Rituals & Learning

When we pay someone to teach us anything, we will be taught a set of rituals commensurate with the skills we want to learn. In the secular sphere these rituals are called techniques, but it doesn’t matter whether they’re called techniques or rituals — the end results are the same. The repetition of the components of the desired skill over the course of time allows us to balance all of the elements in an unself-conscious way.

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Listen to the Desert
Gregory Mayers