Is it possible to go to Shaolin to study kung fu, learn the language and learn the philosophy of Tao?
However, this can not bring it to the true knowledge of Shaolin philosophy, because the place is not so important as a mentor or teacher is important. Here it is found anywhere, and in Shaolin, too, is not so easy. Invitations to the Shaolin Monastery are not sent out, but a truly thirsty person can try to find his teacher and, having proved his true aspirations, try to enter this world. By the way, the tourist Shaolin has very little in common with the traditional Shaolin, and therefore it is possible to find teachers in a completely different place.
Even if you train near Shaolin monks, you can not become "your own" for a long time, it's not a matter of months, rather several years. It is not enough to know the language and do kung fu, you need to understand the internal rules and obligations that are imposed on the person going inside the Tradition. And the question of money here does not matter at all: there is no money and commerce in the closed world of Shaolin, a person pays only by his own efforts, aspirations, true zeal to grasp his essence - or leaves.
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