The Master doesn't seek fulfillment.
Not seeking, not expecting,
she is present, and can welcome all things.
Not seeking, not expecting,
she is present, and can welcome all things.
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Who knows what the path may offer?
We measure only what is given
away in the wake of
away in the wake of
our passing.
Nothing can be taken.
And only possibilities
exist.
- We are fulfilled by running - the extras - races, medals and recognition are but by products of the purity of our action. Even training to win or do well in a race is not about an end result but the process of daily commitment to something larger than ourselves. In the beginning of any endeavor ego plays a role - it's often the spark to a spiritual fire. Yet in the end ego is left behind as we pursue a truth that only freedom from attachments and expectation will bring. The true worth of a runner is not measured in arbitrary numbers or an imagined finished line - but in the grace of steps that's offered to the world.
Peace,
Eric
*Tao Te Ching translated by Stephen Mitchell
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