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Category: On Awareness
Clarity of Intention
Clarity of Intention is about getting You – which just means whoever is making the important choices – to that point where your primary locus of identification has shifted from the ego to the authentic self. That does not mean the ego has to disappear completely, but in order for the balance to shift, what matters is that at least 51% of the sum total of who you are is identified with and expressing the evolutionary passion of the authentic self rather than the fears and desires of the individual and collective ego.
The reason this is important is because the authentic self is the part of you that already cares about the evolution of consciousness. It does not need to be inspired to participate; it does not need to be convinced it is a good idea; it already cares desperately about only that, because that is its very nature. So the goal is that you, the choosing faculty, become primarily identified with and motivated by your authentic self. And you need to do whatever you need to do for that to become you.
from The First Tenet: Clarity of Intent – buy Andrew Cohen
On Stress
“Everyday conversation is peppered with references to lack of time to accomplish goals, the frustration of poor communication and a general sense that no matter how fast you go, you will not get it all done and no one understands. Defining the word ‘stress’ in one sentence is difficult for it is actually the unification of multiple human responses to life into a single concept that nearly everyone experiences. There are very few people who do not know what stress feels like. The odd realization is that you believe only you are stressed. Everyone else looks calm, cool and collected – at least most of the time. Once again, the mind through your perception separates you from the ‘other’ in an effort to keep you in control of your reality. When you are in stress, you are in extreme separation which, in turn, accentuates the stress.”
Excerpts from You – A Field Guide
On Fear
“Despite what may be perceived as the beginning of time and/or your original blueprint of manifestation, it is a given that you, in spite of yourself, find your identity clouded by a personality structure that compels you to control your environment. Your mind wants to know that it has the security of power over that which you experience and call your reality. When the illusion of control is not present for you or if it appears to disappear into the ethers for one reason or another, you begin to experience what you might call ‘fear’.
Excerpt from You – A Field Guide.
Consciousness In Business 