Awareness and Experience

To experience anything first you need to be aware of it. More the experience; more the clarity on the subject. The more aware you are the more wonderful your experience and the clarity on the subject will be. To increase the awareness you have to increase your energy level. However, if you don't know the purpose for which you are trying to increase your energy there is no way the energy is going to be raised. Are you clear on the purpose or goals? Having a clear goal will automatically helps in increasing your awareness and by experiencing the journey you gain more expertise over the subject. This formula works for the things that are tangible, measurable. 

On the spiritual path you may not have the clear goals. However, you still increase your energy level that will help you become more and more aware to experience. The end result may be very different than your initial unclear goal but you will be much more satisfied and content. 

The entire concept of Yoga has come from awareness and experience. Awareness and experiencing the response of body and mind that is now available to all of us in books / Internet etc. Again, it is experience of intellects' that is present in the books / Internet etc. which we blindly follow. It is good that we follow, but being aware of what we are doing can enhance our experience.

Imagine you are in a pitch dark room, you can only experience what is around you and you are bound by that. But, when you put on the lights - you see the room is much bigger and your experience changes. Make this analogy with LIFE - increase your energy (turn on the lights) to have a different experience of YOUR life. Imagine if you can master your energy then you are on a different level. Take a look at the video of this young girl for example - https://youtu.be/ZtLkzg8bFgA. 

You can be inspired by great leaders (Ex: Spiritual leaders Buddha, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa etc., Business Leaders: Steve, Mark, Bill etc); but I would say don't follow the path. It is filled with their experience. Follow your own path inspired by them - you may find a new path.