Archive for 2015
August 1, Utpal: Good to Have Goals
Augu 1, 2015 The practical world has lots and lots to offer us. It has countless comforts and many many remarkable things but it is missing something that is most significant to all of us. The practical world does not have dreams of transcendence.
photo by Alakananda The practical world has boundaries and dimensions that can be measured and recorded and kept safe. Human beings need to have firm structures in order to pursue the things that matter to them. But spiritual seekers feel the call and pull of the divine world that exists within us all. A realm of light that has no dimensions or boundaries. 
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Day 48, Garmin Data
July 31, 2015It was full moon and +36C at the peak. Summary: Distance 97.03 km (111 laps) Time 17:58:56 Average Heart Rate: 92 Average moving pace: 10 min/km Detailed data
July 31, Utpal: This Is My Life
July 31, 2015 She has run with exceptional courage and tenacity. 44 year old Kaneenika Janakova is an incredibly gifted multi day runner, but now with just 5 days to go, it looks as though she will not make it to the peak of the 3100 mile mountain. She is heart breakingly close, and all those who care and support her are as one. All collectively feel the ache of watching a champion just miss what she has set out to do.
We who watch cannot really imagine just how much effort she puts into each painful stride. Each step now though taking her further into the illumining realm of self transcendence. Where the true goal is not about something outer, like numbers but is something instead that is discovered and revealed only within us when we seriously strive for it. Something attained only when we give our all, like Kaneenika has for the past 47 days. Kaneenika has received lots of help this race. She freely admits that all her helpers have been indispensable. “Definitely the helpers are very essential in a race like this. This race is not just about the runner. It is team work. You really need a team of people to do this race. They are definitely running with me.” 
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July 30, Utpal: Deep Inside My Heart
July 30, 2015 With just a little more than an hour remaining in the day, a very joyful Yuri Trostenyuk crossed the finish line of the Self Transcendence 3100 mile race for the 3rd time. After songs had been sung and a cake and flowers offered to him Yuri had this to say.
“I have transcended myself. (21 hours faster than last year) I have conquered my inner imperfections. I have dived deep inside my heart and I saw God himself there. I saw joy and happiness there. I am very grateful to all of your kind hearts and prayerful hands for all the help that has been offered to me.” 
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Day 47, Stutisheel
July 30, 2015July 29, Utpal: Journey Inside My Heart
July 29, 2015“I am extremely happy. Right now I feel really really good. After the last few days of tension I have got some special relaxation.”
