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Originally Posted by Antarananda 
A third concept in Advaita is maya, or "that which appears seemingly real". Essentially, the LoA functions in the realm of maya. So, "thoughts creating our reality" is actually quite incorrect, since this so-called "reality" is actually a dream, as understood from the enlightened state (which I described above). Neither this body exists, nor the mind, nor the universe. It is like the Matrix in which stuff exists - all a holographic projection of the Self (meaning the underlying Real substratum beneath all material objects and phenomena).
This is where The Secret or LoA fails. It is focused on desiring and creating, without the necessary discrimination present as a counterbalance to dictate whether what is desired is in one's own highest interest. Instead of accepting the flow of universal life, we seek to change it because of our inherent dissatisfaction with what IS in the universe and our perceived human life.
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Add to that the fact that we Created that "dream" that we are so "dissatisfied with"( If you go the Advaita route)
This is where I am these days; trying to reconcile LOA and Advaita(or my understanding of it) I'm not sure it can be done, but as Morpheus said " But if you
could go back would you want to?" (back to objective reality) For me, it's no. It's almost laughable. That's not to say I don't still catch myself thinking that way...
Robert Scheinfeld's new book Goes into this very subject and then some; It fried my circuits the first read through and I'm going back in for a second read.BTW, Money is in the Title, but This applies to EVERYTHING
Amazon.com: Busting Loose From the Money Game: Mind-Blowing Strategies for Changing the Rules of a Game You Can't Win: Books: Robert Scheinfeld
I'd like to know what anyone who may have read this book thinks. Like I said he discusses the reasons why LOA can't work(at least all the time) until you realize "none of it" is real