Why Jog?
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Rinpoche observed some people jogging when he was out for an evening walk with Sangha from Taichung’s Shakyamuni Center. Rinpoche paused and gave this advice.
People jog and exercise for health and long life. For health and long life, but what is the purpose? What for?
If they don’t know Dharma, if the jogging and exercises are done with attachment to this life, then it only becomes the cause for rebirth in the lower realms. All these people running everyday—what is the purpose? What for?
If they don’t know Dharma, they do the exercise with attachment to this life. They think it’s for their health and long life, but it actually only becomes the cause of going to the lower realms. Understand? People don’t know this.