Can I overcome Vice and Compulsion completely? (Self-inquiry)

Where does overcoming vice come in on the spiritual path? Vice definition: a weakness of character or behavior; a bad habit. (Bing definition results). Compulsion definition: an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way. (Bing definition results). Would you consider backing away from vice and compulsion as part of "becoming" in spiritual terms? \- I guess there are many outlets of compulsive behavior\, aka coffee \(hands up\, I'm pretty addicted\)\, smoking is a common one\, scrolling through social media or anything distracting that will offset feelings of boredom\, compulsive eating\, habitual ways of thinking that are more aligned with bolstering the ego rather than being truthful in any way\, etc\. What is it that drives these behaviors? What drives compulsion? How do we circumnavigate the voice that leads us down these paths of compulsive behavior? Can that voice be caught among the myriad of other voices in our busy lives, enough to gain mastery and control over it? What could result from overcoming vice and compulsion? Where could that saved energy, health and mental clarity be channeled? Why do I think about others in negative ways, that may not be the entire truth about them, but think in this way to serve my own ego? Can just seeing this, being mindful of this, release the mechanism so the behavior dissolves itself? In what ways does your ego enamor itself? Is it aligned with righteousness or conspiracy type thinking? Is your mind a playground for guile? Is your mind a playground for deceitful, vainglorious, self enamoring thoughts? In what way are these thoughts serving the ego? Guile definition: sly or cunning intelligence. Craft is a synonym, its defintion is: skill used in deceiving others (REF: Bing defintion results). Join us on the night if you are interested in trying to delve deeper into the mechanics of compulsion and vice. Photo by Greta Hoffman : https://www.pexels.com/photo/anonymous-person-with-cigarette-and-coffee-7675869/ Check out the "What we are about" section in the groups' main page for some guidelines we work to adhere to. Meetings are run on the popular Zoom platform. Please contemplate the topic in advance of the meeting to get the best out of it and bring your views and convictions to the meeting, if possible have a pen and paper close by to record anything useful that may come up that you resonate with on the night, little things you may want to contemplate further.