i don’t know why They give these ‘fitness guru’ jobs to us chumps. i really don’t. for 25 years i’ve somehow masqueraded around this Outer World as some form or another as a type of fitness, or worse, a spiritual expert. of course, to some degree, i’ve perpetuated this guise; you know, the unmatched sport […]
Taking life seriously does not mean spending our whole lives meditating as if we were living in the Himalaya Mountains or in the old days in Tibet. In the modern world, we have to work to earn our living, but we should not get entangled in a nine-to-five existence, where we live without any view […]
as a yogi – one who seeks Union over separation,struggle comes often in attempting tolive by Direct Experience instead of second-handedopinions and ‘book knowledge.’ Of the relative Truth which visits my feeble Awareness, extraction of Truth from the eon-fashionedveils of my ignorance, is a Herculean task each amazing day. a taskin which i take supreme […]
Most Cherished Sangha, my heart opens as i sit beside these falling aspen leaves. facilitating and corresponding with so many beautiful Warriors worldwidewho sense the necessity of a balanced personal fitness Practice like WFis truly, truly a Great Blessing. here is what does not matter:regardless of how elegantly,prolifically,ferociously,intelligently,and sweatfully i attempt to Teach and Transmit […]
“When fame really hit me was when Legends of the Fall was released three years after Thelma & Louise. You get no warning about what celebrity is or how to deal with it. It’s sort of multitiered. The initial stage is feeling discombobulated and not up to the task. I didn’t understand the incessant attention […]
One of the greatest masters in Tibet was Geshe Chekhawa, who lived in the eleventh century. He was extremely learned and accomplished in many forms of meditation. One day when he happened to be in his teacher’s room, he came across a book lying open at the following lines: Give all profit and gain to […]
Life is not about how fast you can run, or how high you can climb. Although, cultivating such skills are required to know the Buddha of Intensity. Life is really about how well you can bounce. The highly skilled yogin possess strength, endurance, suppleness, and the mental control in order to maintain the rhythm of […]
Dear Mr. Triscooter,The goal of WF is to experience and behold the self. Every workout is an opportunity for me to experience the moment and through that to live nobly. I’ve observed that becoming fit and gaining control of my body is a basic need and a step towards the final goal of enlightenment. Attaining […]
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