How much skill does it take to manifest your intentions?

[SmartAlx]

Seems that practicing and learning techniques and gaining knowledge about the craft of I-M are the main focus points of this forum. This means that success with I-M is largely dependent on your skill. Am I right?

[marinik]

Originally Posted by SmartAlx

Seems that practicing and learning techniques and gaining knowledge about the craft of I-M are the main focus points of this forum. This means that success with I-M is largely dependent on your skill. Am I right?

I wouldn't call them skill more discipline of the mind/spirit/soul and body . But yes they can be called a set of skills. Like any endeavor, to be good at something you need a set of skills you have perfected.

(this is me being nice and polite)

[impaul99]

Originally Posted by SmartAlx

Seems that practicing and learning techniques and gaining knowledge about the craft of I-M are the main focus points of this forum. This means that success with I-M is largely dependent on your skill. Am I right?

I would say it's a matter of "unlearning" bad habits and false beliefs.

My 5 year old nephew is a master LoA manifestor. He got a Lego Starwars set as a gift and it came with a box. On the box it shows 4 other sets you can get. He went around and told all his uncles, aunts, grandparents, parents, and friends "This is the one I got...I'm getting this one and this one and this one because I don't have them yet". He doesn't ask you to get them for him, he just says "I'm getting them."

Today I was there, he showed me a whole shelf full of Lego Starwars everyone has been buying him. He brought FOUR boxes to show me today and once again he showed me "These are the ones I got, and these are the ones I'm getting..."

It's so fricken funny, because he has no concept of money or WHO is going to get them for him. He just tells everyone he's getting certain ones because he doesn't have them yet, LOL.

It's so cute and it totally works. He really truly believes that SOMEHOW, magically he'll get the other sets of Lego just because he says he wants them. Not once did he ask anyone to buy it for him when I've been around. He just keeps saying "I'm getting these ones." (Setting an intention)



That doesn't take skill. It takes faith. We're born with the skills already.

[annie]

Ditto to most of what's been said.

In my opinion the "skills" are: faith, hope, tenacity, consciousness about your thoughts, ability to "act" when it's required & finally absolute clarity & focus on what you intend to manifest.

[Angela]

Originally Posted by annie

Ditto to most of what's been said.

In my opinion the "skills" are: faith, hope, tenacity, consciousness about your thoughts, ability to "act" when it's required & finally absolute clarity & focus on what you intend to manifest.

Ditto ditto.

I would add: Using a perspective of being at cause in your life: Being 100% responsible.


P.s.... Hi, impaul99! Long time no see!

[Frans]

The only "skill" I use is this phrase which I constantly repeat during the day:

"Doing X/Being with X/Having X/... is the most beautiful thing in the world!"

Repeating this phrase brings me instantly in a fantastic mood.

[impaul99]

Originally Posted by Angela

P.s.... Hi, impaul99! Long time no see!

Thanks. I haven't gone anywhere. I always pop by from time to time to see what's going on here. I've just been more "busy" working on my business since quitting my "day job" in January to do what I love full time.

[Angela]

Originally Posted by impaul99

Thanks. I haven't gone anywhere. I always pop by from time to time to see what's going on here. I've just been more "busy" working on my business since quitting my "day job" in January to do what I love full time.

How's that going? What are you skillfully manifesting in your career?

[themaster]

Originally Posted by SmartAlx

Seems that practicing and learning techniques and gaining knowledge about the craft of I-M are the main focus points of this forum. This means that success with I-M is largely dependent on your skill. Am I right?

It's largely dependent on your allowing.. If we had made this reality a piece of cake (and for some it is) we wouldn't all share the idea you have to work at it

[Acting Like Godot]

See, there are some things which different people attract and create easily, in their own individual lives, even though they have never heard of the Law of Attraction.

For instance, some people easily attract new friends. Other people easily attract money or jobs. Yet other people easily attract adventure; or violence; or security & stability; or artistic experiences; or bad luck; or new toys; or sex; or whatever.

That's because of the way that the particular person thinks. Everyone has his or her own regular patterns of thought (or beliefs), which consistently create the corresponding types of experiences.

One challenge for the LOA practitioner is to expand the scope of his ability to change his thoughts and beliefs in general (as opposed to his thoughts and beliefs in one or two specific areas). So that the LOA becomes, for him, a broad-based powerful tool for personal growth, achievement, satisfaction & contribution - in whatever areas that the person may choose.

[Landi Star]

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Good answers here…
…and like Angela said, the perspective of being “at-cause” is most important.

For me, having internalized the stance of being “at-cause” in all my life circumstances and matters has made the biggest difference in all the many years I’ve been into LOA and personal development.

There have been times (even years) when I mostly didn’t really try to manifest anything… Yet coming to life from the perspective of being ‘at-cause’ seems to “automatically” shape my life in line with my deeper intentions and heart’s desires.

Like if I look back over the years, I see that the basic thrust or trajectory that my life has taken, the main happenings and things that have come into my life, are, for the most part, in-sync with the intentions, goals and desires I previously had. I didn’t really have to use any techniques most of the time. Just the fact of having fully and deeply internalized the stance of me being the causative or creative agent in my life seems to help line things up in my favor.

But I also love playing with techniques. At times in my life (including in the last few years) I’ve enjoyed using and developing LOA methods and have seen good success from that as well.

However, it is important to cultivate (and internalize) the basic LOA mindsets and principles, and to also unlearn any lousy attitudes and beliefs… and also to be aware as much of the time as possible in order to keep the mind from going into 'negativity' (or to get it out of 'negativity' as soon as possible) and to keep the thoughts from any perspective that is not beneficial to myself, my intentions, other people and life in general.
These are internal skills.


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We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
- George Bernard Shaw

[Angela]

Originally Posted by Landi Star

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....the perspective of being “at-cause” is most important.

For me, having internalized the stance of being “at-cause” in all my life circumstances and matters has made the biggest difference in all the many years I’ve been into LOA and personal development.

Ahhhhhhhhhh..... it's like encountering a long-lost sibling! Come, let me {{{HUG}}} you!

[Daffy Duck]

Being at-cause is important. Seriously. Or perhaps, seriously being at-cause. But not too serious. You got that?

Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too.

All sorts of things occur to help one that would otherwise never have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manners of unforeseen incidents and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.

—William Murray, member of a Scottish expedition to Mount Everest

[impaul99]

Originally Posted by Angela

How's that going? What are you skillfully manifesting in your career?

I've been skillfully manifesting a lot of contrast and growth for myself.

You learn a lot about yourself when you eliminate all excuses to blame others for anything in your business, by being the only person in your business.

Just like most employees bitch and blame their "stupid" boss for their lack of career success, a lot of bosses also blame their "lazy" employees for the lack of success the business has. However, when you're the only one in your business, all the responsibility is yours.

I love it. Running your own show is a good place to learn about yourself.

[Landi Star]

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Hello Angela! Hugs to you too, sister!
Thank you for all you share! You’re wonderful. You really do deserve the title of “Legendary Member”!
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Daffy Duck,
This is really synchronistic ‘cause I’ve had that quote on commitment (in your post) up on my bulletin boards for ages (mine is the longer version, but what you posted says it all!)

Thanks for reminding us about the power of commitment. That’s an important principle I forgot to include in my post above.

Together with adopting the worldview of being at-cause,
commitment gets the ball rolling and starts to crystallize and attract the means to make something you want happen.

For example, I want to learn a new language. Then, one day, I wholeheartedly decide to really go for it. This total commitment then summons the favorable energies and channels, and suddenly I’m finding or being led to the right resources and opportunities all around; such as audio materials that I didn’t know abounded at my local libraries, or in garage sales or second hand stores… I meet natives willing to help me practice… someone tells me of a fantastic course, and a great opportunity to travel to the country where it’s spoken, etc, etc, etc.

This sort of thing happened to me with two foreign languages I’ve learned.

It happens for all kinds of things in all sorts of ways.
It’s like a magic flow… all stemming from that moment of total commitment!



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We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
- George Bernard Shaw

[dragonfly183]

I accidentally manifest things all of the time. I can be thinking "Boy I haven't seen that movie in a while. I would really like to see that again" and withing a day or a week we will find it on cable. My son did an experiment once to show his girlfriend how it works. We were out shopping together and he mentioned a movie he knew I liked and probably hadn't seen in a while. I said "Yeah, I would like to see that again. Maybe it will come on cable soon". When we got home he did a search on the cable box and sure enough that movie was going to be shown on encore in the next few days. It totally blew her away. It also scared the crap out of her mother too who was trying to steal my husband at the time. She left me alone after her daughter told her about that.

[SmartAlx]

So I'm confused. Are all of these lengthy answers a 'yes' or 'no' to the question "is success with I-M largely dependent on your skill?"

And by the way, I meant consciously manifesting your intentions.

[Anagogy]

Originally Posted by SmartAlx

So I'm confused. Are all of these lengthy answers a 'yes' or 'no' to the question "is success with I-M largely dependent on your skill?"

I would say yes, it is largely dependent on your skill.

And the skill is simply learning to deliberately focus your thoughts on things that make you feel happy when you think about them. Because how you are feeling equals your vibrational offering. People who are happy, attract more of what makes them happy, and people who are sad, attract more of what makes them sad.

That which is like unto itself, is drawn.

[TheDude]

My answer - No, success with IM is NOT largely dependent on your skill. Success with IM is largely dependent on your belief that the process works.

[SmartAlx]

But doesn't it take skill to believe? Isn't doubt one of the hardest things to overcome?

[Acting Like Godot]

The question is analogous to "Does it take skill to use your body?"

It really depends. There are many physical activities which we do not usually think of as requiring skill - for example, activities such as standing, walking, running, carrying objects, seeing, hearing, talk etc.

On the other hand, it all depends on what you wish to accomplish with your body. Do you wish to learn gymnastics? Climb a mountain? Swim the butterfly? Master the violin? Dance hip-hop? Sculpt a masterpiece? Compete in the 400m hurdles? Perform mime? Sing beautifully? Ride a horse? Play basketball?

Then you might say that it takes skill to use your body.

So it is with your mind. There are many purposes for which you use your mind, which you may not regard those purposes as requiring "skill". But once again, it pretty much depends on what you wish to accomplish with your own mind.

[TheDude]

I suppose it does take some skill to bring your unconscious beliefs forward, pull them apart and rebuild them. But that wasn't the question.

[SmartAlx]

Originally Posted by TheDude

I suppose it does take some skill to bring your unconscious beliefs forward, pull them apart and rebuild them. But that wasn't the question.

If that's the process you have for manifesting your intentions then YES, it is the question.

[Acting Like Godot]

Originally Posted by SmartAlx

But doesn't it take skill to believe? Isn't doubt one of the hardest things to overcome?

It all depends.

There are many things which people effortlessly believe. For example, if from the time you were born, you were raised by staunchly Christian parents in a staunchly Christian environment, it is quite easy to predict that you will effortlessly believe in the Christian god.

Similarly, for Hindus, Muslims, Taoists etc.

One of the key breakthroughs in personal development occurs, when people realise, in one way or another, that:

(a) they are not their thoughts;
(b) they need not be enslaved to their thoughts;
(c) they do have some capacity to choose their thoughts.

This phenomemon can exhibit itself in dramatic, or mundane ways. For example, let's say that a woman is shy because she thinks that she is unattractive - eg her breasts are too small or her nose is too big - and her shyness hampers her social and working life.

Then one day the woman simply realises that (1) her self-belief is causing damage to herself, and (2) her self-belief is unnecessary. Or perhaps someone tells her that she is such a sweet, helpful, wonderful person; or that her hair is really beautiful.

Whatever the case may be, the woman decides that she has no reason to be shy. So she sheds that behaviour. The thought that helps her may be something as simple as this - "My breasts might be small, and my nose might be big, but I am a sweet, helpful and wonderful person, and my hair is beautiful."

So she sheds her old thoughts, she holds on firmly to her new thought, the shyness slips away, and her life becomes a better one, as she ventures forth with confidence, making new friends.

[SmartAlx]

Some people have talent and find it easier to play ping pong while other people have to try very hard to just get the ball over the net. If they don't have talent, they might be born into a family of champion ping pong players while most of us aren't. So like that, some people are born talented or they are born into a situation that makes learning I-M easier than most people. That doesn't really negate the idea that it takes skill to learn to manifest. Most people are not born with advantage, not to be good ping pong players, nor to be good at manifesting.

[Anagogy]

Originally Posted by SmartAlx

Most people are not born with advantage, not to be good ping pong players, and not to be good at manifesting.

Nobody is born BAD at manifesting, but they LEARN to be bad at it. Let me ask you a question, is it difficult to pull your hand away from a hot stove when you touch it?

Of course not. Manifesting is the same way, and becoming BAD at it equals the equivalent of learning to tolerate the pain of putting your hand on the stove.

But the interesting part is if said people realize they resisting the NATURAL well being of the universe, they then wish for an improved connection with their divinity which equals asking Source for it. When asked, Source ALWAYS answers. Source becomes instantly aware of any preference developed and rides that vibrational rocket of desire to its potential conclusion, if this is a desirable conclusion it calls that individual forth towards that state.

It communicates in the form of emotions. There is a reason some emotions feel good and some feel bad. Much as pain tells one to take their hand AWAY from the stove, painful emotions are telling you the thoughts you are presently thinking will NOT get you where you want to go -- in fact, they are the signal that the exact opposite of what you want is being pulled toward you. The ones that DO feel good are telling you that what you are thinking at the moment are the right thoughts and what you have asked for is on its way to you because you are no longer holding it apart from yourself vibrationally.

[Tristan Bull]

I don't think it's a skill that you either have or you don't.

I think everyone can do it but it just depends on what level you are at.

But I would agree in saying that the "art of manifesting" requires a skill set and you can get better at it with practice.

Manifesting things itself is actually pretty easy.

It's all the problems and obstacles people have that make it confusing.

These obstacles such as limiting beliefs, low self confidence, negative attitude towards money etc. can make it more difficult to manifest.

So everyone is different.

Someone who doesn't have any of those negative obstacles will be able to manifest easily and quickly and to most it will seem effortlessly.

The reason they can do so is because they don't have any of the problems that cause manifesting to not work or at least slow down.

So what you really need to do is work out if you have any potential road blocks, if you have any of the obstacles that could make your manifesting not work and if you don't then manifesting should be a piece of cake for you!

If you do then become aware of them, fix them and then manifesting will become a piece of cake for you

Tristan

[SmartAlx]

Originally Posted by Anagogy

Nobody is born BAD at manifesting, but they LEARN to be bad at it.

There is a difference between not being good at something and being bad at something.

Let me ask you a question, is it difficult to pull your hand away from a hot stove when you touch it?

But learning to control the LoA consciously isn't exactly the same thing. You may not be born bad at it, but you aren't born good at it either. No one is born with the ability to consciously control the LoA. If that were the case then babies would never cry.

[Acting Like Godot]

Nor is anyone born with the ability to run; or to play the piano; or solve quadratic equations; or to speak in multiple languages.

But as time passes, we do see that some children are more naturally gifted than others, in certain areas.

Yet the child who works hard and gets opportunities may surpass the child who doesn't get the opportunities or doesn't work hard. Eg a child may be musically talented but his parents can't afford to send him for music lessons etc.

[themaster]

Originally Posted by SmartAlx

But learning to control the LoA consciously isn't exactly the same thing. You may not be born bad at it, but you aren't born good at it either. No one is born with the ability to consciously control the LoA. If that were the case then babies would never cry.

This is a limitation reality.. the idea is about giving up our powers and experiencing the idea of disconnection something you seem to know..

But you can't say a baby can't consciously create.. whether from a higher perspective or in the moment in reality.. when a baby is abandoned.. how does it get lucky enough to be found in this particular trash bin etc.?

To understand why a baby cries so much if I understand my teacher(s) right or this is my own conjecture is to understand that this reality is limiting.. it requires crying to make it feel better