I just relax, admit that I actually know nothing (despite my mind's alarmingly large library of accumulated "facts" and opinions), surrender...and it becomes obvious. I also hang out around anyone I can find who is clearly wiser than I am, and I read books written by people who are clearly wiser than I am. And it happens...

Spiritual progress is inevitable for anyone who truly desires it...but you have to watch not to get impatient!

And only about 1 person in 1,000 (if that) truly desires spiritual progress...or even thinks about it. Most people think about survival, sensual pleasure, emtional satisfaction, avoiding pain, being "right", securing gain, mating, fun, prestige, success, attention and approval from others, and profit.

They say, "Spiritual progress? I don't have time for that!"

Donuel - Is that a tiny little Washington Monument that I see in your asteroid-launched tidal wave coming down on Washington D.C. picture? If so, that's a hell of a big wave! If it happens, there will be utterly nothing left on the Eastern seaboard afterward. That's a pretty numbing thing to consider, even as a hypothetical possibility.