Intention
"The more directed your intention, the greater its impact on others."[1]
The intention of the Unseen Ones
"We can afford to be kind because we have no other intention."[2]
Misalignment or absence of intention
"People rarely undertake change willingly or intentionally."[3]
"You can create disaster for yourself and for others despite your good intentions. Good intentions without Knowledge lead to disaster."[1]
"Life is not casual. Life has great intention and intensity. Life is vital. It is committed. It is totally involved. It is not holding back and watching from a distance. Look at the plants and the animals in your world. Are they not totally committed to their situation? Are they not vulnerable? Are they not completely involved? Are they spending their lives thinking, 'I’m not sure I should be doing this. I’m not sure I want to do this. I don’t know what I want. What do I want?' They are not lost in these conversations. They are out in the world living in the process called life."[4]
"To what degree will you compromise yourself to meet the intentions or the expectations of others?"[5]
The force of intention
"It is the will, intention and commitment of the human family that will establish you as a free race."[6]
"Real strength is never found when people are complacent and asleep. It is only found when people are responding and acting with true direction and intention."[7]
"You will see through disappointment here that you really do have deeper intentions regarding relationships. You have a more serious intention here."[8]
"Your learning is always conditioned by your desire for it and your capacity for it. You can increase your desire intentionally, but your capacity must be increased over time through progressive levels of learning and reintegration."[9]
"The greater your awareness and understanding of your own mental condition and how others influence you and how you influence them, the greater the impact you can have intentionally upon the world."[9]
"To be part of the world and to discover your place and your purpose in it requires that you take a position as an active and intentional student."[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Relationships and Higher Purpose, Chapter 8: The Problem of Evil and the Forces of Dissonance
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 30: Kindness
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 18: Compassion
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 33: Perseverance
- ↑ The Great Waves of Change, Chapter 14: Seeing, Knowing and Taking Action
- ↑ Life in the Universe, Chapter 6: Families and Genetic Manipulation
- ↑ The Great Waves of Change, Chapter 1: The Great Waves of Change
- ↑ Love and Relationships: Discernment in Relationships
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 12: Self-Expression and the Mental Environment
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 20: Learning from Others
See also
Affirmations from Steps to Knowledge
Further study
- Life in the Universe, Chapter 7: Competition, Influence and the Mental Environment
- Love and Relationships: Discernment in Relationships
- Relationships and Higher Purpose, Chapter 12: Establishing Relationships
- Steps to Knowledge, Steps 68, 207, 217, 220
- Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training, Step 18
- Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 15: Responding to the Greater Community
- Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 2, Chapter 16: Thresholds