So here I am again as I was inspired by words from the beautiful Razz on another blog I wrote regarding Deepak Chopra.
I am not out to do anything other than vent, and speak my truth in my own authenticity. I’m one of those who just needs to get things off her chest in order to move on, and grow. I feel I’ve witnessed some inconsistencies here on Intent.com and would like to open the forum for discussion. And again, this is my perception and interpretation of events.
Let’s start with truth. I had a colleague a few years back who shared an office with me named John. John looked at me, shook my hand, and said pointblank "Do not ever turn your back or I will steal every client you have". Now most would have been taken aback and probably put off by John. Guess what? I wasn’t. I loved John and you know why? Because he was honest. That was who he was and he was authentic. We became friends and I respected him. Now did I turn my back? NO WAY, and I barely went to the bathroom the whole time we shared that office…lol. And today, he and I still stay in touch. Why do I bring this up? I don’t believe what is going on within Intent.com is the whole truth. I received an email from Mallika stating "Intent is the manifestation of a dream I’ve had for several years: to create a place where we can all find inspiration; connect with others; and become who we aspire to be as individuals, as a society, and as a planet. That is also my vision for Intent: to bring people together from around the world who seek wellness, personally, socially, globally, and spiritually. Intent combines the best content around intentions to create an environment where everyone can share their intents and support each other in making them a reality". And I am sure this is true, however, nowhere does it say in this email that Intent.com will have 2 separate types of bloggers–"Intent Voices" who are people "we" deem important with something to say who will all have big titles after their names of Doctor, Author, Actor, and on and on, and "they" will be the only ones who will get their blogs read (up until now) and will be known as the people who actually count. Also these "important people" will be peddling their wares and selling selling selling books (what BS), seminars, and basically whatever these "experts" are out experting themselves around about. No one asked me who I was? Is this a caste system or what? I just signed up not realizing the disparity was set in place. This thought process is actually quite incongruent with what spirituality and the essence of it is. We are not our jobs, or titles, or who we think we are as humans. No one is better or worse than anyone else. Well maybe someone needs to enlighten Intent.com of this? And yes, I am upset with Intent.com because it is beginning to appear to be just another money venture masked as a spiritual growth, peace-spreading endeavor. I feel duped, and I have made some beautiful friendships on here, and don’t want to go. Still thinking about if I will or not. It was exciting to find Intent as I wanted to get together with like-minded people and project beautiful energy so we could expand the consciousness of the planet as a collective. How powerful!! And then I find all these "Intent Voices" peddling their wares even on Christmas Eve selling T-shirts for Christmas. I mean COME ON can we not have a place to go where there isn’t commercialism, capitalism, and power dominating in the name of peace? Shame on Intent for insulting my intelligence and everyone else’s as if we wouldn’t notice we "member bloggers" are second class citizens on this site and until a week ago, our blogs weren’t even important enough to display so no one read them. How does one become an "Intent Voice" anyway? No one asked me anything about any titles I had when I signed up. ..everyone I know calls me a princess…lol!! And when you read some of these "Intent Voices" bios it reads like the front jacket cover of a book…lol. I would have put Mom, as that is what I am, and it is the most important job on earth. My kids think so anyway 
My question is this–what is Intent’s REAL intent? I just want truth. Please. I am a person who wants to know the rules. Tell me what is going on so I can make a decision based on facts. I am who I say I am, and do what I say I am going to do. If I am in a business transaction, people know where they stand because I tell them and also conduct myself with integrity. NO BS, just straightforward honesty. It has served, and continues to serve, me well in business and life. Anthony Robbins is out to help people but also help himself and make as much money as possible. He says this and I love that he does. I know what he is about because he is honest and lets me know without hidden agendas. He allows me the respect to make an informed choice on how to proceed.
As for friendship requests. I must say I WAS SO DAMN EXCITED to receive Deepak’s friend request. I have to chuckle at my naivete…lol. Just because I am a genuine person who is sincere doesn’t mean everyone is, which is something at FORTY years old, I am still learning. Not that I thought Deepak and I were going to start playing golf and doing lunch or anything like that, but I honestly thought he read what I had to say and based on my words, thought I’d be someone he’d like to share ideas with on how we can expand the consciousness on this planet and heal the suffering therein. THIS IS MY SOLE PASSION IN LIFE, which is how I came to this website. I am loving and raising my boys, which is my top priority, yet my heart and soul is also with this planet and taking it to the next level of awareness collectively. This is my mission that I came here to do. Raising aware children is also part of it. So anyway, PLEASE do NOT request my friendship if you have zero intention of actually interacting with me. This should go without saying. I’m not here to buy things. If I wanted to buy something, I’d go to a mall or a bookstore. I now realize that Deepak is just part of this website and sends a friend request automatically when one joins. People I tell this to laugh at me and say "DUH Krissy, you should have known that", but I just don’t conduct my life this way, and don’t expect others, especially someone like Deepak, to behave so irresponsibly. If you read as many Deepak books as I have, you would not think he would either. Maybe Deepak should read some of his own books. And also I am not complaining that Deepak doesn’t answer MY blogs. I don’t care about that. But when people, member bloggers, take time to read his words and then comment back on his blog with questions, he never answers. If you have time to write blog after blog after blog, you are going to tell me you have no time to comment on the comments about your blog? COME ON!!! Someone said "Deepak is famous, he cannot possibly answer every little thing, blah blah blah". Well my answer is simple. Who made him famous?! Enough said.
Are we here to grow, share, etc, or are we here to expand people’s bank accounts? I mean seriously, I know everyone needs to make money and pay bills. I totally get that as we live in a capitalistic society. Just don’t disguise it under the guise of a spiritual website. People who exploit people’s spiritual journeys for bank account expansion are not people I associate with. Only other things on the same level are expoitation of children or animals. It is blasphemous. I will say this again as I did in other blogs—Peace should be free. I understand that people pay a price for freedom and peace all of the time, but it should not be a financial price. Why are we charging for peace? If one is truly genuine in that they want to change the vibration of the planet to peace, ahimsa, or non-violent thoughts, then why do they charge to impart that information?!! I took a vow and I took it VERY seriously. I am serious on this website because I take expanding the consciousness on the planet more serious than anything else because once we do this, all the ills of the world will be eradicated and we will create a utopia. We can collectively do this if we believe we can and we set our intention to do so. I believe in my heart that when one person starves, we all starve. When one person hurts, we all hurt. Life is not about money, materialism, big houses, the stock market, and on and on. This is all an illusion. ALL OF IT. Can we please come to Intent to get away from commercialism? I understand that as people get to know one another, we will share what we do and network as this is just part of the interaction and process of getting to know people. That is fine and to be expected. Just don’t shove it down our throats.
I had to write this as I have not been honoring my VOW. My thoughts were not what I wanted them to be and would not have been until I honored myself and spoke my truth in this moment. Am I perfect? Yes, and no. We are all perfect in our imperfections. I am here to learn, heal, grow, help others, etc. A lot of my issues are a reflection of who I am and where I am at within my own evolution. I’ve grown exponentially in these past couple of years, and it will be a never-ending process. Am I where I need to be. GOSH NO, but I honor where I am at. I am not here to put Deepak down. Or judge him. It is not his fault I interpreted who he was through his books. I get all that. I am someone who calls it like she sees it and I see some dots that don’t connect within this website that I wanted to share and get other’s opinions about. I will say this, that my other Deepak blogs have gotten me many many private emails from people who didn’t want to speak out openly, but agreed with my sentiments wholeheartedly and thanked me for my candor and basically my balls for addressing these issues. I must say that is not the role I thought I’d be taking on Intent, but okay. Things are not ever really what we think they will be, but they end up being what we need them to be.
Now it is time to get on with my original intent which is to expand the consciousness on the planet, starting with myself. Yes, I am going to put my oxygen mask on first…lol, as I need to expand my own awareness first. This has all been my creation and now it is time to create in other ways
And thank you to those of you whose intention when they sent me a friend request was actually true, and wanted to be my friend sharing ideas, comments, and not just adding me to sell me whatever it was they are selling. You are genuine and sincere and greatly appreciated, and everything I expected when I joined Intent.com!!
With love and respect, in love and light,
Krissy Saunders
Krissy,
I came across your post and sincerely hope and wish that you will continue to participate in this forum and extend your valuable contribution and inspiration
I would wish to specify that I am responding neutrally, that I neither defending and neither opposing.
You are entitled to express your opinion and with particular reference to what you have written:-
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"I am here to learn, heal, grow, help others, etc. A lot of my issues are a reflection of who I am and where I am at within my own evolution. "
You have expressed such eloquent words which certainly are inspiring and seeking to discover and share the goodness for the greater benefit of one and all
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From my perspective, I agree and believe that the Intent platform is what it communicates:-
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"Intent is your trusted wellness destination for capturing and sharing your intentions
Krissy,
Kindly excuse where certain words have been mis spelt
Also the following hyperlink has not been correctly attributed.
This was inadvertent
http://inspiration/
Hence, I am enclosing the correct hyperlink herewith
http://inspire.com/
Best Wishes,
Vashi Ram Chandi
Krissy,
Whatever you decide to do or not due, it's totally fine. One of the lessons you seem to be choosing seems to be simply this:
Nobuddy's perfekt, sister.
This whole "spiritual" business can get so heavy and complicated sometimes that one has to take a breather at times. You/we/I/they can't force so-called growth.
Or "enlightenment".
Or anything else.
Besides, one of my favorite definitions of enlightenment is:
"To lighten up — on oneself and others."
The rest will unfold at its own pace.
Or as one of my favorite quotations (even though I'm not Jewish) is:
—- "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor: that is the whole Torah. All the rest of it is commentary." ~ Judaism – Talmud, Shabbat 31a
Doing-onto others, doing-onto self, same thing.
Either it's love-based, or fear-based.
And, yup, the rest IS just commentary. Most of it just mind-stuff, sometimes clothed in fancy, convoluted met'fizz'cal camouflage.
So easy does it.
Sometimes the most "spiritual" thing to do is to forget about the spiritual for a while. What ain't psychologically healthy ain't spiritual healthy either.
Otherwise put…
K.I.S.S. – Keep It Simple, Sweetheart.
One freakin' day and moment at a time.
~ Philip
Hi Krissy,
I get an email every time you post (I guess that's because we're online friends) and have been reading your blogs with interest. I don't often comment on posts but was moved to do so when I read your story about your office mate John. The idea of not turning your back for fear of someone stealing everything you have (clients or anything else) – or the idea of needing to steal from others in order to have enough yourself
I certianly understand , and have no problem with marketing strategy of the website as 'intent voices' but my problem is that even intent voices are no more attractive than non-intent voices.I never actually found anything 'so' special amongst 'intent voices' other than those by Deepak Chopra, i certainly have no problem in their adopting policies for promotion of website but certainly going only by names of people doesnt work , one likes to read good posts, not any post by any author whoever she /he might be.What i mean here is , intent is pro-brand of popular names not pro-good posts that is limitation itself.
And I would agree with you Krissy that other users are not easily trackable here unless they post some thing every single day and make presence thru latest post or else they are in your friends list.So you obviously cant read interesting readers because u cant easily access the database.So even i got discouraged to write much because even I must be as untrackable for people so why to write a lot.That is a limitation of Intent.com
Secondly ,the things you mentioned about friend requests about people, ya it is another tool of self-promotion for many people if not all.In my friend list out of 36 i have,only 6 people genuinely ACTUALLY interacted and they were not for the marketing strategy.All others self-promoting ones never bothered to interact , probably the whole idea was once to make me read their profile thru friend request.
Funnily, except for 6-7 people who have actually interacted , i dont even remember the names of people in my friend list.
Corrections:
1)One cant get to read interesting writers….
Hi Susan,
I know on the surface what John said seemed horrible, but the point I was attempting to make was that he was authentic and let me know who he was without any hidden agendas and I appreciated it. I am a truth seeker and enjoy when people keep it real and don't disguise truth. That is all
I appreciate your comments, and I am sorry something I wrote left you cold. Not my intention!!
As for Deepak automatically doing friend requests. I think that didn't start at the beginning but was added right around when I joined 60 days ago or so. Because I went to his profile when he did do a friend request and noticed he didn't have that many at that time, which is what made me think it was genuine. I had also checked Mallika's and she had over 1000. But now I have been asking recent people and all of them have commented that within the day of joining Intent, Deepak requests friendship. He has about 5 times more than he had when I joined at this time. You, Susan, were probably one of the first to sign up.
Have a beautiful New Year's.
ALL THE BEST OF and SEASON'S GREETINGS Krissy!!!
For me, Unconditional Love and Trust is a sufficiently worthy goal of a virtuous life and I view the Intent Community as a valuable resource and tool to help and better inform my journey. Whatever purposes the Intenet Community serves for others is not particularly important to me, I attempt not to judge others, for others versions of the truth are simply that and I try to accept them for what they are. I too was very excited to receive DC's Intent Friendship request despite some reservations and it has helped me. I know one of my many challenges on my journey towards Unconditional Love and Trust is to eliminate my judgements and attachments to everyone and everything and simply accept what is. Not an easy goal for an old, over-wieght, smoking dude who also aspires to become more than a novice surfer and soar at higher altitudes. If DC's Intent Friendship no longer serves a positive, constructive and informing Intent Friendship for you, then cut him loose, delete him and anything and everyone else who does not serve your virtuous and courageous purpose. I am always reminded of my own limitations and that I simply cannot be all things to all people at all times and that to be a Healthy Child of God or our Creator, whoever we believe them or that to be, I must take the best care possible of myself and be connected to something greater than myself and beyond my understanding and knowing. I must practice and become much better at forgiveness and compassion towards myself before I can exercise it towards others. I understand this to be going deep with in, before going with out.
TAKE CARE, STAY SAFE, STRONG and HEALTHY TRAVELS My Friend!!!
BLESSINGS, LOVE and FAITH!!!
I'm new here, just stumbled on to the place and even though I'm terribly interested in Ayurveda & improving our State of Affairs by making others aware…….I'm not all that interested in Deepak Chopra because I find him a little too commercial. Not that I haven't learned from him—I've read a few books, but not that many for the very reason I stated above. He's too much like Oprah and Dr. Phil………Haaaa, while I sense he's a good man, and he's soothing, I
I've turned the tables: rather than resist the architecture, which is just another way of resisting the universe as IT IS, I'm allowing things to be and, instead, changing my purpose.
My primary purpose on this site is to read others' posts as carefully I can (and sometimes I do a better job than at other times), and really get the gist of what is being expressed, and practice responding to others so I can get closer and closer to "getting them". I don't make distinction between the size of the portraits (the Mona Lisa is so small it's laughable), I intentionally omit my personal picture so that mine is just another voice among the chorus of voices.
I enjoy your posts. So please keep coming back!
hey there, krissy . . greetings & good day : )
in answer to your enquiries
" the Rules " are : 1 ) take life as you find it ; 2 ) don't try to force it into your own needs ; 3 ) don't take it personally or too seriously ; 4 ) just enJoy whatever comes up, whenever it comes up ; & 5 ) be ready to let go at any moment . .
also . .
maximizing personal happiness means expanding our own Awareness without worrying about others, since expanding our own Awareness is the only thing under our control AND which, in & of itself, automatically takes care of others. A One Stop Shop, so to speak . .
So let it all go wherever it likes, krissy , Be Well & have a Deliciously Happy & CareFree New Year ! ; )
Peace Krissy,
You have expressed essentially the same point of view many times now. I would rather associate with people who by necessity of being people are flawed but whose major focus is to help, heal and inspire, than with people who will honestly tell you that they are a shark and want to take away what you have.
I think you know that I love you Krissy, but I have to say that it is time for you to grow up. I accept that this site complies with capitalism to a certain degree and that I am not being promoted the way that Deepak is being promoted by his daughter's site. At the same time I appreciate the existence of this site which is I believe true to its core message without being perfect.
Do not allow yourself to be used by people who do not share your own beliefs to the same extent that Deepak does. He is a major figure in the world of ideas and is attacked primarily by the major capitalist pigs of the world who care nothing for human beings except as consumers or workers. I have been attacked on other sites and even this site by people who are not open to spiritual values and who want to maintain the status quo and think that Deepak is a fraud. Deepak is not a fraud, he is a consistent voice for healing and Divine Unitary Consciousness. He is a human being not the Goddess herself. Do not expect him to ignore capitalist reality in his own business life. I know that you wrote me when you joined Intent and you were so excited to receive Deepak's personal invitation. So was I . I expected to be able to write to him and to hear back from him and have him read my book. as well. That did not happen. I was disappointed too but it is not sufficient reason to attack a healing spiritual voice and to join forces with those banal voices of disinformation and disrespect to humanity.
love and light to you Goddess Krissy.
your Stuart
http://stuartmarkberlin.com
As for friendship requests. I must say I WAS SO DAMN EXCITED to receive Deepak's friend request. ~ Krissy
FYI, I did not receive a Friend's request from Deepak so I sent him one which he took two days to accept. Has this affected my love for him – never in a million years. There are still a few here that have not accepted my friend's request, has this affected my love for them – I doubt it. There is nothing or no one in this material world that can affect me because I am hoplessly in love with love.
Hugs, Lily
Hi Krissy,
Keep up the hard work of looking inward and outward.
People on this thread who tell you to grow up are completely full of crap (just in case you didn't know that already).
I always liked the story of the "Emperor's New Clothes." And I always identified with the little boy who asked the uncomfortable question. You are now that little boy, and I like you just the way you are.
May I suggest you ask Malika for a copy of her business plan. You have to understand that Intent.com is just that, a business. You mentioned the other day that you couldn't understand why the site was so slow since you had a new fast computer. The reason is probably because Choprah Incorporated didn't go long on enough server power. They're saving a little money every time we have to wait five extra seconds for a database look up.
Again, watch out for the kind of people who tell you that they love you right before they insult you.
For some reason they can't seem to comprehend what you wrote in your blog about how you appreciate honesty.
They just want you to go to their website where they try to get vulnerable people to buy whatever crap they're trying to sell. They usually include a link under their name to their crappy web site.
L'Shalom,
Rafi Schutzer
Hi everyone,
Thank you so much for your comments.
I know, Stuart I had said some of what I was saying various comments, but didn't actually wrap it into a blog, so that is why I did it. Did you not notice I said in my title MY LAST BLOG CONCERNING DEEPAK…?
I take expanding the consciousness of this planet and healing and projecting peace SO SO SO SERIOUSLY and so it upsets me greatly when I feel someone is exploiting that and using peace as a vehicle for wealth accumulation. I feel Intent and Deepak may be doing this and it undermines everything. I am now going to allow and accept, but I felt I had to expose this wolf in sheep's clothing. Deepak I seriously feel needs to read his own books…lol. I feel completely misled by him and will continue to read his books, but with my eyes open to the fact that he is merely the messenger.
Lily,
You are amazing and pure light. PERIOD.
Thank you for bieng you.
Rafi,
You are sweet to me and I appreciate your support. You know I am not out to hurt people and have love in my heart. I am just not one to accept a scam when I see one ESPECIALLY in the name of ahimsa. I will stay on this website because I believe the member bloggers are amazing (you included), with good INTENTIONS and pure beauty.
And again, I want to thank everyone who is my sincere about friendship
With love,
Krissy
Hey Krissy, thanks for the note back – just wanted to make sure you know that what left me cold was the idea of sharing an office with a guy who said he'd steal my clients if he had a chance – not your post itself. I get that it's better he told you and was honest about it all than were he just to steal them behind your back, and agree that clarity and transparency are laudable qualities. Hope you have a great holiday!
And Stuart, I need to say it a bit more vehemently. I do not believe Deepak is as pure as you say. He is 80% M O N E Y and 20% peace spreading. If it is sooo important to change the world to peace then how can one justify charging so much money for it? I am suspect of that. And I now realize this is all about business. I just expect everyone to have integrity and did not expect that this site was business as usual. DUH!! That is my fault. Not everyone is who they say they are and I know that. I just didn't expect it from the Chopra famly is all. I was surprised. My bad.
I am grateful for Intent.com because I am now friends with like-minded souls who are sincerely here to spread peace and aren't here to exploit peace for money. They are sincerely here to project joyous energy and are beautiful in that.
And Lily, btw, they weren't using Deepak in the beginning I don't believe. They started sending Deepak's scamming friend requests right around when I joined so if you joined at the beginning it wasn't happening yet. Ask Mallika and see if she is truthful that it is part of the scam to make people feel all important and keep them coming to the website. They are playing with people's emotions for financial gain. UNACCEPTABLE. But again, I am now in allowing mode…lol. I am an attorney at heart (I will attend law school after my kids are grown) and cannot sit by when something smells like s***, and act like it smells like a rose. I am never going to be a robot following the herd, and will always go up against whomever if I believe in what I am saying is right. In that I am fearless. I feel sorry for the abusers in about 12 years when they meet me in the courtroom. I can be relentless…lol.
If I offended anybody, I APOLOGIZE!! It was not my intention.
Believe it or not, I am here spreading peace, love, and joy. I am growing like everyone else and hoping to learn from other souls on this website. This has been bothering me ever since the WSJ's Rabinowitz, and I tried to let it go, but obviously couldn't or wouldn't is more like it.
Have a beautiful New Years' everybody!!
Krissy
My excitement about this site was also short-lived. It would seem that my "friend requests" were mostly only those who wished me to read their blogs. Whether the motive was money, self-promotion or simple attention – all the same. I can also see the division between the "litle people" and the more "esteemed" bloggers that Chrissy speaks of. Just another Illusion within The Illusion. And that's all OK. I DO appreciate those who were sincere and wish them well. But something good came of it all – the realizaton that all Truth lies within. As Ekhart Toole says, there comes a time when it is no longer necessary to seek "knowledge" outside oneself. Spiritual teachers like Deepak merely point the way and I am ever grateful for his pointers. He set me on the path to Truth. But only through meditation and being In The Now can you truly KNOW Truth. Maybe Chrissy has simply moved beyond pointers and having found the path, is now ready to walk the walk. Walk with me Chrissy, side by side, and KNOW from Within. What better way to aid in the Awakening than by finding Truth within yourself?
Love & light
Krissy/Princess,
I agree that being a mom is the most under appreciated job n the planet. My wife works her butt of taking care of our biological and adopted kids at home. I hope you continue posting with your insightful thoughts and stay around for a long time.
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. Be glad when water pours out of your bathroom faucet each time you turn it on.