See also: my first post with audio from Shaolin morning prayers
Here’s another recording I made in the Grand Buddha Hall at the Shaolin Temple.
Distinctly I remember: it was my first encounter with this phenomenon. I had only just arrived a few days before: we were told to come join the monks in the early morning, and stand alongside them as they perform these ancient sacred songs. Continue reading
Each morning at the Shaolin Temple, the monks gather in the Grand Buddha Hall and perform (what we might describe as) morning prayers. During my visit as International Disciple in the Temple, I recorded a few of these sessions on tape.
In May 2018, I went on a journey to the Shaolin Temple.
Here’s part 1 of my notes. Plus part 1 of the video we made.
You’ll find part 2 in the blog section of Kung Fu Journey.
Sometimes during an ordinary day back home, I miss being at the Shaolin Temple.
I hear still in my mind the tolling of the small bells underneath the corners of the roofs,
I hear the children chanting in their practice,
I smell the incense in front of the Great Buddha Hall, or the coal furnace being lit up in the morning.