Law of AttractionLike many people, I came across the Law of Attraction in its present format through the movie, The Secret. I then followed the information up by researching the work of Esther and Jerry Hicks. I would also like to credit the following site: Law of Attraction Guide (another SBI site) for much of the information I have used , although the opinions expressed are my own. Much of the current understaning of manifesting takes off from the existing material on visualisation and affirmations and emphasises a fairly strong view, and in my view, mistaken understanding of causality. The basic idea is that our current fortune is an absolute creation of our current state of mind. Thus, if we are positive and upbeat we attract positive and upbeat experiences. Vice versa, if we are gloomy and depressed we attract gloomy and depressing experiences. To a certain extent this is unremarkable. We filter information from an incredibly rich world in line with our conditioning, which includes our prominent emotions, values and beliefs. if we change our conditioning we will naturally change our experience of the world. The Secret movie was inspiring and made good fortune seem easily achievable. The movie makes some powerful points in an easily understandable way. and yet, in my opinion, fails to be substantial in some important areas. One of the basic teachings is that ‘thoughts become things’. This is a quote from the movie. Our thoughts are things that determine what results we experience in the world. Yet at a deeper level the thoughts and feelings that we experience are also at the level of effect rather than cause. This is why simply overlaying our conditioning with some superficial positive and abundant affirmations will not work. Even if you do not accept the concept of karma which takes the idea of conditioning across lifetimes, the central point is that ‘poverty consciousness’, for example, is like a deeply rooted plant. What you see above the ground took a lot of growing under the ground. Every habit and conditioned response has a lifetime of beliefs, values and practice. To create a prosperity consciousness with the same force would take the same amount of effort! This is a lot more serious that reading Cosmic Ordering and expecting the new Mercedes to appear on the driveway. Imagine if you would a stereotypical 7 stone weakling. This unfortunate is being bullied by the resident bully. Our friend comes across Comic Ordering in the bookshop one day and cosmically orders himself a blackbelt. I am sure you can imagine what happens when the two foes meet… Putting it simply, the Law of Attraction works when you do. That is it. Doing your work should include perspectives such as meditation that allow you to disassociate from your thoughts and feelings and gain the insight required to not have to follow the contents of the mind. The attraction of the Law of Attraction is that it promises an easy way to abundance and prosperity. It is true, however, that abundance and prosperity develop from habits of mind that support such a life. This is where meditation plays a vital part. Through meditation we learn to detach from the negative conditioning that has sustained our current situation in life. This allows us the mental space to cultivate more positive thoughts, feelings and most important, actions. The mental and physical aspects work together. For more information and a structured programme showing you a step by step process for manifesting your chosen life please refer to manifesting takes off from the existing material on visualisation and affirmations and emphasises a fairly strong view, and in my view, mistaken understanding of causality. For more information and a structured programme showing you a step by step process for manifesting your chosen life please refer to
The Chinese Secret
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