ONLINE: Wed, Sept 3: "How Much is Enough in your Search?"

I was amazed to hear that the TV star Chuck Norris was not just a master martial arts expert, but somewhat of a dedicated spiritual seeker as an unadvertised side, one to which he applied the wisdom of techniques and discipline gained from the martial arts. There is a short review of his book The Secret Power Within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems that can be found at "Recovey from Unenlightenment". The author of the article distilled seven points from what Mr Norris offered:

1. Admitting that you don't know what you are
2. Intuiting that knowing what you are (self-recognition) is the most likely cure for your condition
3. Determining to act toward that goal
4. Slowing down
5. Opening up
6. Getting out of your own way
7. Persisting until the goal is reached

Each of the seven are described briefly as to Mr Norris' (and one other author's) approaches to seeking. My point to bringing this up is, that what worked for him in the martial arts, was transposed to spiritual seeking. Being successful in one, was his reason to apply the same principles to his search.

The assignment to this evening's meeting is, to describe the most primary aspects of your own path of seeking in one, two or three short statements. So what gives these key aspects validity in that you have prioritized them?
For example, suppose these "key initiatives" for one individual might be prayer, acceptance, and a specific form of meditation.
The objective for this evening is to further investigate how these were arrived as priorities, what was convincing to make them a primary focus, on what authority might the decision be based, and how much time, effort, how much of that initiative is needed and for what purpose?
Like Mr Norris, have you recognized your key experiences, your strengths and weaknesses and how have those influenced your seeking strategies?
(image is from Martial Arts and Action Movies website)