December 19, 2005
SOMETHING I CAN'T PUT INTO WORDS BUT FEEL DEEPLY
"Where is the Sweat behind the Scripture?"...the "Crazy Wisdom Teacher Ilg" on this morning's 'Cardio Commute' from downtown Flag to the WF Temple H(om)e which requires, according to Coach, "Suffering through about 30 minutes of utterly pristine Ponderosa singletrack weaving in and out of alpine meadows among deer and wapiti." For the past quarter century, Coach's notion of "full spectrum yoga" or Wholistic Fitness� still vibrates a bit too High, too Far, too Steep for mainstream yogis to grock, yet, "One day..probably post humorously - unfortunately for me," smiles Coach, "the rest of the 'pack' will catch up to us, and then they will examine the Electronic Scripture of DL and say, "Whoa dude! Those WF Cats were TIGHT! They had it goin' on!"...until then, hey, Quality means more to me than Quantity. Thus, though we be small, we are fierce! Let's just keep working on our own Awakening and stay focused on what matters most; our unique and steadfast Practice."
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Coach,
I can't thank you enough for your inspiration and guidance. Since I purchased TBT in Boston in May, I have been steadily
influenced and positively affected by your great CHI, the SUNRIDER herbs, Joy's "quick fix power yoga", and something that I
can't put into words but I feel deeply.
I mean it happens something like this: need organic soy milk for "Ilg Supremes", so I'm rummaging in "health food"
section of chain supermarket for the milk when I run across Power of Now, open book and see "time is an
illusion", it resonates like a DL entry, buy book and read it each am like a bible, and reacquire a taste for zen that I thought was lost forever, etc. etc. But unlike past spiritual forays this one is bathed in sweat and blessed by Ilg crazy wisdom.
Season greetings, Coach, to you and all your loved ones, from the bottom of my heart.
Namaste, Rich Collins
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Noble Warrior Collins,
i bow to your Metta...it's like i say, "Where is the Sweat behind the Scripture?" All of DL, all of WF is about staying Grounded
within the Body Vehicle, using Daily Sweat and Stillness as a karmic acid to cut through our Lazy Tendencies, Impulsive Egoic Reactions, and our Ignorant Fetters. You are moving so fast along this Steep and Direct Path...
Dharma Blessings to YOUR Loved Ones from the Crazy Wisdom Teacher himself...
Coach Ilg
the mountain yogi