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08-25-2009, 06:47 AM
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....It only seems that way. I have not solved all the problems of the world or have won all of life's lotteries, but I do know this: Manifestation is not complicated. The process that you need to follow, to receive your abundance, is not even remotely complicated. All it involves is SPENDING THE MAJORITY OF YOUR TIME FOCUSING ON THE THINGS YOU WANT. THAT'S IT. Why does it SEEM complicated? Because you are in the "Matrix". The Matrix is society... or if you like the Bible, "The World". And the world is pretty powerful. Powerful enough to completely sidetrack you to the point that several days may go by where you forget that you are into this whole "law of attraction" deal. And you can't afford to "forget" what you are studying here. You are jacked in to a collective consciousness that is telling you how you are "supposed" to act.... and it is also telling you the steps you are "supposed" to follow in order to succeed (and I guarantee you the steps "they" are telling you to rely on include words like "hard work" "struggle" "sacrifice" "greater good" etc.) As long as you look to the "whole wide world" for cues on how to think and act, you are screwed. You can attract specific things to help you, but for that to happen, you have to be intensely focused on what you want from life. If you aren't focused, you will be taken hither and tither, all over the place. If you want to manifest your hearts desire, you absolutely have to stop listening to the world around you... all the people who want to whine and complain.... and that includes this discussion forum. Before you get offended, look at my post count. If you are willing to tune this major influence out, I would imagine you're in like the top 2 percent of focused individuals. We are social creatures, and it is extremely difficult to leave behind the influence of the world around you. But in my estimation, that is exactly what you must do. A few things that have had a MAJOR impact on me are: 1--Turn off the news. Stop watching it. Period. I'm about to make a very broad statement, but I guarantee that there is not a single news item in the local or national news that will benefit your life.... ever. If you have found that special channel that only shows video of fluffy white kittens, then that's cool. If not, STOP WATCHING. (And this goes for all you political junkies like me that take pride in not sticking your heads in the sand.) The world is sick... and if you watch the news, and TMZ, and whatever society tells you is "super important" , you will become sick too. But if you become WELL... then others will learn from your experience... and perhaps become well, too. 2--Turn off the TV AND the internet for an extended period of time. If you like movies, then watch a DVD or something... at least in that case, you are CHOOSING the mindsets and images you will expose yourself to. My personal record is 9 days without a computer or tv, just books, and writing in a journal. I'd like to extend that, soon. 3--Stop chatting online for an extended period. This probably sounds funny on discussion forum, but the longer you can go without feeling compelled to express your various opinions, or feeling the need to shout someone else's opinion down, the more likely you are to "hear" your own true self... your inner being.... but once you turn on the Matrix, all that dissipates, and your singular focus gets scattered to the wind. Soon you'll find yourself reacting to someone else's opinion... instead of feeling true solidarity with your OWN. And when you KNOW you are right... and don't need anyone else to agree, or to be wrong, then manifestation is guaranteed. This is my personal take on all this. For those who agree, thanks, for those who don't, thanks. Last edited by cylon; 08-25-2009 at 07:03 AM. |
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08-25-2009, 08:24 AM
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I would like to refute one specific point. Stop communicating? No, no.. INNOVATE! My mind says to me, say these things to yourself in the form of text. This very thing. This post is to myself, but you are exposed to it. You do with it as you please, it's only for my benefit that I post it. Reasons for doing so? Well, the world would be awefully boring with only me still here. To survive, this post must be understood, and one must be able to deduce that he/she is independently capable of discovering everything which has already been discovered, or everything that ever will be discovered. Rely on YOU! |
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08-25-2009, 08:26 AM
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On a slightly more extreme note: (a) Jesus went off for 40 days in the desert (b) Buddha did 40 days under a bodhi tree (c) the Prophet Muhammad went up to a cave in Mount Hira for a few weeks There's a pattern somewhere.  | |
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08-25-2009, 08:39 AM
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Sometimes us thoughtful folk just need to get into a natural pinch to restore the vigor necessary to overcome the mindless. A good month spent in the woods of NE Texas will do that for you, especially if you go out there with absolutely nothing to help you survive, except, of course, that one special tool you can't really leave behind.. | |
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08-25-2009, 08:55 AM
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We keep asking questions, not realizing that our own intuition has so many of the answers if we would just be present to actually receive them. Others can help too of course, but their help will not be very effective if you don't have the presence to take it to heart and put it into practice.  | ||
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08-25-2009, 09:00 AM
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08-25-2009, 09:52 AM
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--- You make some good points. Manifesting really is very simple and it is valuable to cut or limit some of the sources of negative imput. In my experience, it’s crucial to break free of that social-matrix you speak of (esp. the prevalent negative thought-forms/views/beliefs). To me, that means staying free in my mind. It’s difficult to avoid sources of negative or distracting input in the world. Other people in the house may have the TV on, or people around us converse (or they talk to us) about negative things in the news, etc, expressing their negative views, etc, etc. I do what I learned to do in my years of mindfulness meditation practice. In the same way that I learned to observe my negative thoughts dispassionately, without getting caught up in them, without identifying with them or buying into them (and therefore not giving them “energy” or power to affect my reality)… In that same way, I’ve learned to hear the negative things people say without taking it in, without letting it affect my reality. I stay free in my mind and do what I can to keep in charge of my focus. --- |
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08-25-2009, 09:56 AM
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No news works pretty good for me - saves major time on 'cleaning negative energy'. Actually, it's no TV for me. Unsubscribed the cable after I noticed I didn't watch the telly for a year. I have the TV to watch an occasional DVD.No computer / internet is not my choice. I do choose when and how much I am busy with it. Chatting online as in MSN, Twitter etc: close to zero. A 40 day period in the desert or the wilderness sounds like quite a challenge! | |
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08-25-2009, 01:25 PM
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Great post Cylon, I love the Matrix analogy. I sit on break at work, almost every night, and listen to my younger co-workers chat it up about everything they saw on TV that week. Family Guy, Southpark, Simpsons, or....they talk about how many hours straight they spent playing this video game or how many kills they got.... But if I was to mention reading a book, or journaling, or meditating - they'd look at me as if I was an alien or something. They are permanently jacked in - and don't even realize it. My wife and I had a conversation last night...about our financial situation. How are we going to pay this bill, and how are we going to pay that one....and her answer is always the same .......coming from a Matrix mentality - I guess we need to get a second job, or work more overtime. Work more, harder, longer hours, because that is the only way to make money. One day they will learn.....or not. |
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08-25-2009, 01:53 PM
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Oh, I agree wholeheartedly! Oh, yes! Here's what I have come to believe about the LOA. If I believe that it has all these steps and I have to remove resistance (that I didn't even know I had until someone told me I did  ) and I have do this and do that and it will take lots of study to get to know my deeper self etc. etc. Then that is what I am going to believe (which is what the LOA is all about, right?)However, if I believe that it's easy and that it's just thinking about what I want and feeling good, then that's what I am going to believe, right? Well, I choose the second belief. It works for me. I like to read all of the forums about LOA because it keeps me in that mind set, but it's really all about believing in what works for you. You get to choose. The first belief may work for you because that's how your mind grasps ideas and if that's the case...then wonderful! Manifest something once and then just keep doing the same thing but with different intentions. I also believe that the more you try to "tweak" your beliefs and your LOA routine, the more you are telling the universe that you don't know how to manifest. I still go back to my favorite affirmation time and time again..."I am an expert at manifesting my intentions (or sometimes I use the word desires)." Believe that and you've got it all covered  .I agree, It's not that difficult. |
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08-25-2009, 01:58 PM
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If you are manifesting a world that is sick, a world that will make you sick if you engage with it, it would make sense to shrink from it. If you are manifesting a world full of people who whine, complain, and shout you down, and a society that tells you how to act (and you make the whining, complaining, shouting down and telling you how to act mean anything about what you should do or how you should feel), and if you choose to allow them to influence you to the point where you can't manifest your heart's desires, then listening to people and society would certainly be a problem, I agree! On the other hand, if you are manifesting a healthy, vital, supportive world, filled with people whose every move and thought supports you -- including the ones who may push your buttons or distract you from your conscious desire -- and you are being the conscious creator of how you feel and the choices you make -- then it would make more sense, I think, to joyfully engage, and to look for more and finer ways to actually generate your heart's desires in the world, for the world. Watching tv or participating on the Internet are then simply a couple of tools out of many for mutual support, tools that you can choose to use or not. The world supports your joy, abundance, and power, and you support joy, abundance, and power in the world. Either way it's your powerful manifestation. Last edited by Angela; 08-25-2009 at 02:05 PM. | |
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08-25-2009, 02:05 PM
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08-25-2009, 03:35 PM
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08-25-2009, 03:45 PM
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08-25-2009, 05:05 PM
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Thanks for the kind words everyone. Also clearly, everyone has to find their own path. This is what works for me, if it resonates with someone else than that's all I care about, just want to share my own progress with those who may see the world in the same way I do. No, it's not possible or even necessary to avoid all things that happen in the world, but if you are someone who feels that they are sort of being "dictated to" by the world at large, or think there is some role in society that you are expected to fill, etc... then "tuning out" for a long period of time (long enough to start hearing your own intuition) can be very helpful, I know it was for me. And like ALG pointed out, there is a long tradition of this. I'm not reinventing the wheel here. The only other piece of advice I would give is to diligently work whatever LOA system you are using. I follow the Abraham stuff, but I used to read certain exercises and say "I'll try that later" and then suddenly it's a month later. And I'd be here, asking the same questions, because I didn't put the time in to let the answer actually show up in my life and do its magic. Now I just make sure to do my favorite LOA exercises on a regular basis. My favorites right now are Positive Aspects, Segment Intending, and the Focus Wheel. But you have to apply some effort, the effort it takes to stay conscious of what you are thinking, and how it is making you feel, and the commitment to deliberately think thoughts that create new feelings. If the news creates feelings of fear or anxiety, then it is your responsibility to stop that train before it starts moving too fast. So, I just wanted to share that. I want to start moving now into ALG type territory... he keeps very detailed and specific intentions, charts his progress, looks for reflections, he is "working the system" in his own way and I feel I am moving in that direction myself. |
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08-25-2009, 05:36 PM
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lol... see that is even longer than I have gone. But once you give up anything for a long period of time, it's kind of surprising how easy it is to adapt to not having it.... and some of the things you may have thought you couldn't live without, you actually enjoy being apart from. In addition I should point out I have been filling my time with other things too, like actively creating a social life, and leaving behind friends who were not good for me anymore. Those two things together have made a major impact on me. As far as online chatting sabbaticals, Steve wrote a good article on this: Effective Online Forum Usage by Steve Pavlina |
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08-25-2009, 07:50 PM
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Some good points brought up, but not absolutely necessary. If a person learns how to effectively deal with their resistance and concepts of limitation, they can be fully engaged in the "real world" and still have, be, and do the things they want. While I agree that avoiding things that are blatantly negative is wise, it shouldn't be done from a place of wanting separateness. Wanting separateness is the root cause of all suffering and limitation, so avoidance from that perspective can be counter-productive. Acceptance of what is has been the most powerful platform for manifestation in my experience. |
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08-25-2009, 07:54 PM
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I agree with most of this, by the way, I just can't stay away from my computer though because I have to pay my bills and write in my journal on here! The news, I totally agree. My mom gives me her newspapers after she's done with them and they pile up for a week at a time because I have better things to do but at the same time I don't want to miss anything so that's why I read them (eventually).
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08-25-2009, 08:54 PM
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--- How we see the world and how we let it affect us is up to us! Angela’s post (#15 above) made me think of something I read in Jack Canfield’s “Success Principles” a few years ago. Another good strand to weave an empowering worldview! “My earliest mentor, W. Clement Stone, was once described as an inverse paranoid. Instead of believing the world was plotting to do him harm, he chose to believe the world was plotting to do him good. Instead of seeing every difficult or challenging event as a negative, he saw it for what it could be — something that was meant to enrich him, empower him, or advance his causes. What an incredibly positive belief! Imagine how much easier it would be to succeed in life if you were constantly expecting the world to support you and bring you opportunity. Successful people do just that.” ==== |
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08-25-2009, 09:48 PM
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Boy, you ain't kiddin' Landi Star! I just went out this morning expecting miracles -- I had just completed an eight-hour breakthrough session and my client left glowing with inspiration and motivation, and I was feeling gooooood -- when the world presented me with a BIG opportunity that knocked my socks off! I am really feeling supported by a loving world! Inverse paranoid -- I love it. I like what Rob Brezsny calls it in his book: "Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings" |
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