There is rampant commercialization and distortion of powerful techniques. It takes a lot of experience and hands on training, and years of observing the guru te

There is rampant commercialization and distortion of powerful techniques. It takes a lot of experience and hands on training, and years of observing the guru teach others before one does it themselves. So much so that there exists a term guru-sishia parampara, when the teaching of a school are perfected and handed down through the generations. Another factor is a lot of us are perfectly aware of the pointlessness of our day to day activities, but are very frightened to break out of it. It gives us a kind of familiarity and is "normal" to be that way.