A typical Buddhist response...

Somehow, I always associate Tai Qi's self defence with Buddhist teachings in that it should be used only for defence and not for attack.

By the way, when we are required to state our religion, Buddhists will be stated as 'Buddha' in Malay! But not every Buddhist can be a Buddha! One has to be enlightened to be considered one. There are those who meditated for years without being able to 'see the light' while some could, after the first session! The mind has to be pure first before one is able to be enlightened. Anyway, the story goes...

One day, Buddha was walking through a village. A very angry and rude young man came up and began insulting him. "You have no right teaching others," he shouted. "You are as stupid as everyone else. You are nothing but a fake.

Buddha was not upset by these insults. Instead he asked the young man, "Tell me, if you buy a gift for someone, and that person does not take it, to which the gift belongs?"

The man was surprised to be asked such a strange question and answered, "It would belong to me, because I bought the gift."

The Buddha smiled and said, "That is correct. And it is exactly the same with your anger. If you become angry with me and I do not get insulted, then the anger falls back on you. You are then the only one who becomes unhappy, not me. All you have done is hurt yourself."

If you want to stop hurting yourself, you must get rid of your anger and become loving instead. When you hate others, you yourself become unhappy. But when you love others, everyone is happy."

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