One of the most amazing scientific discoveries in recent years is something that spiritually adept people have known for thousands of years. Your experience of life responds to your intention.

In the past, you may have heard the word "intention" used to express a regret. If someone says, "My intention was to be at work on time," we understand that he arrived late. It's almost as if the word intention, in this context, brings about the opposite of what we want.

One of Leo Tolstoy's characters, Ivan Ilych, was a sick man who realized that being upset only made his symptoms worse. Tolstoy says of Ivan that, "