Having escaped from his war-torn home country (Tibet) and after much other trauma, he found himself in the West, entirely immersed in the sex-drugs-rock'n'roll culture of the 1960s. 'Selfish and full of pride,' 'surly and miserable,' is how Yeshe Losal Riponche describes his younger self in the book.
Why is it still happening to me? After years' worth of pursuing a different way of being. After years' worth of seeking a life free from craving, aversion, and the usual human insanity. Why do I have to go through this never-ending cycle of feeling more mature and more at peace, and then hitting a low point when my mind is as unruly as that of any random person who's never been exposed to any dharma whatsoever?
We all, every single one of us, travel the same path. With its 'ups and downs.' And this whole thing is called life.
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