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Originally Posted by MrsCogan  If "manifesting intentions" means "I wanted it so I thought about it, figured out how to get it and then went after it" then I'm happy. If it means "I can make the world be any way I want just by crossing my fingers and wishing," I can't go there with you. I think it's important--in fact vital--to acknowledge the existence of an external reality that remains in place when you blink your eyes. |
MrsCogan, it becomes more apparent to me that you and I think of "reality" in different ways, and yet one of our realities is no less real or vital than the other.
I don't think there are too many people here who consider "creating reality" and "wishing" to be synonyms -- although there are a few. From what I've seen of The Secret, it looks to me to be more wishful thinking and material gain. That's not at all what I consider to be creating reality. How I see it is: by trying on a new way of being, or consciously thinking thoughts that feel good when I think them, what is in front of me is actually transformed. Not in a magical, wishful way; the future I'm stepping into has actually been transformed.
I think it's vital in my life to
let go of an attachment to an external reality that remains in place when I blink my eyes. Because for me, in each new moment, reality is recreated anew, and it will occur differently for me according to what I'm being. Presence is what's vital for me, not attachment.