
Life lessons from a 35th Generation Shaolin Monk, Master Shi Heng Yi
About this episode
Master Shi Heng Yi has become no short of a sensation since I interviewed him back in 2021. This interview has had the highest listens on the podcast to date. If you missed it, it's a cracker! Here's the blurb:
It’s not every day you get to interview a 35th generation Shaolin Master, and certainly not one with 2 University degrees, including an MBA!
Master Shi Heng Yi has been studying Martial Arts since he was 4 years old and has been running the Shaolin Temple in Europe since 2010.
He is a contemporary monk who carries a smartphone and is focused on the sustainable development and spreading of the Shaolin culture and philosophy and today's podcast has plenty of insights and guiding principles for us all, so please share this podcast with anyone who you think may benefit.
You can find out more about Master Shi Heng Yi and Shaolin Philosophy in his Ted-X talk on the 5 hindrances to self-mastery
Here is a link to the Shaolin Temple Europe, where Master Shi Heng Yi resides.
Here is what we discuss and when:
- Start: The Shaolin Monk lineage system
- 3:50 - The process of becoming a Shaolin Monk
- 7:52 - The concepts of Chi and Qigong
- 14:35 - The importance of Qigong in physical development, focus and prowess
- 18:22 - The mental states that hold us back
- 26:02 - Master Shi Heng Yi's advice for achieving self-mastery
- 30:34 - The art of cultivating discipline
- 36:00 - The important combination of combined physical and mental training in Shaolin philosophy
- 42:20 - Philosophising vs doing
- 49:10 - Master Shi Heng Yi's view on happiness
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