Comments on: “The Secret” ~ Giving and Getting ~ Non-Grasping ~ Non-Hoarding http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/ To your life ~ well lived! Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:19:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jeff http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-6662 Jeff Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:19:01 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-6662 I love the work Ester and Jerry does. I hated God for more than twenty years. After Listening to the LOA and attending their seminar, I started going BACK to CHURCH! I was blaming God for problems created by my negative thoughts. I see many diamonds and pearls to be had, among much talk that my church would object to. I don't accept everything either side has to say and that's ok. I totally expect the comments made here from religious extremists to non-believers. We all are imprisoned by our belief system. I want to learn from all sources and trust the Holey Ghost to sort it out for me. "If any man lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who..." I would love to have Ester & Jerry as personnel friends. 10/25/08 . I love the work Ester and Jerry does. I hated God for more than twenty years. After Listening to the LOA and attending their seminar, I started going BACK to CHURCH!
I was blaming God for problems created by my negative thoughts.

I see many diamonds and pearls to be had, among much talk that my church would object to. I don’t accept everything either side has to say and that’s ok. I totally expect the comments made here from religious extremists to non-believers.

We all are imprisoned by our belief system.
I want to learn from all sources and trust the Holey Ghost to sort it out for me. “If any man lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who…”
I would love to have Ester & Jerry as personnel friends.
10/25/08
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]]> By: Lucia http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-6646 Lucia Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:45:29 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-6646 I hear a lot of people talk about how the money aspect of all this is just okay and to just move on with it, but I can't get past my own concerns about there being definately too MUCH focus on money lately. It reminds me of when I read the short story, "The Rocking Horse Winner", where the house that the boy in the story lived in kept getting more and more things and kept getting better and better lives, but still in the air hung the feeling of "There -must- be more money". They were unsatisfied despite their great wealth in there, like as if there was a hole in their soul that could not be filled that they were trying to fill with wealth. Also, material things tend to weigh you down the more you have, just like a ball and chain on your soul, just like a heavy bundle on a traveler's back. So, in observing that material objects tend to have this effect, the fact that all of western society and then some is getting more materiallistic is concerning. (Especially considering the ever shrinking environment and resources of this world.) With more people coming into the world everyday, and more people always wanting more, I think people need to shift their focus from wealth, shift their focus from teachings that endorse it a bit too much (Like how "The Secret" tends to do in certain parts) and learn to look within themselves and find a way to acheive balance, and thus become content, and thus true joy. The Secret was a bit camp and a bit wealth oriented, but learning to look at it objectively and taking only that which really resonates with yourself is one of the best ways to learn from it, and also a great way to avoid being mislead by it all. Trust in your own inner guidance before you go trusting in the advice of others. Even when listening to disembodied spirits like Abraham. The answers are inside of all of us, if only we take the time to open up and listen. ~Peace out yall' I hear a lot of people talk about how the money aspect of all this is just okay and to just move on with it, but I can’t get past my own concerns about there being definately too MUCH focus on money lately.

It reminds me of when I read the short story, “The Rocking Horse Winner”, where the house that the boy in the story lived in kept getting more and more things and kept getting better and better lives, but still in the air hung the feeling of “There -must- be more money”. They were unsatisfied despite their great wealth in there, like as if there was a hole in their soul that could not be filled that they were trying to fill with wealth.

Also, material things tend to weigh you down the more you have, just like a ball and chain on your soul, just like a heavy bundle on a traveler’s back. So, in observing that material objects tend to have this effect, the fact that all of western society and then some is getting more materiallistic is concerning. (Especially considering the ever shrinking environment and resources of this world.) With more people coming into the world everyday, and more people always wanting more, I think people need to shift their focus from wealth, shift their focus from teachings that endorse it a bit too much (Like how “The Secret” tends to do in certain parts) and learn to look within themselves and find a way to acheive balance, and thus become content, and thus true joy.

The Secret was a bit camp and a bit wealth oriented, but learning to look at it objectively and taking only that which really resonates with yourself is one of the best ways to learn from it, and also a great way to avoid being mislead by it all. Trust in your own inner guidance before you go trusting in the advice of others. Even when listening to disembodied spirits like Abraham. The answers are inside of all of us, if only we take the time to open up and listen.

~Peace out yall’

]]> By: integrationcoach http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-4270 integrationcoach Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:35:54 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-4270 There is a wonderful Buddhist phrase stating, "Who knows what is good and what is bad?" As we become more aware, it is very helpful to watch the judgments which play out in our minds. Self righteousness is a very tricky prankster. There is a wonderful Buddhist phrase stating, “Who knows what is good and what is bad?”

As we become more aware, it is very helpful to watch the judgments which play out in our minds. Self righteousness is a very tricky prankster.

]]> By: chuck http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-4147 chuck Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:14:05 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-4147 I'm surprised by the degree of negativity displayed here. As some others have noted, there something quite ironic about that. The Law of Attraction dictates that the movie will inspire those who are ready to receive inspiration. Likewise, it will disappoint those expecting disappointment. It's funny to me that the people professing to be oriented toward more "spiritual" concerns seemed to see only a "materialistic" focus in the film... Oh well! I’m surprised by the degree of negativity displayed here. As some others have noted, there something quite ironic about that. The Law of Attraction dictates that the movie will inspire those who are ready to receive inspiration. Likewise, it will disappoint those expecting disappointment. It’s funny to me that the people professing to be oriented toward more “spiritual” concerns seemed to see only a “materialistic” focus in the film… Oh well!

]]> By: Bell http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3728 Bell Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:07:10 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3728 Regarding Material Desires While I agree that often we see Law of Attraction used in relation to material gain, I think there is a hidden key here that is easy to miss. It's not simply that people are superficial when they talk about wanting a "thing" and learning how to attract it. Focusing on something material which you have not yet been able to afford helps to create a new vibration, and can be part of bringing the creator to a new level of function in the world. For example, if you are driving a car which is unreliable or poor on gas mileage, you might expand your whole world by manifesting a better car. This better car is part of a whole vibrational world which you have attracted by focusing on the car itself. We are teaching ourselves how to change our vibration and move to the level we prefer. Other things which might be on that new vibration are new capacities for helping others. Perhaps with that new car, a person has the confidence and reliability to help someone else. I think often what people are doing, without even realizing it, is attracting the abilities of the higher income level which will come into being along with the manifestation of those material things. Perhaps in The Secret, people who currently are only focused on material things will find themselves opening to whole new ways of being, more connected, more outreaching, as they discover how much power they actually have to create their life experience. I do still believe people are good and want to help each other. I also think money stress tears people apart. Having things and having money, within reason, can mean a better community over all, because it means the community members have learned to manifest. with great love and optimism, Suzanna "Bell" Stinnett Author, "Little Shifts" and "The Quiet Victory" Regarding Material Desires
While I agree that often we see Law of Attraction used in relation to material gain, I think there is a hidden key here that is easy to miss. It’s not simply that people are superficial when they talk about wanting a “thing” and learning how to attract it. Focusing on something material which you have not yet been able to afford helps to create a new vibration, and can be part of bringing the creator to a new level of function in the world. For example, if you are driving a car which is unreliable or poor on gas mileage, you might expand your whole world by manifesting a better car. This better car is part of a whole vibrational world which you have attracted by focusing on the car itself. We are teaching ourselves how to change our vibration and move to the level we prefer. Other things which might be on that new vibration are new capacities for helping others. Perhaps with that new car, a person has the confidence and reliability to help someone else. I think often what people are doing, without even realizing it, is attracting the abilities of the higher income level which will come into being along with the manifestation of those material things. Perhaps in The Secret, people who currently are only focused on material things will find themselves opening to whole new ways of being, more connected, more outreaching, as they discover how much power they actually have to create their life experience. I do still believe people are good and want to help each other. I also think money stress tears people apart. Having things and having money, within reason, can mean a better community over all, because it means the community members have learned to manifest.
with great love and optimism,
Suzanna “Bell” Stinnett
Author, “Little Shifts” and “The Quiet Victory”

]]> By: Lorraine http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3726 Lorraine Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:37:51 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3726 My friend and I also listened the hype and rented the movie. We could not get beyond the first 20 minutes, and shut it off. I am sorry but material things do NOT bring permannet happiness, anyone who thinks this is in a dream world. the Movie was very focused on material things.I was hoping that it would help in a way that would help us to change negative behavior we have made in our lives and develope positive things to apprciate. We all need basic necessities, food, place to live, a sense of self, self esteem, self worth, compassion toward others, to list a few. Not all is under our control. feel free to comment..... My friend and I also listened the hype and rented the movie. We could not get beyond the first 20 minutes, and shut it off. I am sorry but material things do NOT bring permannet happiness, anyone who thinks this is in a dream world. the Movie was very focused on material things.I was hoping that it would help in a way that would help us to change negative behavior we have made in our lives and develope positive things to apprciate. We all need basic necessities, food, place to live, a sense of self, self esteem, self worth, compassion toward others, to list a few. Not all is under our control.
feel free to comment…..

]]> By: Vince Furfaro http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3723 Vince Furfaro Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:33:00 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3723 this message is for daniel filip. a good book suggestion is Abraham's (esther hicks') Law of Attraction..where it explains in detail how law of attraction works. i also feel the seth books are a great primer for anyone interested in creating your own reality. your point about first timers was well put. this message is for daniel filip.
a good book suggestion is Abraham’s (esther hicks’) Law of Attraction..where it explains in detail how law of attraction works.
i also feel the seth books are a great primer for anyone interested in creating your own reality. your point about first timers was well put.

]]> By: heather http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3722 heather Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:21:20 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3722 I found much of what is said here very similar to thoughts I have had about manifesting in the past. I now feel happy when I hear about people manifesting material wealth for themselves. I hope they get all the "stuff" they want very quickly because I believe they will then find that material wealth will not make them happy and they will begin to look at the bigger picture and get interested in their spirituality. I've found that my negativity about others gaining wealth had to do with my own issues with money. I feel that when we perceive resources as being limited we become jealous of those who have or want a lot. This blocks abundance in our own lives. Unfortunately, those who have written about how our wealth is connected to the poverty of others are creating that reality. It's hard to understand this aspect of the law of attraction but it's important to see how we create this life-all of it. I was also surprised to hear so many comments about how our abundance hurts others when I've repeatedly read and heard Abraham say that we are not here to fix the world. I believe we cannot change the world with judgment of others and a limitation mentality. When we focus on the joy and love inspired by our desires, as a byproduct, we spread good things into the world. And I believe when we become conscious that we are constantly creating our reality with our thoughts we contribute to the awakening of the Universe. If negativity and limitation were going to accomplish this task it would have worked by now. In conclusion, I think the movie The Secret was created by a person who's consciousness is not yet ready to focus the power of the law of attraction on her spirituality so she focused it on what mattered to her=money, success, relationships. This is just what it is. I chose to take the principles from the The Secret and focus it on what matters to me=my connection to Spirit, abundance in all areas of my life, increased joy and peace. I try to avoid the trap of saying my desires are better or more worthy than hers and I suggest that others do the same, it feels good. Blessings. I found much of what is said here very similar to thoughts I have had about manifesting in the past.

I now feel happy when I hear about people manifesting material wealth for themselves. I hope they get all the “stuff” they want very quickly because I believe they will then find that material wealth will not make them happy and they will begin to look at the bigger picture and get interested in their spirituality.

I’ve found that my negativity about others gaining wealth had to do with my own issues with money. I feel that when we perceive resources as being limited we become jealous of those who have or want a lot. This blocks abundance in our own lives.

Unfortunately, those who have written about how our wealth is connected to the poverty of others are creating that reality. It’s hard to understand this aspect of the law of attraction but it’s important to see how we create this life-all of it.

I was also surprised to hear so many comments about how our abundance hurts others when I’ve repeatedly read and heard Abraham say that we are not here to fix the world. I believe we cannot change the world with judgment of others and a limitation mentality. When we focus on the joy and love inspired by our desires, as a byproduct, we spread good things into the world. And I believe when we become conscious that we are constantly creating our reality with our thoughts we contribute to the awakening of the Universe. If negativity and limitation were going to accomplish this task it would have worked by now.

In conclusion, I think the movie The Secret was created by a person who’s consciousness is not yet ready to focus the power of the law of attraction on her spirituality so she focused it on what mattered to her=money, success, relationships. This is just what it is. I chose to take the principles from the The Secret and focus it on what matters to me=my connection to Spirit, abundance in all areas of my life, increased joy and peace. I try to avoid the trap of saying my desires are better or more worthy than hers and I suggest that others do the same, it feels good.

Blessings.

]]> By: Vince Furfaro http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3721 Vince Furfaro Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:19:17 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3721 What concerns me about The Secret, isn't the materialistic issues brought up in this blog. It's the format in which Law of Attraction is presented.I've been studying Law of attraction for over 12 years, and it was never kept from the public, and there isn't a shred of evidence anywhere to support this. It was the producers "spin" on this information, that made this film take off. That aside, if one is discussing this powerful law, it must include the fact that we live in a vibrational universe, where everything is vibrational. this concept was left out of the film. I wrote to the producers, asking them why they left out the whole concept of "vibration", and they're response was: "some people don't think it's important". I think the best blog here is by DanielFilip, where he brought up the issue of just watching a 90 minute DVD, after years of negative programing, is setting someone up for faliure. He mentioned BELIEFS...which are so important in creating your own reality. Seth said it best in "The Nature of Personal Reality"...to change your reality, you must first examine your beliefs about it. Without the full understanding of Law of Attraction, and how it works with our vibrational point of attraction, it leaves people with nothing more than the Postive thinking movement back in the 60's. The basic premise to law of attraction is: YOU GET WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT, WHETHER YOU WANT IT OR NOT.. In other words, there is no such thing as exclusion, in this attraction based universe....whatever you're giving your attention to, you'll get more of. I highly reccomend listening to the Abraham Tapes, or attending one of their workshops....where you will learn about Law of Attraction in it's purest form. Oprah had a few shows on this film, but again, when it's presented to the masses like this, the concept of Law of Attraction is watered down. James Arthur Ray on the show was pointing out the importance of taking "action", and then OPrah said:"Oh, I get it, without Action, this all seems to be foo-foo". What they don't realize is, before you take action, if your energy isn't lined up, then all the action in the world won't amount to anything. This is why Esther hicks, in the New York Times said (Feb.25 2007) "They will destroy this information, because they do not really know it" What concerns me about The Secret, isn’t the materialistic issues brought up in this blog. It’s the format in which Law of Attraction is presented.I’ve been studying Law of attraction for over 12 years, and it was never kept from the public, and there isn’t a shred of evidence anywhere to support this. It was the producers “spin” on this information, that made this film take off.
That aside, if one is discussing this powerful law, it must include the fact that we live in a vibrational universe, where everything is vibrational. this concept was left out of the film. I wrote to the producers, asking them why they left out the whole concept of “vibration”, and they’re response was: “some people don’t think it’s important”.
I think the best blog here is by DanielFilip, where he brought up the issue of just watching a 90 minute DVD, after years of negative programing, is setting someone up for faliure.
He mentioned BELIEFS…which are so important in creating your own reality. Seth said it best in “The Nature of Personal Reality”…to change your reality, you must first examine your beliefs about it.
Without the full understanding of Law of Attraction, and how it works with our vibrational point of attraction, it leaves people with nothing more than the Postive thinking movement back in the 60’s.
The basic premise to law of attraction is: YOU GET WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT, WHETHER YOU WANT IT OR NOT.. In other words, there is no such thing as exclusion, in this attraction based universe….whatever you’re giving your attention to, you’ll get more of. I highly reccomend listening to the Abraham Tapes, or attending one of their workshops….where you will learn about Law of Attraction in it’s purest form.
Oprah had a few shows on this film, but again, when it’s presented to the masses like this, the concept of Law of Attraction is watered down. James Arthur Ray on the show was pointing out the importance of taking “action”, and then OPrah said:”Oh, I get it, without Action, this all seems to be foo-foo”.
What they don’t realize is, before you take action, if your energy isn’t lined up, then all the action in the world won’t amount to anything.
This is why Esther hicks, in the New York Times said (Feb.25 2007) “They will destroy this information, because they do not really know it”

]]> By: Aldra Robinson http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3720 Aldra Robinson Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:20:06 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3720 I know I am late in posting this, but thank you so much! I am profoundly disturbed by many of the messages promoted in "The Secret." ("don't look at fat people"? wha??!!?? How horribly bigoted!) It is so nice to see those walking a spiritual path expressing concern over the materialism presented. Bless you! I know I am late in posting this, but thank you so much! I am profoundly disturbed by many of the messages promoted in “The Secret.” (“don’t look at fat people”? wha??!!?? How horribly bigoted!) It is so nice to see those walking a spiritual path expressing concern over the materialism presented. Bless you!

]]> By: sandi http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3719 sandi Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:33:56 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3719 Soul, An answer to your question in one word.... OPRAH. Namaste, Sandi Soul,

An answer to your question in one word….

OPRAH.

Namaste,
Sandi

]]> By: integrationcoach http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3693 integrationcoach Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:18:14 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3693 You have asked wonderful and thoughtful questions. Thank you for thinking so clearly and considering your impact on others. I am very curious about what our community has to say about these ideas. Blessings, Stacy You have asked wonderful and thoughtful questions. Thank you for thinking so clearly and considering your impact on others. I am very curious about what our community has to say about these ideas.

Blessings,
Stacy

]]> By: soul http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3684 soul Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:56:31 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3684 one more question that comes up for me frequently...are there any examples of teachers of african american or mexican american bodies who went from dire poverty ie welfare, family history of welfare, chronic poverty and used the law of attraction to achieve radical lasting change? i ask as i love the idea of the law of attraction and these questions feel like honest contradictions i want to integrate. most or all of the teachers i see promoting are white-bodied. does this work only for people who fit into or are part of the groups who actually designed/beat out the cultural norms/rules for who gets wealth and power in western culture. what are the opportunities available to minimum wage, minority workers, single mothers, immigrant families? i do not intend to provoke defensiveness, from our nonphysical objective view, how do these physical conditions integrate? i would love to hear any actual experiences. blessings. thank you again. one more question that comes up for me frequently…are there any examples of teachers of african american or mexican american bodies who went from dire poverty ie welfare, family history of welfare, chronic poverty and used the law of attraction to achieve radical lasting change? i ask as i love the idea of the law of attraction and these questions feel like honest contradictions i want to integrate. most or all of the teachers i see promoting are white-bodied. does this work only for people who fit into or are part of the groups who actually designed/beat out the cultural norms/rules for who gets wealth and power in western culture. what are the opportunities available to minimum wage, minority workers, single mothers, immigrant families? i do not intend to provoke defensiveness, from our nonphysical objective view, how do these physical conditions integrate? i would love to hear any actual experiences. blessings. thank you again.

]]> By: soul http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3682 soul Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:51:52 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3682 what about social and economic justice? If martin luther king, jr or other leaders cared only about getting more of whatever they wanted for themselves how would OUR experience look? how do i disconnect from the fact that those with larger amounts of wealth ARE having it at the expense of others? where do we think the immigration problem comes from? how do we leave behind the homeless and elderly and mentally ill? it doesn't feel true to me that i only see these things because i want to. they are there unless i choose to deny them. i love the idea of wealth and i would like to know how to integrate that with an economically and socially unjust system in which many suffer everday and struggle to meet the most basic needs whether i choose to ignore them, blame them for bringing it on themselves or acknowledge and wonder how to create a new possibility that embraces them. I feel we could all go for whatever if that was in place. the farther we are from it, the easier it is to deny. if we all applied our wanting to a just and loving global community with the loa couldn't we get that instead of just new cars and houses? maybe we could even affect global warming or is that also something i imagine due tomy focus? thanks. what about social and economic justice? If martin luther king, jr or other leaders cared only about getting more of whatever they wanted for themselves how would OUR experience look? how do i disconnect from the fact that those with larger amounts of wealth ARE having it at the expense of others? where do we think the immigration problem comes from? how do we leave behind the homeless and elderly and mentally ill? it doesn’t feel true to me that i only see these things because i want to. they are there unless i choose to deny them. i love the idea of wealth and i would like to know how to integrate that with an economically and socially unjust system in which many suffer everday and struggle to meet the most basic needs whether i choose to ignore them, blame them for bringing it on themselves or acknowledge and wonder how to create a new possibility that embraces them. I feel we could all go for whatever if that was in place. the farther we are from it, the easier it is to deny. if we all applied our wanting to a just and loving global community with the loa couldn’t we get that instead of just new cars and houses? maybe we could even affect global warming or is that also something i imagine due tomy focus? thanks.

]]> By: integrationcoach http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3654 integrationcoach Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:10:06 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3654 Hi Daniel, Did you have a chance to read this blog posting? http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/tag/yogi-haeckel I believe there are a few suggestions included in that text which may be of benefit to you. Additionally, hiring a coach - someone who is your advocate and has the ability to listen well - can help you with identifying your blind spots as well as teaching new tools that are in alignment with your aspirations. Please let me know if you need more information. Wishing you the very best, Stacy www.integrationcoaching.com Hi Daniel,

Did you have a chance to read this blog posting?

http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/tag/yogi-haeckel

I believe there are a few suggestions included in that text which may be of benefit to you. Additionally, hiring a coach – someone who is your advocate and has the ability to listen well – can help you with identifying your blind spots as well as teaching new tools that are in alignment with your aspirations.

Please let me know if you need more information.

Wishing you the very best,
Stacy
http://www.integrationcoaching.com

]]> By: Daniel Filip http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3641 Daniel Filip Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:50:33 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3641 What's the most effective way to discredit LOA? Generate a massive buzz to a novice public, raise their expectations to unrealistic levels, and then provide only enough information to ensure that the majority of LOA first-timers will fail. The higher the public is led, the harder it will fall, the less likely it will return. Why the pessimism? One video and a few attempts at using LOA are no match against 10, 20 or 50 years of negative thinking. Most of us have negative beliefs and pain that stretch back to childhood. You can sincerely and consistently ask for abundance…but if you have deep feelings of unworthiness, victimization, or other mental baggage, then your new positive desires will likely be blocked by these older, stronger beliefs. The LOA simply listens to the loudest voice in your head. I don’t recall The Secret warning us of the critical first step to discover and change our negative beliefs. It takes time and effort to remove these branded demons. Not just band-aids of positive thought. One of my favorite books on the subject is The Nature of Personal Reality by Jane Roberts. Does anyone else have any other suggestions for books on belief change? What’s the most effective way to discredit LOA?
Generate a massive buzz to a novice public, raise their expectations to unrealistic levels, and then provide only enough information to ensure that the majority of LOA first-timers will fail. The higher the public is led, the harder it will fall, the less likely it will return.

Why the pessimism? One video and a few attempts at using LOA are no match against 10, 20 or 50 years of negative thinking. Most of us have negative beliefs and pain that stretch back to childhood. You can sincerely and consistently ask for abundance…but if you have deep feelings of unworthiness, victimization, or other mental baggage, then your new positive desires will likely be blocked by these older, stronger beliefs. The LOA simply listens to the loudest voice in your head.

I don’t recall The Secret warning us of the critical first step to discover and change our negative beliefs. It takes time and effort to remove these branded demons. Not just band-aids of positive thought. One of my favorite books on the subject is The Nature of Personal Reality by Jane Roberts. Does anyone else have any other suggestions for books on belief change?

]]> By: shel http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3515 shel Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:24:19 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3515 I'm not sure this is the appropriate space for this but I have some questions about the Secret and I am an admirer of Esther Hicks work. A friend of mine gave me the Secret the day before my husband went to surgery. I have to say it really helped keep me positive and hopefully the past several months. I was a bit turned off my the dramatic commercial quality, but I tried looking beyond to the bigger picture. One of the things i'm struggling with now is that it seems like so many of the teachers are really cashing in on this. So, is the message real, or is it something that's popular and teachers are preying on the vulnerablities of others. I'm not new to the positive thinking aspect of all this, but am new to the LOA. I worry as well about the bad feeling vs. good feeling aspect. If we never feel the bad feelings aren't we then suppressing emotions. This is not always good is it. Especially when there is something tragic going on in your life at present. How do you handle that with LOA. I want to believe. I want to know more. I’m not sure this is the appropriate space for this but I have some questions about the Secret and I am an admirer of Esther Hicks work. A friend of mine gave me the Secret the day before my husband went to surgery. I have to say it really helped keep me positive and hopefully the past several months. I was a bit turned off my the dramatic commercial quality, but I tried looking beyond to the bigger picture. One of the things i’m struggling with now is that it seems like so many of the teachers are really cashing in on this. So, is the message real, or is it something that’s popular and teachers are preying on the vulnerablities of others. I’m not new to the positive thinking aspect of all this, but am new to the LOA. I worry as well about the bad feeling vs. good feeling aspect. If we never feel the bad feelings aren’t we then suppressing emotions. This is not always good is it. Especially when there is something tragic going on in your life at present. How do you handle that with LOA. I want to believe. I want to know more.

]]> By: Annie Hamilton http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3381 Annie Hamilton Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:42:39 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3381 Personally, I feel that the film was intended to convey a message to a very widespread audience, many of which are not familiar with Abraham's teachings or any teachings of enlightenment. It was a great starter coarse for human beings who are largely influenced by shows watched in the United States, which are hardly geared toward world peace or higher learning. For those serious about making changes in their lives, families and world, it opens you up to possibilities to explore further, therefore, allowing your eyes and heart to be opened up, one layer at a time. Look at it like an onion. If they had put out a DVD with all the layers present, it would have freaked out a huge percentage of the world who might have scurried out to reclaim their comfort zones, therefore rejecting potential opportunities for growth and expansion and everything wonderful about the teachings offered. Personally, I feel that the film was intended to convey a message to a very widespread audience, many of which are not familiar with Abraham’s teachings or any teachings of enlightenment. It was a great starter coarse for human beings who are largely influenced by shows watched in the United States, which are hardly geared toward world peace or higher learning.

For those serious about making changes in their lives, families and world, it opens you up to possibilities to explore further, therefore, allowing your eyes and heart to be opened up, one layer at a time. Look at it like an onion. If they had put out a DVD with all the layers present, it would have freaked out a huge percentage of the world who might have scurried out to reclaim their comfort zones, therefore rejecting potential opportunities for growth and expansion and everything wonderful about the teachings offered.

]]> By: AtSeasEdge http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3020 AtSeasEdge Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:47:17 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-3020 The way I see it, no one owns the Universal Law of Attraction. Neither created it nor discovered it for all of humanity. Let's not allow ego to distract from the message. The Law of Attraction is discovered through our evolutionary personal journey... for ALL of us. Each of us lighting the candle of the next, helping to illuminate our path. The value that each (Abraham-Hicks vs. The Secret) is providing is very different... and could be complimentary to one another. Abraham-Hicks has mastered the art of application. They provide clear examples of and guidance in how to apply the principle to our lives, very specifically... over and over again. The Secret has brought it to the main stream. The people involved in The Secret (the guests on the Oprah show) touch a wide range of people... speak in different voices... convey their varying experiences of this Universal Law... represent different segments of the population... and will be heard and received by differing audiences. Where is the conflict? Who owns The Law of Attraction? Who determines how it should be applied? If people apply the Law of Attraction with a purely materialistic focus... without a spiritual foundation, spiritual awareness or consciousness... it will be no different than any other personal journey. They will experience an accelerated thrust towards having what they think they want. They may find happiness... or not... and, either way, they will continue along in their learning. Let's not allow all of this to distract from the Truth... from the message. If anything, perhaps it will help us become clearer in our vision and our understanding of personal freedom and The Law of Attraction. It's all good, I think. The way I see it, no one owns the Universal Law of Attraction. Neither created it nor discovered it for all of humanity. Let’s not allow ego to distract from the message.

The Law of Attraction is discovered through our evolutionary personal journey… for ALL of us. Each of us lighting the candle of the next, helping to illuminate our path.

The value that each (Abraham-Hicks vs. The Secret) is providing is very different… and could be complimentary to one another.

Abraham-Hicks has mastered the art of application. They provide clear examples of and guidance in how to apply the principle to our lives, very specifically… over and over again.

The Secret has brought it to the main stream. The people involved in The Secret (the guests on the Oprah show) touch a wide range of people… speak in different voices… convey their varying experiences of this Universal Law… represent different segments of the population… and will be heard and received by differing audiences.

Where is the conflict? Who owns The Law of Attraction? Who determines how it should be applied?

If people apply the Law of Attraction with a purely materialistic focus… without a spiritual foundation, spiritual awareness or consciousness… it will be no different than any other personal journey. They will experience an accelerated thrust towards having what they think they want. They may find happiness… or not… and, either way, they will continue along in their learning.

Let’s not allow all of this to distract from the Truth… from the message. If anything, perhaps it will help us become clearer in our vision and our understanding of personal freedom and The Law of Attraction.

It’s all good, I think.

]]> By: Buttercup http://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-2038 Buttercup Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:34:37 +0000 https://integrationcoach.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/the-secret-hype/#comment-2038 I just watched the film for the first time and I loved it. And I've listened to Abraham for years. I didn't see that the film was heavy on money and "getting stuff". I was inspired by the man crying with his son over realizing he achieved his dream, and about the man who walked out of the hospital after his crash and the woman who healed herself from cancer... and about how that guy sat in his armchair and pretended he was driving his favorite car and even though he was still in his bathrobe he got up with a grin on his face. But I knew Esther Hicks was in the first cut of the movie but not the one I saw and I was curious why... which is how I found this blog. I want to say, after reading this blog, what's wrong with loving money? If you feel love, you feel love. It's up to you to find what inspires you, motivates you, and makes you feel connected to source energy (i.e. feeling inspired and motivated). And to say that you can love health, and spirituality, but not a big house or money is just limiting - judging - resisting what others are doing - saying what makes them feel inspired is bad. Nothing is bad - just appropriate or not appropriate for you. And I'm SO GLAD that I think this right now - because I've had lots of thoughts of poverty or resisting debt or resisting "rich people" and it's gotten me where I am today... living in a one bedroom apartment with a husband and kid, driving an old car... and now I know that I'm shifting, and my future is shifting, because I don't resist that guy having that million dollar house. I think it's awesome it makes him happy - and I'm excited to see what makes me happy, too. And if my visualization is a 10 million dollar home, awesome. Or if it's a "modest" home, awesome. I don't care. I'm done judging what I want. I'm ready to take the brakes off and embrace it - whatever it is - and ride the wave. Yeeehaw! I just watched the film for the first time and I loved it. And I’ve listened to Abraham for years.

I didn’t see that the film was heavy on money and “getting stuff”. I was inspired by the man crying with his son over realizing he achieved his dream, and about the man who walked out of the hospital after his crash and the woman who healed herself from cancer… and about how that guy sat in his armchair and pretended he was driving his favorite car and even though he was still in his bathrobe he got up with a grin on his face.

But I knew Esther Hicks was in the first cut of the movie but not the one I saw and I was curious why… which is how I found this blog.

I want to say, after reading this blog, what’s wrong with loving money? If you feel love, you feel love. It’s up to you to find what inspires you, motivates you, and makes you feel connected to source energy (i.e. feeling inspired and motivated). And to say that you can love health, and spirituality, but not a big house or money is just limiting – judging – resisting what others are doing – saying what makes them feel inspired is bad. Nothing is bad – just appropriate or not appropriate for you.

And I’m SO GLAD that I think this right now – because I’ve had lots of thoughts of poverty or resisting debt or resisting “rich people” and it’s gotten me where I am today… living in a one bedroom apartment with a husband and kid, driving an old car… and now I know that I’m shifting, and my future is shifting, because I don’t resist that guy having that million dollar house.

I think it’s awesome it makes him happy – and I’m excited to see what makes me happy, too. And if my visualization is a 10 million dollar home, awesome. Or if it’s a “modest” home, awesome. I don’t care. I’m done judging what I want. I’m ready to take the brakes off and embrace it – whatever it is – and ride the wave.

Yeeehaw!

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