Law of attraction VS Unexpected goodness

[StarDust18]

I have done many research on the Law of Attraction. Basically, it's all about 'like attracts like'. All my life, before I even heard of the law of attraction, I've always put my positive thoughts into getting the things I wanted, whether it was awards, good grades, you name it. Sadly, it never worked for me. Come to think of it though, the best things happen to me when I least expect them, and strangely, when I didn't even ask for them. That certainly isn't law of attraction. I was wondering what other people's thoughts were. Has anyone had any similar experience that they would like to share?

[Spectrum]

I think the general principles of the 'Law of Attraction' re positive thinking is a good trait to adopt as long as it is not taken to the extreme of wishful thinking, blind expectations, or self-fulfilling prophecy without one putting in any rational effort into what is expected.

On the other hand, hoping for random unexpected goodness without putting any rational efforts is also not an effective trait for life.

As the saying goes, 'if one failed to plan, one planned to fail'. If one plan positively without too much attachments (counting chickens) to the results, there will be spontaneous positive outcomes.

[Discards]

The law of attraction is exactly that facet of human existence which allows us to desire things into being. A person either believes in it, accepts that it works but cannot be understood, or passes it off as the self-fulfilling prophecy delusion.

However, for those who believe in the law of attraction, it is very much a part of their belief system that they can simply desire certain conditions to come about by mainly "wanting" them to happen.

In other words, the idea is that as humans - we are more important than sheep, and we are - indeed the children of God. That being the case, we have the aptitude to consciously desire things into being. It's not about sending out positive thoughts. It's really just about willing a desire to come true. This gets misapprehended as the wishful thinking syndrome. And I know that people who deal in the law of attraction often have trouble finding a balance between the law of attraction and their own greed.

It's horrible, in fact, that people who call them self spiritually enlightened people, are passing off the 'secrets' of the law of attraction in the form of very capital things; like books, audio tapes, seminars, and so on. There's a very gullible and wishful thinking group of people in every region of the world who are just dying to hear things like this from people not affiliated with Christianity. Although it is in Christianity that the entire thing becomes understandable. Outside of God, the so called 'law of attraction' is just greed. You can use it to attain whatever you want. So it is only a good thing inside the context of one's obedience to God. Inside the context of faith, the law of attraction pleases God. Outside of God and faith, the so called law of attraction is just one's ignorance and greed. To affiliate this law only with man-kind is to distance oneself from one's Creator.

People who espouse the law of attraction and do so in a way that divides them from the church; providing them with money, via their lectures on the subject and what not - should be ashamed of themselves. The law of attraction is found in the bible in such verse as "if a man should have faith the size of a mustard seed, I tell you verily, he could move a mountain." or "ask and you shall receive."

The 'new agers' seem to distance themselves from Christianity and God - for that matter. they also are obviously using this little known thing called 'faith' to further their careers and live a nice easy life of traveling around the world, lecturing on simple subjects to people who view them as demi gods.

Faith is not a difficult thing to understand. Faith simply springs from the heart. It isn't an unsure policy of guiding one's life on some unknown principle. Faith is a delicate balance of dreaming and sleeping. The more intense the dream becomes the easier it is for you to awake. So when you practice faith you ask once and then forget about it. You will what you desire into being and the world and God take care of the rest. What you get in return may not be what you expected. But people get what they deserve.

Many people do not take advantage of their own faith because they don't know where to find it. But faith has been renamed the 'law of attraction' - which is balderdash. When one incites a wish in their hearts, certain wheels begin to turn in the universe - this process cannot be understood by people. A wish for perhaps good things does not attract good thigns. It simply moves other things into place so that at some time known only to God, you will receive or be a part of those good things which you faithfully desired. nd you can easily desire bad things. This is voodoo. It happens very easily. the universe gives you what you desire. So it is important to choose your thoughts and your intentions well - because they will place you exactly where you want to be - for better or for worse. And then outside of your own faith, you have to consider the properties of the world and the unexpected coincidences that occur unbeknownst or without any recollection of.

So, since this is degrading into non-sense I'll stop there.

[Hudson Mohawk Press]

The movie “The Secret” exposed lots of people to the basics of the Law of Attraction but it downplayed the hard work that is needed to make things happen. Thinking or affirming things into being is not really how it works. But change is indeed possible if we put our mind to it. It is amazing what can happen when we really set our mind to something and put in the hard work. I continue to be impressed by the power of the universal message of the “New Thought” teachers of the last 100 years, and the relevance of their ideas today. I always go back to William Walker Atkinson’s book “Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World” when I need a reminder of the power of “mind” and an explanation of how the Law of Attraction REALLY works. Check out the new updated gender neutral edition published by Hudson Mohawk Press.