Arrogance is the biggest obstacle

In "Astral City: A spiritual Journey" by Francisco Xavier the physician who was successful and so knowledgeable on Earth was told he can not serve as a healer in the city because he was not ready yet and was given a mop to clean the floor instead in the "healing center". He was offended at first but with time he realized that one needs to be humbled before he can be ready to heal. Arrogance is a huge barrier to spiritual understanding and the only way to break it and break the self or ego is to serve and be humbled in service. It is easy to read and listen and write. It is easy to be when being is smooth and not rough. Only hard service can bring the soul to where it needs to be. When we observe and live with suffering we understand the value of safety, health, kindness, and abundance and our arrogance become dimmer and dimmer. One can serve with what they can and what they know. Serve with your work and time and not just with your earned money. It is a spiritual exercise to keep the soul fit. Find a challenging service in an environment that is normally hard for your body such as being distant or dirty or has hard climate if possible. Serve among the poor and those in need as this is how kindness can be born in our hard unyielding hearts.