Intend Before Meditating?

[snowflake]

I posted a link of Deepak Chopra talking about the LOA a few of days ago in another thread. Here it is: YouTube - The Law of Attraction

What surprises me, is that he suggests intending before meditating. He says to enter the discontinuity with your desire but I always thought it had to be the other way around where you meditate and then once your mind is calm, you then visualize and feel your desire.

Has anyone tried both methods?

[StacyT]

Originally Posted by snowflake

I posted a link of Deepak Chopra talking about the LOA a few of days ago in another thread. Here it is: YouTube - The Law of Attraction

What surprises me, is that he suggests intending before meditating. He says to enter the discontinuity with your desire but I always thought it had to be the other way around where you meditate and then once your mind is calm, you then visualize and feel your desire.

Has anyone tried both methods?

I've done both - but ever since you posted that link (thank you!) I've been intending before meditating and focusing my intention in my heart like he says. I think I'm going to stick with this way for now because it feels right to me. I think it allows me to let go of my intention easier.

[jak3b]

I have a guided meditation from Theo (Ask Theo ) on manifesting,you set the intention at the beginning in that meditation.I always thought that it was backwards.Gives me some new insight on it.

[Rubns]

Maybe I'm the last person who should say this (considering I'm not English native-speaker), but about 2:55 minute mark I understand something like you should enter the discontinuity with your intention, so I guess he means that you have to think about it once you're there. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I think it's pretty similiar to what we usually do (or at least me). Firstly I get clear about what I really want and then, I meditate and visualize what I've intended before.

[mejamie]

Originally Posted by Rubns

Maybe I'm the last person who should say this (considering I'm not English native-speaker), but about 2:55 minute mark I understand something like you should enter the discontinuity with your intention, so I guess he means that you have to think about it once you're there. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I think it's pretty similiar to what we usually do (or at least me). Firstly I get clear about what I really want and then, I meditate and visualize what I've intended before.

How many times a day do you visualise rubns? What do you do when you don't visualise? Do you think about your intention during the day?

[Rubns]

Once and only if I feel like it. I try not to force it, just follow the flow. When I don't visualize I don't usually think about my intention, I just let the Universe do its work. I know this is difficult when you're intending big goals, but simply I try not to force the manifestation.