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Acting Like Godot · 02-27-2007, 03:07 AM

JHL and Frans, what is it really, that troubles you so much about LOA?

If you care so much about spiritual development, why don't you use it for spiritual development? I certainly think that LOA could be used for such a purpose.

If you disdain materialism, why is it that you disdain LOA? It is after all a tool. There are plenty of people in the world who are highly materialistic anyway, and have never heard of LOA.

Why does the commercial success of "The Secret" upset you? You should analyse your feelings. You may make some surprising discoveries.

Consider the following scenarios:

1. Suppose "The Secret" had not had any mass appeal. Only a small number of people (eg 500 in the whole world) were intensely interested in it. They tried it out and achieved amazing results, and came to this forum to talk about it. Meanwhile Rhonda decided to retire to a scenic, tranquil island in the tropics and live in blissful obscurity for the rest of her life. Would it make you feel much, much better about LOA, that the makers of "The Secret" didn't profit from it?

2. Suppose Rhonda now decides to do a Warren Buffett, and donate large chunks of her profits from "The Secret", to charity. She then says that money is not that important to her and she would rather spend the rest of her life helping starving children in Africa. Would this make you make you feel much, much better about LOA?

3. Suppose the movie (which I haven't watched, btw) ended on a different note. There is an additional ten minutes where the people talk seriously about the potential of LOA to make the world a better place. Eg save the whales; help the poor; make society a kinder and more compassionate place; end wars. The movie concludes by encouraging everyone to use LOA to make the world a better place. Would this make you make you feel much, much better about LOA?

Ask yourself that ......

Also, I don't think you should worry too much about people just sitting around thinking all day long and doing nothing. In my own experience, if you do IM properly, in fact you will become highly motivated to take action. In that sense, it's no different from the visualisation exercises that professional sportsmen or fitness buffs use all the time. Once you start doing some serious visualising about working out in the gym and pumping iron, you will soon feel a strong urge to run off to work out in the gym and pump iron.

02-27-2007, 03:07 AM	#40 (permalink)
Acting Like Godot Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 9,613	JHL and Frans, what is it really, that troubles you so much about LOA? If you care so much about spiritual development, why don't you use it for spiritual development? I certainly think that LOA could be used for such a purpose. If you disdain materialism, why is it that you disdain LOA? It is after all a tool. There are plenty of people in the world who are highly materialistic anyway, and have never heard of LOA. Why does the commercial success of "The Secret" upset you? You should analyse your feelings. You may make some surprising discoveries. Consider the following scenarios: 1. Suppose "The Secret" had not had any mass appeal. Only a small number of people (eg 500 in the whole world) were intensely interested in it. They tried it out and achieved amazing results, and came to this forum to talk about it. Meanwhile Rhonda decided to retire to a scenic, tranquil island in the tropics and live in blissful obscurity for the rest of her life. Would it make you feel much, much better about LOA, that the makers of "The Secret" didn't profit from it? 2. Suppose Rhonda now decides to do a Warren Buffett, and donate large chunks of her profits from "The Secret", to charity. She then says that money is not that important to her and she would rather spend the rest of her life helping starving children in Africa. Would this make you make you feel much, much better about LOA? 3. Suppose the movie (which I haven't watched, btw) ended on a different note. There is an additional ten minutes where the people talk seriously about the potential of LOA to make the world a better place. Eg save the whales; help the poor; make society a kinder and more compassionate place; end wars. The movie concludes by encouraging everyone to use LOA to make the world a better place. Would this make you make you feel much, much better about LOA? Ask yourself that ...... Also, I don't think you should worry too much about people just sitting around thinking all day long and doing nothing. In my own experience, if you do IM properly, in fact you will become highly motivated to take action. In that sense, it's no different from the visualisation exercises that professional sportsmen or fitness buffs use all the time. Once you start doing some serious visualising about working out in the gym and pumping iron, you will soon feel a strong urge to run off to work out in the gym and pump iron. Last edited by Acting Like Godot; 02-27-2007 at 03:18 AM.