I resonate deeply with this... I started passionately studying and practicing the science of Buddhist tantra in 2009. I entered the valley then, and I'm still in it 16 years later. Along the way I sought validation from others, but that got me in some some troublesome and messy situations.
I've learned to love the inner validation and the validation from the phenomenon of awakening itself. I actually prefer the solitude and the " valley" now. It's much more peaceful than struggling for recognition and validation from the world. In that peace is the spaciousness for my passion and devotion to grow.
I resonate deeply with this... I started passionately studying and practicing the science of Buddhist tantra in 2009. I entered the valley then, and I'm still in it 16 years later. Along the way I sought validation from others, but that got me in some some troublesome and messy situations.
I've learned to love the inner validation and the validation from the phenomenon of awakening itself. I actually prefer the solitude and the " valley" now. It's much more peaceful than struggling for recognition and validation from the world. In that peace is the spaciousness for my passion and devotion to grow.