Sila, samadhi then onto panna.

Growth and improvement is our purpose. Not money, not power, or possessions. Only constant improvement of our mind, body & soul. Trying to become our best, enhancing our abilities. The reason why this is so difficult is because it's against our nature.

All beings, at least once, experience their worst nightmare. At least, I'd like to think that everyone, at least once have had an experience where they become the one thing they despise the most. Whether it's an anorexic being glutenous, a vegan having to kill in the wild to survive, or a victim (child) of an alcoholic going on benders. Dante famously said, "In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost." How does one control their own decent into the inferno? Follow. I decided I needed to isolate myself from myself and everyone else in order to evaluate all the motives. Pure disregard and reckless abandon is not part of my disposition. Centering myself is the only way. After separating all the parts of my spiritual mind, I am to make sure that I am protected, and that nothing but positive things come through for me. You need to do a protection meditation like this when you are working on your energies. When you go into a meditation and are in an altered state, you want to be sure you don't end up walking around with other people's energy attached to you. Once centered you can begin to re-evaluate your morals and your purpose in life. Determine which path you were going to take and how you would need to ready yourself for that path. You will only do yourself harm by jumping into a new path. You must prepare for change. You mustn't have unrealistic expectations of an immediate change, but just the expectations that you will do your best.
Growth and improvement is our purpose.

People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools. Bodhidharma