Last Updated on August 31, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org
In one of his books or in one of his talks, the Dalai Lama the 14. th recommends not to retreat completely to meditate. He says we can start with with a 5 minute daily practice, and then increase the duration of our training.
But how long does it take to become completely sane on this path according the Buddhist notion? Until you are fully enlightened according to the the Buddhist teachings, and these are eventually 13 years of full-time practice. Unfortunately, we do not have a scientific proof of these statements, and we do not have a scientific method how to become completely mentally healthy as described in the Buddhist teachings.