The Gift

Mit seinen Kurzgeschichten, Gedichten, Lebensweisheiten und biographischen Einlagen, die des Nachts im Shaolin Tempel entstanden, entführt der Autor den Leser in eine Welt voller Ironie und menschlicher Abgründe. Er hinterfragt gesellschaftliche Normen und öffnet das Bewusstsein, um die Dinge mit einer neuen Klarheit und dem notwendigen Humor zu betrachten. Dadurch lässt er uns an seiner Weltanschauung, die geprägt von 14 Jahren im Shaolin Tempel ist, teilhaben. The Gift - Das Geschenk ist eine zweisprachige Ausgabe, erste Teil mit Kurzgeschichten auf Deutsch und der zweite sowie dritte Teil Kurzgeschichten auf Englisch. The Gift is a bilingual release: the first part features short stories in the German language and the second as well as third sections contain narratives in English. With his short stories, poetry, maxims, and biographical contributions that arose from nights spent in a Shaolin temple, the author seizes his readers, taking them into a world full of irony and human chasms. He challenges societal norms and opens up our awareness to regard things with a fresh clarity and necessary humor, allowing us to share in the world-view that was shaped from his fourteen years in the Shaolin temple. China‘s mountains have always been home to some of its greatest spiritual practitioners and remain so today. But finding them is not always easy. Shan Li has found them and has studied with them and has brought back a collection of truly amazing stories of his encounters. This book is a great gift and comes at a time when we need it most. Bill Porter/Red Pine, Author of ›Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits‹ Shanli‘s long experience in China gives him with a unique perspective on that country‘s transformation. Here, the contradictions between old and new are revealed from the inside, by a young living literally at the center of China‘s ancient cultural landscape. Andy Ferguson, Author of ›Zen‘s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and their Teachings‹