Living With Intention

Science is the story that defines us – that tells us, in effect, how to live. Our current scientific story is more than 300 years old, a construction largely based on the discoveries of Isaac Newton, of a universe in which all matter is thought to move within three-dimensional space and time according to certain fixed laws.

The Newtonian vision describes a reliable place inhabited by well-behaved and easily identifiable matter. The world view arising from these discoveries is also bolstered by the philosophical implications of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, with its suggestion that survival is available only to the ruggedly genetic individual.

These, in their essence, are stories that idealize separateness. From the moment we are born, we are told that for every winner there must be a loser. From that constricted vision we have fashioned our world.

However, the latest discoveries, written by a group of largely unknown frontier scientific explorers, suggests that at our essence, we exist as a unity, a relationship — utterly interdependent, the parts affecting the whole at every moment.

The remarkable discoveries of these scientists suggest to me that modern man is viewing the world through a blurred lens, and that applying these new discoveries to our lives requires nothing less than making our world anew.

If we’re not separate, we can no longer think in terms of ‘winning’ and ‘losing’. We need to redefine what we designate as ‘me’ and ‘not-me’, and reform the way that we interact with other human beings, practice business, and view time and space.

If a quantum field holds us all together in its invisible web, we have to rethink our definitions of ourselves and what exactly it is to be human.

We have to reconsider how we choose and carry out our work, structure our communities and bring up our children.

We have to imagine another way to live, an entirely new way to ‘be’.

That, unfortunately, is a tall order. As you say, many spiritual leaders have been saying all of this for centuries and many native cultures live according to a very different paradigm. But we in the West are imbued with our own separateness. It defines every aspect of our lives.

The trouble is that those who see the fallacy of this are walking around without a compass.

The bottom line to all this is that living a life of intention and authenticity isn’t easy – particularly for those of us brought up in the old scientific story. If it were, we would all be doing it instead of blowing each other up. That’s why I’ve spent many years studying the science and the practices of many cultures and many masters of intention. To find that new way to be.

I don’t pretend to be a guru. I’m learning with my readers. I’m simply someone who has been to the front line, and am now returning to report back what I’ve found.

People who have really transformed themselves, who live life with intention and authenticity, are thin on the ground. For all of us, it is a process of unlearning and then learning anew. We have to, as T. S. Eliot said (to quote my husband’s favorite passage), ‘return to the same place and know it for the first time.’

So our workshops are designed to do just that and to offer people an opportunity to find their compass in a group setting.

By Lynne McTaggart



		Living Life With Intention By Lynne McTaggart Science is the story that defines us – that tells us, in effect, how to live. Our current scientific story is more than 300 years old, a construction largely based on the discoveries of Isaac Newton, of a universe in which all matter is thought to move within three-dimensional space and time according to certain fixed laws. The Newtonian vision describes a reliable place inhabited by well-behaved and easily identifiable matter. The world view arising from these discoveries is also bolstered by the philosophical implications of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, with its suggestion that survival is available only to the ruggedly genetic individual. These, in their essence, are stories that idealize separateness. From the moment we are born, we are told that for every winner there must be a loser. From that constricted vision we have fashioned our world. However, the latest discoveries, written by a group of largely unknown frontier scientific explorers, suggests that at our essence, we exist as a unity, a relationship — utterly interdependent, the parts affecting the whole at every moment. The remarkable discoveries of these scientists suggest to me that modern man is viewing the world through a blurred lens, and that applying these new discoveries to our lives requires nothing less than making our world anew. If we’re not separate, we can no longer think in terms of ‘winning’ and ‘losing’. We need to redefine what we designate as ‘me’ and ‘not-me’, and reform the way that we interact with other human beings, practice business, and view time and space. If a quantum field holds us all together in its invisible web, we have to rethink our definitions of ourselves and what exactly it is to be human. We have to reconsider how we choose and carry out our work, structure our communities and bring up our children. We have to imagine another way to live, an entirely new way to ‘be’. That, unfortunately, is a tall order. As you say, many spiritual leaders have been saying all of this for centuries and many native cultures live according to a very different paradigm. But we in the West are imbued with our own separateness. It defines every aspect of our lives. The trouble is that those who see the fallacy of this are walking around without a compass. The bottom line to all this is that living a life of intention and authenticity isn’t easy – particularly for those of us brought up in the old scientific story. If it were, we would all be doing it instead of blowing each other up. That’s why I’ve spent many years studying the science and the practices of many cultures and many masters of intention. To find that new way to be. I don’t pretend to be a guru. I’m learning with my readers. I’m simply someone who has been to the front line, and am now returning to report back what I’ve found. People who have really transformed themselves, who live life with intention and authenticity, are thin on the ground. For all of us, it is a process of unlearning and then learning anew. We have to, as T. S. Eliot said (to quote my husband’s favorite passage), ‘return to the same place and know it for the first time.’ So our workshops are designed to do just that and to offer people an opportunity to find their compass in a group setting. By Lynne McTaggart

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