I think it's much easier to travel the Buddhist path with good friends. Once you've received a practice in Tibetan Buddhism you can go it alone, but you're left to your own afflictions I believe. But the support of a community is so helpful for that. As was said by the precious Buddha,
One day Ananda, who had been thinking deeply about things for a while, turned to the Buddha and exclaimed: "Lord, I've been thinking- spiritual friendship is at least half of the spiritual life!" The Buddha replied: "Say not so, Ananda, say not so. Spiritual friendship is the whole of the spiritual life!"
-Samyutta Nikaya, Verse 2
I have recently been relying upon spiritual friends more, and it's so fruitful. It is so helpful!
The love of our spiritual friends doesn't leave our very heart. Interconnection in radiating support.
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