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.