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Originally Posted by Velorien  @nownow and wolfgang: In reality, I agree with what you say. Have you read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle? |
Yes, I have read Tolle (or more like listened to CDs)
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It's just that I'm still trying to figure out how to relate that state (which I am in the chaotic process of trying to anchor) to the LoA. It's not really something Steve's articles account for - the essence of Tolle's teachings is passive in that you learn to accept whatever comes without judgment (including your feelings, thereby releasing them), and yet what I know of intention-manifestation presupposes a very active desire to manifest something.
Wolfgang, you seem to be thinking along very similar lines to me. Are you going through an analogous process?
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When I first heard about LoA it seemed to go against ideas that attachement to desire is a path to suffering. LoA says to get really excited about your desire. That the more passion you generate the better LoA kicks in.
Although, a lot of the LoA stuff also says there's the allowing step - which is the detachment from the desire or worry that things won't work out. So then I felt more reconciled. That LoA says to not be attached to it coming about. "We'd instantly manifset if we had infinte patience" or "You can have what ever you want as long as you don't want it" - are some quote from some free mp3 LoA material I probably got from some posts from here.
How to generate the feelings of the desire without feeling the wanting of it coming about is the stumble for me. I get that it's vibe and the stronger your vibe the clearer the LoA kicks in. OK, so I can sit and be quiet and bring to mind and feelings about a desire - how is that different than wanting it to happen?
I can only think that being jazzed and expecting that something will work out is much different than our usual excitment that is really a form of attachement - that has bunches of nerveousness in it not panning out. For example wanting to have a girl go out with you - how exciting it is to feel that but a lot of the excitment can be a nerveousness of rejection or really hoping you hit it off. So, there must be another state that is above duality that feels great too and doesn't have worries, fears nor the wanting more good feelings too.