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john6630 · 02-24-2007, 05:58 AM

I am new to all this and am not intending to state a postion to argue from but rather to share a thought and hopefully learn from the responses.

At first Steve's Subjective Reality struck a strong chord with me. As a kid (I am 59 now) I had those very feelngs...I am creating all that exists around me and when I am gone...poof...you are all gone.

But here is the rub for me...if ALL is from my consciousness...if the "out there" is really "in here"...then how can there be a Universe out there from which I am attacting my reality? How can I be attracting that which I have already created? I seems totally inconsistent.

Add to that...it seems to be a very "lonely" philosophy.

What I sense is that I do have a Subjective Reality that co-exists with all other Subjective Realities in a larger Objective Reality. I can answer the paradoxes Steve raises in several ways. The one about two intentions competing for the same result...well I do belive the Universe is capable of supporting competition...why can't the stronger intention win...survival of the fittest.

As for the abused child...as long as I am unaware of the abuse, I am not causing it...but once I am aware of the abuse, I am responsible for ending it. If I am unaware of "it", I did not create "it".

Well those are my ramblings...it is all very very interesting..but in the end, the comfort of applying the LoA is amazing, regardless of the intellectual understanding.

Oh...and if I have not lost your attention yet... another thought...I was struggling with the task of defining my "purpose" and I had a very strong Aha moment...

I think we get lost looking at the details...is my purpose to be a doctor, a priest, a world savior..etc. But the answer is much simpler...my purupose is Joy...to always feel Joy... and whatever I am doing at that moment is my purpose.. to EnJOY life. Based on that, I can simply answer my question. I am a programmer and I love to program....well programming did not seem to be a worthwhile purpose...but when I am feeling Joy in my programming I am expressing and experiencing my purpose...as simple as that. My purpose is to make very day, the best day of my life!

Any comments?

John

02-24-2007, 05:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
john6630 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7	Subjective Reality inconsistent with LoA I am new to all this and am not intending to state a postion to argue from but rather to share a thought and hopefully learn from the responses. At first Steve's Subjective Reality struck a strong chord with me. As a kid (I am 59 now) I had those very feelngs...I am creating all that exists around me and when I am gone...poof...you are all gone. But here is the rub for me...if ALL is from my consciousness...if the "out there" is really "in here"...then how can there be a Universe out there from which I am attacting my reality? How can I be attracting that which I have already created? I seems totally inconsistent. Add to that...it seems to be a very "lonely" philosophy. What I sense is that I do have a Subjective Reality that co-exists with all other Subjective Realities in a larger Objective Reality. I can answer the paradoxes Steve raises in several ways. The one about two intentions competing for the same result...well I do belive the Universe is capable of supporting competition...why can't the stronger intention win...survival of the fittest. As for the abused child...as long as I am unaware of the abuse, I am not causing it...but once I am aware of the abuse, I am responsible for ending it. If I am unaware of "it", I did not create "it". Well those are my ramblings...it is all very very interesting..but in the end, the comfort of applying the LoA is amazing, regardless of the intellectual understanding. Oh...and if I have not lost your attention yet... another thought...I was struggling with the task of defining my "purpose" and I had a very strong Aha moment... I think we get lost looking at the details...is my purpose to be a doctor, a priest, a world savior..etc. But the answer is much simpler...my purupose is Joy...to always feel Joy... and whatever I am doing at that moment is my purpose.. to EnJOY life. Based on that, I can simply answer my question. I am a programmer and I love to program....well programming did not seem to be a worthwhile purpose...but when I am feeling Joy in my programming I am expressing and experiencing my purpose...as simple as that. My purpose is to make very day, the best day of my life! Any comments? John