Spiritual life is not possible unless one makes a deliberate choice. Two things are mixed up, weve not the means to separate them. Treoi ero avi praso beneti: The spiritual seeker deliberately, consciously selects the spiritual path over the path of worldliness.
Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, which is one of the most popular Upanishads. The scripture concerns the story of a young man who goes to the house of death to find out what happens after death. The reply describes the nature of reality and the meaning of life.