“Rowing at its best occurs when you are gliding through the water with such effortlessness and yet such total presence that you almost seem to disappear. Rowers use the term ‘swing’ to refer to that magical kind of condition when the boat seems to fly over the water and a lot of effort disappears from the stroke. The athlete becomes completely the servant of the oars, the water, and the shell; your individuality—your separate self—isn’t there anymore.… Rowing can get you in a state where you’re ready to expand your definition of yourself, and I call that an expansion of consciousness. In that sense, you are on the path of spiritual growth.”
~ Craig Lambert, in his book Mind Over Water. Sounds just like flying!
