I am a middle aged american male. I grew up in the USA, I currently work for the State Gooberment. They pay me well, have nice benefits, and a low stress environment. I have enjoyed meditation, esoteric philosophy, and spiritual seeking ever since I had a near death experience at 21 and astral projected as part of the OBE. It really made me fascinated about spirituality. Since I am a logical and rational person, Buddhism and other eastern philosophies appealed to me. Like advaita vedanta, hinduism, and buddhism.