Greetings Open,

I am placing this comment here as my search resulted in this thread showing up and it provides an answer to the question I am currently exploring (intention vs. manifesting from the soul), however, I am unclear about one thing.

To summarize one of the strongest feelings I have these days: I need to get out of the city. My only mode of transportation is a bicycle and all the nature I have nearby is a park which takes maybe twenty minutes to walk from one end to the other. I spend around two hours there every morning and it has helped me to realize that boredom is just a term we invented to describe a situation in which we see no oppertunity to indulge in one of our addictions. Being in nature is uplifting beyond any desire to do a specific thing; just sitting there in the sun overlooking the pond and the birds and all that goes on, I do not require anything 'to do'. But there's a railroad and a highway and an airport nearby.

What I am unclear about is this. Even though manifesting a desire is the ego taking a biased look at the 3D and saying 'this is the thing that needs to change' does it not also represent a great oppertunity for growth if you use this egoic manifestation to put yourself in a situation where you can focus on the spiritual growth? I understand what you say about the soul being able to find the next step, but can that next step not be careful application of focus on an egoic desire as long as that puts you in a position suitable for spiritual growth? It sounds to me like this can lead to exponential results as long as one remains clear on their limits regarding this application, i.e. not getting lost in wanting more 3D stuff after that. In this case, focusing on manifesting a way to live in a much more natural environment first, treating it as a stepping stone to greater spiritual growth.

Respect and Love,

Sander