American Buddhist Perspectives
… but mind is supreme.”
When I finish my first marathon, if anyone bothers to ask me what I’ve learned from it all, that’s what I’ll say. Kind of silly – you’re not supposed to prepare for such things. But it occurred to me just now that that would sound good.
That ‘insight’ came as I marked the fourth day in a row of my triumphant return to the gym and running after 3+ weeks of sickness/busyness/finals, and if anyone bothered to ask me what I learned, I supposed I’d quote Peter Gabriel, “Don’t give up…” The body, heavy as it is, grows lighter with patience, and gets really light right before you pass out… So, to quote the Eagles, “Take it easy…”
(who needs philosophy when you’ve got great music?)
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