Guest guest Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 The above is a must watch! What a great visual metaphor for the path. All the twists and turns, the going higher, the improved view, the tourists on the path, or were they gurus? The gaps that cause fear, the climbing on, and then the reaching of the top, to do what? Of course, jump into the chasm. And we never see the climber, only his shadow leading the way. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote: > > > > The above is a must watch! > What a great visual metaphor for the path. > All the twists and turns, the going higher, > the improved view, the tourists on the path, > or were they gurus? The gaps that cause fear, > the climbing on, and then the reaching of the > top, to do what? Of course, jump into the chasm. > > And we never see the climber, only his shadow > leading the way. > > Pete > wow... The walkway has now gone many years without maintenance, and is in a highly deteriorated and dangerous state. It is one meter (3 feet and 3 inches) in width, and is over 100 meters (350 feet) above the river. Nearly all of the path has no handrail. Some parts of the concrete walkway have completely collapsed and all that is remaining is the steel beam originally in place to hold it up. One can latch onto a modern steel safety-wire to keep from falling, though it can't hold much weight. Several people have lost their lives on the walkway in recent years; after four people died in two accidents in 1999 and 2000[1], the local government closed the entrances. To this day it remains illegal to cross. However policing is extremely minimal and many adventurous tourists still find their way onto the walkway to explore it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caminito_del_Rey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 " All paths lead to unreality. Paths are creations within the scope of knowledge. Therefore, paths and movements cannot transport you into reality, because their function is to enmesh you within the dimension of knowledge, while the reality prevails prior to it. " -- Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote: > > > > The above is a must watch! > What a great visual metaphor for the path. > All the twists and turns, the going higher, > the improved view, the tourists on the path, > or were they gurus? The gaps that cause fear, > the climbing on, and then the reaching of the > top, to do what? Of course, jump into the chasm. > > And we never see the climber, only his shadow > leading the way. > > Pete > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote: > > > > The above is a must watch! > What a great visual metaphor for the path. > All the twists and turns, the going higher, > the improved view, the tourists on the path, > or were they gurus? The gaps that cause fear, > the climbing on, and then the reaching of the > top, to do what? Of course, jump into the chasm. > > And we never see the climber, only his shadow > leading the way. > > Pete Ha. And the climber, understanding, changes from the one doing the climbing, to the environment climbed through. No need to jump at this point. Still, glad for the safety wire being conveniently placed, as walking up means walking back. Visually, stunning - thanks, enjoyed it. - D - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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