Sunday, August 23, 2015

In Innsbruck.

There are two cross-cultural religious recommendations that resonate with me: fasting, and pilgrimage. Fasting, as well as being physically healthy (http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/magazine/article4530742.ece), is a training of one's ability to tolerate discomfort - possibly the most valuable training there is. A pilgrimage, or a long walk (a recent sign informed me that I still have 2688km to go) is more complex. It is bringing home to me that the journey is more important than the destination, perhaps even is the destination. The parallels with life are obvious, but it is good to feel these things through your body, and be reminded of them constantly. (100, excluding link)

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