You can't manifest what you want by intention alone. This is one of the greatest lies of the New Age. You still have to attain agency and do the work. The manifestation does not come out of nowhere. The intention draws the successful outcome closer to you. So if you want to win an Olympic gold medal you still have to train and develop your skill. The intention brings the gold medal closer to you.
Just sitting there hoping something will manifest is like prayer alone. The universe is not a welfare program. As stated in the Gita only by placing action into intention can the manifest be realized.
"We are not cabin-dwellers, born to a life cramped and confined; we are meant to explore, to seek, to push the limits of our potential as human beings. The world of the senses is just a base camp: we are meant to be as much at home in consciousness as in the world of physical reality."
- Lord Krishna addressing Prince Arjuna, The Bhagavad Gita
Now pick up the sword...
Sounds right to me. We have to make the effort.
There's something beautiful about Lord Krishna there. The artwork is always appealing, there's a balance and energy present. ✨️🧚♂️