i have a nice bicycle and a working television and a nintendo 64 i think if i sell that stuff i can get 400 dollard
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i have a nice bicycle and a working television and a nintendo 64 i think if i sell that stuff i can get 400 dollard
周洪龍 金山鴻勝武舘 - 鴻勝佛家正宗
sure. but i don't think you need that much money to do that.
Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
Bruh we thought you knew better
when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better
Banned
well if anyone else out there can help me know what to do exactly please write
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a red pocket for formality.
and take your sifu out to a nice dinner, lots of wine and meats, haha.
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you first approach an intermediary, someone who is a friend or associate of your Sifu, who can then speak to your Sifu, rather than approaching him directly. He will then find out how and what is required for Bai-Si. This way you know you will do it correctly. This is the traditional method.
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It depends on the teacher, but some expect thousands of dollars. One Chinese sifu I know of expects you to host and pay for an entire banquet, plus give him a red envelope.
$999 is one traditional gift amount given during a bai si.
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I thought traditionally if you become a disciple of a sifu they would take you in without money? Or am I brain washed from watching too many kung fu movies? I thought it was more like a father son relationship with no money involved.
Itinerant practitioner
Give it some thought.
Money represents something right? It represents your labours and how much you have given of yourself in order to gain it.
So, consider that when you consider the worth of the master you are seeking to learn from.
There are some traditional numerological ideas around the amount.
108$ and so on as an example.
It is essentially what can you afford to engage the teacher and fulfill his needs as well as maintain your own.
Throwing yourself into poverty to learn how to not be impoverished is not common sense.
So, bai si is a serious thing too. Well, I guess it depends on the intention of all involved and whether or not the ceremony is some superfluous thing to them or not. I'm guessing it is not with the teacher you are pursuing.
Common sense, dignity and respect. The marks of a learned man.
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you need to invest in the proper clothing
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This guy HAS to be a troll...
When it does happen, it's fast and hard and over quick. Either I'm standing or he's standing. That's Real.
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I resemble that remark
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by mooyingmantisIt depends on the teacher, but some expect thousands of dollars. One Chinese sifu I know of expects you to host and pay for an entire banquet, plus give him a red envelope.
$999 is one traditional gift amount given during a bai si.
If bai si requires taking such a step or similar, I strongly suggest not to become disciple of this teacher. A good teacher today will not requires a person to go through such nonsense.
KC
Hong Kong
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Don't give cash. In the old time, one ounce of gold will be proper. Don't ask your teacher. Ask one of his disciples as a middle person.
周洪龍 金山鴻勝武舘 - 鴻勝佛家正宗
I say ask your sifu forget the middle man. who needs a middle man? if you want to become his disciple why should he learn you do from someone else?
Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
Bruh we thought you knew better
when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better
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