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> In the Irish tales and traditions regarding the training of the warrior Cú
> Chulainn, he must jump across an abyss which has a brige over it so that
> he may enter the school run by Scathách. Cú fails when attempting to cross
> the bridge. He is constantly thrown backwards in his attempts until he
> commits all of his abilities and daring to the effort. The "hero light"
> comes upon his face and he lands more than halfway then is catapulted to
> the other side.
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> It seems to me that the effort is casting off worldly knowledge to leap
> beyond it into Otherworldly knowledge where one can learn. Being able to
> return to this world with this knowledge or being able to be a bridge or
> conduit it is what is being described. Yoga's disciplines are much the
> same where the student learns all kinds of practices and skills only to
> discover that 'making the leap' to true wisdom negates the necessity of
> w`hat has come before.