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Originally Posted by On A Lark

I would disagree here, what RS is actually saying is that money is not real...nothing is. There's no money, it's not moving in or out of your hologram, you don't ever have more or less of it because it's not really there to begin with.

I agree with that.

But money IS a part of the money game.

You are in an illusory world. Money is in that illusory world. You ARE experiencing a world in which money "exists". Since it's all your creation, you can choose in what form that money exists. RS chooses to experience a game where he runs a business, writes blogs, does seminars, etc. That was his choice for the game (or he'd probably say his higher self's choice for the game).

Once you go to Phase 2, you are free to set your own rules and standards. But, your choice of how to play the game does not somehow invalidate HIS way of playing the game. If he says "I choose to play the game this way" I just take him at his word. I think he says really you should play it how you see fit, for YOU. How he plays it, for HIM... not my concern. That's his business.

Originally Posted by On A Lark

If you really read BG, what he is saying you should do to "bust loose" is to totally stop keeping track of money at all. That is terrifying to me, so clearly it's something I need to look at. I'm processing it.

Actually he says when you get a bill, you should feel appreciation for it, feel appreciation for yourself, and then, from that state of appreciation.... PAY THE BILL.

You do the process enough, you bust loose enough, you'll have so much money you won't need to keep track of bills. But I don't recall him saying to do anything other than feel appreciation WHILE you pay the bill. Actually not wanting to pay the bill is a great time to do the process. You should love paying bills because you're just paying yourself for services rendered!

Originally Posted by On A Lark

I don't know why his salesmanship is bothering me so much. I am willing to believe that it's just a game he wants to play. Maybe because it's a game that I personally detest I'm just turned off by it.

I hear ya. This is getting deep into the core of how you look at money, what you think of profits, scarcity, abundance. All I can say is that eventually I think you'll see it in a different light. The more you trust yourself, and trust abundance, the more happy you'll feel when others make as much money as they want. Because you feel the same way about yourself.