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JOE · 01-15-2007, 10:25 AM

Since writing my last post I have had more access to Gregg Braden's work and whilst I do find it spiritually uplifting and enjoyable, I do see Now that whilst his power of prayer and THOUGHT-FEELING-EMOTION method of prayer is very IM like........some of his other methods might actually be disadvantageous

Let me explain why I believe this:

Braden does advocate praying like we have already achieved the desired change or manifestation.....much like the IM practices or LOA books suggest that we do

But he also advocates something he calls the GIFT OF THE BLESSING

This 'gift of the blessing' he details thoroughly in his books and CD's and I don't want to step on any toes or breach any copyright laws by going too detailed. He advocates accepting that others urt us and our loved ones and tis allows us to reach a place of healing and None Judgement, perfect for effective prayer.

Easier than it sounds and I had a moral and emotive difficulty with this for a number of reasons because I couldn't reconcile accepting it with not condoning the hurtful action. Maybe that is just me, possibly I haven't the necessary maturity or insight to grasp what he is after but I had difficulty with this and he didn't explain HOW, just that we should do it. I had problems with this. I also thought that his gift of the Blessing technique, was similar to emotional offloading exercises in some body work therapies but my main objection is, whilst I accept that it is a beautiful technique and if used repeatedly, could alleviate blockages and emotional baggage.......it could potentially be a powerful LOA technique, which might actually bring more hardship your way

Focusing on problems with emotional content?????????????

Braden mentions how (as an example) we should focus on the middle east troubles and accept them (it is more detailed than this but I am wary of copyright infringement) and by acceptance of all parties involved, eventually we reach a state when we have gotten rid of enough emotional baggage, where we are in the perfect Non-Judgemental state to offer a prayer that might alleviate the situation ...... or any troublesome situation.

All well and good and if it works for you but for me, the middle steps involve thinking of problems and emotion being attached to them and then eventually at the end, prayers offered to alleviate the situation that if the LOA is true, you have spent the last half hour re-inforcing by accepting and dwelling upon?

That is my take on it but I am sure I have missed something. Braden's work is still impressive and I absolutely love his book the Isiah Effect. I do have some issues with his Gift of the Blessing technique for the reasons outlined above but he has been practicing these techniques for longer than I so I should give him some credit
From a PRAYER perspective, Braden's work is excellent and not preachy. He quotes Essene works, Buddhist texts and various other religions that seem to be stating the same thing about Emotion-Feeling-Thought being important in effective prayer

but from a LOA persepctive, if I understand his work correctly, then I do have some problems with his methodology......but I still advocate reading his works as they are uplifting and enjoyable and might be of comfort and use to people deeply troubled by hurt that they cannot get past. I would love to hear what other people familiar with Braden's work think of this aspect of his techniques? As I said, I love his work generally but this gift of the blessing could be a problem if the LOA is true and if we spend more time concentrating on our negative pasts, than oour potential futures

Thoughts?

01-15-2007, 10:25 AM	#21 (permalink)
JOE Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 42	Since writing my last post I have had more access to Gregg Braden's work and whilst I do find it spiritually uplifting and enjoyable, I do see Now that whilst his power of prayer and THOUGHT-FEELING-EMOTION method of prayer is very IM like........some of his other methods might actually be disadvantageous Let me explain why I believe this: Braden does advocate praying like we have already achieved the desired change or manifestation.....much like the IM practices or LOA books suggest that we do But he also advocates something he calls the GIFT OF THE BLESSING This 'gift of the blessing' he details thoroughly in his books and CD's and I don't want to step on any toes or breach any copyright laws by going too detailed. He advocates accepting that others urt us and our loved ones and tis allows us to reach a place of healing and None Judgement, perfect for effective prayer. Easier than it sounds and I had a moral and emotive difficulty with this for a number of reasons because I couldn't reconcile accepting it with not condoning the hurtful action. Maybe that is just me, possibly I haven't the necessary maturity or insight to grasp what he is after but I had difficulty with this and he didn't explain HOW, just that we should do it. I had problems with this. I also thought that his gift of the Blessing technique, was similar to emotional offloading exercises in some body work therapies but my main objection is, whilst I accept that it is a beautiful technique and if used repeatedly, could alleviate blockages and emotional baggage.......it could potentially be a powerful LOA technique, which might actually bring more hardship your way Focusing on problems with emotional content????????????? Braden mentions how (as an example) we should focus on the middle east troubles and accept them (it is more detailed than this but I am wary of copyright infringement) and by acceptance of all parties involved, eventually we reach a state when we have gotten rid of enough emotional baggage, where we are in the perfect Non-Judgemental state to offer a prayer that might alleviate the situation ...... or any troublesome situation. All well and good and if it works for you but for me, the middle steps involve thinking of problems and emotion being attached to them and then eventually at the end, prayers offered to alleviate the situation that if the LOA is true, you have spent the last half hour re-inforcing by accepting and dwelling upon? That is my take on it but I am sure I have missed something. Braden's work is still impressive and I absolutely love his book the Isiah Effect. I do have some issues with his Gift of the Blessing technique for the reasons outlined above but he has been practicing these techniques for longer than I so I should give him some credit From a PRAYER perspective, Braden's work is excellent and not preachy. He quotes Essene works, Buddhist texts and various other religions that seem to be stating the same thing about Emotion-Feeling-Thought being important in effective prayer but from a LOA persepctive, if I understand his work correctly, then I do have some problems with his methodology......but I still advocate reading his works as they are uplifting and enjoyable and might be of comfort and use to people deeply troubled by hurt that they cannot get past. I would love to hear what other people familiar with Braden's work think of this aspect of his techniques? As I said, I love his work generally but this gift of the blessing could be a problem if the LOA is true and if we spend more time concentrating on our negative pasts, than oour potential futures Thoughts?