A presentation about applying Buddhist principle while in group therapy.

1. Kung Fu Therapy
A message of Wisdom, Strength and Hope
Last week I watched a couple of really good Kung Fu movies
By Zen Master Stephen Chow.
• Kung Fu Hustle
• Shaolin Soccer
• The God of Cookery
Most of his movies have the theme of applying Zen principles to any life situation.
The movies and my efforts to try to help some friends in need inspired me
to create this short 5 minute PowerPoint presentation.
I am giving this labor of love away free of charge to the public.
If it helps one person a tenth of how much it helped me to create it,
I will be happy.
The full PowerPoint presentation, slide show, pdf and video files
are available to download from my web site.
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2. KUNG FU THERAPY
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3. THE CONCEPTS OF ZEN
The Yin and Yang is a popular symbol
that you have probably seen before
It is a simplified representation meaning
Life in Balance
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4. THE CONCEPTS OF ZEN
The Day cannot exist without the Night
Although the West side of a Mountain
may be in Shadow in The Morning
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5. THE CONCEPTS OF ZEN
As the Afternoon Rolls Around Again
The Sunlight moves towards the West
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6. THE CONCEPTS OF ZEN
The Cycles of Yin and Yang are
Intertwined and Never Ending
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7. THE CONCEPTS OF ZEN
The Day and the Night are not
Good and Bad
You can not have one without the other
They exist together in
Perfect Harmony
and
Balance
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8. THE CONCEPTS OF ZEN
Consider the flat surface of a
Calm Lake
This is not a normal situation
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9. THE CONCEPTS OF ZEN
We must learn to accept the Inevitable Disruptions
that Will Pass through our lives
Ups and Downs are a more normal situation
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10. THE CONCEPTS OF ZEN
With every ripple that passes there is a
A hill and a valley
An ebb and a flow
A Yin and a Yang
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11. USING ZEN IN THERAPY
Unfortunately as Therapy Patients many of us
Are not dealing with mere ripples in a Lake
Sometimes we are faced with
Mountains and Cliffs
instead of hills and valleys
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12. USING ZEN IN THERAPY
Sometimes it may Feel as if the
Ripples in our Lakes
Will gather Strength and Grow
Until they are
Tsunami Size Waves
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13. USING ZEN IN THERAPY
When one is faced with a Big Wave of Emotions
It is time to learn how to Surf
Therapy is your Surfboard !
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14. USING ZEN IN THERAPY
You may chose to try to ride the Wild Surf with out any Help
But with a little Floatation, the task is much Easier
Therapy teaches you to use the right Tools
When the Water gets Rough
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15. USING ZEN IN THERAPY
When a Big Wave is headed straight for us
Our first instinct is to try to Get Over It
Any Experienced Surfer will tell you . . .
A More Effective Technique is to dive into the
Face of the Wave
Even though it may seem Scary
Facing Problems is the only way
To Put Them Behind You
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16. USING ZEN IN THERAPY
The Experienced Surfer knows that the Water
In a Wave moves in a Circle
By diving into the Wave, one allows the
Natural Cyclical Forces to propel you through
And you will emerge on the other side relatively unharmed
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17. BECOMING A KUNG FU MASTER
Nobody is claiming that you will achieve
Instant Karma
Nirvana does not happen Overnight
Nor does it exist in Pharmaceutical Form
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18. BECOMING A KUNG FU MASTER
By Dedicating oneself to Years of Hard Work
And by Remaining Pure in Body and Spirit
Eventually you may find that when the circle
turns to the dark side
You can remember the tools you learned in Therapy
And ride out the Storms Ahead
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19. BECOMING A KUNG FU MASTER
We have all experienced Good Times
As well as times when we feel that we
Are faced by the undefeatable forces of
TEAM EVIL
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20. BECOMING A KUNG FU MASTER
Sometimes it may seem
that our problems are coming at us
At a 1000 miles an Hour
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21. BECOMING A KUNG FU MASTER
That it when it is time for us to Remain Calm
To achieve Mindfulness
And to remember to use the Teachings of our
Therapists = Kung Fu Masters
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22. BECOMING A KUNG FU MASTER
When we are facing our problems
To outsiders it may appear that all hope is lost
We must remain confident that if we keep trying . . .
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23. BECOMING A KUNG FU MASTER
It is possible to find a Solution to our problems
Only then can we be Victorious in Reducing
the Forces of Evil
Down to a size that we can Manage
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24. KUNG FU THERAPY
Credits:
Wikipedia Google Images
PowerPoint
Photoshop Flash
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K.I.S.S. N. A.
Shaolin Soccer, by Stephen Chow
Graphic Design by XYZcorp
Psychiatric Department - 2010
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26. THE END
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