[Via the Daily Camera:]

The walls of Front Range Boxing are lined with Lao Tzo quotes, alongside photos of Dave Gaudette with famous boxers and trainers.

“Gaudette was 16 years old when he fell in love with boxing. Another twist: At the time, he was studying to be a Franciscan priest.

“I’ve always been drawn toward the ultimate, the bigger picture,” he says. “Every once in a while, the time and the ego melts away. And that’s the closest you’re ever going to get to God. I’m talking about the ‘dis-ease’ of philosophy. If you’re satisfied with everything, there’s no impulse to look beyond your next experience.”

He continues, without a breath in between: “Do you know the story of the Buddha?”

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