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Originally Posted by stephencp  I believe that alot of the secret behind the Secret is simply activating your "reticular activating system" (that process/system that filters information) to recognize input for your goals. This happens subconsciously, so it seems like the "Universe" is providing it for you, however it's really just your subconscious at work. |
I'll tell you about the reticular activating system. I have a goldfish in a fish bowl. It's got a reticular activating ststem too, activated towards recognising the kind of input that goldfish recognise.
In truth, the universe is a far more complex and amazing place that the goldfish could ever comprehend. It can't even imagine an existence out of water. Let alone the existence of a human owner who has legs, drives a car and can get to a pet store to buy special fish food that was manufactured in a factory in another corner of the world.
Along similar lines, all living organisms are limited. Man too. There are limits to what your senses can perceive, and limits to how your brain processes the sensory input. The universe is a far more complex and amazing place that we ordinarily recognise it to be.
Once in a while, however, by adjusting our thoughts, we adjust our senses and our brain's processing of the sensory input. We modify our RAS. Suddenly, opportunities, events, desired things etc fall into our lap. Some people call this "The Secret".
Of course there are reasons why these things happen. They are just mostly beyond our comprehension, that is all. We are like that goldfish in the bowl.