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many thousands of feet into the valley."
A snowbridge was something new in my experience and I did not know about its characteristics. But as I approached the place they spoke of, I saw two mountains that were connected by a huge bridge of snow and ice; and through the bridge, large holes had been made by the sun melting through the snow.
Since I had two long walking sticks with me, my first thought was to use them to make a trail for the others. I did not feel that there would be a problem because I had confidence that I could cross the snowbridge safely.
First, I meditated upon my pranic energy--between the throat region and the top of my head--and I circulated this energy throughout my entire body. I did this until I obtained a distinctly lifting sensation from the tips of my toes. Then I took the walking sticks firmly in my hands and imagined that I was like a deer who could jump great distances, barely touching the ground.
As I ran across the snow bridge I never looked down as the others had done, since fear is a negative, heavy force and it would not have helped me. After about 50 yards, I became conscious of barely touching the snow and ice with my sticks and my feet felt light, like they were flying
Then I saw great globs of light and energy floating
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