Participating in the annual Buddhist Bicycle Pilgrimage this weekend..."2 days, 137 miles, and 60,000 breaths", according to the organizers

"60,000 breaths"...that's Buddhist humor for you, not mine.

This ride goes from Spirit Rock Meditation center in Marin, to Sae Taw Win Dhamma Center in Graton, and finishes at Abhayagiri Monastery, north of Ukiah. It benefits these monasteries as well as the City of 10,000 Buddhas. This reminds me of attending the Superbowl of Rock in Chicago, in 1976, only this time with buddhists on bikes

I won't be blogging, tweeting or checking email, but feel free to send me good energy over the next two days because I will need your encouragement on the road. I will be back blogging on Monday. best, Joe