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What is the meaning of intention?

Synthesized from Source definition

"Intention is a distraction; true understanding arises from your own direct knowing, not from probing the motives of others."

According to Osho, intention is beside the point; probing another’s motives only feeds the mind. What matters is your own direct knowing. Asking about a teacher’s intention is a distraction—if you truly know, the whole matter is finished. Turn from analyzing others to awakening awareness; then questions about intention evaporate.
Don’t worry about what he intends—know the truth yourself, and the question disappears.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts attention from others’ motives to your own awareness; - Encourages self-knowing instead of dependence on a teacher; - Ends mental rumination by resting in direct knowing.
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