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By: Community Night Talks — Shannon Lynch « Anahata Movement Arts

Community Night Talks — Shannon Lynch « Anahata Movement Arts — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:37:49 +0000

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By: Shawn Hetrick

Shawn Hetrick — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:21:10 +0000

Wow,
That is a extremely valuable blog. Ive just listened to two posts and already my mind is being freed from authority. I recently got into the dating field and found myself accepting alot of advise from quote authorities without any investigation on my own part and paid out the wazoo for there advise and found none of it worked, but because they had such a authoritive attitude I became convinced that the only way I was to succeed in the dating field was to follow and buy there advise and go to there seminars and buy there products without any research on my part. Thank you for freeing me from this.

FROM BILL: You really should get Holosync and start using it if you aren’t already. Go to http://www.centerpointe.com.

By: Al

Al — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:08:56 +0000

I am very happy that Bill has been detailing the pragmatics behind making The Secret work. I have always loved meeting new people yet had a hard time doing so. I’d be out in public and desperately want someone to chat me up, yet it wouldn’t happen.

I started using TS to feel and act as if I already had a peaceful tranquil life. Soon I began to live this life. I had 2-3 strangers chat me up out of the blue. Others I chatted them up out of the blue. To the untrained eye it LOOKS magical. To me, I knew that my body language changed. My demeanor changed. I looked happy. I looked approachable. Hell maybe even pheremones played a part. The only reason this blissed out living soon disappeared was that I began to doubt whether it’d continue and well, “your wish is my command”.

I also used TS to get $1000 by the end of the month. However, yet again I took action. I saved my money and my brain became attuned to any opportunities to make more (and I didn’t take them, but the $650 paycheck brought me up to $1000).

By: Zeljka

Zeljka — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:24:44 +0000

Last time, I commented without actually reading the book. I only brushed through, and now that I’ve read it, I have completely different opinion – they DO say you actually make things happen simply by your thoughts; NOT that positive thinking gets you going, but they really refer to a thought as magic. Bill, I CANNOT SUPPORT YOU MORE FOR WRITING THIS! I think everyone who believes that is out of control! It is not magic fairyland!
I entirely uderstand when author says many people become afraid of their negative thoughts then. People have feelings. It is unatural and unhealthy to always force good thoughts on you. All of our thoughts and feelings should be felt, acknowledged and expressed. I found terribly inhumane when they say people attract desasters. As if the persone who said that examined millions of people who died at war, and like they ALL had tragic thoughts, that were prevalent. Everyone is a bit afraid of losing their fortune. I don’t think that if someone loses it, he opsessed about it, and one who didn’t lose it, didn’t think about it. I think it was temporary wheel of fortune, and the one who lost it, did some bad or unlucky investments. We are not gods. Would they say people who are unhappy since childhood somehow prearanged where they will come in this world? Or people born with dawson syndrome? To me, any saying that you attracted, like, car accident, is like cult talk, and I think it can only attract heavy pressure on people, as it did on me. It culdn’t sound more inhumane or ‘out there’, INSANE. I think that the persone who got that idea, succeeded after distress, then felt such need to stay in control, that he forced himself to believe he can control EVERYTHING. That is how he was ’sure’ bad thing won’t happen to him – being afraid of watching desasters, he chose to believe it was PEOPLE’s ‘fault’. I looked forward to Secret, thought it encouraged you to think freely and positively, be yourself, follow your dreams, but what I read so far, made not want to finish it, because I think it is absurd, and highly inhumane in some aspects. THINGS DO NOT HAPPEN IF YOU SAY SO. YOU HAVE TO WORK FOR IT, PLUS, YOU HAVE TO BE LUCKY. MIRACLES HAPPEN, SO DO BAD THINGS. THAT is the nature of universe, good and bad, and not ‘nobody knowing the secret’, and that you can magically command things to happen. I am extremely dissapointed with this book and principle.

By: frank

frank — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:20:18 +0000

hi bill
i like your stile. you really hit the nail in the head about the secret and magical thinking.
so many popular “spiritual and other teachers” are cheaply sucking up to a public weeknes – probably for commercial and self deceiving reasons.
the pitty is that quite often there are values in basis of the teachings but they stop at wishes and magical thinking becoming more impractical and clamsy in real life.
in my oppinion so called “spiritual” and wordly success can go together
the question: why regularly some good ideas (and practices) attract people who are runners from reality checks.
e.g. TM movement, conversation with god…..etc. etc.
why so many people assumes that “spriitual” means nonpractical and uses this excuse to be ineffective?
on the other hand what is the solution for it?
i found some of this ideas powerfull but very tiring because of interpretation of it as an excuse for effectivens in real life

i am glad that you have a “public” with your attitude.
keep on

By: James

James — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:39:07 +0000

hi bill, well, ever since i had seen the secret, it put every thing into its place. I have, every time, when going out, got my parking spot, I seen my jet ski and got that after 30 days of the first thought, i wanted a border collie pup, got him after 60 days, i did not want to work 9 to 5 and i don’t!
I’m retired at 37 years of age. i wanted to be the best at what i do and that is what ever i want to do! My friends tell me there problems and i share the secret with them, how and what ever form this is to be used”the secret”consequence’s of actions will remain the same, good actions get good consequence’s and that is what you have to focus on. no the secret is not magical it is a lifestyle of wonderfull change,then again if you want more BS in your life think about that. the more you think the more you get, it dont matter what it is, for the last two years this is what i know forsure…….
james-in canada

By: Sharron Livingston

Sharron Livingston — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:43:56 +0000

Hi, thank goodness for this post. I have struggled to build a publishing business and have recently had to face facts about the liklihood of its success. Lots of people told me to buy The Secret hailing it as some magical potion that would be the answer to my ills. I did and having watched it a few times I could not find any tangible advice beyond what seemed to me to be wishful thinking. In the light of so much praise from others – for whom I assumed ‘The Secret’ has worked -Instead of being an inspiration, it made me feel even more useless.

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:30:49 +0000

I know Bill is extremely busy and doesn’t have time to answer and review everything, but I think this would be of tremendous interest to both Bill and the Holosync clients.

Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research has PROOF that the mind is in fact capable of effecting reality. In years and years of experiments they have shown the ability of the mind to effect random number generation for instance. One of the primary areas of focus for the research was of course what effect that consciousness might have on engineered systems. Maybe I am misreading the research and maybe this is one small application of consciousness effecting reality that has no bearing on anything else. However, the research does seem to give some credibility to some of the basic ideas described as Magical Thinking. I would encourage, Bill as well as the readers to look over the research, to think about it with an open mind and give it some genuine consideration and then post back here on this incredibly exciting area of research.

I will close with the web address to review the research and a excerpt from the site’s description of the implications of the research.

Beyond its revolutionary technological applications and scientific impact, the evidence of an active role of consciousness in the establishment of physical reality holds profound implications for our view of ourselves, our relationships to others, and to the cosmos in which we exist. These, in turn, must inevitably impact our values, our priorities, our sense of responsibility, and our style of life. Our ability to acquire, or to generate tangible, measureable information independent of distance or time challenges the foundation of any reductionistic brain-based model of consciousness that may be invoked. The lack of notable correlations in the data with standard learning curves or other recognizable cognitive patterns, combined with the repeatable and distinct gender-related differences, suggest that these abilities may stem from a more fundamental source than heretofore suspected. Certainly, there is little doubt that integration of these changes in our understanding of ourselves can lead to a substantially superior human ethic, wherein the long-estranged siblings of science and spirit, of analysis and aesthetics, of intellect and intuition, and of many other subjective and objective aspects of human experience can be productively reunited.

http://www.princeton.edu/~pear/

I do look forward to hearing from someone else on this very fascinating research.

By: Teri

Teri — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:30:43 +0000

Since we live a holographic experience where the past, present and future are all happening at once then it stands to reason the “script” of our life has already been written. Perhaps through the awareness leading us to awakening/enlightenment these scripts may chnage and/or fall away. Things around us do not change but we begin to see things differently. This illusionary world is built on a system of duality and thus will never change.

There seems to be a huge “Ego” Spiritual movement going around the world at the moment and the Secret is one of them.
Manefesting is from the ego. It is just the ego that manifest because Spirit/Mind (call it what you will) has nothing to manifest. The driver of manifestation is the ego, and its mantra is “seek and do not find”
So it doesnt matter how much one uses the Law of Attration eventually shits gonna happen. There will be suffering and it comes back and bites you in the ass. The whole system is based on fear.

Eventually one will suffer to the deegree one manifest. So what will happen then? When one reaches that level of sufferring one will have to find a better way, one will want to find a better way, one will be on their knees looking for a better way. One will realize “my way doesnt work”. So it doesnt matter its perfect. Eventually it will lead one on the path of awareness and eventually enlightenment, but such a long way around. Many incarnations.

The law of attraction is about fulfilling the egos needs, not the MIND nor the Spirit..same thing. Also at some point all the cars, houses, money doesnt fill the emptiness within, doesn’t take you to truth. It just keeps one attached to the illusion…just the way the ego likes it. Perhaps some will be successful with manifesting then become bored and finally decide to manifest Joy in their life!!

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:08:57 +0000

I feel the Secret was a great vulgarization to bring it out into the open and get more people thinking about it. Unfortunately, those who follow it to the letter are not getting the most of it.

The Secret only touched on some very, very basic concepts. If you further the study behind the principles you will find concepts that have been around since this civilization, mostly encapsuled in the hermetic principles.

I think The Secret and What The Blip Do We Know are great way to bring out to the mass that there is more to life than working to pay the bills. It lacked in the pushing people to ask more questions department.

I also got turned off. It seemed like a big advertising segment.

Nick