I have been practising the Dharma for about thirty years and I still feel as if I am learning. I am especially inspired by many of the symbols and ideas used in the Tibetan tradition but I also feel the need to approach meditation with some creative flexibility and I encourage this in my classes too. Spiritual practice seems to me to be as much about personal imagination as it is about following traditional techniques. In my practice of the Dharma I also gain some inspiration and support from the western arts.