Running Green: Tuesday Quote of the Week

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Tuesday Quote of the Week - What is Meditation?

“When the past thought has ceased, and a future thought has not yet risen, isn’t there a gap? Well, prolong it. That’s meditation.”
~Jamyang Khyentse
(Quoted in Elephant Journal)

Do you have a personal definition for meditation?

3 comments:

Brittany said...: Excellent quote on describing meditation; November 16, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Vern said...: Thanks, Brittany

There's a good, short yoga video I've been using on pranayama. In the video, the instructor compares the space between two breaths to the space between two thoughts, being stillness. Fascinating! So to control the breath is key to controlling the mind...

Perhaps I'll post the video in my next training tips feature. Breath control is important to a runner, just as it is to a yogi.; November 16, 2010 at 11:50 AM
About Muriel said...: very nice quotation! it describes it to a T.; December 1, 2010 at 12:58 PM

Welcome To Running Green

Running is one of my great passions. I had a dream to run a marathon race. Running Green began for my motivation, as a training journal, to track progress towards my 26.2-mile goal.

Running Green evolved into an outlet for other passions, evironmental activism, yoga, health, fitness and nutrition. It serves as a soapbox on these topics, and as an outlet for other thoughts that may beg for words.

On May 1, 2010, I realized my marathon goal, completing the Gusher Marathon in Beaumont, Texas.

Running is the ultimate Green sport. It is a perfect fit for a sustainable lifestyle; it requires very little investment of resources, is dependent only on my own legs, and keeps me fit virtually for free. I have some modest running gear, but all I really need is a pair of shoes. Running puts me in places where I can enjoy nature. I don't have to use a car; I can run out the door and go wherever my legs will take me. I drive or bicycle to nearby parks for a few of my runs, but most runs start from my front door.

Yoga is an equally green pursuit, requiring no resources other than my body, mind and spirit. It serves as a perfect complement to my running, providing recovery to sore, tight muscles, and adding balance to my overall activity. Yoga is my yin to running's yang.