How to bring my Spiritual path to the forefront of my life? (Philosophy)

What stops us from really going for it? Here is a biographical account given by a seeker who is regretfully recounting the mistaken paths he took in his lifetime. Isn't this though the common story of most of our lives? How does someone at any point in their life's path, be they young or old, take charge of their chosen destiny?

Here is Nanzo's account: On Finding and Accepting Limits – Albigen.Net

Here are some questions that strike me as important with respect to Nanzo's candid account of his life:

Is finding or revealing our innermost need/desire the most difficult thing to do?

Do we know what we want but really it is fear that stops our progress?

Are we goaded by the seeming success of our peers that draws us toward worldly extraneous achievements?

Is our view of our self worth depending on the "sense" of appraisal we get from others in our society/life?

Are we too blinded by our feelings of self worth (our sense of failure), and our consequent reactions to become more successful to alleviate these symptoms, that we miss what we truly desire, what our holistic wellbeing truly needs?

Should we avoid all the external callings of life? But then how do we grow? If I avoid trying to be sucessful in the worldly sense, is that not a type of spiritual pride? A type of escapism from the possible growth opportunities that are possible boons on our spiritual paths?

What do you feel Nanzo means by "becoming the Truth"? What is the difference between knowing the truth intellectually and becoming the truth? How do we translate intellectual understandings into changes in being?

Please read the accompanying piece to this meeting before you take part in the meeting as it will be the prime focus of this meeting. Looking forward to hearing what reactions you had to this piece which I felt was quite irritating. Someone who seemed to have a genuine drive for the spiritual life, still being dragged this way and that way by the external attractions of life.

Thanks to Unsplash for the accompanying Photo: Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

Here are some stand out pieces from our discussions last week:

- Hegel: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel - Wikipedia

- Logic has its function. Feelings/intuitiveness can lead to a richer experience.

- The importance of having someone to hold the silence with you when experiencing (intense?) feelings.

- Is it a power of the mind/intuition to draw snap conclusions?

- Bernardo Kastrup: Bernardo Kastrup - Wikipedia

- Tom Campbell: Tom Campbell: The 3 Paths of Spiritual Growth

Check out the "What we are about" section in the groups' main page for some guidelines we work to adhere to. Meetings are run on the popular Zoom platform. Please contemplate the topic in advance of the meeting to get the best out of it and bring your views and convictions to the meeting, if possible have a pen and paper close by to record anything useful that may come up that you resonate with on the night, little things you may want to contemplate further.