The internal factor

The big shift in the practice took place when I finally accepted that you are alone and it’s only up to yourself. I mean, teachers and peers are important in your progress, some more than others. Some may stick with you, others may fail you badly - or you may fail them; but at the end of the day, you can only rely on yourself and your body (mind?), and you better hang on to yourself - in all the meanings you want to pin to that concept 😉🤭

I mean, a 5- or 6-day practice is a big showing up. It bares your soul, it strips you off and down, almost literally. And that’s just the start of a big inner work where one is supposed to learn to become comfortable with discomfort.

 

To boldly go where one has never gone before 🌌 ("forgive the distortion, fellow Trekkers..." thought he while whistling).

No shit? Yup, no shit!