Seven Days of Manifesting Intentions
By Chandresh Bhardwaj
Be it a child who wants to get that new game in the market; a teenager who wants to look great among her friends; a young wall street ambitious soul who wants to reach the zenith of his career; or a 70 year who old wants to fight off her disease — be it anything. The bottom line remains the same in all cases: everything starts with the power of intention. It doesn’t matter if your task is big or small– you have an intent to begin it. Most people misinterpret intention with strong willpower. In reality, intention is far beyond that. A person with strong willpower holds the vigor to accomplish goals, but a person with right intention holds the energy to collaborate with the entire universe on his goals.
The question is “How do I start?” Let’s go through a simple process which requires a week of dedication, but if correctly done, can tempt you in practicing your power of intention forever and ever! Here is our plan for the week:
- Mindfulness Monday: Monday is a symbol of new start.Let’s use this Monday to create your intent with mindfulness. The only condition on intention is that it should come from your heart. As mentioned by Upanishads, “Even as fire finds peace in its resting place without fuel, when thoughts become silent; the soul finds peace in its own source. When the mind is silent, then it can enter into a world which is far beyond the mind: the highest End.” Let this be a no-mind and no-effort process. Your best will come out when you are one-on-one with the peace in your inner Self.
- Choose Tuesday: No matter what, we always have a choice in life. Choose Tuesday to design the right plan for your intent. The success of your intention will depend upon the choices you make for this plan. As put by Deepak Chopra, “You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices.” Choose the plan that leads to goal achieving rather than wishful thinking.
- Wisdom Wednesday: Nothing is accomplished without a solid dose of wisdom to it. And wisdom here does not mean applying brainpower or thinking. Rather it means to involve your consciousness init. The information from the consciousness field always outshines the information picked up from secondary sources such as books, the Internet, hearsay, etc. Surrender to wisdom and trust it fully. It never fails!
- Action Thursday:Action, or better stated as karma, breathes life into your intention. All the steps above are meaningless if we do not act upon them. Don’t let fear of failure or thrill of success sidetrack you from the right action. Put your whole being into your work and the results will be fruitful. Our actions separate us from who we are and what we can be!
- Transformational Friday: Assuming the previous steps are happily in sync with each other, transformation is bound to happen. This transformation will not be just another change in your Being. Changes are shallow and temporary– transformations are a much deeper phenomenon. Don’t aim for a change; aim for a restructuring of your soul.
- Love and Peace Saturday: As Deepak Chopra puts it, “Love without action is meaningless and action without love is irrelevant.” Regardless of what we do, we must ensure that the outcome of our action is love and peace. If your actions are driven by money, fame or a need to satisfy, then be prepared; your “success” will be very short lived. Secure your intent with love and pace!
- Thankfulness Sunday: Conclude the week with a thankful heart. When we take a moment to appreciate occurrences in our life, the blessing of it multiplies! You do not need to only be thankful for massive achievements. Start with small pleasures in life– the smile of your child, the sunny morning, your recovery from a recent illness. When you start the process, countless reasons to be thankful will arise!
The above steps will definitely start you on the lifelong journey of intentions creating reality. Once, within the week, you master your short term goals, start the long term ones. When you hold the key to your consciousness, you become the maestro of your life. Have a happy intent week!
As published on Intent Blog
About the author: Chandresh Bhardwaj
One Response "Seven Days of Manifesting Intentions "
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The subheading of this book the Fulfillment of your Dreams is quite a fascinating concept. This best-selling author, guides the reader down a path of success’, outlining principles and disciplines bound to help anyone reach a higher spiritual plane. This book shows you how to discover and unleash your true’ self by breaking away from fear~ based thinking ( seeking approval of our actions/ needing to control /and a need for power are all fear~based methods of thinking). In fact, readers are urged to break away from the Pavlov effect’ by resisting conditional reflexive responses triggered by circumstances out of one’s control. Mr. Chopra goes on to explain that most people spend the majority of their energy connvincing or persuading others of their point of view. He asks the reader to understand that what they are feeling is not someone else’s fault, instead one should take responsibility for one’s own thoughts and actions.There was a phrase that caught my attention. It read, The operational software of your soul is karma, memory & desire . The chapter goes on to explain that everything is energy and information. Your attention to something energizes it, your intention transforms it. Therein lies the key, intent is desire without attachment to a particular outcome. A great quote from the book reads The past is history, the future is a mystery, and this moment is a gift that is why this moment is called the present’. So we must learn to accept the present and intend the future, for the future is created now in the present.One of the simplest insights to apply in everyday life, is to remember that the easiest way to achieve a goal or get what you want out of life ( whether it is personal or business oriented ) is to help others get what they want. Success is much easier to accomplish when there are myriads of people who want you to succeed, as opposed to when it’s just you.In each of the Seven Spiritual Laws, Mr. Chopra presents a way for people to align their lives with the most compatible way of achieving success in one’s life. This title weighs in at a mere 110 pages, but it sure packs a wallop of punch. A knockout punch to be sure. This book is highly recommended for anyone who wants to achieve a higher level of spirituality and an understanding of how their world operates. In fact, even a basic human cell follows the spiritual laws. This is one of the best investments of time and money you’ll ever make, and a treasure you’ll come back to again and again.
