The Yoga of Distance Running - Verse 3:4

With no desire for success,

no anxiety about failure,

indifferent to results, he burns up

his actions in the fire of wisdom.

                           (Bhagavad Gita 4:19)

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Our stride is boundless - and every step '

commits only to a single

moment.

There is freedom found in letting go.

• As a runner we have choices that affect the outcome of our run - and every choice spirals in an endless probability of events. Given the weight of such choice it would be easy to find ourselves anchored with indecision and then regret for events that turn bad. Karma Yoga teaches that we make a choice based on gathered knowledge and intuitive guidance and then instantly release our hold on events. Wisdom dictates the we become responsive beings instead of reactive doers. This is freedom. We are not bound by choice or following results. We simply offer our response. In this regard success and failure are judgments of the mind and the after flow of each response - the reality exists beyond labels. To be boundless - commit to single step - and then let go. This is how we find our stride.

 Peace,

Eric

*Verse 4:19 translated by Stephen Mitchell