Imagine if Humans had not seen dreams, didn’t have the intent to conquer, explore, discover and invent, we would have been living in caves. Someone saw a dream and chased it to actualize it. It’s because of his actualizing that we moved forward to a new world, a better world. What was the starting point of that dream? Yes, the intent. Everything begins with the intent. Without an intent, it remains steadfast. Static. Still.  But the cosmos is dynamic. To be in sync with the cosmic reality, to grow and evolve at its pace we need intent. 



You must have heard the famous saying popularized by Paulo Cohelo and Shahrukh Khan that if you have an intent, the entire universe (kayanat) conspires to make it happen. That’s correct. Because when you throw your intent in the universe, it finds its wavelength and gets connected with a certain force which drives you to your dream.  Intent is the root of all creativity, all life, everything divine. 



Even Upanishad says “You are what your deepest desire is. As your desire is, so is your intention. As your intention is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny.”



Tatvam Asi meaning thou art that, also believes in the principle that we are part of the whole and the whole is within us. Like a transistor is nothing but a body of metal and plastic. It becomes transistor when it’s aligned with a certain frequency. Similarly, our life has no meaning unless its aligned with the whole and intent is that tuning power. 



Universe runs on our intentions. Intent is the life of universe. 



I have been able to achieve some insurmountable things with my focussed intention. I have learnt that it’s very important to articulate the intent very clearly in our mind, be fully aware of it and transmit it to the divine. Like we constantly keep tuning the transistor to sync with the right frequency, we need to constantly tune the intent to connect with the right universe. It may require a change of job, change of place, change of attitude, change of habits, change of your entire learnings. Intent and change are inseparable. Otherwise it just remains a desire. Mostly, an unfulfilled desire. 



Which is why you will find so many people arguing that they have very strong intention to do something but it never works. It doesn’t work because people don’t want to change or sacrifice what they have. For example, you intend to lose weight but you sleep late, wake up late… you still have the same friends who love to party… your family doesn’t know clearly what changes they need to make to help you… in your mind you are constantly thinking of food…. Your work doesn’t allow you to follow a healthy lifestyle… in such case, you can try as hard as you want, you won’t find success. Because you are not tuned to the universe that helps you lose wight and become healthy. 



Define your intent, don’t be ambiguous. Define things that stop you from actualizing your dream. Make changes. Intent needs to be supported with will, change and self-belief. Without faith nothing happens. Faith moves mountains. 



So have an intent, have faith in that intent, change everything around you. Then become detached from it. Let the universe work out the details. Because an intent tuned with the dynamics of the universe will take you to success. 



Be willing. Be patient.

Loneliness is a universal human emotion that is both complex and unique to each individual. Because it has no single common cause, the prevention and treatment of this potentially damaging state of mind can vary dramatically.

For example, a lonely child who struggles to make friends at his school has different needs than a lonely old man whose wife has recently died. In order to understand loneliness, it's important to take a closer look at exactly what we mean by the term "lonely," as well as the various causes, health consequences, symptoms, and potential treatments for loneliness.

Loneliness causes people to feel empty, alone, and unwanted. People who are lonely often crave human contact, but their state of mind makes it more difficult to form connections with other people.

Loneliness, according to many experts, is not necessarily about being alone. Instead, if you feel alone and isolated, then that is how loneliness plays into your state of mind. For example, a college freshman might feel lonely despite being surrounded by roommates and other peers. A soldier beginning his military career might feel lonely after being deployed to a foreign country, despite being constantly surrounded by other troop members.

Human beings are fundamentally social creatures who depend on one another for their survival and well-being, both physical and psychological. Everyone is born with powerful needs for love, friendship and belonging; similarly, we fear and avoid rejection, loneliness and the disapproval of others. Despite the central role they play in our lives, however, developing and maintaining happy and healthy relationships with family members, spouses, friends and even workmates is not easy, and professional psychologists spend the bulk of their time dealing with clients' relationship problems.

I believe that the essence of life is living. To me, being alive means that I embrace everything that lives in me. The happiness, the love, the soft sensuality as well as the sadness, the anger, the raw sexuality, and the rage. Although there are situations where I make compromises, I don’t want to compromise who I am. I love dancing, cuddling, talking, singing, making music, sitting under trees, walking barefoot, cycling, painting, screaming, sensuality, sexuality, horses, cooking, eating, whiskey, making new friends, researching new interesting things and so much more. I don’t want to miss anything from it. I learned to love even the darkest moments, for I know they teach me something about myself. Time ago I was a shy person, living the life I and others expected me to live. But that didn’t make me happy. I realized that it was my own choice to live this mediocre life. Having no money, no time and no possibilities were only a belief, an excuse to stay in a situation that felt safe. I found out I am an explorer.

So.

Here we are. Sitting down in front of the altar of life. The sacred herbs of devotion burning, leaving traces of smoke circling around our faces. The scent intense.

This is what it all come down to. Witnessing the unknown unfolding, taking in all the sensations.

The control we thought we had an illusion. The thoughts we thought we directed running wild.

Until we take that deep breath and surrender.

There may not be a point in all this. There may not be a deeper purpose to life at all. We may just be a complex system of species trying to make it to the next generation.

There’s only peace when we accept we don’t know. That what we learn and create may be lost when we die.
So. What is left?

To me, that’s the deep sense of curiosity and wondering. What if nothing is pointless? What if it all makes sense? And all this while accepting it is okay if it’s not and it doesn’t.

True freedom isn’t in independency. True freedom is in sovereignty. In standing firmly in the midst of it all, feet on the ground, face in the air, while the storms rage around. Not seeing a thing – not even knowing what we are looking for.

True freedom is noticing the smoke, and trusting that whatever we make of it, is sacred and magical, whether it’s pointless or not.