Intellect will almost never “get you there”.  A peak experience, the flow state or an experience of Grace,  whether considered transcendental or natural, and their distinct thirdness and simultaneous oneness always gets you there for a period of time, and what you do or do not do with that experience generally then defines your life. If you’re extremely lucky you have such an experience and then find some concept and/or cause that you can apply it to and expand upon. And if you have that and the intention to understand it fully…you’re a very lucky person.