Right Intention

Right Intention is the purposive aspect of mental activity - the application of thoughts to achieve ones goals. Right Understanding and Right Intention - the cognitive and the purposive side of the mind respectively - intertwine and interact in close correlation. Intentions are the link between our cognitive thoughts and our active engagement in the world. When the intentions are right, the actions will be right, and for the intentions to be right the right understanding must be present. Where wrong understanding prevails, the outcome is wrong intention which gives rise to unwholesome actions ... read more of What is Right Intention? ...