The idea in India is that after many incarnations you achieve perfection and don’t get reincarnated. You quit. You’re out. Hence, all Buddhas are depicted more or less alike, because they all are perfect and don’t reincarnate. As long as you’re reincarnating, you are imperfect. So, you have to be loyal to your imperfection: find out what it is, then continue on your track. By being loyal to your part of the duality, you are keeping the mystery of history informed. Do not give up your vices.

Make your vices work for you. If you are a proud person, don’t get rid of your pride. Apply it to your spiritual quest.

— A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) by Joseph Campbell