Intention, Will
Intention
Our aspiration is our intention. Aspiration can be thought of as something as a little wider than intention. It is what we are seeking for in life. Intention is a bit more of the specific things that we ant to occur, like a goal or objective. Still they can be thought of similarly. That which we aspire for, intent tends to occur, especially if it is intensely focused on. Then it depends on the attitudes, good or bad we bring to bear.
Focus and Life Response
Intention vs. Aspiration
Really Wanting It
Intention as Ultimate Faculty that Attracts
Accomplishment
Real Intention that Attracts
Intention that Attracts Instantaneous Luck
For example, an individual decided to study a program he has been
avoiding for weeks if not months, and within five minutes of taking up
that effort, from out of nowhere he receives word of a big opportunity
related to that specific matter. In the previous weeks, where he did not
focus on that issue at all, life did not respond.
When we focus our intention on a matter, we send out a pulse of
energy that moves out into the field of life and aligns with favorable
circumstance that we then experience as an instance of sudden good
fortune. In other words, by focusing our attention on a matter, we
attract instantaneous miraculousness. The fact is that luck is not
arbitrary, but is something we can attract to us instantly when we make
use of the inner levers that bring it about. Intensely focusing our
intention is one such lever that instantaneously attracts abundance.
The Power of
Intention -When we have a clear knowledge of what we want to accomplish, and our emotions fully endorse and support its achievement, then our full intention takes shape. If we then make a determined, persevering effort to carry out our hearts desire, we generate an irresistible power that can quickly attract the infinite potentials of life. -The ancient Indian texts known as the Upanishads declare, “You are what your deepest desire is. As is your desire, so is your intention. As is your intention, so is your will. As is your will, so is your deed. As is your deed, so is your destiny.” -Human aspiration/intention can express at various levels -- from a mild mental interest in a subject to an intense desire to accomplish an important goal. At the highest levels, our intention can be directed to changing the very course of our lives. But whatever our level of intention -- from a passing fancy to a need to fulfill our heart’s desire -- life can respond. -When we intensely take an interest in a subject and also consciously seek tangible results, life move towards us with results that are in turn themselves utilitarian. -Real intention, however, takes shape when the thing we consciously desire is ongoing; i.e. it is sustained over time. When our aspiration/intention repeats in our thoughts, when it continually rises in our emotions, then our intention really becomes full. From that poise, we generate a surge of energy inside ourselves, which moves out, and creates a ripple in the fabric of the cosmos, attracting corresponding elements, which we experience as life response. -Though a sustained interest in a subject or matter that includes specific intended results are critical elements, the heart and soul of intention is to really want the object. -When you really want something, life tends to move toward you with good fortune. On the other hand, if you are indifferent, half-heartedly hoping for something to occur, then there is unlikely to be any substantive results. -Though our aspiration for something might be strong and deep, life might not give us what we want until we change a corresponding wanting element within. However, when we identify and reverse that wanting quality, life instantly brings us the very thing we longed for. -When we move beyond the constraints of our own individual nature -- i.e. from ego to ego-lessness, from finite possibility to an unlimited view of what is possible, from a narrow view of time to a wider one, and from ignorance to knowledge -- we open ourselves to the universal plane where all intentions are instantly fulfilled.
Now you can apply it in other parts of your life. You could thus receive everything you dream of very short order, even instantaneously. When we take it to a more serious level however, other forces, especially our attitudes get in the way that may block the power of intention. If we overcome a key wanting attitudes when in pursuit of a goal, it tends to manifests very fast. It is a shift of these coincidences from unconscious manifestation to conscious evocation. In that way, we can evoke anything whenever we want to. I.e. we develop the power to become the Master of life.
The Power of Intention Life responds to our intention. When we really want something to occur, life tends to move toward us, fulfilling our aspiration. If our intention is full -- i.e. if our energies are intensely directed toward the pursuit of a specific goal over time -- life not only moves towards us, but does so rapidly, fulfilling that deepest aspiration. When Albert Einstein began to focus all aspects of his being -- mental, vital, and physical -- toward the pursuit of his goal of finding work to overcome his destitute condition as a young man, the possibility of working at the Patent Office position began to move toward him. When his intention became full -- i.e. he crossed over a certain threshold of intensity demanded of life – life responded and the job became his. From that new post, he was not only able to overcome his current predicament of poverty, but it would serve as the platform from which he would fulfill his potential, changing the course of science, and the history of the world.
We begin to see that there is no greater human faculty for accomplishment than our intention. When we have a clear knowledge of what we want to accomplish, and our emotions fully endorse and support its achievement, then our intention takes shape. Just taking to formatting what we aspire and really wanting it can attract powerful response from life. On the other hand, if go a step further and make a determined, persevering effort to carry out our hearts desire, we generate an irresistible power that will quickly attract that which we aspired to accomplish. If that particular desire is not fulfilled, then another one will come on its own.
In fact, if we look around us, we will see that life is always responding to our intentions. In Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Bennett intensely desired to marry off her daughters to avoid the pending eviction of her family from their home, and within a year, that is precisely what occurred for three of them. When Erin Brockovich directed all of her energies to getting out of poverty, she quickly secured the job at the law office. That position not only lifted her out of misery, but became the springboard through which she would change the course of victims’ rights history. Her ferocious intensity carried her through a challenging legal process that ended in an overwhelming $300 million settlement for her long-suffering clients, and considerable wealth and a long-standing career for herself.
When we focus on accomplishing something, then our intention takes shape. When our intention is full -- i.e. when we intensely want something to occur, and sustain that urge over time -- life tends to move towards us with abundant good fortune. There is no greater power for accomplishment and success in life!
The ancient Indian texts known as the Upanishads declare, “You are what your deepest desire is. As is your desire, so is your intention. As is your intention, so is your will. As is your will, so is your deed. As is your deed, so is your destiny.”
Being
Passionate about Something If we want something to occur, we need to be passionate it, whether it means being passionate about the position we are in, or being passionate about the want itself. For example, if an individual would like to secure a job in a new emerging field, but his passion and intensity about it is limited, it is unlikely to come to him. On the other hand, if he really wants that position, has a passion for this emerging field that is sustained over time, then what he longs for tends to come about. There is a wonderful scene in the British broadcast version of Pride and Prejudice in which Eliza Bennet wanders off into the countryside, climbs a remote hilltop, and suddenly comes upon, of all people, Mr. Darcy. While this scene might strike some as the artifice of a director trying to manipulate the story for dramatic effect, from a deeper perspective we see that this is precisely how life works! Because both have such strong emotions towards one another, and want to be with one another, they move toward the same place at the same time, enabling a simultaneous life response. Their intense longing for one another is so strong that their energies move out into the field of life and find a common point in space/time where they come together. It is a perfect illustration of how life responds to an intense aspiration and longing for something -- i.e. really wanting it. The Power
of Intention on the Eve of the IPhone Recently one evening, I woke in the middle of the night and thought about possible solutions to a technical problem I had been grappling with. Since my mind was now fully engaged, I thought about other matters as well. One subject that came up was the pending release of the Apple IPhone. The thought I had was that this was indeed a monumental undertaking -- where everything needed to go just right to insure its success in the marketplace. It occurred to me that this was especially true in three areas. First, the devise needed to function as advertised for the user. Second, the actual purchasing of the device through phone centers and other outlets, -- where accounts and multi-year contracts were established -- needed to go smoothly. And third, people needed to know how to use the product once they purchased it. I felt confident that the first two areas would work out reasonably well, but I had questions about the third. Yes, I thought, it was an Apple product, which is generally easier to use than the technology of competitors, but this was still a powerful integrated device with many sophisticated features. Would people know how to use it right out of the box after purchasing it? Apple, as well as their competitors, have rarely included training with their products, but instead require the user to fend for themselves by purchasing a book on the subject, or go to a training class, or use on-line training of sorts if available. How then was Apple going to provide user help with its fledgling, yet sophisticated IPhone product? The next morning I turned on my computer, and then went to Apple’s site. Normally on the startup page, there is information about new products – such as new models of computers released, an ad about an operating system upgrade, or a presentation about a new technology breakthrough -- such as the IPod, or even the IPhone. Well to my surprise on the start page for the entire site was an invitation to watch a 20-minute video on how to use the IPhone! There in front of me was a huge graphic imploring the audience to watch this video in preparation for purchasing the device so that users would be up and running from day one! This was an astonishing development because just the night before I had thought of this very issue. In decades of watching Apple and their site, I had never once seen the subject of training presented so prominently – whether in anticipation of a pending product or even after its release. Training was normally addressed on the back pages of their enormous site. In addition, I had not seen a single article in the technology-oriented press on the subject of learning to use the IPhone in the run up to its release. And yet there in front of me, the morning after I had thought about the matter, was an add imploring the world to watch a 20-minute video on their upcoming, new product! It was a startling experience, which appeared to be a direct response to my previous night’s keen interest in the subject. Wherever we put our focus on something, it tends to quickly come back to us in the form of related information, striking us as nothing less than miraculous. Hence its moniker of “life response.” E.g. one thinks about a subject, and ten minutes later, newscasters are discussing that very topic on TV – when in fact that person has never once seen that subject discussed in 40 years of television viewing! What occurred is that life responded to one’s focus and interest in a matter with related knowledge, information, and circumstance. Sometimes, the response comes as more information on the subject; other times it also brings practical benefit, such as it did in the IPhone episode. Let’s explore this a little further, by considering three scenarios. Scenario one: I think about a popular music group, and an hour later I suddenly encounter several people discussing the band on TV -- when in 20 years I had not seen a single mention of them until that very moment. In this case, life responded to my mental interest in the matter, which in turn attracted more information about that group. I.e. I had a passing mental thought, to which life responded with more data and information related to that subject. However, if I not only show an interest in a subject, but have a deep desire to see something come about in terms of that item, then life responds with tangible, beneficial results as well. In the above IPhone incident, I not only thought about the idea of the user being educated on the device, but I aspired for there to be a way for it to happen. I.e. I had the desire and will for tangible benefit. As a result, the next morning life responded with a video that in fact brought them such tangible, beneficial results to that collective of individuals. In other words, not only did I have a mental interest in the matter, but my vital wants and desires were also engaged, which in turn attracted mirror-image utilitarian results from the vital field of life. There is yet a third scenario involving our intention. It is when we derive personal benefit through response from life -- contributing to our own personal success. This type of response comes not from a mere interest in a matter, or even a yearning for something beneficial to come about for any and everyone, but to a decided, deep aspiration for personal gain. For example, I have a deep aspiration and yearning to be directly involved in educating people on the IPhone, and suddenly thereafter, I receive an unexpected call from my broker informing me that I have been offered a contract to train hundreds of high level executives around the world on this new device. That deep, abiding interest in personal gain attracts a powerful personal result, contributing directly to my success in life. Thus, we can thus say that life responds along a “continuum of intent” – from a mere interest in a matter, to a general desire for benefit to come about, to an intense aspiration and yearning to directly gain and profit from a situation. Understanding these shadings can help us in our efforts to consciously evoke such powerful response from life, whenever we choose to do so. It not only gives us a great insight into an important secret of life, but puts at our disposal a vast power to quickly attract the infinite potentials of life!
Miscellaneous Thoughts On Aspiration Aspiration is the organisation of emotions. Aspiration is individual seeking. Aspiration is the being wanting what the mind
understands to be good. Mental aspiration is verbal, is voiced. Vital
aspiration is unvoiced energy. Physical aspiration is subconscious urge. Aspiration raising itself to the maximum possible
peak is the Zeal consuming one’s being. Once aspiration is released, it cannot wait, but it
is released by Patience. All aspirations are aspirations for the Divine. Life
Response in
'The
Verdict'
Really Wanting It On the other hand, if our interest in something is not matched by a deep desire and passion for it to come about, we are far less likely to attract good fortune. For example, if you are currently in a job that you are not really excited and passionate about, then it is unlikely that the decisions and actions you take will produce any significant results. In other words, life will simply not respond!
We Become that Which We Believe We
Can Become
We
Can Become What We Aspire For
Harnessing Will-Power
It is an unconscious society that waits for disaster to strike before
acting. It is a poor one, or a strained one that concerns itself with
having the resources – i.e. the money – to resolve the problem. Of
course, these are both inadequate approaches to progress. What brings
about the solutions to such problems is in fact our
will to do so. Will, or intention, or aspiration to improve
things, and the ability to collectively exercise it is the solution to
any problem – infrastructure or otherwise. Marshalling will -- from the
individual up to the widest collective, including large companies and
national governments -- is the key to solving such problems.
The influence and power of human will to move life, rather than focusing
our supposed lack of resources, is largely missing in today’s debates
regarding improvement in society. Consider the experience of China. For
a hundred years or more, she was destitute. Then in the 1970s and 80s
she changed direction. It happened not only at the level of the
government, but at the level of the community and the individual as
well. The deep aspirations of that society that were blocked for
hundreds of years were let loose, releasing a tidal wave of energy at
all levels. Several decades later, China was evolving into an economic
colossus – perhaps the greatest material reversal in world history.
There were few resources, hardly any money available to begin with – and
yet a vast will for change occurred, driving the society to
infinite-like accomplishment. A Himalayan change was underway through
the power of human will that in turn produced infinite-like resources in
that society. All other factors were secondary.
The question for societies is how to release the will of the people at
all levels, from the individual to the collective in order to solve its
ills and to expand its capacities – economic through cultural -- to the
next highest level. We know that will comes from
aspiration. If that is so, then how does one instill an
aspiration for a thing to be accomplished. It is different in every
case. In China, it began at the top, having a clear perception that the
individual was being held back; that life could not go on the way it
had. We could also say that the aspiration began amongst the people, who
were fed up with the past, forcing the government to move in a new
direction.
In every situation, the key will be the dynamic that releases the
aspiration of various segments, and how to then link ever-widening
segments to release a vast integral will that becomes a torrent of
energy that moves the society forward. How governments and community
leaders release that aspiration, and how individuals themselves develop
their own aspiration, requires an examination of individual and
collective motivation. We could call it the “psychology of
aspiration.”
If energy to move forward comes from will, and will comes from
aspiration, then aspiration is a product of individual and collective
values. The values available to society are endless. It can take
form as a deep belief in more security, greater prosperity, more
freedom, more openness and tolerance, sincerity and honesty in
government, a focus on the dispossessed, or on culture, or any of a
thousand things. Out of these physical, vital, and mental values, spring
forth our individual and collective aspirations.
And yet values in of themselves are just beliefs. They don’t have power
of effectuation, unless they are spearheaded through a plan of action.
For that to happen, there needs to be a mechanism or process to bring it
about. That process that enables values and aspirations to become living
realities in society is the process of creation and accomplishment.
That process begins with a vision we have for something to come about –
whether it is an objective goal like increasing GDP by 2% or doubling
our personal income; or a subjective one, like the values of honesty and
integrity, or increasing the frankness of government. That in turn
releases the will for its creation. This overall aspiration is then
organized into practical strategies for their accomplishment, which is
then carried out in a timely manner through a persevering effort, our
highest skills, and the most positive of attitudes. The end result is
that we release a titanic concentration of energy that tends to quickly
attract the object of our individual and collective desire. By
organizing our motives, values and aspirations this way, we can
accomplish in 5 years what it would normally have taken 50 --- just as
we see in China.
An individual, collective, or society that is
conscious is one that perceives its values, makes them instrument
for aspirations for change, and follows the process to quickly convert
its energies into living realities. By perceiving and utilizing the
process, we no longer have to wait for disasters to strike before taking
action; nor do we need to wait for resources to be available before
springing into action. A conscious society knows that its will,
and the energy released, is the ultimate determinant of its success. All
other factors are secondary.
The ancient Indian texts known as the
Upanishads declare, “You are what your deepest desire is. As is
your desire, so is your intention. As is your intention, so is your
will. As is your will, so is your deed. As is your deed, so is your
destiny.”
That Which You Wish to Become and
Aspiration
Increase Your
Aspiration in Life
How Life Responds to
Focus, Interest, and Aspiration One day recently while surfing the Internet, I learned about Google’s new initiative Google.org that has been established for investing in worthy global and regional causes. One such cause is called 'RechargeIT,' in which Prius and other high-mileage automobiles are modified to collect the sun’s energy through solar power modules mounted on its roof, enabling the car to extend its mileage capacity. This unusual technology enables the car to get 100 miles to the gallon, while becoming an energy giver to the electric grid, rather than a taker -- reversing the normal relationship between vehicle and society. As it turns out, solar energy is an area I have had a deep interest in for quite some time, beginning decades ago when I first researched the subject at Temple University for an article I was writing for a major youth-oriented magazine. To see a major innovative company like Google getting behind an innovative initiative like RechargeIT is in one sense the fulfillment of a long-time personal dream. I was therefore thrilled when I watched a Google UTube video on the subject. Then something interesting happened. When I got up from that energizing experience, I looked outside my office window. Across the way, there is usually a series of cars parked in parallel formation in front of a number of businesses. However, this time I noticed that there was only one solitary car parked there. It was a shiny new red Toyota Prius! Such miraculous-like experiences happen to me with considerable frequency -- perhaps 3- 10 times a day. And those are just the ones I notice. As I mentioned earlier, these startling life response results normally comes as a result of offering an activity to the Spirit, or shifting from a wanting attitude to a positive one. Yet other times they come as a result of focusing on a subject or taking an interest in a matter. The Prius incident I just described is a case in point. When I focused my interest on Google.org’s initiative to retrofit Prius car’s with solar collectors that feed rather than take from the energy grid, life conspired to present me another iteration of it in the form of a sole bright red Prius parked in an area normally packed with vehicles. If that is an example of life response through mental focus and interest, then, then what about a life response that comes as a result of our aspiration and desire for something to come about? It turns out that a close friend of mine had one just the other day; mirroring similar experiences I have had many times along the way. In this instance, it turns out that my friend was listening to a local radio show. In a particular daily segment, the host plays songs in alphabetical order. That is, the first day he plays songs that begin with A, the next day the B tunes, and so on. On that particular day, he was going through the G selections. In fact, when my friend tuned in, they were playing ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,’ a song from the 1970s by singer-songwriter Elton John. As a result, she realized that she had missed the Beach Boys song ‘Good Vibrations,’ also from that era, which disappointed her. Later that day she settled down to watch a movie. About half way into the middle of it, she realized that they were playing ‘Good Vibrations!’ Out of the millions of songs in the world, it was this one that had come up! Then later on, she settled in to watch the finale of the 3rd season of the ultra-popular TV series ‘Lost’. In the episode, a man sacrifices himself for the welfare of his compatriots on the island. To do that, he taps in a code into a power system. As it turned out the code was based on the notes of the song -- you guessed it -- ‘Good Vibrations!’ When we focus on a thing, take an interest in a matter, or desire for something to come about, life tends to conspire with our thoughts and emotions by attracting iterations of it. Very often, what comes is pleasing to us and brings substantial benefit -- material or psychological. That benefit is proportional with our desire for something tangible to come about. The more intensely we want something, the more likely we receive back substantive and beneficial results. When it comes in the form of a life response, we are utterly dazzled. The other day my friend was attending a three-day workshop where she was required to travel daily over 50 miles round trip in the pouring rain. I wanted to tell her that rather than make the commute back and forth in the downpour, and particularly at night, that she should try to stay overnight somewhere. Unfortunately, at the time, I was ill and could not communicate with her; plus, I did not have the phone where the affair was taking place. Well wouldn’t you know it, shortly after I received a call from her informing me that someone had invited her to stay over at their home! I had not even conveyed my intent to my friend and yet she informed me that she was going to do the very thing I had hoped for. That is the power we have to attract the very things we yearn for without the need for any outer action. It is the inherent power we have to move life outside ourselves from within. In the end, what will make these possibilities real to us is to have these sorts of experience ourselves. Once we begin having them, we will see that they are a real phenomenon of life, and therefore we will look out for them in the future. We will also begin to develop the subtle sense to know how to invoke them on demand. For nearly a week recently, I wanted to inform a new client that the training session we had planned would require more than the normal 7 hours to complete in order to accommodate all of the items on the agenda. I felt that it needed to be longer, although I could probably make do with the current allotted time if I had to. I did not raise the issue with the client. Suddenly the next day, I received word from her that she felt that the hours need to be extended a bit, and didn’t I agree with that idea! I nearly fell over as I saw that she had read my mind; or rather she had picked up my vibration of intention. She had responded to my aspiration, though I had never expressed it to her in any way. It also demonstrates the power that silence generates. That when we withhold a thought from expression, it causes others to speak it out. It is a magic-like power that I call “Silent Will.” And so another 24 hour period had come to an end with a blizzard of life response events, too numerous to enumerate here. Once again, I was reminded of the power we generate from within by focusing and taking an interest in a matter, or aspiring intently for something to come about. It was further demonstration of the subtle power we have within to attract the infinite potential of life to the here and now.
Success is for
Those Who Dare and Act in An Aggressive (Seemingly Oppressive) Market
Outer Effort, Inner
Aspiration
Ways Our Intentions are Fulfilled 1. Directly, immediately. 2. In the distant future. 3. In another's life. 4. In a different way determined by the structure in the thinker's personality. 5. Obliquely. 6. Reversely. 7. Reversely fulfilling the demands of transformation in consciousness or substance in one of the parts of the being. All this can repeat in the subtle and causal planes.
Intention can be fulfilled in the opposite fashion- -- Bingley's wishing to marry led to Darcy's marriage. -- Elizabeth's desire for Wickham resulted in the elopement. -- Mr. Bennet's isolation took him out of the house in search of Lydia. -- Mrs. B's intense desire for marriage results in Lydia's eloping with Wickham. -- Marx's communist manifesto is more fulfilled by capitalism than by communism. -- The depositor's desire for increasing the deposits with interest multiplies the deposits by three or nine times. -- London that ruled the world has a population from all of her colonies up to 75%. Rarely do you see an Englishman in London. -- Unhygienic unsanitary habits of not bathing or brushing teeth increase longevity. -- Making cleanliness next only to godliness inversely results in utter poverty and perennial hunger. -- Desire for samadhi in meditation becomes laziness in life. -- Making emotion an ideal compels people to do things they cannot complete. -- Passionate emotionalism becomes perverted physical tyranny resulting in mass liquidation. -- Intellectuality reaching its zenith gives birth to resourcefulness in torture. -- Cleanliness and sense of honour unintentionally bring abundant prosperity. (MSS)
Intention
and Life Response
Strength of One's
Will Accomplishes
Accomplishment and the
Sanction of One's Emotions
Hurricanes, Tsunamis, and the Power of Intention It can be reasonably argued that such results go in cycles -- e.g. intense weather in one year is followed by benign conditions the next. Or, several seasons of treacherous storms are followed by several of calm. E.g., here in California, we have seen small anomalies where for short spells the weather turns unusually cold, only to be followed by a short burst where the weather turns unusually warm. Yet I would like to propose another reason for the near-complete disappearance of hurricanes during the past season in the southeast US. People were so fearful that the devastation of the previous year would repeat that they were extremely prepared for the coming hurricane season. Moreover, those acts of intense focus and preparation attracted positive response from the environment in the form of calm weather. By collectively focusing their intent and taking all measures for such an eventuality, life cooperated from all quarters, and Nature, or rather Mother Nature, suddenly became quiescent. We can see this same phenomenon at work in our own lives. When we focus our attention on resolving a potential problem, the problem tends not to arise in the first place. Even if we have no direct control over that problem, and yet we make that inner and outer effort to do all we can, life will cooperate with us, and the problem will tend not to arise on its own. The mere focus and intention on that which we are concerned with has the effect of preventing its appearance. If, on the other hand, there is little concern, and therefore no intention to resolve a potential crisis, it tends to manifest one way or another -- often with disastrous consequences. When officials of India and other nations of the region were offered the opportunity to implement a tsunami warning system, they refused to take it up, arguing that it was unnecessary since such huge calamities are unlikely to occur in the future. Several years later, the greatest tsunami in modern recorded history hit that region, killing thousands in India and 250,000 overall across a wide swath of Southeast Asia. When we focus on a potential problem -- or any issue or concern, for that mater -- we invoke the infinite power of intention. That mental focus and vital will releases powerful energies that move out into the field of life, and attract corresponding good fortune from the environment. If we watch closely, we will see that whenever we focus our mind on a thing, life moves on its own and draws positive circumstances to us related to the object of our concern. E.g. if I have been avoiding securing a steady stream of clients, but then make the conscious decision to reverse that position and make an initial, token effort to implement my plan, new clients will begin to contact me from various sides, even though I haven’t even begun to contact them! That is the power of intention that resides within ourselves to move the outer life. When we concentrate on a problem rather than avoid it, our intention is set loose. This generates a pulse of energy that moves out into the field of life, where it meets up with corresponding forces, powers, entities, individuals, circumstances that appear to move towards us, which we experience as a miraculous-like positive response from life. In the case above, it came as calm weather in the hurricane corridor to the focus and concern of officials and the general population. The next time you focus your intention on something -- whether an object, a news story, something you want to achieve, etc. watch how in the following hours a direct positive response related to that item will suddenly come to your attention. E.g., a small interest in a subject you had earlier in the day will suddenly come back as a major news story later on. Or, your intention to pursue a new field of work will attract the sudden and most unexpected release of a software program that helps you make your plan come true. These are but examples among infinite possibilities. To experience this phenomenon even once, you begin to question your old way of looking at things. If it occurs several times in succession, you start to develop an entirely new outlook on the way life works. If you then pursue that knowledge to its end, you can learn the hidden, subtle laws of life behind such phenomenon. Then you will be surely be set on a new course in life -- towards what I call "a New Way of Living."
Human Choice & Accomplishment In Pride and Prejudice Lydia wanted a dashing husband and she got one. Jane and Bingley wanted like-minded mild mates and they found them. Charlotte wanted security for herself and higher accomplishment for Eliza and she accomplished both. Darcy wanted a woman who could support and sustain the lofty position of his family. Although Elizabeth does not bring a pure pedigree, she has the intelligence, clarity of mind, strength and character to revitalize the family. (MSS)
Our True Desire is the Ultimate
Determinant to Accomplish
Nixon, Reagan and the Power of Intention
-Nixon wanted to end communism and was afforded the opportunity when Mao invited him to China. Life responded to his intent despite his other negative propensities, and the various scandals and dilemmas he found himself in.
-Reagan wanted
an end to communism, and saw it come about when Gorbachav
appeared from out of nowhere and ended the noxious system from
within without violence. It was Reagan's intention fulfilled
despite his negative propensities and limited, even
harmful social viewpoints.
(Perhaps we can
say that the collective energies, and the Force, fulfilled Its
own purposes. And it was able to do so despite the limitations
of the instrument; or perhaps because of and
through it! E.g. Nixon was compelled to go to China because
his legacy at that point had all but been destroyed.
The Cold War ended because a power arose in Gorbachev to counter
the direction that Reagan was taking the world into -- nuclear
confrontation.)
Overcoming Limiting Parts
of Ourselves that Attracts Our Hearts Desire
Scale of Aspiration/Intention
Life Even Responds to a Passing Fancy
Interest with Goal in Mind Attracts
Mind, Knowledge,
and Will
Process or
Accomplishment
The Power of
Wish, Aspiration to Be Achieved is Determined by the Truth of the
Knowledge
Opinions, Attitudes, Motives, and Spirit -Motives, which are of the whole being and include attitudes and opinions, are still more powerful in determining one’s accomplishment. The highest motive is the spiritual motive. (Paraphrase of MSS) Upholding
the Deepest Spirit in the Plan Vastly Accomplishes
Physical, Vital,
and Mental Will
Life Response, Intention, and Energy
Satisfaction Kills Aspiration Also See Thoughts on Spiritual Aspiration
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Taking an Interest in a Thing Interest Flight of Fancy Intention is such an important topic because
nearly everything that happens in our lives is a product of it.
Moreover, our aspiration and intent expresses across a wide spectrum
of human activity: from a mild interest in a subject to an intense
desire for something to come about. And yet what makes intention so
compelling is that life will respond to it no matter what level it
is expressed. Whether we show a passing interest in a matter, or
passionately aspire for something to come about, a life response
result of some form is bound to follow. For example, here is a
little incident that shows how life can respond to a mere flight of
fancy. One day I was walking along a rapidly changing
district of San Francisco’s
waterfront. The area had once been the site of the city’s once
bustling seaport, but had now fallen into disrepair after it moved
across the bay to the booming Port of Oakland. In recent years,
however, city officials had decided to convert the abandoned area
into a new office and residential complex. The ambitious effort to
develop the ‘Mission Bay’ project bore its first fruit when the
University of California at
San Francisco (UCSF) -- an institution known for breakthroughs in
biotechnology and other medical research -- moved a large part of
its campus there. Now, after decades of planning, and with a series
of gleaming office and residential towers dotting the landscape,
this large urban development was finally taking shape. On this particular day, I was taking my usual
long walk along the bay. Then as I passed the complex, I noticed in
the distance that one of the new buildings stood empty. I knew this
was the case because months earlier I had read about it in the local
press. Now, as I looked out at the impressive new structure gleaming
in the distance, I could not fathom why it had not attracted a
single tenant. After all, it was not only a handsome building, with
a lovely pale-green glass exterior, but it was also located in a
choice location. Moreover, as my eyes swept along the wide expanse
of Mission Bay, I noticed that virtually every other building built
was fully occupied. Then for some reason, I went off on what one
might call a flight of fancy. I imagined that if I owned a large
company, I would be very eager to
transfer my staff to this strategically located building. That way,
the workforce would not only work at
an attractive campus with pleasing views of the bay, but they would
also be located a short distance from the bustling downtown area,
with all of its amenities. In other words, by moving here, my
company would enjoy the best of both worlds – i.e. separation from
the busy downtown area, yet with easy access to it. When this peculiar, but energizing vision
finally passed, I turned away from the complex and continued my
jaunt around the waterfront. Hours later, when I drove back to my
office located 20 miles to the east, I sat down at my computer to
check the latest news on the web. Within one minute, I noticed a
story that a famous company
headquartered in San Francisco--
The Gap -- had just decided to move a number of staff members out of
its central downtown headquarters and into an unoccupied new
building on the edge of town. Out of curiosity, I wondered which
building it was. On further inquiry, I discovered that it was, in
fact, the very one I had earlier daydreamed about! Apparently, the
Gap -- who were actually the owners of the building -- had tried and
failed to sublease it to tenants in the past, and now had decided to
occupy it themselves. I had to shake my head and laugh at this
dramatic little response from life. As we see, when we take an interest in a subject or issue, a level of intention takes shape, which generates a pulse of energy that aligns with and attracts corresponding elements back to our person. Even if our intention is merely a passing fancy -- as it was in this case -- life will still respond with more information, knowledge, or potentiality related to that original matter. Interest Attracts
Interest Attracts Passing Fancy vs. Serious Interest There is the interest of a passing fancy vs. the interest in something substantially.
How Life Responds to Focus,
Interest, and Aspiration One day recently while surfing the Internet, I learned about Google’s new initiative Google.org that has been established for investing in worthy global and regional causes. One such cause is called 'RechargeIT,' in which Prius and other high-mileage automobiles are modified to collect the sun’s energy through solar power modules mounted on its roof, enabling the car to extend its mileage capacity. This unusual technology enables the car to get 100 miles to the gallon, while becoming an energy giver to the electric grid, rather than a taker -- reversing the normal relationship between vehicle and society. As it turns out, solar energy is an area I have had a deep interest in for quite some time, beginning decades ago when I first researched the subject at Temple University for an article I was writing for a major youth-oriented magazine. To see a major innovative company like Google getting behind an innovative initiative like RechargeIT is in one sense the fulfillment of a long-time personal dream. I was therefore thrilled when I watched a Google UTube video on the subject. Then something interesting happened. When I got up from that energizing experience, I looked outside my office window. Across the way, there is usually a series of cars parked in parallel formation in front of a number of businesses. However, this time I noticed that there was only one solitary car parked there. It was a shiny new red Toyota Prius! Such miraculous-like experiences happen to me with considerable frequency -- perhaps 3- 10 times a day. And those are just the ones I notice. As I mentioned earlier, these startling life response results normally comes as a result of offering an activity to the Spirit, or shifting from a wanting attitude to a positive one. Yet other times they come as a result of focusing on a subject or taking an interest in a matter. The Prius incident I just described is a case in point. When I focused my interest on Google.org’s initiative to retrofit Prius car’s with solar collectors that feed rather than take from the energy grid, life conspired to present me another iteration of it in the form of a sole bright red Prius parked in an area normally packed with vehicles. If that is an example of life response through mental focus and interest, then, then what about a life response that comes as a result of our aspiration and desire for something to come about? It turns out that a close friend of mine had one just the other day; mirroring similar experiences I have had many times along the way. In this instance, it turns out that my friend was listening to a local radio show. In a particular daily segment, the host plays songs in alphabetical order. That is, the first day he plays songs that begin with A, the next day the B tunes, and so on. On that particular day, he was going through the G selections. In fact, when my friend tuned in, they were playing ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,’ a song from the 1970s by singer-songwriter Elton John. As a result, she realized that she had missed the Beach Boys song ‘Good Vibrations,’ also from that era, which disappointed her. Later that day she settled down to watch a movie. About half way into the middle of it, she realized that they were playing ‘Good Vibrations!’ Out of the millions of songs in the world, it was this one that had come up! Then later on, she settled in to watch the finale of the 3rd season of the ultra-popular TV series ‘Lost’. In the episode, a man sacrifices himself for the welfare of his compatriots on the island. To do that, he taps in a code into a power system. As it turned out the code was based on the notes of the song -- you guessed it -- ‘Good Vibrations!’ When we focus on a thing, take an interest in a matter, or desire for something to come about, life tends to conspire with our thoughts and emotions by attracting iterations of it. Very often, what comes is pleasing to us and brings substantial benefit -- material or psychological. That benefit is proportional with our desire for something tangible to come about. The more intensely we want something, the more likely we receive back substantive and beneficial results. When it comes in the form of a life response, we are utterly dazzled. The other day my friend was attending a three-day workshop where she was required to travel daily over 50 miles round trip in the pouring rain. I wanted to tell her that rather than make the commute back and forth in the downpour, and particularly at night, that she should try to stay overnight somewhere. Unfortunately, at the time, I was ill and could not communicate with her; plus, I did not have the phone where the affair was taking place. Well wouldn’t you know it, shortly after I received a call from her informing me that someone had invited her to stay over at their home! I had not even conveyed my intent to my friend and yet she informed me that she was going to do the very thing I had hoped for. That is the power we have to attract the very things we yearn for without the need for any outer action. It is the inherent power we have to move life outside ourselves from within. In the end, what will make these possibilities real to us is to have these sorts of experience ourselves. Once we begin having them, we will see that they are a real phenomenon of life, and therefore we will look out for them in the future. We will also begin to develop the subtle sense to know how to invoke them on demand. For nearly a week recently, I wanted to inform a new client that the training session we had planned would require more than the normal 7 hours to complete in order to accommodate all of the items on the agenda. I felt that it needed to be longer, although I could probably make do with the current allotted time if I had to. I did not raise the issue with the client. Suddenly the next day, I received word from her that she felt that the hours need to be extended a bit, and didn’t I agree with that idea! I nearly fell over as I saw that she had read my mind; or rather she had picked up my vibration of intention. She had responded to my aspiration, though I had never expressed it to her in any way. It also demonstrates the power that silence generates. That when we withhold a thought from expression, it causes others to speak it out. It is a magic-like power that I call “Silent Will.” And so another 24 hour period had come to an end with a blizzard of life response events, too numerous to enumerate here. Once again, I was reminded of the power we generate from within by focusing and taking an interest in a matter, or aspiring intently for something to come about. It was further demonstration of the subtle power we have within to attract the infinite potential of life to the here and now.
Intense Interest in
Work Attracts Positive Life Response LIFE RESPONSE
EXAMPLES
Taking an Interest in a Subject that Attracts The other day I was sitting in a restaurant reading a newspaper. At this eatery, they play music of yesteryear to sooth or energize the guests. Half-reminiscing about several songs, I suddenly recognized one artist whom I admired in my adolescence. However, this time I felt a slight indignation because he was singing the weak part of a duet with another artist in a rather insipid pop song. I then thought, "Oh if people only knew what a great singer he was, instead of judging him by this part he sang in a rather trite popular song." Then I recalled an album of his that I had heard in my adolescence that had utterly melted my heart. Then the song faded, and another one from that era came through the speakers. At that point, my interest in the music had waned, and I returned to my newspaper. I then turned over the page. There, lo and behold, was a large and magnificent photograph of the very artist I had just thought about! He had a bright penetrating look, with piercing eyes and bright smile; as if he were looking into my very being saying see that is how life works! The picture was surrounded by text indicating that he would soon be appearing at a posh casino and resort about 100 miles from here. I was stunned, although not surprised, as these types of experiences have become an ongoing reality for me. In fact, I had several others within 24 hours of this event. The principle involved here is quite simple, though 95% of us miss such subtle movements of life. It is this: if you take a considerable interest in a subject, life has a way of returning the favor by presenting you with unexpected news about that very person or subject you were early focused on. Just yesterday, I was shopping with a friend, and we were checked out by a Romanian woman -- whom I found fascinating. A few hours later, I checked my email, and noticed that I received but one paltry message for the entire day. It was from a spiritual group, who had deeply admired our Growth Online and Sri Aurobindo web sites. Well, it turned out that the person who was writing to me about his admiration and information about his group was from Romania! It was another example of how an interest in a subject attracts like matters from the field of life. I was fascinated with the Romanian origins of the woman, and then my only email comes from Romania, a country I have never recall focusing on before. It is no coincidence, but rather an indicator of the hidden ways that life works. When our energies are focused, such as when we take an interest in a subject, it tends to moves across the subtle web of life, and align with other related, corresponding elements and individuals, which then move across our field of awareness, which we perceive as a coincidence, but is really an instance of the phenomenon I call a "life response." It is a subject that I am currently writing a lengthy and heavily researched book about. Taking an interest in a subject attracts sudden and abundant responses from the field of life. To have such an experience can shake up one's very notions of how life works. And yet, taking an interest in a subject is only a subset of something much greater, with an even greater power of effectivity. It is the power of our intention. A passing interest in a subject attracts related items from the field of life that provide a modicum, a limited degree of utility and benefit to us. On the other hand, a truly formed intention can attract a form of instantaneous good fortune that brings us enormous benefit -- such as a large sums of money, or a big contract, or something we had really hoping to come about. It is a subject worthy of a great study, as it holds the secret to quickly attracting the infinite potentials of life. That in turn will enable us to perceive life in a very different way; and if we are spiritually curious will cause us to begin a journey towards a New Way of Living.
Exploring Details
of Problem Attracts Thoughts on (Serious) Interest in a Matter
The Merging of Knowledge
and Will
Accomplishes
Strength of
One's Will Accomplishes Knowledge and Will Together Creation, Accomplishment,
Knowledge, Will, and Energy Knowledge that is Matched
by a Will to Accomplish It Produces Ultimate Results in Life We can see this absence of
will in the face of knowledge in every facet of life, from global
challenges to our own individual challenges as we confront the day.
Any act becomes complete when the knowledge of what needs to be
accomplished is matched by an energy, will, and desire to see it
come about. Then it gets accomplished -- and then some. Sometimes,
the inverse is the case, where there is will but knowledge is absent
or incomplete. A salesperson running down the street madly to sell
his goods, without first considering if he is on the right street,
or which stores are the best to enter to is an exaggerated example.
When there is unorganized desire, there may be limited success, but
there is almost certainly ultimate guaranteed failure. Knowledge and will together
is then the formula for success, but it is rarely held as one.
When it dos, life moves, success follows. There are many reasons for
this failure, beginning with the notion that in the Creation of the
universe knowledge and will of the Divine Source were separated, and
it is only through evolution of human consciousness that we can
bring it back together to enable ultimate creation on earth. On a practical level when we
know something, i.e. something that needs to be done, the will is
too often absent. How to rectify this problem? Now when we obtain a
knowledge, will is not inbuilt into it, but imagine where every
time you learn something, there is an equal power of effectivity, a
will to accomplish it. This is not the ordinary human way, but
it is our evolutionary destiny to operate this way. Currently, we
obtain knowledge through thought, even rational thought. Tomorrow it
will be through descents of
intuitions of objects of knowledge into the mind from the
universal plane that comes without the hard churning of thought.
Just a step about this is supramental knowledge where intuitive
knowledge is accompanied by an enormous power of will to accomplish
it. Opening to the spiritual Force
puts us in touch with the exact right knowledge we are
looking for as well as the energy, intention, and will to
accomplish it. We then have the exact method and power to solve
all problems in life virtually instantaneously. Knowledge and
Will are then fused, and there is simultaneous conception and
action. Opening to the Force thus enables an ultimate Efficiency
in life, where we are able to accomplish the most in the shortest
period of time with the least effort. To operate this way is our
evolutionary destiny. When we move to the depths within and open to
the Force, knowledge and the will to accomplish it come to us
together. In that way we create vast benefit for society and
ourselves in virtually no time. This is our evolutionary destiny.
Some are beginning to practice it now with staggering results. Knowledge + Will + the
Force that Enables Ultimate Accomplishment in Life Accomplishment then -- whether the creation of this universe of forms from a Divine Source, or the creation of a successful work or project in our lives -- is determined by the Knowledge we have and the Will to accomplish it. E.g. I see that I can rise from project manager to project leader, and I intensely want to do so. Together the Knowledge and Will can be further organized into the details that will produce the results I am after. This involves the two sub-processes of self-limitation and self-absorption. E.g. I examine several strategies that will help me move up, such as acquiring new skills, and making a greater effort, I then focus on one or two, come up with a specific plan to make it come about, and then execute through a determined persevering efforts, which then brings me the results I am after. The more we follow this process, the more we accomplish. In fact, if we follow the process perfectly, the results can come about instantaneously from seemingly our of nowhere. I call that a "life response." While the Absolute (also known as Brahman in the East) evolved a universe of forms through the perfect integration of Knowledge and Will -- i.e. It knew what it indented to create, and had the infinite power to do so -- we do not ordinarily have that unity of intention to accomplish. We might have the knowledge of something we want to occur, but without the will to see it through; or the will for something to come about, but without the knowledge of how to make it happen. In either case, accomplishment will be futile or quite limited without both parts. In fact, in the Spiritual dimension of life-- i.e. the supramental truth consciousness above mind -- they are fused. In our lives they are either absent or partially integrated . However if we learn to follow the process of creation in our own lives, we will begin to fuse Knowledge and Will that is the key to accomplishment in life. If we also use the power of the Force -- where knowledge and will/power of effectivity are already fused, we can attract the infinite potential of life to us in literally no time.
Knowledge and Will that is Reunited Enabling
Ultimate Accomplishment |
