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Originally Posted by Anagogy  Hi Dharma!
I was just curious, and I'm not trying to attack your perspective nor am I necessarily saying it is incorrect -- just seeking further clarity on the issue at hand. With that caveat, I just wanted to speak to this comment of yours. I suppose I don't understand what you mean when you say the concept of denial is lost in Abraham's teachings. From my perspective, their teachings are all about denial in a certain way. My understanding of their teachings is that all things we experience as negative are the result of our denial of the stream of well being. This well-being is the only stream that flows, and our suffering is a result of our denial or resistance of that state of well being. |
Anagogy,
Could I redefine "the stream of well being" as "beingness" and still keep your meaning? As in:
all things we experience as negative are the result of the denial of our beingness. If that works for you, I'd say Abraham does not approach the human condition as one of divine beings playing a game of pretend (denial) and all one has to do is become conscious of the pretending.
I see Abraham skip that part and give humanity a recipe for manifestation; a how-to guide to manifest stuff and happiness, when stuff and happiness is already there, albeit hidden by the game of pretend (denial). (forgive my terminology of the Hicks' work, my books are in another state, I'm doing this by memory and what I've read on this site) The process to manifest, LoA, is another layer of denial that people apply to their experience. It's unnecessary, unless Abraham is intending LoA to be a stepping stone of sorts.
(I have a meeting in a few minutes... so I'm going to cut this short. Idk if I've answered your question fully... I'll write more later)
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Originally Posted by Anagogy Also, your comment that, "that your thoughts do anything besides being your thoughts is ludicrous" could also use some clarification. It could have something to do with us defining thoughts in entirely different ways. Or perhaps not?  |
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Originally Posted by Elrond Part of his former signature used to say "Thoughts do not create. Get used to it." So i guess he means it in that sense. |
Yes, thoughts are just thoughts.... they are products of manifestation. They are the output, not input to your creative flow. It's best to not take them too seriously, maybe even look at them as great entertainment.