You can either place your intention in the field/consciousness of the Ego/conditioned mind (which for most of us happens by default) or you can place it in the field/consciousness of Infinite Intelligence, which is the field of Love.
When it is placed in the field/consciousness of the conditioned mind, our progress is one of struggle, competition, individualism, doubt, distrust and stress.
On the other hand, when we intentionally place our intention in the field/consciousness of Infinite Intelligence or Love, our progress is one of ease, of allowing, of collaboration, togetherness, confidence, trust and wellbeing.
Unlike your Ego/Conditioned mind, Infinite Intelligence or Love has infinite ways of manifesting an Intention. Your job is to get out of the way while listening attentively for its prompts which you will recognize because they always guide you along a path that feels good.
When we place our intention in the field/consciousness of Love, we are not preoccupied with HOW our intention will manifest. We do not try to micromanage, step by step, how we will get from ‘here’ to ‘there’.
(In truth, in the field/consciousness of Infinite Intelligence/Love, there is no time or space gap between ‘here’ and ‘there’).
If you find yourself doing that, you’re in the field of the Ego/conditioned mind which only has a limited number of ways of getting from ‘here’ to ‘there’ based on what it has learned. On the other hand,
Infinite Intelligence has infinite ways of manifesting an intention. Your job is to ALLOW it by stepping out of the way, by listening attentively to the prompts and nudges that it will provide to guide you along the path of manifestation.
Almost always this will be in novel and unexpected ways. After all, you’re being guided from a place that is unconditioned and untaught. It is an infinite force field of pure, creative energy!
According to Vedanta, there are only two symptoms of enlightenment, just two indications that a transformation is taking place within you toward a higher consciousness. The first symptom is that you stop worrying. Things don’t bother you anymore. You become light-hearted and full of joy. The second symptom is that you encounter more and more meaningful coincidences in your life, more and more synchronicities. And this accelerates to the point where you actually experience the miraculous. Deepak Chopra
As you learn to trust it more and more, you will find that life does indeed get easier and effortless.
In fact, you will know you’re not in the field of Infinite Intelligence/Love if you’re feeling struggle, discomfort, fear, frustration and anything at all that feels unpleasant or shakes your confidence.
To be able to stay in the field of Infinite Intelligence, it is necessary that you remain PRESENT, that you keep your Ego/conditioned mind from obsessing about the past or the future.
And here is one other thing that it helps to keep in mind:
Impatience is a sign of lack of trust.
Why? Because if you had trust, then you would be completely secure in the knowledge that all things will work out perfectly in their perfect time and order.
Does this mean that we must sit back and do nothing?
No, not at all. As I said, we must be attentive to the prompts and nudges from the field of Love/Infinite Intelligence. The best way to make sure you’re doing this is to always move/act in the direction of what feels naturally good. You can learn how to do this in my post about Anger. You can also use this Prayer to guide you.
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