Think Like A Monk #10 External Intention VS Internal Intention

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Chapter 4 Intention
(p.75-76)
“As monks, we learned to clarify our intentions through the analogy of seeds and weeds.”
“When you plant a seed, it can grow into and expansive tree that provides fruit and shelter for everyone.”
“That’s what a broad intention, like love, compassion, or service, can do.”
“The purity of your intention has nothing to do with what career you choose.”
“A traffic officer can give a speeding ticket making a show of his power, he can instruct you not to speed with the same compassion a parent would have when telling a child not to play with fire.”
“You can be a bank teller and execute a simple transaction with warmth.”
“But if our intentions are vengeful or self-motivated, we grow weeds.”
“Weeds usually grow from ego, greed, envy, anger, pride, competition, or stress.”
“These might look like normal plants to begin with, but they will never grow into something wonderful.”
“If you start going to the gym to build a revenge body so your ex regrets breaking up with you, you’re planting a weed.”
“You haven’t properly addressed what you want(most likely to feel understood and loved, which would clearly require a different approach)”
“You’ll get strong, and reap the health benefits of working out, but the stakes of your success are tied to external factors - provoking your ex.”
“If your ex doesn’t notice or care, you’ll still feel the same frustration and loneliness.“
“However, if you start going to the gym because you want to feel physically strong after your breakup, or if, in the course of working out, your intention shifts to this, you’ll get in shape and feel emotionally satisfied.“
“Another example of a weed is when a good intention gets attached to the wrong goal.”
“Say my intention is to build my confidence, and I decide that getting a promotion is the best way to do it.”
“I work hard, impress my boss, and move up a level, but when I get there, I realize there’s another level, and I still feel insecure.”
“External goals cannot fill internal voids.”
“No external labels or accomplishments can give me true confidence.”
“I have to find it in myself.”

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