transcend

On-Yomi: チョウ — Kun-Yomi: こ.える、こ.す

Koohii stories:

1) [ihatobu] 2-8-2007(220): A successful marathon runner needs to be able to transcend seductions, such as the possibility of rest, shelter from the rain, or a cold beer.

2) [pazustep] 16-7-2008(178): To transcend to a higher path you need to run from the seduction of earthly desires.

3) [lb4269] 29-1-2006(105): To transcend oneself is to reach a higher plane of reality. A head shaven monk is telling me this. We are in a Tibetan monastery. He was once an athlete, a runner. He used to run everywhere, until one day, he saw a beautiful cheerleader along his path. She tried very hard to seduce him, but he forced himself to transcend his urges. He did reach his running goal, and he has became a lonely monk. He wishes now he had just broken down back then and….

4) [stehr] 17-2-2008(21): Pamela Anderson was able to transcend the Television world and become a superstar after her years of seductive running on the beaches of Baywatch.

5) [Nandaro] 6-8-2009(12): To transcend life you must run from anything that seduces you.