| I have found a dichotomy recently in how I | | | | It took me a while to fully comprehend this |
| view my relationship with my desires. During | | | | philosophy and accept it; which is probably |
| most of my life I held that desire was a good | | | | the case with most who have learned a |
| thing, it motivated me to achieve. Then, I | | | | non-attachment to desire way of life. |
| studied yoga and Buddhism and found that | | | | |
| desire was viewed as a detriment to | | | | If, as the Hick's teach, we humans are |
| elimination of suffering in life. | | | | receivers and transmitters of energy it would |
| | | | hold that those vibrations of energy have a |
| Now, even later in life, I have once again | | | | cause and effect relationship. |
| revisited the subject with renewed interest | | | | |
| and a new understanding that desire coupled | | | | When I experimented with this theory I |
| with happiness generates an energy, which | | | | watched how my energy flowed when I was happy |
| causes the Universe to give you what you | | | | or depressed. When I purposefully raised my |
| vibrate for. | | | | energy level through happy thoughts I |
| | | | accomplished more at work and at play. When |
| I still love yoga and practice many of the | | | | I allowed my energy to fall to sadness or |
| core principles daily, but desire has taken a | | | | negative thoughts I felt drained, lethargic |
| decidedly different change in direction. | | | | and unproductive. |
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| The Law of Attraction seems to be discussed | | | | The secondary goal for learning and utilizing |
| everywhere today in New Age thinking and | | | | this philosophy is to attract experiences, |
| writing. The teachings of Esther and Jerry | | | | people, and material goods, etc. to your |
| Hicks have transcended many levels of | | | | life. The thinking goes that if you think |
| motivational and inspirational thinking and | | | | about what you want with happy expectation, |
| speaking, not to mention volumes of writing | | | | you will attract that desire more easily and |
| on the subject. | | | | quickly than if you think negative thoughts |
| | | | of not having what it is you want. |
| Sometimes in life, a way of looking at | | | | |
| something changes for reasons that become | | | | So, given that scenario, why wouldn't we work |
| obvious with closer examination. The Law of | | | | diligently to think happy thoughts about |
| Attraction falls under this category for me. | | | | desires to achieve our goals in life? |
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| What is the Law of Attraction? Simply | | | | I encourage you to examine your emotional |
| stated, you attract what you think about. If | | | | state...are you more happy than negative; do |
| you think negative thoughts you receive | | | | you seem to have more good experiences than |
| negative experiences. If you are happy, | | | | bad, or is it the opposite and you have many |
| thinking about your desires, you attract | | | | more negative experiences and people in your |
| those desires. Happiness is, therefore, a | | | | life than you want? Could it actually be |
| desired constant state because the Universe | | | | that you are attracting what you think about? |
| gives you what you ask for during happy or | | | | |
| negative thinking. | | | | Anyway you look at it; it's fun to ponder. |
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