Quotes about Intention

Sabbath leaks. It spills over. It changes how you live the other six days. When you intentionally slow down, you instantly see how fast you've been moving the rest of the time.

Families break up when they get hints you don't intend and miss hints that you do.

Most of the problems in life are because of two reasons: we act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting.

The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality.

Within every desire is the mechanics of its fulfillment.

The ancient Vedic texts known as the Upanishads declare, "You are what your deepest desire is. As is your desire, so is your intention. As is your intention, so is your will. As is your will, so is your deed. As is your deed, so is your destiny." Our destiny ultimately comes from the deepest level of desire and also from the deepest level of intention. The two are intimately linked to each other.

Attention energizes, and intention transforms. Whatever you put your attention on will grow stronger in your life. Whatever you take your attention away from will wither, disintegrate, and disappear.

It's up to you. What you will, will be.

Attention and intention are the most powerful tools of the spiritually adept. They are the triggers for attracting both a certain kind of energy and a certain kind of information.

For every intention, we might well ask, "How would this serve me and how would it serve everybody I come into contact with?" And if the answer is that it will create true joy and fulfillment in me and all those affected by my actions, then my intention, together with surrender to the nonlocal mind, orchestrates its own fulfillment.

Only in a state of disconnection do we suffer and struggle. The divine intention is for every human being to enjoy unlimited success.

As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny.