this part reminds me of you asgardhr!:

Here is an amusing story from the book about a Zen Buddhist master and his disciple that I think is at the very heart of the book:

A disciple sent his master faithful accounts of his spiritual progress:

In the first month, the student wrote, "I feel an expansion of consciousness and experience oneness with the universe." The master glanced at the note and threw it away. The following month, this is what the student had to say: "I finally discovered that the Divine is present in all things." The master seemed disappointed.

In his third letter the disciple enthusiastically explained, "The mystery of the One and the many has been revealed to my wondering gaze." The master yawned. The next letter said, "No one is born, no one lives, and no one dies, for the self is not." The master threw up his hands in despair.

After that a month passed by, then two, then five, then a whole year. The master thought it was time to remind his disciple of his duty to keep him informed of his spiritual progress. The disciple wrote back, "I am simply living my life. And as for spiritual practice, who cares?" When the master read that he cried, "Thank God. He's got it at last." - pg 119