![]() ![]() That passage is attributed to Sõ-õ, the patriach of the kaihogyo. Losing yourself in the great body of the Supreme Buddha. ![]() The undefiled stones, trees, streams and vegetation, There is a Buddhist temple in Japan where monks walk 24,000 miles as a part of a religious practice to clarify the mind and spirit. The practice is called the kaihogyo – “practice of circling the mountains.” The participants are more commonly referred to as The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei. Do you believe me? Do you think it was a waste of time? Do you wonder why anyone would do that? I appreciate all of those reactions, but I want to tell you another story that may seem even more unbelievable. Take a moment and note your reaction to that story. Each day, he swam, biked and ran 141 miles and in the roughly two months, he covered over 7,000 miles. Lawrence, who is also know as the Iron Cowboy, completed fifty Ironman marathons across fifty states in 50 days. In 2015, James Lawrence completed a feat in endurance sports. I prepared this report for a seminary class I took at Dharma Rain Zen Center and found the topic so fascinating I wanted to share it futher. Statue of a gyoja at Enryaku-ji temple, near Kyoto, Japan (Anthony Kuhn/NPR)
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