On Loneliness
As with all enlightened superstar spiritual teachers, just don't look his life too closely or you will be disappointed. Even people who start good and their feet on the ground (like Krishnamurti) end up  full of shit when they get too much wrong kind of attention.  <a href="https://tricycle.org/magazine/the-shadow-side-krishnamurti/" rel="nofollow">https://tricycle.org/magazine/the-shadow-side-krishnamurti/</a><p>“If you want to lose your religion, make friends with the priest.”<p>As someone who's second career is basically meditating (in terms of time and effort) I acknowledge the value and importance of having personal teacher as a guide.  On the other hand I strongly warn about getting into trap of thinking them as something else than specialists that can help you with some issues.<p>'After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path'  by Jack Kornfield is essential reading on the subject.