Speed Golf

I have a subscription to "Oneness", which is the free newsletter of Bright Dawn: Institute for American Buddhism.

The first article in the latest edition concerned speed golf. This is where, after you hit the ball, you run to the ball instead of sauntering down the fairway or riding in a cart.

The player said that, even though you move quickly, there is no feeling of being rushed. In fact, he said that there is a smooth meditative flow.

The important thing is that, in conventional golf, you watch the ball after you hit the ball, and you have a lot of thoughts, either good or bad.

With speed golf, you hit the ball and, whether it was a good or bad shot, you just go!
You start moving and just go to where the ball is going.

The shot is what it is, and the ball is going where it is going. The ball has been hit and no amount of worrying or complaining will change it. This is so.