“Who were your spiritual teachers?” I am often asked. “What ashrams and monastic communities did you live in?”  Experience has taught me that as soon as I answer these questions, the energy changes.  I either get labelled as an extremist or placed on an undeserved pedestal. I spent years being impressed by friends’ lineages and whom they studied with, what certificates and photos with celebs they accumulated, and what media attention they got for the association.  I realized the trap (for me,) the distraction of talking about it, the illusion that was too easy to get lost in instead of spending alone time accelerating my own inner growth.  I honor my lineage when I recognize that we are all One and The Same and act as if.  I honor my teachers when I share their lessons in my own words through my personal experiences, and when I walk my talk. My lineage is to not get too caught up in what someone says is their lineage, because then I’m waiting for them to either make the teacher proud or shame him, instead of experiencing who they are in the Now without all the labels.
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