I really appreciated finding this response to the whole Oprah thing and The Secret.

Dattatreya Siva Baba is the Indian guru who introduced Dr. Wayne Dyer to japa, which is “a spiritual discipline involving the meditative repetition of a mantra or name of God”.

From his site, he answers the question… Who is Who is Dattatreya Siva Baba?

There are 3 answers for this question.

1. For the general public at large, He is the Indian Guru who gave the “Ahhh Meditation” to Wayne Dyer.
2. He is an Enlightened Master from India who teaches prosperity and enlightenment theories and practices.
3. For His devotees, He is the incarnation of the 3 Divinities, the Creator Brahma, the Maintainer Vishnu and the Destroyer Siva, in one form. Dattatreya Siva Baba has assumed human form to restore peace to the world and help people to realize God.

Included here is a YouTube video of one of his responses to The Secret.

Overall, he states that he is glad that this topic of Thought Manifestation is being discussed, but also weighs in that it is not enough to pray and wish for what you, adding that it takes time and the activation of many practices.

I also liked his answer as to why so many people live in situations that are not of their liking… “they are living in an old reality”, and “life is a learning process”.

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• Great collection of Wisdom Quotations

I have been seeking interesting material to post on the high Vibe it site - and have come across more posts than I care to count that basically say: “The Secret is stupid, bla bla bla bla bla”.

First of all - Thank You to ALL of the critics, because your ranting gives me ample opportunity to practice the Art of Allowing. I am also reminded here of the Buddhist Meditation in Affliction.

By finding peace with all of the criticism, and working through my own internal resistance to it - it is easier to see the Law of Attraction at work - people believe what they want - people attract what they believe.

Rarely have I come across a critic that doesn’t come off as simply threatened… The Secret seems to be very threatening to many mainstream religious people, scientists, psychologists, and of course - to the all-profitable drug industry, and their many pushers.

In response, I would like to contribute the following observations to the dialogue.

• The Secret *IS NOT* “The Law of Attraction” - it is just a movie.

  I will not write too much on this topic, because I haven’t even seen it. But I would encourage anyone with an open mind to go just a bit further than this movie to learn more about the Law of Attraction.

• The Law of Attraction has many teachers.

  The ideas here are nothing new. There are many teachers. Some have even argued that Jesus was a teacher.I have really enjoyed listening to the Abraham-Hicks material. That’s just me. We will all be attracted to the teachings that resonate with our inner take on the outer world around us.

  Because there are many teachers - you do not have to BUY anything to learn about it.

  In fact - I was pleasantly surprised to hear Abraham-Hicks say directly that you should not fully trust any one teacher - not even Abraham. The point Abraham is making is that ALL teachers are using Words to translate Ideas (i.e. energy) - and All translations have inherent limitations.

• The Law of Attraction is NOT another term for Wishful Thinking

  There are many, many wonderful values that come from this way of thinking. Awareness of this pattern in life promotes Peace, Gratitude, and Kindness as much as Prosperity and Abundance.There are many measures of success… only one of which is the number of dollars in your bank account.

  I prefer to consider the Law of Attraction to be a way of operating the brain-spirit machinery in this time-space existence… along the same lines as Dr. Wayne Dyer’s concept of “The Power of Intention”, which is all well aligned with Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now”.

  The key is to recognize the Power embedded in our awareness of each moment of our lives. We choose to think the way we do, whether we realize it or not.

  What I love about the Abraham-Hicks material is the emphasis on having fun in life, and the value of finding Joy. We are all created in the image of the creator, which fundamentally means we are creative beings.

If someone wants to pick up this material and focus on how to get rich quickly - that’s their choice. And you know what, it’ll probably work.

I can tell you this - doing so misses the real Joy, and love of life that is embedded in these teachings.

I was directed to the work of Wayne Dyer back in the early 80s, so I have come to think of him as a bit of a friend :)

It’s no surprise that it sounded familiarto me when I heard the Abraham-Hicks material on the subject of the Law of Attraction. There are many, many parallels to the ideas expressed in the book “The Power of Intention”, by Wayne Dyer.

I have not seen The Secret movie. But I understand it is a well marketed attempt to spread the message of The Law of Attraction. From what I have seen about it, I am not so sure it represents the richness and complexity that is presented by the Abraham-Hicks teachings.

Additionally, Wayne Dyer’s focus on kindness, giving back to the world, and on gratitude resonates much more highly with me than the many “get rich quick - wish for millions” messages associated with The Secret movie that are currently circulating around the web.

I was listening to that book on audio today, and wanted to share a very small bit of it - what follows is a numbered quotation (may be somewhat paraphrased) of Wayne Dyer’s 10 Steps followed by my own notes and observations, many of which are now co-mingled with my understanding of the Law of Attraction ….

10 Steps to feel successful and attract abundance into your life

1. See the world as an abundant, providing, friendly place.

In seeing the world this way, you become receptive to a world that provides rather than constricts – you’ll see opportunities you may not have otherwise seen because you are expecting to see them.

Think of the Dr. Wayne Dyer quote: “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.”

Now, look out at the world around you - and envision it as a world waiting to give you what you want and need. This doesn’t mean close your eyes and wish for a million dollars and whammo presto, it’s there. It means look at all the good things happening in the world - all around you - all the time. Turn off the news. Go out - talk to people. See what is really happening.

The fact is - the world is simply bigger and more complex than any of our minds can completely grasp. This means we are always in the process of selectively perceiving the world around us. What are you choosing to see? How do you choose to see the world?

Deliberately choosing to see the world as an abundant, friendly, and providing place is the first step to experiencing the world as an abundant, friendly, and providing place.

2. Affirm “I attract success and abundance into my life because that is who I am”.

This idea, to me, is all about removing the self-imposed obstacles that we so often let get in the way of experiencing success in our lives. The idea is to recognize all the ways in which we have already succeeded… to pay attention to the abundance that is our lives.

If I just stop for a moment and think about the vastness of cold, dark space in the Universe - from my humble perspective, each and every one of us is an amazing instance and example of the abundance of life-energy.

Success and abundance aren’t abstract things that are “out there” somewhere in the world for us to discover… they are in us, we are each already the embodiment of success and abundance.

3. Stay in an attitude of allowing

Both Wayne Dyer and Abraham-Hicks stress “The Art of Allowing”… and this has been one of the most powerful elements of these teachings for me.

Wayne Dyer stresses here that the key is to go with the flow… don’t hoard what you get in life, give out to the world everything you get and then some.

Allowing also entails Letting the Universe do its thing. Don’t stress about all the details. In recover work, this principle is often referred to as “Let Go and Let God”.

I like to think of the power of the river that I live near, and enjoy walking alongside. The Power of the river comes from the flow of the water. The Power and Beauty comes from the flowing from source, from the energy of the flowing, not the water itself.

4. Use present moments to activate thoughts that are in harmony with the seven faces of intention: creativity, kindness, love, beauty, expansion, abundance, and receptivity

Don’t defeat yourself with negative thoughts. Make the choice to let go of self-negating thoughts. Allow yourself to feel good.

The other key word here is Activate. Too much material on The Secret seems to assume that we can simply wish for our dreams to come true and then go back to our lives as we know them, and magically, our dreams will show up at the front door.

The key is to deliberately and ACTIVELY choose to think thoughts that resonate with creativity, kindness, love, beauty, expansion, abundance, and receptivity. The Power is in the Choice. This is what Free Will is all about.

5. Initiate actions that support your feelings of abundance and success

Act “as if” you already are what you want to be, and as if you already have what you want to have.

Have you ever heard the phrase “fake it ’til you make it”? It seems to be the same principle to me.

This doesn’t mean to act irresponsibly. Don’t go on a shopping spree if you are strapped for cash, for example. But on the other hand, don’t constantly tell yourself that you have no money, and you never will have any money.

How can you act “as if”? When’s the last time you test drove a brand new car? Tried on a fancy suit? Applied an expensive scent? More importantly, if your goal is to attract more meaningful relationships into your life… how about picking up the phone a little more often? Sending Thank You cards to your friends “just because”? Visiting a hospital or a retirement community and engaging the people you meet? The key is to engage in this kind of activity with Loving Kindness towards yourself and everyone else you encounter along the way.
Whatever you do, Act on your passionate emotions as if the abundance is already in your life

And then - what is equally important - PAY ATTENTION to what shows up in your life.

… to be continued :)

This is the first in a two part series on the topic of attracting Abundance. Check back soon for Part II.

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How to Become the Luckiest Person You Know, Part 2

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