A Western practitioner hears someone chanting "Om Namaha Shivaya" for two hours and thinks: "That's just like positive affirmations, but repetitive and boring." A meditation teacher watches another tradition's elaborate ritual and dismisses it: "All that ceremony is unnecessary. Just sit and be present."
If you're waiting for the "right time" to begin spiritual practice, the truth is: there will never be a perfect time. The right time is now. The only time is now. And it takes just 10 minutes a day.