There's a bit of a paradox at work when we talk of spiritual life as a journey:
A journey implies movement in space, a physical going out toward a destination. A quest too implies going out in search of something. … In contrast, many traditions speak of God, ultimate reality, or nirvāṇa as a spiritual absolute that does not move or change; they suggest that the ultimate human goal is to arrive at a static eternal perfection. For example, Aristotle’s philosophical God does not change; it is pure Being, the unmoved mover, thought thinking itself. It does not seek or lack; it eternally contemplates its own nature. Similarly, Plato’s realm of the Forms is a beautiful mosaic of eternal, unchanging essences. The metaphor of the quest, in contrast, suggests that narrative, search, and change are meaningful; that the journey itself is its own reward.
The Dish 