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The Purification of Intent A GUIDE FOR SEEKERS: A MANUAL FOR SEEKERS visiting Tiruvannamalai. Tiru trekers survival guide to satsangs. Lonely Seekers guide to Tiru Gurus. The guide book for Rooftop Guru channel surfing in Tiru.

Why did Ramana Maharshi, after becoming enlightened at the age of 16, sit in a cave for years, say nothing when got out until someone asked him a question? Or has anyone wondered why traditional teachers have never advertised, and were even hard to find? If this question interests you read further. The desire for Truth is an essential urge from the core of our Being. And yet most people arent seeking Truth. In order for this desire or Intent to flourish, it needs to be innately strong or else get fed by conscious sources until it is self-sustaining. Most people on the path are really seeking enlightenment as an egomind desire in which case seeking is just another form of What can I get for myself? And if thats where we are starting from owning this is a good beginning for our journey The only one who can seek enlightenment is ego, the description of the separate self. The interest in enlightenment is really a masked wish to end suffering, which is every persons natural desire, but this becomes distorted if we also have the illusory belief that life can and should be perpetually happy and pleasurable. We believe we want truth, but what we are really looking for is ease and consolation. Close encounters with Truth or Emptiness are sometimes frightening. Annihilation as the Sufis sometimes call it doesnt sound inviting. Being disillusioned is scary. There is nothing you can hold on tono set of ideals, a method, a community, an order, emptiness now that doesnt sound inviting if you consider it deeply, which natural we dont. If there werent barriers, to ego, such as fear, this wouldnt be as challenging.

With the deepening or purification of motive, this wanting to know Truth, which is Intent, eventually transforms into the urgent need to know Truth. Intent, when it is unencumbered, has been symbolized by the Sufis as the winged heart. As C.G. Jung illustrates, Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside awakens. Enlightenment Awakening and liberation Another crucial misunderstanding occurs because we only have a couple of English words for all spiritual experiences and events, this wide spectrum of experiences are collapsed together into the terms enlightenment or awakening. Perhaps because there are but a few words for the state shift we call enlightenment we presume that there are only one or a few events, that any unusual or ecstatic experience is the proof of transcendence of ego and materiality. There are probably as many variations of states as there are people who experienced them. And there are common recognitions throughout most of these events. Reading biographies of saints, sages, gurus, Avatars, teachers, and mystics, one discovers that a vast variety of such spiritual experiences are possible. Before you go up you must go down. For experiences of other than of our daily state of consciousness to be grounded and stable; they need to rest on a foundation of self knowledge- as an impartial acceptance of the ego complex. When these altered states of consciousness are not resting on such a foundation of self knowledge, which includes the

shadow, blind spots regarding our behavior can occur, such as, teachers who become sexually or financially compromised. Again, Jung says it best: When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate. Many presenters of higher wisdom dont seem to acknowledge much less expose our self deceptions, rather they often speak of peace. Maybe few want to hear that they are not almost ready for enlightenment? What is awakening? Awakening, as Ill define it broadly for the moment, is any consciousness enhancing experience or event. This is the beginning of a real life not the final event as so many believe. It can and often does take years to process and integrate. Integrating the awakening event is important so that ego doesnt define it or use it as an identity, thus preventing us from continuing to learn and grow. A real teacher and a strong living lineage, like Tibetan Buddhism, provide feedback and support as a major antidote against getting stuck with an enlightened ego, thus keeping us open and deepening our humanity. Our unconditioned Emptiness is of another order not subject to change. Our temporal and human side is what grows and deepens for most people. Dont get the categories confused. Maybe this is a good time for this little side track digression. After you Awaken it is obvious that everyone is and has always and will always be enlightened, there is no such thing as unenlightened so there isnt an opposite, enlightenment. The word is either a verbal convenience, instead of saying such awkward phrases as unawake to being whole, perfect and complete, or awake to our unconditioned self. Now its mostly an enticement or carrot for seekers, the big carrot. And

there are events and experiences that confirm the existence of more than we generally see and perceive. These are important and big first steps, a beginning, otherwise you just believe what someone elses says, that we are not separate. Prelude to Awakening, There are also a number perhaps many conditions experienced approaching the shift, the one mentioned above where we feel the onset of death/annihilation, which has been common, is but one of these states. There can even be no prelude, just, wow. Varieties of awakening Awakening comes in many forms. Some saints or Jiva Muktis (liberated souls) are invisible. School teachers, healers, parents, and many of our ordinary roles are quite worthy of living in the awakened state. Also, what about un-awakened beingswho are just responsible for their actions and dont complain about how unfair life is. Thou perhaps not common they arent rare. What is maturity is a good question to ask oneself. For me it begins with not taking things personally. These attributes are impressive. Such remarkable ordinary people are at least equal in Being, in my opinion, as many awakened people. There are highly mature beings that do not have visible teaching functions. Teacher/guru isnt the only manifestation or indicator of transformation, as most of the local tourists seem to believe. Maybe those little heroes in life who have integrity and compassion, and are capable of self-sacrifice are also of real help. They act correctly from their own innate sense of conscience, without the sort of guarantee that enlightenment or

a guru appears to bestow. As far as Im concerned, people who do the right thing from an awakened conscience without any belief that God is on their side, are also saints of this world. Judaism teaches that there are 36 righteous ones who are invisible and yet are the sustainers of the world. In fact, there must be at least 36 in order for the show to continue. The Ego People think ego is evil, something that shouldnt exist. In fact we need for it to exist as its our interface with the world. The ego is like the operating system of a computer, which allows the user to access the computers functions. As Christopher Calder says - The only way to become egoless is to physically die. If you are here and have a pulse, then you have an ego. Do not fool yourself or allow yourself to be fooled by others. Its not an option to destroy the ego, it just needs to be under proper managementan integrated self in the service of life, not a mind for maintaining an imagined unique identity. More practical than the sought after prize of enlightenment is egomanagement. After awakening, the ego returns, but you dont want it acting as the controller again. The probability of awakening Statistically, the peak ages for awakening are 30 to 40. The probability of a major death-rebirth event or awakening diminishes with age. The body has less energy, or charge, for crossing the neural gap- awakening has a corresponding subtle physiological component, not only insight. These are just probabilities, the proverbial bell curve, and everyone is an

individual. UG Krishnamurti, I believe had his major awakening in his late forties. Individuals who awaken in their early twenties or younger often have significant teaching work. Or as an accident like a near death experiences (NDE). Awakenings of the more intense varieties like Kundalini or an NDE in contrast to epiphanies, can be, and often are physically transforming. They are immensely intense. The Sufis call it annihilation. That is not to say that final surrender has to be a kick-ass-blowout either. There are true accidental awakenings where the individual wasnt seeking and didnt even have a notion or desire for such an event, such as NDEs, or suffering under the right conditions. To quote Tolle for whom this happenedHistorically, suffering has been the primary catalyst for awakening. It seems that unsought for awakening is some peoples karma, fate, or destiny. The difficulty with this type of awakening is that many of these people dont have a context for referencing it. They are confused when trying to share it with unreceptive or ignorant friends and family. Some are so confused that they cant reference it at all putting it on hold in a corner of their psyche. For all who awaken, ego will return. Interpretation, or how one references or understands any experience, is all important. As Andrew Cohen amongst many others has said, the way in which we interpret our experience really determines how we value it and how we see it. He goes on: Individuals from different cultures, backgrounds, and levels of development can have similar experiences but interpret them in completely different ways. And the way that we interpret our experiences really does determine the way we see

reality, the way we see ourselves, the way we perceive the world, and the way we see the relationship between the self and the universe. Integrating awakening Integrating ones awakening is of great importance. Jed McKenna, an American self-enlightened writer and iconoclast (one who destroys religious symbols used in worship) said that after his final event of no experience or experiencer, it took him another 10 years to integrate his final awakening before he started attempting to transmit his understanding. It will impact the rest of our lives. Even the extraordinary Ramana Maharshi, who awoke so young, went into solitary retreat for many years before beginning to transmit his understanding after questioning began. There are numerous examples of this deepening maturation process that could be cited. Again, I advise everyone to educate themselves through research, reading biographies of acknowledged recent historical teachers, and of course being with a real teacher. When awakening does happen youre never ready. Its not going to be anything like you imagined or hoped it was going to be. Moreover, if Im making it sound complicated like the splitting of the atom, its not necessarily. One of my teachers said to me, For you it may be just a matter of relaxing and it may take you 20 years to learn to relax. Take Oshos words for thought: Whatsoever you choose singing, educating children, dancing, plumbing, or whatsoeverit has to be your love. Then it gives growth, inspiration, impetus, and it creates a

nucleus in your being around which, by and by, you start crystallizing being.

What about spontaneous awakening? Im not claiming that there are not beings who awaken spontaneously (into an abiding or stable, state of non-dual awareness.) witness Ramana Maharshi but they are extremely rare. These spontaneously-awakened beings, both those who have teaching roles and those who dont, do not need to advertise to be seen. Real Being naturally attracts recognition and respect. You don't go to heaven alone. We need to release the idea that seeking enlightenment is a personal quest. It may even sometimes be a by-product of serviceserving the teacher, the dharma, the sangha, referred to as the 3 jewels in Buddhism, Another important component of Buddhist teachings is a part of the Bodhisattva vow continuing incarnation until all sentient beings have become enlightened. This may sound like an impossible endeavor, but it suggests that awakening isnt an exclusively personal affair, but is connected to all others and life. Possibly intending, or dedicating your spiritual efforts for the benefit of all beings everywhere provides ongoing fuel for the journey. It certainly points to that youre not done regardless the experiences and events that happen to you.

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Seth in Unknown Journey clearly illustrates that, The framework is so woven that each particle (of consciousness) is dependent upon every other. The strength of one adds to the strength of all. The weakness of one weakens the whole. The energy of one recreates the whole. The striving of one increases the potentiality of everything that is, and this places great responsibility upon every consciousness it is the responsibility of even the most minute particle of consciousness to use its own abilities, and all of its abilities, to the utmost. Upon the degree to which this is done rests the power and coherence of everything that is. The Real Teacher Because we have only a few words for teacher, especially for the word guru, we assume that all gurus are the same thing, of the same kind. There is a broad range of people performing teaching and guiding, functions. Different types of teachers Different teachers have different sadhana. Most individuals working as real teachers, besides whatever teaching or other work they do for their students, are also refining their own practice. However, rare exceptions might be Ramana Maharshi who seems to have come only to turn the wheel of the dharma or Meher Baba with his Universal Work. There isnt a reliable yardstick for the spiritual process, other than a real teacher. Determining the authenticity of a teacher has its own difficulties. Most seekers dont have the good karma of meeting a real teacher at the beginning. So what to do? Without

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a real teacher, the seeker must refine ones own discrimination, through readings of biographies (not necessarily Dharmic texts), or through visiting with acknowledged teachers. In the absence of such discrimination, less reliable sources of information such as advice from other seekers and ones imagination are used. This finding a real teacher, ideally ones own teacher, is critical on our journey. One way is via the acknowledgement of the teacher by other teachers as is implied in a lineage. A saying I heard attributed to the Tibetans: the 3 indicators of a lucky birth, birth in a human body, an unquenchable desire for truth and a Guru. This is a story I overheard regarding teachers: A seeker in Tiruvannamalai asked a Western teacher, Why are there so many false teachers? His answer, Because there are so many false students. Develop a bullshit detector One way to expose false teachers and teachings is to read biographies of well-known traditional masters from throughout the world. For instance, Ramana Maharshi, Shirdi Sai Baba, Meher Baba, Neem Karoli Baba, G.I. Gurdjieff and Upasni Maharaj (who are relatively contemporary, and for whom there is much documentation). Anyone claiming to be a teacher needs to be checked out, carefully. How do they live? Most, if not all, real teachers have little to no private life (much less do they need or want lavish personal quarters.), and tend to be fairly accessible to their students.

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Advaita and especially neo-Advaita, as seen in Tiruvannamalai, generally means lecturing teachers, without ashrams, sangha, practices, or sadhana, like a performance given and then the teacher retires off stage to their private life. In fact private life would be an oxymoron in spirituality. Not that lectures and workshops cant be a way of scouting for ready seekers. Some gurus have a verbal teaching and others like Yogi Ramsuratkumar in Tiruvannamalai had next to no verbal or written teachings. Instructional teachers can provide information, as in this document, but there may be little if any transformational potential or transmission if there isnt passed along through Grace and a lineage, and unless the student is open. The importance of a teacher Having a teacher or guru doesnt guarantee enlightenment, nothing guarantees anything as there is only one guarantee. Sincerity and diligence are more important, however, after awakening, a real teacher is essential, so that we dont become crystallized with an enlightened egorather we stay fluid and responsive to the needs of life, and a real teacher prevents us from getting stuck on the idea that weve reached the end. Instead they help keep us moving on. Awakening therefore, is not the end of the road as EJ Gold points out, Enlightenment is but one pearl on the necklace of the Beings journey through existence. Is a teacher necessary?

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At some points in this document it may seem like Im advocating that a teacher/guru/guide isnt necessary. Well, its kind of yes-and-no on that, but for most of us a teacher is necessary. For myself, I didnt just need one teacher, I needed and attracted myself to three teachers, and I must admit I needed them all. Besides, from my own life, it has been my direct observation that most people not only can benefit, but really do need help: tangible, incarnate, on-the-spot help. The likelihood of ego co-opting and using the search and any awakening event, big or small, for its own substantiation is almost guaranteed. Ive seen it often enough! As one famous transformational teacher has said, In order for enlightenment to remain, it needs an enlightened community, which can be interpreted to mean that even enlightened people need peer-group relationships and community agreement. This support is indeed what happens within the context of a traditional lineage, such as the guru-disciple arrangements of Tibetan Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and many more. In these lineages, even after a student has an awakening or Kensho, it must be deepened and then tested by the master. Teachers without the friendships of equals may be in the lone wolf ego mode. (Though this is not necessarily confirmation of ability or maturity as a teacher.) Often an individual may work with or under a teacher for many years, maturing and refining his or her character. The following Zen story tells it best: A Zen master was asked Isnt enlightenment the most important thing? He said, Yes, enlightenment is the most important thing, after good manners. This idea though perhaps sounding cute or trite really has

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profound import. In fact the clearest most comprehensive map of the journey that I have encountered is the Ox Herding drawings of Zen Buddhism. Who becomes a teacher? Historically, most teachers have had only one lineage heir or two at best. So any teacher, who acknowledges many students as ripened teachers, probably isnt what they appear to be or has more complex motives for his student. And in regards to the nominees for teacherhood, it would seem useful to carefully enquiry inside oneself before launching into a vocation with such responsibility and karma. Looking at teaching from the outside may seem very attractive to the superficial observer but teaching at the level of guru is a serious and difficult undertaking that should only be done as a kind of necessity of destiny. (Having lived somewhat closely with two teachers it seemed to me given what I saw of their lives that this is not something anyone would seek if they knew the energies and complexities involved. Ive even in a moment of dismay called teaching at the level of guru a form of bad karma.) The teachings of Advaita, Neo-Advaita, and non-dualism, for example, can be twisted when taken outside the context of Hinduism, so anyone with an epiphany, confidence, and some intelligence may decide to teach and then declare themselves a teacher, or get pronounced a teacher by another of the same unconscious or misguided orientation. To declare that your students have graduated and become teachers is a way of legitimizing your authenticity as a teacher. There is really only one contemporary teacher that I can think of who has done this. Traditionally teachers didnt advertise word of mouth more than

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sufficed. Advertising is associated with marketing and sales not parts of the spiritual path. Though were living in different times now with much broader outreach possibilities available, most real teachers still do not advertise themselves openly. (They have their own way of finding those with need and readiness.) Yet many students have a desire to get the word out about how great their teacher isa kind of ego recognition by association. Depending on the work of that teacher, this outreach activity may or may not get reigned in. This type of ego tendency needs to be recognized, and the most memorable way of learning is still getting your hand caught in the cookie jar, meaning recognition through experience. Number of students Teachers, such as Amachi (Check spelling) need more visibility for their work and hence many students. But most teachers can only work effectively with a limited number of students and so intentionally keep this number small. Even these high profile teachers will have their close students who usually have arrived early on in the teachers work. These World teachers may have an ashram with a sort of play pen for the mass of devotees seeking their blessing. The guest residents areas of larger ashrams can also serve the teacher in that they can select individuals for greater contact with them. Spiritual community Traditional teachers usually keep students near them at least initially, to ensure they get a good start. Many teachers also keep some kind of teaching environment; in the east these are generally called ashrams, in the west, spiritual communities.

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Such a community, or sangha, is perhaps the most important agency for the preparation of students by providing an opportunity to do seva, service, to the teacher and community. Moreover, working with others within the sangha, tends to bring to the surface unresolved tendencies, or vasanas, which if viewed in the light of consciousness can be accepted, owned. Not all teachers have an ongoing community. Some may work with only a few students intensively or intermittently. Teachers whose work is more focused may create a tiered community for the students around them, working differently with each tier or group. This accommodates the varying degrees of readiness of the students approaching. Even false or unprepared teachers, which Ill broadly define as those not conducting the flow of Grace, serve the guru ecology by providing places for unprepared, ignorant, or insincere students, and even within that sphere a sincere student will be attracted to what they need for themselves and can invoke real help even from pseudo-gurus, as Grace is always raining on us. Partially enlightened individuals tend to, if they dont see a larger picture, become talking teachers, not living with or near sangha, just making appearances and lecturing. This is fine and valid if everyone understands that the speaker is presenting information about something and not transmitting Grace. Accurate information is valuable but not of the same transformational potential as a Guru can provide. A residential preparation program such as an ashram wont happen with less than a fully responsible, competent or trained teacher. The energies around eager competitive students can get fairly intense. Maybe a clever teacher can pull off an ashram lite for spiritual tourist, like a yoga retreat. Traditionally these talk-

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teachers were called pundits, which is not to say that accurate information isnt really useful for the right person at the right time but there isnt the committed relationship that happens between a guru and a student. Some awakened beings have neither the skills to teach nor the energy for transmissionlacking skillful means as some Buddhist call it. This is especially true when the awakening happens outside of a lineage with a teacher, a teaching, and a community, the proverbial three jewels: the Buddha, the dharma, and the sangha. As these people dont have a model or vehicle for transmission they have to make it up as they go along and few have the ability to do that. Easier is to reproduce what you received to teach as you were taught. And to really own it you have to be able to somehow add to it, be creative, find your own unique style or words of presentation. Lineages tend to assure a kind of quality control, but clearly not always. No lineage doesnt mean the teacher isnt effective, as I can personally attest to, its all a matter of is the flow of Grace present. I recently read that one kind of indicator of a real teacher is do you feel peace; Id say an equally good perhaps better indicator is you are disturbed after the initial contact. This is because ego is the only one who gets disturbed. And clearly this person isnt trying to win you over, not offering comfort and consolation, rather are you willing to accept the challenge of acknowledging that something challenged you. The Real Student.

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Given the difficulty of determining the capability of someone claiming to be a teacher, the real question for a seeker therefore, should be, What is a real student and how do I become one? This question is more useful than asking how to recognize a real teacher (which may be more a matter of providence or karma than any amount of experience and discrimination). Wanting to pick a guru is counter-intuitive because this apparent act of picking assumes that a very limited ego mind can make such evaluations, seeing beyond its own conditioned assumptions. Thus, a bit of humility would turn such a tricky question of identify your teacher back on the questioner. The most important attributes of a real student are humility, the lack of self-importance to enable sincerity or self honesty. Another quality is diligence - as an unwavering intent to know truth. Some other qualities include patience, and a sense of humor. These attributes are obvious enough, but its up to each one of us to embody them. Without this profound commitment, which the teacher can see, seeking is just window shopping at a spiritual supermarket. Then the statement, When the student is ready, the teacher will call, ceases to sound like a clich and becomes reality. Figuring it out There are no how-to answers. Ive heard people at satsangs asking questions and expecting answers as if they, or their condition, is a problem that can be intellectually solved with the right answer. Ive heard questions such as How to still the mind? as if there is an instruction manual for unplugging the mind, or that no thinking is the goal, dogs and cows dont think. The mind is not the problem. See Managed ego. There isnt a

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how-to answer for anything connected to consciousness. Its a just do it kind of thing. Awakening is ones destiny and you either find your destiny or meet your fate- the mechanical life of sleeping humanity. See the movie The Matrix. The most important attitude for a seeker is that Truth is the overriding priority, if this is the highest priority, virtually your only priority, then awakening is just a matter of time, maybe a long time relative to a young persons impatience, but its still a done-deal. A real teacher and community are also most in the preparation phase, creating useful life habits such as self discipline, meditation, knowledge of dharma, and the observer (witness). These are best described as life habits for a richer more productive life and if awakening should occur they are a kind of foundation for stabilizing or grounding after the event and then living from the change of understanding and perspective that comes with awakening. A good book as an example of the path is Pure Heart Enlightened Mind the letters of Mora OHallorans. She was a remarkable student so the book is meant for education and inspiration not for comparison. Theoretical vs. practical It takes more than just reading to understand. You must live it. A number of great books and articles describe how to live consciouslyDeepak Chopras books, Eckhart Tolles Power of Now, The Four Agreements, The Souls Code, even this noble work that you are reading now. Youll notice that reading something, however wise and inspiring it may be, makes little difference to how you actually live, what you do in

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difficult situations or even on ordinary days. If you havent noticed this then you havent been paying close enough attention. But read on anyway. Why is this? The answer is easy, when reading, its only words that reach your brain through your eyes, there is not the kind of print via an experience, regardless of how inspired you feel and how strongly you agree with the author. Understanding something so that it is in and of your Being, and you are living your life through it, is quite a different matter. Really understanding that you cant do what you think you can do is the beginning of transformation. Its the beginning of selfhonesty. Only with these open and empty hands is there the sincerity that can purify intent. That reminds me of a poem by Rene Daumel: I am dead because I lack desire, I lack desire because I think I possess. I think I possess because I do not try to give. In trying to give, you see that you have nothing; Seeing that you have nothing, you try to give of yourself; Trying to give of yourself, you see that you are nothing: Seeing that you are nothing, you desire to become; In desiring to become, you begin to live. Advaita and Yoga Advaita occurs within the context of Hinduism where it arose as a flower of the tree. Its useful to learn a bit about Hinduism, the Vedas and Upanishads, and not just pick Advaita out because it so readily lends itself transport. Note that Sri Nisargadata Maharaj did Arti (devotional ceremony) to the pictures of his

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guru three times a day. When asked how this fit in with his teaching he called it a mystery. To me this showed that despite his pure non-dual teaching he was very humanly appreciative and grateful to his teachers. The Bhakti Path. Many scriptures, starting perhaps with the Shrimad-BhagavadGita, say that Bhakti Yoga is the recommended practice, or sadhana, for this age. It is the practice of showing adoration, love, and devotion to an objectan incarnate one is the easiest object, (how about your mate?) however Christ or any Ishta Devata (a divine form) through which the aspirant contemplates God, can be used. These times, the Kali Yuga, are tough times, and we all have a kind of attention deficit disorder to some extent, relative to people of past ages, making Janna Yoga and the rest of the yogas very difficult to do. The easiest of the yogasI quote the word easiest because of major qualifiersis Bhakti Yoga. After rereading and editing this paper for the 20th time I wonder if in my enthusiasm for accuracy and thoroughness I havent gotten lost forgetting the main observation and ideas that got me writing in the first place. They are still in there somewhere. But here is a condensed version below. Awakening isnt the end of the road. Its a beginning; it can give us a good start to becoming mature human beings. (a simple definition of mature is not taking anything personally.) Living in integrity (integrity would be, what we think, feel, say and do, not contradictory) a large majority of the time. We can do this without awakening to our already present enlightenment.

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There are many examples. We dont go beyond human; there are esoteric teachings, until we are fully human. Looking around me Id say that would be spectacular enough. Maybe thats why in Judaism you couldnt begin to study the Kabala until you were over 40, or why Gurdjieff said that the entry level person to The Work was an Obivatal the name for a Russian peasant who could support 10 people through his own labors. So maybe as one western teacher who visited Tiruvannamalai said, These people should go home and get a job.

For the more experienced Advaita seeker. You may encounter a teaching that there is no such thing as free will. Common sense should tell you that if that were really the case then why bother with anything really. This is fuel for justifying nihilism or hedonism. Ramana said that effort or sadhana was needed. Looking at this assertion more deeply the less conscious you are the less aware you are of choices. So for most people there is little to none of our human potential for choice exercised. That doesnt deny the potential. From long thought about this and the observation of my life it appears to me that virtually all of the bigger events in life are destined or fated, depending on your orientation, optimistic or pessimistic. Where I have found choice is in how I respond to the things in life that have come along. Say if someone is unkind what do I do, react or decide, if I have the space, to do something different, like just listening and walking away. Over time this changes the course of how your life starts appearing. Much

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more can be said about this, I believe it better if you tried not reacting- allowing your first impulse to express, and see if you can do something different. The caveat to this is that until you have done something along the lines of becoming conscious, you may come to see that always reacting in the same way can be disheartening, to say the least. It can also provide the motivation to really begin the purification of Intent. For a digital copy of this document email me at: [email protected]