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Originally Posted by Volunteer  What are you thoughts of this article? Where do you think he is missing the idea behind IMing?[/url] |
I think that he's missing a lot, but 90% of what he's missing is stuff which has already been extensively discussed many times in this forum. So I'll just focus on the remaining 10%.
He has this burning issue - he thinks that it's cruel to teach LOA. His reason is that it gives people false hope. These are people facing some personal tragedy or disaster - they turn to LOA, but it doesn't work, and they are devastated.
Well, it all depends on how you look at it. If you were an atheist, you'd say the same thing about Jesus or Allah. In other words, you'd say that religion gives people false hope. These are people facing some personal tragedy or disaster - they turn to Jesus or Allah, some saviour in the sky brimming with love and imbued with divine power to help, if only they had faith. But it doesn't work, and they are devastated.
The author, of course, is working from his own subjective perspective. In his reality,
LOA is fake, and if it is taught,
cruel consequences can result. Similarly, an atheist may well hold the view that Jesus/Allah is fake, and if the religion is propagated,
cruel consequences can result.
The starting point, of course, is whether LOA is for real or not. Similarly in the God analogy, the starting point is whether Jesus/Allah is for real or not. Christians believe that Jesus is for real - they wouldn't think it's cruel to teach about Jesus. Muslims believe that Allah is for real - they wouldn't think it's cruel to teach about Allah.
And If the author believed that LOA is for real, then he wouldn't think that it's cruel to teach LOA. But he already believes that it's not for real, you see.
Whether LOA is or is not for real, is an eminently testable hypothesis at the personal level. You don't have to take my word for it. You wouldn't have to take the word of Abraham-Hicks for it, or Steve Pavlina, or Rhonda Byrne, or Jack Caulfield, or James Ray, or anyone else.
The laboratory is your brain. The experiment is your life. Everything you need is right there. All you have to do, is take the ideas of LOA/IM, and try it for yourself, for a few weeks.
If it doesn't work for you, and you really feel it doesn't work, well, drop it and move on. Some may say, "See? Told ya. It's all rubbish." Others may say, "Oh, you didn't think hard enough. Maybe you used the wrong technique." Etc.
So what. In the end, it's your life. The only person who you need to convince - one way or the other - is yourself.
If it works for you, well, it works for you. Congratulations. You just made one of the most important discoveries of your life. Once again, bear in mind that the only person who you need to convince is yourself. Me, I'm convinced. And yes, my life is proceeding brilliantly well, thank you.
Btw, contrary to popular belief, I don't just sit around thinking all day. Actually once you've planted the intention into the universe (takes about 20 minutes, I'd say), you kinda just get up and move on with your everyday life and do what you can. The universe will unfold, and deliver the rest.