DonaldJHunt said:
This happened to him early in his apprenticeship to Don Juan and he told Don Juan that his Anthopology studies now seemed empty and ridiculous and maybe he should drop out of his PhD program at UCLA. Don Juan advised him to complete the degree as an exercise in discipline.
From early on in life I suspected that "its all crap". But on the way towards adulthood (I may get there in a few more decades...) I discovered that it is not good enough to think or know it is crap, it is only good enough if you understand
why it is all crap.
To that end, one must educate oneself to what one is criticizing.
I can be somewhat critical of the teachings of Christianity only because I have been taught about it most of my life. I cannot be fairly critical of Islam because I really have no clue.
Regardless of why you are in college, finishing your studies will only make you a better educated person
if you are willing to be educated. I have met college degreed individuals who are uneducated because they simply went through the motions and have met high school drop-outs who have educated themselves. It is not the institution it is your internal desire that is important.
Still, even though "jobs may be overrated", one has to eat and wear clothing. It might as well be good food and nice clothing and to that end, you need a decent job with a decent education. It is simply a practical matter. One can be
in the world without being
of the world, to quote my Christian background.
The bottom line is that any education be it college or metaphysical or spiritual begins with a desire for answers. What is your desire for answers? To what questions? How will you feed and clothe yourself while you search?
