Desire and Intention
(14.02.2008)
How may we define the difference between a desire and an intention? Or is there even a difference? The exact definition of the words depends on the person using them, but as I see it a desire is often viewed as something we want which isn't here yet. So we may be lying in the beach sand on a hot summer day and really want a cool drink which is not there. An intention, as it seems to sometimes be defined, is more devoid of attachments. We say that we want something, but at the same time don't state whether it's already there or not. This could be when we're looking at a beautiful sunset which evokes a great intention to encounter wonderful sights in nature. We are already seeing what we want, but we're still intending it, and so beginning the process which may attract more.
There appear to be two key differences between intention and desire as they have been defined above: One is a perception of time, and the other an identification with our present physical circumstances.
According to he definition given above, when we desire, we are making a statement about wanting something which isn't here. But if it's not here now, then seemingly the only way for it to still be here somehow would be for it to appear at another time. This isn't really great for manifesting though, because a state of being of 'what I want is not her yet' attracts more of precisely not having what we want.
The second difference between these two ways of wanting things is how a desire identifies with the presently manifest physical circumstances. This, once again, is not conducive towards manifesting something better most effectively.
So the solution would be to want something, while living from a state of being of already having it, like in the example given above. To maintain a very strong intention while at the same time experiencing fulfillment can be tricky indeed, but I have no doubt that this is the state most conducive towards effectively manifesting. So to most effectively manifest via Conscious Creation we essentially need to be ambitious enough to want more even when we're already feeling fulfilled. We may even start off with a strong intention to achieve something because it would make us feel better, begin to align our energy with it (which would involve feeling better), and then stop because we've already achieved what we really wanted behind the facade of the physical circumstance we intended to manifest: the better feeling.
That may make it sound trickier than it is though. Because all we need to manifest effectively is to have a very clearly felt intention, and the energetic alignment to draw it towards us. Both of these have several points to consider, but the base premise for effective manifestation is simple: Intend your dreams and align your energy with them on a consistent basis.
-Thomas
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