“Things will never be perfect. How could they be? We are still in samsara*. Even when you have chosen your master and are following the teachings as sincerely as you can, you will meet difficulties and frustrations, contradictions and imperfections. Don’t succumb to obstacles and tiny difficulties. These are often only ego’s childish emotions. Don’t let them blind you to the essential and enduring value of what you have chosen. Don’t let your impatience drag you away from your commitment to the truth.
I have been saddened, again and again, to see how many people take up a teaching or a master with enthusiasm and promise, only to lose heart when the smallest, unavoidable obstacles arise, then tumble back into samsara and old habits, and waste years or perhaps a lifetime.”
– Sogyal Rinpoche
* cyclic existence; the habit of taking bodies
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Photos by ilg:
1) Last night’s “La Luna de Octobre.” Stunning are these nights at 7,200’…
2) …and…as i awake to do Early Morning Ritual, the mornings ain’t so bad either…
off to run the Sacred Peak; this week i did Inline Ski Skate Intervals; 5×3′ w/a 50″ downhill high speed recovery on the ski road at 10,000′. Heart Rate was consistently pegged at 195, baby. i guess nordic ski season must be right around the corner! yesterday i did the HP PROP WORKOUT plus extra hip openers; oooooof! this morning? it will take me about 2 1/2 hours of Zone 3 running to nail down that 12,633′ summit and back.
crank it, baby; live life with chi and the chi will enliven your life,
off summit chasing,
your mountain yogi
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