Man. I've spent a lot of my years in this jumping. It was a lot of wasted time. In another sense, I couldn't be where I am today without having experienced all the disappointment of looking for the "answers" outside myself. Great article and thoughts here. Thanks.
One of my favorite books, Awareness, by Anthony DeMello, quotes a psychologist:
"Whenever a priest comes to see me, all they can talk about is sex. Whenever a prostitute comes to see me, all they can talk about is god."