Right now I'm prepping for my two timed races of the fall - a 12 hour and 24 hour run. I'm really excited about both and the concept of timed races really seem to flow nicely with my meditation efforts of late. The goal of Samatha meditation is calm abiding within each moment - it's a letting go of all else but the breath and at a certain point even letting that go and entering into the deeper Jhana states of absorption. It's letting go of the self and all the concepts that we hold dear that we believe make up the self. Timed races (I believe) can have a similar effect. There is less outside stimulation to drive our efforts - we are left only with our mind and body and even these too we will have to surrender in order to continue. Once will is surpassed we run on spirit and that's the only fuel that sustains. My goal is to run and abide in what each moment offers and in the end - letting go of all else. The results that matter are internal. I only need to remember that.
Peace,
Eric
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