“I think it has a huge significance.” 2 days ago on day 26, the half way point in the race, I asked Kaneenika if she felt that it was an important time for the runners.
“You get to the half way point and you are happy that you have reached 1550 miles. But then there is another thought. On one side it is very hopeful but on the other it is so scary. It is scary because you still don’t know what is going to happen.”
“You know you have gotten this far but you still have to go quite a bit.”
I ask her what happens to those runners at this point who know they won’t be able to complete the distance. “That is a hard one. You just have to place it at the feet of the Lord Supreme. Of course I think it is easier to say it than to actually do it.”
“Your mind is always telling you, O you could push a little more. In some cases it is not really possible.”
“When I did the world record I did not feel that I was really pushing. I still feel that it wasn’t me. It was just done through me.”
Kaneenika is adamant that even setting a world record is not an ultimate achievement in self transcendence. “I think in all of us there is room for transcending more. I feel that this year, even though I am not in the race there is something happening that I feel that I am making progress and I hope self transcendence as well.”
The Board at the Start of Day 28….The magic number is 1,609 Miles
Camp early
Clock
Ashprihanal
Smarana
Harita
Anupam with a bag of ice
Nirbhasa and Ushika
Nearly time
Start Day 28
Clear early
Weather ahead
Ashprihanal has 1795 miles
He did 64 miles yesterday
Sanjay giving a massage
11 miles ahead of Nirbhasa
Touching the tree
Day 28
Flower
Patricia the gardener
Nirbhasa has 1764 miles
He ran 68 miles yesterday
Doing very well
With Yahva
Flower
Aharan
Familiar faces
Vasu has 1704 miles
He ran 60 miles yesterday
Daily exercises
Time to fly
Time to run
Flower
Prabola with pictures
Smarana has 1684 miles
He ran 54 miles yesterday
17 miles ahead of Ananda-Lahari
Flower
Taking a break
Ananda-Lahari has 1667 miles
He did 65 miles yesterday
He is 34 miles ahead of Harita
Flower
Another kind of dog
Harita has 1643 miles
She ran 62 miles yesterday
Yesterday when she reached 1600 miles
Doing very well
Todor says a squirrel family lives in a tree close by
“Did you ever hear of knocking?”
Todor has 1626 miles
He ran 58 miles yesterday
Todor is 17 miles ahead of the magic number
Flower
Sadanand and Salil await their cue
Ushika has 1443 miles
He did 53 miles yesterday
Max at his side
Flower
Sahishnu pours drinks
After the 2 mile race Snehashila’s 94th birthday was celebrated
Happy Birthday
Poem of the Day held by Sanjay
I need
A new heart
To love God more.
I need
A new life
To need God more.
Sri Chinmoy
July 13th, 2006
Enthusiasm Awakeners
We also have something else in our philosophy, and that is self-transcendence. We shall not be fully satisfied with our past or present achievements. We must go forward, we must go upward and we must go inward.
Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 12, Agni Press, 1999
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, dear Snehashila! <3
We are so grateful to you for all the wonderful things you`ve done! We love you so much!
Looking great! Surprised with your age!))) Cheers and hugs!
With love, your russian friends.
What a joyful day! Happiest Birthday to Snehashila, our shining light on the self-transcendence path. What a magnificent smile!