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683. Jeff Carreira

Buddha at the Gas Pump

CHAPTER

The Dangers of Extreme Spiritual Practice

There are always going to be people who pursue extreme spiritual practice. I loved my teacher because he was going to really push me to extremes and I wanted to be pushed that way. My point is if that's not an option that's embraced as a possibility in society, then that kind of extreme practice always happens out on shadowy edges of culture where it's the least in view and most susceptible to bad forms.

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