29. True Spiritual Learning: What It Means and How to Avoid the Common Traps

The InnerView with Mitra & Ben

Do you feel stuck in your spiritual development?

People on the spiritual journey often struggle with receiving the full benefits of a chosen path: some get caught up with dabbling in multiple paths at once, others with over-intellectualizing the teachings, and yet others become attached to an outcome which thwarts real learning. In this episode, we unpack what it really means to follow a spiritual path—not just collecting teachings, but embodying them. In the second half of this episode, we explore Mitra’s profound personal experience on the path of Rumi’s poetry.

What You’ll Learn:

• What true learning is on the spiritual path and how to achieve it
• The significance of committing fully to a spiritual path
• How Rumi’s poetry can be approached as a spiritual path in it of itself

If you’re someone who ….

• Is ready to up level your commitment to a spiritual path; or
• Is curious about the path of Rumi’s poetry; or
• Feels stuck in your spiritual progress

…then you’ll want to be sure to listen in on this episode. Enjoy!

Chapters:

00:00 : What Does It Mean to Truly Learn?

00:28 : The Power of Neutrality in Spiritual Growth

03:04 : Attachment, Aversion, and the Illusion of “The One Path”

04:39 : The Trap of Dabbling and Spiritual Lingo

07:41 : Two Ways of Going All the Way

09:28 : Curiosity as a Spiritual Practice

13:36 : Questioning as a Form of Deep Respect

16:02 : Learning from Rumi as a Child

19:23 : The Invisible World and the Essence of Love

23:44 : Love as a State of Being, Not a Feeling

Links :

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