*tim boucher effect

I just found out about the coolest monk there is:

“A Buddhist priest dubbed the ‘marathon monk’ has completed an ancient running ritual in the remote Japanese mountains that took seven years and covered a distance equivalent to a trip round the globe, wearing only a flowing white robe and flimsy straw sandals.

…”I entrusted everything to God. I am satisfied,” Fujinami was quoted as saying.

…Since 1885, only 46 other so-called “marathon monks” of the Tendai sect have survived the ritual, which dates to the 8th century and is believed to be a path to enlightenment, according to temple officials.

This guy is totally my new hero, and I want to try and model my cross country trip after this somehow. As some sort of cool path to enlightenment or something.

• My Heroes List
• The threshold guardians
• Vicarious Identification
• The Occult & the Experience of God
• The Buddhist Monk-Dog