Shaolin Temple Day”. The celebration of 2012’s Songshan Shaolin Temple Day was held by American Shaolin Cultural Center on March 18, 2012. The applications of Shaolin Chan and Kungfu in our lives were introduced to people in this activity.
The subject of it was mainly about “Talks on integration of Chan and Kung Fu”. Shi Yanli delivered a
speech on “The spiritual integration of Chan and Kung Fu”. He said: “Chan is a way to think deeply to find the internal brightness and perception, and Kung Fu is the act to purify your mind and behave nobly. Shaolin Quan (related to Kung Fu), which exerts modest and gentle attitude, merges the secret of Chan and Buddhism theory together. One can keep fit by Kung Fu and get the inner peace by Chan. The attainment to integrate Chan and Kung Fu together is followed to maintain thinking while being still and to keep imperturbable in critical situations. The people in attendance got the further and deeper understanding of Chan and Kung Fu after watching the demonstration given by students from American Shaolin Culture Center.