#15
Meeting 15Being a student and coming to know
Different systems. Your own perception
Going deeper2 hr 1 min
Meeting 13
Intention and the work of spiritual study
The task is not to sit through forty minutes or make sure you see something. What matters here is intention, attention, and work: reading, asking questions, observing, and describing your own experience. Rather than seeking a spiritual explanation for every little thing, give the pursuit of knowledge a place in your life.
October 24, 20251 hr 25 minBeing a student and coming to know
#13
What does doing assignments and attending meetings mean to me beyond the fact of doing them?
- For those already reading, meditating, and carrying out assignments
- For those who want to examine their intention more attentively
What you can explore here
Distinguish the time spent doing something from the intention to act
Look at the work required by sustained attention
Explore where there is a real question and where there is a search for an explanation for its own sake
In the author's words“This matters. The intention to take a particular action.”
What the conversation covers
- The intention to take a particular action
- Attention, will, and work
- Reading, assignments, and reflection
- Spiritual knowing as part of life
This is a recording of a live meeting with participants' questions and examples. The topics describe its contents; they are not an outline for a separate course.
The meeting returns to the foundations of study already begun: intention, attention, and your own work.
Return to your own experience.
- What intention am I acting from as I do this assignment now?
- What can I describe from my own experience without imagining a result?
- Which questions really need my attention?
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What to keep in mind
The discussion does not set a standard of minutes, sensations, or achievements by which to judge yourself.
Does this mean regularity and time are unnecessary?
No. The meeting does not do away with participation or reading. It offers a way to examine what fills them and why sheer volume is not the same as quality of observation.
Background: detail of “No. 13,” November 6, 2025 · Alexander Volchek