Hello Praveen,

Thanks for sharing! Great to see someone sharing thoughts on the Law of Attraction. I believe in it.

Though Rhonda Byrne brought the law of attraction philosophy to masses through her book / DVD "The Secret", the philosophy has actually been of Indian origin. Yogis of ancient India have practiced it, and it was reflected in several scriptures. Several such laws have been an integral part of the Indian culture and have been practiced by Indians for several centuries.

The ideas discussed in your post here are time-tested and they helped several people. The key, as with many other useful ideas, is to "practice." If we can understand the underlying message of why it's bad to think about anything that we do not want, and start practicing focusing on what we want, life would change.

I've come across similar guidance from the book "Mediation" by Monks of the Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Order. I would call it the "Ink Bottle Paradigm." Here it is:

"Suppose you have the problem of cleaning a dirty ink bottle that is fastened to the table. You can`t pick it up and empty the ink out. What will you do? You pour clean water in the bottle, and the ink and the dirt will come out. You keep pouring in the clean water until all the ink and the dirt have been washed out and the bottle contains nothing but clean water."

So, focus on the "clean water" and not on the "ink," not even on "cleaning the ink bottle."

As Jyotsna mentioned in reply to this post, thanks for bringing the awareness / reminding about The Secret.

By the way, did you get a chance to read the book "The science of getting rich?" This book has inspired Rhonda Byrne to create The Secret.

Any members interested in the law of attraction? I would like to discuss more and even plan to meet offline to share ideas and progress.

Hey guys! It is really wonderful that you are all sharing your knowledge and experience on such wonderful topics. I have the "Secret" vedio and its amazing. I, being a very spiritual person, have come accross all this in the past one year. I have few experiences by applying the "Secret." Also, if you have come accross Luis L. Hay's "You can Heal Your Life," it will tell you exactly what kind of thought process creates what kind of diseases and how can you replace that negative thought with a positive affirmation and cure the disease. Most of them do not believe "Meditation" & "Thought Process" will cure diseases like Cancer also. But I belive it. Anyways, keep going and spreading positivity in all.... Wish you Luck...!!!

Your Light Friend!
Lalasa

Hi Praveen,

Very rightly it is said "Empty mind is devil's paradise". Hence we should not let our mind be free as moment it is free devil within our self start filling negative thoughts. We need to keep our self occupied with something constructive. Cultivating habit of reciting name of one's God also helps in keeping mind occupied. I have successfully used this method in keeping myself away from negative thoughts.

Regards,
Vishal

thanks for sharing

Hello Diana - about your question on books, I've realized, from aimlessly reading whatever I could lay my hands upon, that it would be most useful to focus on one author or subject and read the top "x" books on it. And after you learned almost everything you could about the topic / author, move on to the next topic or the author. This is b/c our life time is limited and we can't read (and more importantly assimilate and apply or practice it in our day to day lives) everything we ever want to read.

I'm not talking about reading for pleasure though. You can always read for pleasure no matter what. No rules would apply there!!

But if you would like the books you read to make a difference to your life, I would suggest we follow the advice of "Arnold Bennett" from his 1907 book "How to live on 24 hours a day." He offered the most practical and useful advice I've ever come across on this topic:

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"I have two general suggestions of a certain importance. The first is to define the direction and scope of your (reading) efforts. Choose a limited period, or a limited subject, or a single author. Say to yourself: "I will know something about the French Revolution, or the rise of railways, or the works of John Keats." And during a given period, to be settled beforehand, confine yourself to your choice. There is much pleasure to be derived from being a specialist.

The second suggestion is to think as well as to read. I know people who read and read, and for all the good it does them they might just as well cut bread-and-butter. They take to reading as better men take to drink. They fly through the shires of literature on a motor-car, their sole object being motion. They will tell you how many books they have read in a year.

Unless you give at least forty-five minutes to careful, fatiguing
reflection (it is an awful bore at first) upon what you are reading,
your ninety minutes of a night are chiefly wasted"
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Diana - thanks for asking :) You've made me travel a few years back to bring back the memories... made me feel nostalgic!!

By the way, is there an emoticon to express nostalgia?

Hi Praveen - once again, thanks for starting this discussion!!