Have you seen "The Secret"

Hi my name is Krystal and I just wanted to share something with you all. Some of you might already be familar with the secret, but for those who have not, i highly recommend it. It will make you view life as we live it in a new light!

I was introduced to it a few monthes ago and i watch the video on a daily basis. You can visit the website at www.thesecret.tv and view the 2hr movie for $5. Or if you are familar with torrents you can download it from the pirate bay or some other torrent site.

The basis of the movie talks about the power of manifestation through our thoughts and that basically we can have the EXACT life we want, we just have to place an order with the universe! it's called the law of attraction!

And thats just the tip of the iceberg, it shows you how to improve every aspect of your life, if you dont check this out, you are really missing out!

Hope you enjoy it!

Here is another little secret,
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I'd highly recommend seeing The Secret if you haven't already. The Secret came as the full length feature on one of the Spiritual Cinema Circle DVD's. BTW, if anyone wants good, family safe, and very meaningful cinema to watch, The Spiritual Cinema Circle is a great place to get them. I get nothing out of this except the satisfaction of sharing with you but you can find out more info at l-800-280-8290 if you're interested.

Though manifesting isn't new by any means, the mainstreaming of the concepts are and thusly it's reaching an entirely new audience. An audience, by the way, that really NEEDS to hear/see the message, generally speaking. If we could unite people through understanding and using manifesting, wars wouldn't have a purpose because the purported need for them would disappear. How's that for food for thought?

Sandi Bowman

Actually, Sandi..

It appears that "Krystal" has posted in order to plug her URL.

We all know "The Secret" has been around for quite some time.

Wouldn't be at all surprised if this post didn't show up on quite a few other forums before the evening is over.

Pete

Thanks, Pete. I guess I'm just too trusting and don't look for the crapola. In fact, I didn't even read the entire post.

I wanted to tell folks about the Cinema Circle thing because it really is great for family viewing. Didn't want to encourage a board spammer. Sorry!

Now you know why I refuse to do moderating any more. I don't like being in a negative enough (or skeptical enough) frame of mind to do it.

Sandi Bowman

Maybe it's none of my business.

But How Many times have I posted this?

Beware!...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...ll&btnG=Search

Phil

Hi Jason,

Actually, quite a few Have including Paul himself...

You may have a point...

Dien and the Forum regulators will have to Answer this...

As I've been Deleted on this and other stuff before.

We know Google Brings Lots of Newbies to SowPubs...

And they Don't need to be Scammed and SowPubs doesn't need a Bad Name...

Researching well has it's Benefits.

Phil

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by Phil

Maybe it's none of my business.

But How Many times have I posted this?

Beware!...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...ll&btnG=Search

Phil

Thanks Phil for pointing this out...

I removed the link from the end of the first post (based on the info in your post)...

Best wishes,

Dien

[Ankesh]

I'm one of the very few people who thought The Secret was -- well -- quite rubbish.

You can't attract parking spaces.
You can't attract a million dollars at Vegas.
You can't attract disasters.

Thought helps you in planning. Thought helps you in focusing. Thoughts are your brain's filters for various emotions. But thoughts don't act as magnets and manifest everything.

Most people have no idea how thought and action are warped up.

a. Do you smile because you are happy?
b. Or do you become happy because you smiled?

Scientists have found that both work. If you are angry, look into a mirror and pull up the two end points of your lips - into a smile. And your anger will recede.

Thought & Action go hand-in-hand. And there is no magic involved.

Hi, Ankesh,

While I respect you and your opinions, I am having trouble believing that you could read or watch The Secret and still not really understand. It's all about the interconnectedness of things and life.

Who do you suppose is causing trees a mile or more away to show signs of distress when other trees are being cut down? Their roots don't touch. They don't physically feel the earth reverb that far away. What tells a mother rabbit isolated by 240 miles of land and sea and in a submerged submarine that her babies are in mortal danger so she gets very agitated and stressed?

As for humans, how do you explain advanced knowing of events that haven't even taken place yet?

Manifesting a parking space not possible? Ask my husband...I do it all the time unless I'm too stressed out for other reasons. Actually, I just use some remote viewing and anticipatory sensing and it works like a charm. Is that cheating or just making use of all one's thoughts and faculties? Sort of a chicken and egg thing, isn't it?

I believe you meant wrapped up, not warped up? You're right that most people don't have any idea about the interaction of the physical and mental. Even those of us who seem to, have a lot to learn.

In answer to your question about smiling and happiness, both versions are correct. If you smile, whether you feel like it or not, endorphins are released which lift your spirit and makes the smile genuine, usually within 20 seconds to 20 minutes. Smiling and happiness appear to 'go together' to one degree or another. We are highly integrated beings...unlike the Chimpanzee who smiles because he's been taught to on signal or in specific situations.

I do believe that some of the claims being made for manifesting are yet to be verified but that does not make the entire thing B.S. any more than an (as yet) unsolved mathematical equation makes math B.S.

I would also tend to agree that the WAY the entire Secret thing was presented was a bit over the top but that goes hand in hand with bucks and baloney in movie making or even book promotion.

Anyway, I know manifesting works because I've experienced it but not the way most folks think of it. BTW, you CAN bring about disaster, on a personal level, through giving emphasis and 'power' (for lack of a better word) to the negatives in your life. I've seen that, too. You worry about something enough and it will most likely happen to some degree. Now, who can say it would or would not have anyway? I don't have all the answers either...but the process is indeed intriguing.

Sandi Bowman

[Ankesh]

Thanks Sandi.

I kind of simplified my last post to amplify its meaning. I'll try again.

2 things I didn't like about The Secret:

1. Their mis-use of quantum science theories. They are using it merely to justify their cause - to make people believe that new-age science supports their theory. Thats not quite actually true.

2. They claim that everything - good or bad - arises from thought.

Apparent flaw: why are some children born handicapped? There can't be thought involved in that.

Can a person think his way to winning the lottery? No. But everyone who has won the lottery did hope and think that they would win it.

That statement shows the fault in the manifestation theory. Every thought doesn't lead to manifestation. But many (maybe all?) acts have thoughts behind them.

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There is a difference between connectivity and manifestation.

For eg: how do sharks find prey in deep waters where its so dark that they can't see anything? This was a big mystery - until scientists found out that sharks have one more sense than humans - they can sense minute levels of electricity. And when any muscle moves, it does generate an electric current. Even when sharks can't see in dark waters, they can sense the electric current when other fishes swim.

Not sure about trees - but there might be such a sense working for them too.

Another eg - I recently read about ants. No one gives orders in an ant colony. Yet each ant knows what it has to do on any given day. And every ants functions change depending on the situation - some day they'll go food hunting, next day they'll build their nests etc. How do they know what to do when no one gives the order?

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/pr...15Arc3062.html

There is something going on that we aren't aware of. There is connectivity there - just like there is connectivity in trees.

Just like there is connectivity in people too. Many twins can "feel" when the other one is in an accident. This has been documented. But how do they get this feeling? No one knows it yet.

One twin can feel when its counter part is in an accident. But can one twin think and save the other one from the accident?

That is the question you should try to answer. My thinking leads me to the conclusion that the answer is No. And that is why I didn't like the Secret.

Disclosure: I never claim that positive thinking is worthless. There is power in it. Its just not magical or manifestative - in my humble opinion.