Quite honestly, as I read Goodall’s autobiography, I thought: Well, where was the struggle? Where was the doubt? I wanted to know what she left out. Those would have been the good parts, I thought. I really had trouble believing her story could be that good. But then I realized: This is what a life of certitude looks like. Rather than conflict and drama, all of Goodall’s energy went into her creativity, until finally she ignited into that bonfire of contribution to the world. Jane’s experience is what we might call the Direct Path to Dharma. It can happen. It is magnificent when it does.
