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The longing for initiation is universal and for modern youth, it is a desperate need. when nothing is offered in the way of spiritual initiation to prove one's entry into the world of men and women, initiation happens instead in the road or the street, in cars at high speed, with drugs, with dangerous sex, with weapons. however troubling, this behavior is rooted in a fundamental truth; a need to grow.
-Jack Kornfield
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The Longing For Initiation Is Universal And

Jack Kornfield
The longing for initiation is universal and for modern youth, it is a desperate need. when nothing is offered in the way of spiritual initiation to prove one's entry into the world of men and women, initiation happens instead in the road or the street, in cars at high speed, with drugs, with dangerous sex, with weapons. however troubling, this behavior is rooted in a fundamental truth; a need to grow.
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