I had no idea about this. Listening to a repeat of a Tim Ferriss podcast with famed Buddhist writer and teacher Jack Kornfield, he expressed his love of … paragliding:
“One of my favorite things is to tandem paraglide and go off the top of places like Grindlewold in Switzerland, where you can take the ski lift up 9,000 feet and then jump off and float silently, like you’re a bird among the clouds. The birds actually do come by sometimes and check out, what’s this big bird flying up here? You can catch thermals and go way up above the glaciers. And it’s one of the most thrilling and delicious experiences that I know.”
That’s right! One of the most influential figures in bringing meditation to the West understands some of the magic of flying.
“Most people have these dreams once in a while, if you’re lucky, a dream of flying. Or maybe in your meditation, you have the sense of not being limited to your body. And this is the closest thing that I know because it’s absolutely silent, and you’re floating there. It’s quite fantastic.”
That’s all I’ve got. But I think it’s fun to see this icon gets it. He really gets it!
The full interview is online, and certainly worthwhile of your time: https://tim.blog/2018/06/04/the-tim-ferriss-show-transcripts-jack-kornfield/