The dead elephant³⁷

While I was watching the videotape of my run in North Carolina, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I know that I am not a strong runner, but the videotape showed that I looked very strong — like another Bholanath. In the chest, back and thighs, there appeared to be so much strength!

At the same time, I was seeing the speed of a dead elephant and I was feeling and identifying with the dead elephant-runner in myself. I said, “If I really have that much strength, why am I going so slowly?”

From:Sri Chinmoy,Run and become, become and run, part 11, Agni Press, 1983
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