[lpcrealmadrid]

Author here. This is so spot on. I spent years avoiding the traditional practices/concepts because of a desire to be Someone Special (spiritual materialism). Burning that desire is probably one of the more profound early experiences of formal practice I’ve had with a teacher and a community. Wish I had the humility to avoid those 10 wandering years.

[bowsamic]

Those 10 wandering years led you here, and you’ll have many millions more of them

[xyproto]

Why are you so sure he'll have many millions more years?

[bowsamic]

Because our practise is very long