Men say that the senses are strong.
But the mind is stronger than the senses;
the understanding is stronger
than the mind; and the strongest is the Self.
(Bhagavad Gita 3:42)
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In distance - the Self expressed through steps and
stride. Beyond body and past the mind...we
find our true existence.
We run - to reach this destination.
- Our steps will eventually falter - and yet the stride itself goes on forever. Steps are small, fragile measures within a stride. A runner knows the importance of a single step, we can will one more step past the point of our exhaustion, our senses can draw us further to a goal, we taste victory and smell the final miles. But still our steps will betray us. The stride is the endlessness of our path that waits beyond steps - it's always present and holds the promise of our existence. Our stride is the extension of the Self - and when we reach past the point where our steps can carry - it is the stride that sees us through. The stride holds emptiness as hope for willful steps - surrender here, leave the pain found in body and mind and simply be the grace of motion. The magic of the stride is always present yet only found on rare occasions. We are limited by our attachments to thought and body. Magic is reached when we surrender our steps to the stride and ego to the Self. In each exchange we become something so much larger than before - this is why we run - to expand from a single step and find our stride within the infinite.
Peace,
Eric
*Verse 3:42 translated by Stephen Mitchell
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