tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284882532222303317.post7566985258808706974..comments2023-06-18T08:08:29.373-07:00Comments on Heart Lotus: It's about SurrenderingUtpal Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222873116010429834noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284882532222303317.post-54580178584952233292008-07-24T13:35:00.000-07:002008-07-24T13:35:00.000-07:00Happy birthday to you, Arpan!Your poem is great an...Happy birthday to you, Arpan!<BR/>Your poem is great and seeing on the video is such a surprise. Utpal's work is untiring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284882532222303317.post-21295549664577885752008-07-24T13:16:00.000-07:002008-07-24T13:16:00.000-07:00cannot describe the experience any better than wit...cannot describe the experience any better than with the<BR/>following poem, so enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>Journey to the Unknown<BR/><BR/>A 3,100 mile orbit of concrete, automobiles and local humanity,<BR/>Lightly spiced with a hint of nature<BR/>And fed by the Grace of God,<BR/>Supported with the efforts of friends<BR/>Who sympathize with the pain,<BR/>The Joys<BR/>And the challenges<BR/>Facing at every moment<BR/>These handful of Hero-Warriors.<BR/><BR/>Running, walking, struggling<BR/>To the beat of their own<BR/>Undying aspirations<BR/>In this perpetually moving<BR/>Epic adventure,<BR/>These Ultimate Survivors<BR/>Of obstacles unimaginable<BR/>Are proving to humanity<BR/>With their unparalleled perseverance,<BR/>Adamantine wills<BR/>And unswerving Faith,<BR/>That the impossible can be done,<BR/>And the Universal Energy<BR/>Can be unleashed,<BR/>To raise our standards<BR/>And lift our minds<BR/>Beyond the limits of our broken bodies<BR/>And faithless thoughts,<BR/>To reveal the Beauty and the Power<BR/>Of life's long and arduous<BR/>Journey to the Unknown.<BR/><BR/>Arpan DeAngelo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06293773636877670319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284882532222303317.post-8686491016362380382008-07-23T22:26:00.000-07:002008-07-23T22:26:00.000-07:00Dear 3100 Runners - also Utpal - and to Arpan, a V...Dear 3100 Runners - also Utpal - and to Arpan, a Very Happy Soul's Day - <BR/><BR/>Every morning my various alarms begin at 4:15am. <BR/>I coach swimming at 5:45am just a short 5 minute bike ride away from where I live. <BR/><BR/>Some mornings it is hard not to be late and I sprint on my bike through the park to make it there on the minute! <BR/><BR/>Reading your story today, I saw that some runners began the day late. I felt real sympathy because I know it can be more difficult some days than others - to be on time. <BR/><BR/>For me, I only have to think of my swimmers faces when I walk through the door and meet them. <BR/>Somehow, they drive me to be there on time to help them start their day off on a positive note. <BR/><BR/>I try to imagine how each of you move through the process of "getting to the 3100 Mile start line" each morning. <BR/><BR/>We all know it is Guru. No other could make a thing like this happen.<BR/><BR/>I see the photos Utpal has posted of each of you with Guru over the years on the very ground you meet eachother on so early each day. <BR/><BR/>I think if I can imagine that Guru is waiting there for me at the swimming pool complex, I could make it out the door 5 minutes earlier. <BR/>And visit with my Guru a moment before the noisy swimmers arrive. <BR/><BR/>Wishing you all the "coolest day" you can imagine. <BR/>And lots of love, strength and good thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Ahelee<BR/>CaliforniaAheleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860372428382426660noreply@blogger.com