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“Let us say then frankly that the education of the Will is the object of our existence.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The moment that one definitely commits one’s self, the Providence moves too.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In response to my post on The Greatest Power in the Universe, someone wrote me and asked, “What is the difference between Intent and Will?”
Man is man by virtue of willing.
This is a very important question, especially in light of The Law of Attraction if you believe in it. The Law of Attraction teaches when you make an Intention, you draw it to you. I think the more clear “reality” is that you are brought to your Intention. What is moving – you or the thing intended? The thing intended has always been there. The difference is you are now ready to receive it or to be in presence with it.
Let’s look at the definition of Intention. Intention, Intent and Purpose all mean a wish or desire that one means to carry out. Purpose implies having a goal or determination to achieve something. Determination is the root of Will.
A goal is an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions. So you set an Intention, a goal, and with that are planned actions to arrive at the anticipated outcome.
Let’s use a story to illustrate. There is a traveler who has stopped on a road. The road is narrow and winding. The traveler can’t see very far down the road. Way off in the distance, the traveler can see the road climbing in a winding way up a mountain. The traveler is on a journey to the temple at the top of the mountain. The Intention of the traveler is to get to the top of the mountain. To do that, the traveler needs a map to find the way.
The traveler is You. You see your Intention off in the distance. You know your Purpose is to get to that Intention. You don’t know How. You can’t see the road directly in front of you. What do you do?
You Determine, or Set Your Will, that you will continue on the road. You do not know what will come your way, but you are determined no matter what that you will reach your Intention.
Where there is no doubt and no fear, faith is expressed perfectly. This can be called Living Faith. Living Faith is different from practiced faith. Practiced faith is faith that you have but it is based on conditions. I will continue forward down the road IF…. Living Faith is absolute. It just IS. This is the path I must walk, so I will walk it.
You, the traveler choosing to walk in Absolute Faith find as you go forward that there is a more direct path to the temple. What you perceived to be a long journey, you can complete in a very short time. This is Will moving to Intention. The way is made straight in Absolute Faith. This is why some people seem to manifest almost immediately. They align themselves almost instantly to their Intent.
Will is a faculty of consciousness and especially of deliberate action. Will is the Power of control that the Mind has over its own actions and desires. Desire is a strong feeling or emotion that impels (moves one forward towards) you to the attainment or possession of the thing. Desire comes from the Latin that means “await what the stars will bring.” Literally, it is “from the stars.” Stars can be equated with Universe.
“The carnal mind is enmity towards God.” (Rom 8:7) Carnal mind is Ego, the monkey mind. The Monkey Mind will dissuade you every time from following your inner guide, your spirit within, intuition or gut. The Monkey Mind creates Fear and Doubt and says Show Me How. It causes you to lack Absolute Faith. You need to put the Monkey Mind aside and learn to listen to your heart, your intuition, your inner guidance.
The Mind needs to center within and commit to change. It needs to commit to being open and receptive to following spiritual guidance. It needs to believe, which is to know absolutely, that what it desires WILL BE. The Mind bypasses the Monkey Mind, it let’s go of Ego, allowing spirit to connect with spirit. You STEP OUT IN ABSOLUTE FAITH. What you Desire Is MANIFEST.
The answer to the question, “What is the difference between Intent and Will,” is…
Intent is the destination; Will is what propels you to reach your destination.
“Not going out of the door I have knowledge of the world. Not peeping through the window I perceive heaven’s Tao. The more one wanders to a distance the less he knows.
Therefore the wise man does not wander about but he understands, he does not see things but he defines them, he does not labor yet he completes.”
Lao Tzu’s Tao and Wu Wei: Tao Te Ching 47 Seeing the Distant
If I told you that your body’s energy may be blocking you from manifesting what you desire, would you believe me?
Is there a connection between the energy in your body, the law of attraction and vibrational harmony?
I would have to say, Yes!
Everything in the Universe is energy. You’ve heard that before. Energy flows. The Law of Circulation is at work. Just like streams must flow into rivers and rivers into oceans, the spirit must flow. The stream in you, seeks to join the river of humanity which in turn seeks to flow into the universe. What flows into the universe comes back to you.
When the energy in your body is blocked, you are not connected with the Universe. You are cut off and the vital life force in you stagnates.
Energy has a vibrational resonance. There are low frequencies and higher frequencies. When your energy is slow and sluggish, when you don’t feel your best, your harmonic resonance is low. When your energy is flowing, you feel energized physically and are upbeat emotionally. You are in a higher state of vibrational resonance.
The Law of Attraction works on vibrational resonance and the Law of Polarity. Like Attracts like. When you are on Purpose in your life, you are in alignment with the cosmic plan so what you need is attracted to you – like to like. Vibrational resonance attracts like vibration. So when these two laws are in harmony, you manifest at a faster rate and a bigger scale.
When you are misaligned from your purpose, everything seems to be a struggle. You are like a magnet. Your polarity is pushing away those things you want to attract. As you move towards being on purpose, the polarity switches and suddenly the things you desire start to flow towards to you without any effort.
How we feel, how our energy is flowing directly impacts the magnitude of the Law of Attraction in Your Life.
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Letting Go and Being on Purpose
2008-05-21 10:05:30
Manifesting can seem impossible at times, but I never cease to be amazed at how the Universe flows when we are on Purpose.
I wrote my About the Coach page this morning and decided to put it up right away so it would be done. I opened Internet Explorer and clicked on the pulldown for weblinks. I saw Deepak Chopra’s site on the list and remembered his Daily Meditation page. I decided to take a short detour. Lesson for Today – remember the Scenic Overlooks. Deepak Chopra’s Daily Meditation is The Law of Least Effort. You can read it here: www.chopra.com/dailydevotion.
Letting Go and Getting In The Flow is a phrase you will be hearing A LOT from me. The Law of Least Effort states it to well. Nature, the Universe, is effortless. When we are on Purpose and life is effortless, just as this was here at just the right time after what I wrote, effortless. You can manifest with struggle, it does happen. But when we are on Purpose, everything flows effortlessly. Read the Law of Least Effort. If you think of nothing else all day, remember this one sentence:
“I will not struggle against the whole Universe by struggling aginst this moment.”
Isn’t it time for you to… Let Go and Get in the Flow?
The Law of Least Effort is quoted in its entirety below because Deepak Chopra’s site changes daily, and it is so appropriate:
The Law of Least Effort
The Law of Least Effort …. Nature’s intelligence functions with effortless ease…with carefreeness, harmony, and love. And when we harness the forces of harmony, joy, and love, we create success and good fortune with effortless ease.
I will put the Law of Least Effort into effect by making a commitment to take the following steps:
1. I will practice acceptance. Today I will accept people, situations, circumstances, and events as they occur. I will know that this moment is as it should be, because the whole universe is as it should be. I will not struggle against the whole universe by struggling against this moment. My acceptance is total and complete. I accept things as they are this moment, not as I wish they were.
2. Having accepted things as they are, I will take responsibility for my situation and for all those events I see as problems. I know that taking responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for my situation (and this includes myself.) I also know that every problem is an opportunity in disguise, and this alertness to opportunities allows me to take this moment and transform it into a greater benefit.
3. Today my awareness will remain established in Defenselessness. I will relinquish the need to defend my point of view. I will feel no need to defend my point of view. I will feel no need to convince or persuade others to accept my point of view. I will remain open to all points of view and not be rigidly attached to any one of them.
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