Intent and Spiritual Vision
I was recently reminded of how a soft touch or a slight caress can make the simple act of a "Hello" special and loving.
Yes, the caress, the loving look and the soft touch express much but those actions are mere shadows.
Seen or unseen, heard or unheard, understood or not; intent is the wind that rustles the leaves around us.
Being able to recognize and respond to true intent in situations affords the opportunity of enhanced understanding and greater introspection.
This level of thinking also provides the opportunity to further your spiritual vision in day-to-day relationships and situations.
It has taken me a long time to articulate, understand and apply this position on intent, the precursor of experience and action.
Understanding that true intent is not distrust of someone or trying to figure their "angle; understanding true intent makes action more understandable, meaningful and helps to recognize false actions.
This higher level of understanding and thought process enables one to rightfully respond to the true intent rather than false, ill-advised, corrupt or confused actions.
Adair, my Grandmother, was the talk of the small Connecticut town where she grew up in the mid 1930's.
She was, known as the beautiful, bold, auburn haired "firecracker" that backed down to no one.
By the 1980's, my grandmother was a Jehovah's Witness, still married with five grandchildren and would live to know six great-grandchildren.
Adair found her personal truth in and became a Jehovah's Witness in her fifties.
If my Grandmother came to your house, she WILL speak to you and you WILL get the Watchtower and you WILL like it.
If you happen to be at the laundry mat, gas station, super-market or anywhere else she was, you got the word.
I referred to her as the "Pit-bull Jehovah's Witness" and at times pitied the people in her path.
But it was from my Grandmother that I understood and learned to appreciate the intent behind her highly opinionated beliefs, boldness and determined purpose.
As irritating as she may have been to some, her intent was selfless and pure.
With that type of intent, does it really matter if her faith was one hundred percent correct? This example holds true for any person of any faith who truly desires to help.
In this instance intent is more powerful than truth and should always be realized and appreciated.
How many seemingly religious and or spiritual people hold themselves back by concentrating on the differences between meaningless details and not focus on higher truths and the true intent of service? From great intent is great passion.
Earlier I used the terms; "false, ill-advised, corrupt or confused actions" and many times those actions are drawn from sincere intent.
Both as a receiver and provider of information it should be understood that one should be able to understand and pursue their own truth un-tethered.
To tell someone what to do based strictly on your opinion or do what someone else says without properly experiencing and understanding is not spiritual growth.
In your day-to-day interactions how often can you apply this level of thinking? How many times will action be truly representative of intent? This willful and thoughtful approach in understanding will help as you continue to develop Spiritual Vision.
Yes, the caress, the loving look and the soft touch express much but those actions are mere shadows.
Seen or unseen, heard or unheard, understood or not; intent is the wind that rustles the leaves around us.
Being able to recognize and respond to true intent in situations affords the opportunity of enhanced understanding and greater introspection.
This level of thinking also provides the opportunity to further your spiritual vision in day-to-day relationships and situations.
It has taken me a long time to articulate, understand and apply this position on intent, the precursor of experience and action.
Understanding that true intent is not distrust of someone or trying to figure their "angle; understanding true intent makes action more understandable, meaningful and helps to recognize false actions.
This higher level of understanding and thought process enables one to rightfully respond to the true intent rather than false, ill-advised, corrupt or confused actions.
Adair, my Grandmother, was the talk of the small Connecticut town where she grew up in the mid 1930's.
She was, known as the beautiful, bold, auburn haired "firecracker" that backed down to no one.
By the 1980's, my grandmother was a Jehovah's Witness, still married with five grandchildren and would live to know six great-grandchildren.
Adair found her personal truth in and became a Jehovah's Witness in her fifties.
If my Grandmother came to your house, she WILL speak to you and you WILL get the Watchtower and you WILL like it.
If you happen to be at the laundry mat, gas station, super-market or anywhere else she was, you got the word.
I referred to her as the "Pit-bull Jehovah's Witness" and at times pitied the people in her path.
But it was from my Grandmother that I understood and learned to appreciate the intent behind her highly opinionated beliefs, boldness and determined purpose.
As irritating as she may have been to some, her intent was selfless and pure.
With that type of intent, does it really matter if her faith was one hundred percent correct? This example holds true for any person of any faith who truly desires to help.
In this instance intent is more powerful than truth and should always be realized and appreciated.
How many seemingly religious and or spiritual people hold themselves back by concentrating on the differences between meaningless details and not focus on higher truths and the true intent of service? From great intent is great passion.
Earlier I used the terms; "false, ill-advised, corrupt or confused actions" and many times those actions are drawn from sincere intent.
Both as a receiver and provider of information it should be understood that one should be able to understand and pursue their own truth un-tethered.
To tell someone what to do based strictly on your opinion or do what someone else says without properly experiencing and understanding is not spiritual growth.
In your day-to-day interactions how often can you apply this level of thinking? How many times will action be truly representative of intent? This willful and thoughtful approach in understanding will help as you continue to develop Spiritual Vision.
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