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It’s Sport Saturday. This entry continues an essay on using sport to awaken. Click here to read part one and part two here.  Mindfulness and sport-samadhi can also impact how we deal with exertion and the limits of our body. I have noticed, especially when I am running uphill, if my mind is engaged in a future-oriented…

It’s Sport Saturday. This entry continues an essay on using sport to awaken. Click here to read part one. Non-gravity sports such as road running, road biking, and swimming offer a ready opportunity to full body awareness. Instead of a gravity-induced absorption, the immersion in the present moment includes the entire body.  Take running, for…

If golf had been around in the time of the Buddha, he probably would have been a great golfer. The Buddha was known for his athletic prowess and powers of concentration. Tiger woods would have nothing on him. Kabaddi was the Buddha’s sport. According to the Wall Street Journal this ancient game is making a…

Tiger Woods, the number one ranked golfer in the world, was two shots from last place after the second day of play at the World Golf Championship Bridgestone Invitational a tournament he has won seven times in the past. In most tournaments he would have failed to make the cut and would have gone home…
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