Free of Intention, True Life Unfolds

Walk with Moojibaba

Free of Intentions, True Life Unfolds

08-09-2021
(with subtitles)

[Mooji] I was just listening
to these cows over there.

[Friend] Yes.
[Mooji] What is their intention, I wonder.

[M.] Are they ...
Could it be that they are just resting

in their present moment?

That's why they can move so quietly.

Were it not for the cow bells,
you wouldn't even hear them,

just quietly munching away at the grass.

Each one is moving at their own speed.

Look, they each have their own way.

One wants to go here, one wants to go there.

There's no shepherd or farmer here,
at the moment.

They are just moving in their nature.

It has become such a deeply woven habit,

that we have to have an intention, a projection,
and to dream.

And for much of it,

we are not aware of the cost of it,

in terms of it not allowing the space

that is so important for a healthy life,

which is a space that
is not occupied or preoccupied:

the space of being.

And the space of being is the most important

for your physical wellbeing,
physical health,

emotional health and spiritual health.

We seem to cram,
as though we have an inner diary,

that we have to plan and put things into

and try to follow them.

It is a habit that
has become so much integrated

with our human expression.

And yet, I see how much it robs us of peace,

and of the space to appreciate the silence

that is very much at the very core
of true and healthy existence.

When we

anticipate, or plan, or project,

we are already moving away
from the present moment.

And we feel, sometimes, through the mind,

that in the present moment there is impatience.

'I don't want to keep still.

I have to move on. I have to do something!'

But this is not a truthful response from inside.

It really leads to

a kind of slowly developing state of anxiety
that can be ...

It's so unexpected and undetected

in how it seeps into the Being.

We carry this kind of energy,
as though we are charged

with some kind of restlessness.

Some people even interpret the restlessness

as a kind of spiritual speed.

Like it's a good thing that,
'Keeps me up and running'.

But for those of you
who are in the process of awakening,

and are becoming more acquainted with

your natural state of being,

you see that you have not lost anything of value

by jumping off, stepping off

this fast lane.

Somehow, quietly,
in the quietness and quietude of your own being,

a different level of accomplishment is there.

An accomplishment of stability and peace.

The clarity of mind, purity of thought,

and purity of presence
begin to emerge within you.

Isn't that a wonderful thing?

Isn't that a wonderful thing?

And so, I would just like to take the opportunity,
while I can,

to share and to remind us of this,

how important it is to avoid ...

[M.] What was the word I used?
[F.] Intention.

[Mooji] Intention. Too much intention!

In fact, intention creates inner tension

because the being cannot rest.

Just like we go to bed at night
and we take rest,

we take unconscious rest.

It is important to have conscious rest, also,

in which you are aware of yourself

beyond the functioning of, what I call,
the instrumental self,

the terrestrial being, the earthly nature.

Integrate that with the deeper consciousness.

It might feel ...
Some people may say,

'If I come to the sense of being empty,

I feel like I'm not achieving anything.

I'm just sort of ...
That itself makes me anxious.'

I say, Yes, because it's the habit.

To create the space within oneself,

may at first appear to be so passive.

'You know, what is the point of that?

What do you achieve by that?'

I say, OK, you come back again
to the need to achieve, achieve, achieve.

But you can only achieve upon and within

and from something that you are already.

And I think it's important to look into,
what are you already?

Before you pick up something, what are you?

Are you incomplete? Do you see?

And don't underestimate the power of silence.

Not trying to be silent, no.

But recognising that which is here by itself,
before any effort is made.

And just be conscious of that.

It's not that you are trying
to make yourself into something.

In fact, we are doing that all the time,

trying to make ourselves into some shape.

I feel it's very healthy advice,

to recognise what is already shapeless within you,

which is formless and present; so spacious!

And in that spaciousness,
and many people can confirm,

even some of the great inventors

and people who are famous now
for inventions and great ideas,

those did not come when they were
pushing their minds and trying so hard.

Sometimes, in a moment of quiet relaxation,

and in-turned attention,

something gets revealed.

We have to remember that my place of speaking

is that something in us is already complete.

And from this completeness,

it comes to the mind,
like a gift, a revelation.

And then this revelation,
it kind of flows out into the world.

Now, I'm not so interested in things
and flowing out into the world.

I'm just saying, within your own self,

come to that beautiful, stateless state of being.

Rest in it. Pay some attention to that.

Give some respect for that.

And see that
it is not just a bland, dull space, in fact.

Actually, even the greatest movements,

the greatest pulsations or dynamism in the life
come from that silence.

Although the silence loses nothing to it

because when you are conscious
of your silence,

then you may express
through more dynamic ways.

But still, it's rooted in that silence,
and that's a very healthy place.

So reflect on this, please,

those of you who feel that it appeals to you.

And begin your experience right away!

I won't say,
If you do this for six weeks ...

No. Immediately!
You'll find, also, that the blood pressure,

for many people, will just drop by itself.

The breath slows down,

because the breath and the mind
are quite connected.

It slows down and you begin to notice ...

In fact, your field of perceiving broadens.

When you are personal, it gets very narrow.

When you're in your heart again,
it becomes very open.

Don't be afraid of this openness.
Can anything be more open than God?

So when you're in your openness,
you're in your God-field again.

And I cannot try to describe what it is like.
Do you see?

Serene, happy,
all-encompassing, wise and peaceful.

Thank you.

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