Clarifying our intention in communication requires a willingness to be rigorously honest with ourselves, because many times our underlying motivations don’t match our conscious intent.

Intention is a finite commitment, and it is also a process that requires our love and attention. In the beginning, it expresses a true possibility in our world. In the middle, we must clarify it, uproot contradictory motives, realign it with new realities, and apply energy at opportune moments. In the end, our intentions create powerful results.

“If you can’t find the truth right where you are, where do you expect to find it?”

When we fail to recognize our intention while we are communicating, it is like driving blind.

Anytime we create a positive intention, we also create its opposite, or we bring the opposite into awareness.

From another point of view, not getting what we want may be more liberating than getting it, because it forces us to dig deeper and discover a level of intention that transcends our egocentric wishes and puts us in greater harmony with our truest nature beyond all relative goals.

All those around us, known and unknown, have their own intentions, which may harmonize or conflict with our own.

Developing our skills creates a sense of freedom; a confidence in ourselves; and an ability to be real, intimate, and ultimately loving with others. Remember, if we had no disagreements with the world, we would have little reason to grow and less opportunity to become more compassionate, wakeful human beings.