LightTouchManifestationsHowToShapeTheEnergyFieldToAttractWhatYouWant

ByRichardDotts

TableofContents

Chapter1-TheHiddenPowerofTakingaLightTouch

Chapter2-UnderstandingYourInternalFilingSystem

Chapter3-UnboxingTheBlackBoxofManifestations

Chapter4-HowPhysicalManifestationsReallyHappen

Chapter5-BreakingTheChainofUnconsciousManifestations

Chapter6-DealingWithMajorRecurringLifeThemes

Chapter7-SettingTheStageforLightTouchManifestations

Chapter8-LightTouchManifestationPoints

Chapter9-ManifestationsInvolvingChange

Chapter10-LightTouchDroppingSequence

Chapter11-ThePowerofFocusingontheWhiteSpace©RichardDotts20151stKindleEditionQuestions/comments?TheauthorcanbecontactedatRichardDotts@gmail.com

Chapter1-TheHiddenPowerofTakingaLightTouch

Formostpeople,thethoughtoftakingalighttouchintheirlivesseemsunimaginable.Whatdoesitreallymeantotakealighttouch?Doesitmeangivingupandnottryingsohardinlife?Doesitmeansettlingforless?Ordoesitmeanaskingforthingsandacceptingthatwemaynothaveitall?Thesearesomeofthethemeswewillexploreinthisbook.

Wehavebeentaughtallthroughourlivesthatgoingafterwhatwewant(withallourmight)is

virtuous.Justtheotherday,Iwassurprisedbytheresponsegivenbyoneofmycollegestudents.Ihadaskedhimabouthisphilosophyinlifeandherepliedthathewasalways“lookingforabiggerfight.”Whileheofcoursemeantthismetaphoricallyintermsofalwayslookingforbetteropportunitiesandbiggerchallengesinlife,Icouldnothelpbutwonderwhoorwhatmighthaveinculcatedthismindsetinhisyoungmind.

Whoinstilledtheideainsomanyofusthatlifeisaboutengaginginconstantbattleswith

unknownenemies,problemsandissues?Whoevengaveustheideathatlifeisastruggle,thatwehaveto“tryhard”togetwhatwewant…becausewemaynotalwaysgetwhatweaskfor?(Thatinitselfisanotherpervasivebelief.)Implicitinhisinnocentresponselaythehiddenbeliefthatlifeisonelongfight,oraseriesofproblemsandchallengesafteranother.Sadly,thatisalsotherealitywhichmanypeopleexperienceonadailybasisasaresultofholdingthisfundamentallyfaultybelief.

Lifealwaysgivesbacktoyouwhatyoustronglybelievein.Ifyoubelieve(ataverydeeplevel)

thatlifeisastruggle,apain,andmadeupofonesetofchallengesafteranother…thenthatiswhatyouaregoingtoexperienceinyoureveryday,outerreality.Itdoesnotmatterthatyourelishachallengeorholdsomeverypositiveattitudesaboutfacingthevariouschallengesinyourlife.Life(theUniverse)isjustgoingtothrowupmoreobstaclesandproblemsinyourway.

Iamoftensentinspirationalstoriesofvariousindividualswhohavetriumphedagainstthe

challengesintheirlivesandemergedvictoriousagainstallodds.Ifyoulookcloselyatthelivesofmanyoftheseindividuals,you’llfindthattheirdaysarefilledwithone“obstacle”afteranother,whetherintheformofhealth,relationshipchallenges,businessfailuresorsomeothercatastrophicevent.Ofcourse,theymighthaveemergedvictoriousagainstthesestumblingblocksintheirlivesandeventackledthemhead-onwithgreatdetermination.Theirspiritiscommendable,butthereisstillabigquestionleftunanswered—Whydothesechallengeskeepoccurring(orrecurring)intheirlives?Whyisitthatwhenonecrisisissolvedoraverted,thenextoneloomsjustroundthecorner?Couldsomethingbefaultyintheirownbeliefsystem?

Ihaveoftentaught(justasIdiscoveredformyself)thatanytimethereisarecurringpatternof

positiveornegativeeventsinone’slife…itislikelycausedbyastrong,underlyingbelief.Mostofthetime,thesebeliefsareunconsciousandnotobvioustothepersonwhoholdsthem.Oneofthemostpervasivebeliefsinourcultureisthat“lifeisastruggle.”Anindividualwhobelievessowillbefacedwithonemajorchallengeafteranotherinlifebecausethatiswhatheexpectsandfocusesupon.

Anotherrelatedbeliefisthatthereissomehigherbeing(forexample,God)whois“testing”usbydeliberatelygivingusallthesetrialsandtribulations.Therefore,wemustendurethesehardshipsinorderto“proveourworth”toGod.

Thisisperhapsoneofthemostdis-empoweringandself-defeatingbeliefsthatiscommonto

believersoforganizedreligions.Onehastorealizewhyitisintheinterestofreligiousleaderstoperpetuatethisbelief.Theythemselvesdonotknowbetter.Whatelsecanyousaytothethrongsoffollowerswhoarefacinghardshipandproblemsintheirlivesandknockingatyourdoor?Whatbetterwaytoexplaintheirpainandsufferingbytellingthemthatitisa“trial”fromahigherbeing,andthatitisonlythroughtheseteststhattheywillbeworthyofgreaterthingsinlife?

Anyonewhohasstudiedandexaminedthesespiritualprinciplesforthemselveswillknowthat

thisisabsolutelyuntrue.Youdonothavetotakemywordforit.Neitherdoyouhavetotakethewordoftheleadersoforganizedreligions.Youcanproveallofthistoyourselfandknowthetruthataverydeepandintimatelevelthroughyourownspiritualpractice.Nointermediaryormediumisnecessary.Inotherwords,youcanknowGod,andknowthenatureofdivinitythroughyourownbeingnessalone.

Whenyouareawareofthenatureofyourownbeingthroughcontinuedfocusonyourinner

states,you’llquicklyrealizeandunderstandthatGodisomnipotentandthatGodiseverything.ThereisnoplaceornothingthatGodisnot.Assuch,itfollowsthatGodknowseverythingandhasnoneedtosetthingsupinorderto“test”anyone.WhywouldGoddoso?You’llalsorealizethatyouareinseparablefromGod,infactyouareGod.YouareUniversal,divinesourceenergyprojectedthroughaphysicalconsciousness.SowhywouldGod(orthisUniversaldivineforce)needtosetouttodeliberatelytestitself?Thereisnothingitisnot,nothingitdoesnotknow,andnothingitneedstoknow.Onceyouseethetruenatureofyourbeing,manyoftheseuntruebeliefsperpetuatedthroughsuperstitionorpropagandaimmediatelyfallapartontheirownaccord.Butproveeverythingtoyourself.

Anothercommonbeliefisthatweneedtofacethechallengesandproblemsinourlife

positively.Thatiscertainlyagoodbelieftohave,untilyoustopandponderwhyyouhaveallthesechallengestodealwithinthefirstplace.Isitbecauseyoubelievethatlifeisaboutsolvingoneproblemafteranother?Isitbecauseyouhavecometoexpecthumanlifeasonefilledwithproblems,hardshipandchallenges?Ifso,facingyourchallenges“positively”onlycompoundstheissue.Youaresettingyourselfupinanendlessloop—forsomereallytoughchallengesinlifesothattheycanthenbe“handled”positivelybyyou.Doyouseetheconundrumthatmostpeopleunknowinglygetthemselvesinto?Bysimultaneouslybelievingthatlifeisastruggle(belief#1)andthatitisavirtuetomeetchallengeshead-on(belief#2),theyhaveunknowinglysetupalifeofstruggleandstriveforthemselves.

Perhapsitistimetointendanalternativereality,inwhichyourlifeisoneofeaseandflowand

dropthenotionofchallengesorproblemsfromyourmindonce-and-for-all.You’llbesurprisedatwhathappensonceyouadoptthisnewintentioninlife.

Forthefirsthalfofmylife,Ibelievedwholeheartedlythatlifewasastruggleandthatitwasa

seriesofproblemsandchallengesafteranother.Ihadcometobelievethateverything,rangingfrommyfinancestorelationships,wasdifficult.Iadoptedthisbeliefunconsciouslyfrommyparentsandfromthosearoundme,whoconstantlycomplainedthatlifewastoughandthatitis“naturaltohaveproblemsinlife”.Therearealsovarious“inspirational”storiesmakingtheirroundsabouthowtheonlypeoplewhodonothaveproblemsinlifearethosewhoaredead!Whilethesestoriescertainlyservetomotivateandinspireusintoughtimes,theyalsounintentionallykeepustrapped.Thesestoriesperpetuatethemistakenbeliefthatproblemsaretobeexpectedinlife,sowemustfacethemwithgustowhenevertheycropup.

Mysuggestionforyouistogentlydropthenotionof“problem”or“challenge”fromyour

consciousnessentirely.Iwillshowyouaneasywaytodosointhesecondhalfofthisbook.You’llbesurprisedatwhathappenswhenyoudoso.IspentthefirsthalfofmylifeworryingmyselftodepressionandtothevergeofsuicidebecauseIsawnofeasiblewayoutofmyproblemsandsuffering.Lifejustseemedtobeonechallengeafteranother.Therewasverylittlejoyinmylife,andwhateverjoyIfoundwasconditionalandshort-lived.

However,onceIunderstoodthesespiritualteachingsandappliedtheminmyownlife…

everythingturnedaroundwithinaveryshortperiodoftime.EvenIamamazedatmyownprogressasIlookback!Whathappenedhere?Didalltheproblematicpeopleandeventsinmylifesimplyfadeawayovernight?No,theystillremained(physically)inmyrealityforawhilemore,butmyinnerstatehaschangeddrastically.Iamnolongerthesamepersonontheinside.AsIcontinuedtomaintainmynewfoundinnerstateofloveandpeace,theybecamevibrationally/energeticallyincompatiblewithmynewinnerstateandhencehadtoleavemylifeinonewayoranother,withoutmyactiveintervention.Thisdoesnotmeanthattheyallpassedonphysically(thankfully!),itjustsimplymeansthatwehavebecomesovibrationallyincompatiblewitheachotherthatourpathsnolongercrossed.Wenolongerattractedeachotherintoourownexperience.

TheUniversehasinfinitewaystosatisfy,delightandfulfillthedestiniesofeachandeveryone

ofus.ThismeansthatIcancontinuelivinginawaythatisinaccordancewithmyhighestintentions,andsocanthey.AsIfocusedmoreonchangingmyselfandworkingonmyowninnerstate,outerrealityhadtomatchuptomynewlevelofconsciousness.ThisisUniversalLaw.

Wearegoingtoadoptathree-stepapproachinthisbook.Thefirststepisto“dealwith”the

currentproblemsandchallengesinyourlifewithalighttouch.Thisisprobablythelasttimewewillmentiontheconceptof“challenges”or“problems”becausewhatwearegoingtodoistodropthemcompletelyfromourconsciousness.Weareerasingthisconceptof“problems”fromourmentalawareness.Itisalsothelasttimewewillusetheanalogyof“solving”or“dealingwith”them.Butfortheeaseofexpositionandexplanation,let’ssticktotheoldvernacularforthetimebeing.

Onceyouhaveerasedalltheperceivedproblemsandchallengesinyourownlife,itistimeto

moveontothesecondstage.Thesecondstageisoneinwhichyouconsciouslydecidewhatyouwanttocreateasaconsciouscreator.Butitisimportanttoreturnyourconsciousnesstoablankslatefirst.Itisdifficulttomaintainyourfocusandpurposefullycreateifyourconsciousnessisfilledwithworriesandproblems,whichiswhyitiscrucialthatwedroptheminthefirststage.

Thethirdstepiswhereyougiveeverythinguptothehigherpowerwithinyou.Infact,thisiswhenyourealizethatyouarethishigherpowerwhichyouhavebeenseekingyourwholelife!Theinfinitebeingwhichyouareseeking…isyou!Thegoodthatyouareseekingisyou!Thisiswhatspiritualteachersmeanwhentheysay:Thegoodyouareseekingisseekingyou!ThisisthefinalstagewhichIhopeyouwillbeatbythetimeyoufinishreadingthisbook.Ofcourse,everyonestartsatadifferentplaceandsowillperceivethismaterialslightlydifferently.Eachreaderwillhavetheirowntakeaways,butIamconvincedthatyouwillatleastgainsomenewunderstandingfromthisworkifyoufollowthegeneralpathIhavesketched.

WhatIhaveattemptedtodointhisbookisnottofiteverythingintoarigid,step-by-stepsystem.

Ihavenevertakenwelltoastep-by-stepapproachforspiritualgrowthormanifestations.Rather,Irecognizethateachofusstartfromadifferentplaceandmayhavedifferentpreferencesandstylesfordiscoveringourinnerworlds.Assuch,Ihavelaidoutaroadmapwithbroaderprinciples.Youarewelcometoinventyourownrulesortomakethingsupasyougoalong,basedonyourownunderstandingandapplicationofthesebroaderprinciples.Myexplanationsinthisbookaremeanttoclarifyandguide,andcertainlynotmeanttorestrict.Theyareallintendedtosetyouonapathofponderingandhigherself-realization.

Thisisanexperientialbook.Aswithallofmyrecentworks,Ihavemovedfrommerely

“explaining”conceptsonpapertoinvitingreaderstoexperiencewhatI’msharingforthemselves.Thisisanotherwayofsayingthatyoudon’thavetotakemeatthelevelofmywords!YouarealwayswelcometoexperienceexactlywhatIamwritinganddescribingthroughthesewords.Whenyoudoso,youreachanevengreaterlevelofunderstanding.Whenyourownpersonalexperiencematchesuptowhatyouhaveread,youwillnowbeabletoconfidentlysay,“NowIknowexactlywhatyouaretalkingabout!Sothisishowitfeels!”Thisformoflearningwillstaywithyou.Youwillbepositivelytransformedasaresultofthisexperienceinmorewaysthanone.Therefore,Iencourageyoutohavefunwithallofthisasyouread.Don’tjustreadandmemorizemywords.Instead,readandapplymywords.Actthemoutandlivethemonaphysicallevel.Onlythenwillyourealizetheirtruepowerforyourself.

Lifeismeanttobeeasy.Whenyoutakealighttouchandstoppushingsohardagainstthe

perceivedissuesandchallengesinyourlife,theystoppushingbackatyouaswell.Anewfoundsenseofease,flowandnaturalmomentumsoonemerges.Iamsoexcitedandthrilledtobesharingthisnewwayoflivingwithyouinthepagesthatfollow.Let’sgetstarted!

Chapter2-UnderstandingYourInternalFilingSystem

Asonedeepenshisspiritualpractice,hestartstorealizeasimpleandfundamentaltruth.Thistruthwouldhavebeenunimaginableorevenunfathomabletohimbefore,forhisoldwayofoperatingintheworldwouldnothaveallowedforit.YetasanindividualdeepenshisconnectionwithSource(spirit/divinity),hebeginstorealizethatalltheproblemsinhisworldareman-made.Putdifferently,problemsareanartificial,man-madeconstructheldinplacebyourbeliefs.Realizingthisisthefirststeptoultimatefreedom.

Aconstructisatheoreticalconceptwhichwehavecreatedinourmindsthroughourperception

orunderstandingofasituation.Differentpeoplecanlookatthesamesituation(thesamesetoffacts)andcomeupwithcompletelydifferentconclusionsaboutthematter.Asaresult,theymayholddifferingviewpointsandopinionsabouttheverysamefacts,andbeutterlyconvincedthattheirviewpointsarevalid!Whatourminddoeswhenitperceivesanysituationistodistortandorganizetheinformationinawaythatfitsourexistingbeliefsandworldviews.Itdoessoautomaticallybydefault,somuchsothatweoftendonotrealizetheunderlyingfilingprocessthathastakenplace.

Wheneverweattemptto“file”or“categorize”somethingintobroadcategoriesforeaseof

retrieval,weinvariablyloseacertainlevelofdetailwhilegaininganartificial“structure”thatholdseverythingtogether.Thisstructureisonethathasspecialmeaningforussowecanalwaysfallbackonitwhenneeded.

SupposethatIhavesetupafilingsysteminmyofficeorganizedbythetypeofdocuments

received.Imaythenhaveafileformybills,anotherfileformycontracts,anotherfileformyunfinishedmanuscriptsandsoon.Whenabillformymobilephonesubscriptioncomesin,itimmediatelygoesintothefileforallmybills.Idothesameformycreditcardandutilitiesbillforthemonth.WhenIneedtorefertomycreditcardbillfromlastDecember,Iinstinctivelyknowwheretolookasaresultofmyfilingsystem.Havingafilingsystemspeedsthingsupandallowsmetomakesenseofalltheinformationthatisthrownatmeinameaningfulway.

IfIhadchosentosetupmyfilingsystembasedonthecorporationI’mdealingwith,Iwould

haveonefileformymobilecarrier,onefileforthecreditcardcompany,onefilefortheutilitiescompanyandsoon.Mymobilephoneandcreditcardbillswouldnowendupindifferentfilesasaresultofmynewwayofclassification.Notethatthewayofclassificationiscompletelyarbitraryanduptome.IcanchoosetosetupmyfilingsysteminwhateverwayIchoose,solongasIsticktothesamesetoffilingrulesoncetheyhavebeendecidedupon.

Thiswayofclassificationissimilartowhathappensinourownbeliefsystem.Infact,thebelief

systemthatoperatesatthelevelofourmindissimilartoaphysicalfilingsystem.Wehavesetupvariousrulesinadvancetodealwith(interpret)eachnewpieceofinformationthatcomesup.Unlikeourphysicalfilingsystemswhichmayhavebeenthoughtfullydesigned,thisinternalbeliefsystemwasbuiltupwithalargenumberofhaphazard,oftenillogicalrulesoveraperiodoftime.Someof

these“rules”mayhavebeenputinplacewhenweweresmallchildrenorbyvariousauthorityfiguresinourlives.Weoftendonotcloselyexaminethe“decisionrules”whichweusetorespondtovariouslifesituations,andthiscanleadtounnecessarypainandsuffering.

Forexample,ifyouhavealwaysbelievedthatpeoplearegenerallyunkindandrudetoothers

(yourbelief),theneachencounterwithabrusqueindividualwillbeinterpretedinawayconsistentwiththatbelief.Thisresultsinabeliefthatisslowlybutsurelystrengthenedovertime.Eachnewencounterbecomesaconfirmationthatpeopleinthisworldareindeedselfishanduncaring.Nowsupposethatyourunderlyingbeliefisthatpeoplearekindandgenerous.Whathappenswhenyouhaveanunpleasantencounterwithsomeone?Insteadofperceivingthatindividualasinherentlyrudeandunkind,youmayinsteadattributehisbehaviortoabaddayatwork,ortosomevalidreasonwhichcausedhimtobeupset.Doyouseewhatjusthappenedhere?Theexactsamesetofcircumstancesontheoutside,butcompletelydifferentinterpretationsontheinside.Ourminddoesthisfilingprocesseverysinglemomentofeveryday,interpretinganddistortingwhatitobservestofitourinnermostbeliefswithoutusrealizingit.

Ifyouunderstandmyanalogyabove,itbecomeseasytoseewhyallproblemsareactuallyman-

madeconstructs.Allproblemsinourworldcanbetracedtoanoriginating,faultybelief.Oncethatbeliefischangedordropped,thentheoutersituationhastoberestored.

Thefirstindividualinourearlierexamplehasaproblem.His“problem”isthatpeopleinthis

worldarerude,selfishanduncaring,andhethereforeneedstotakeextrastepstosafeguardagainstthem.Someonewhooperateswiththisnegativebeliefwillthenengageinlotsofdefensiveandpoliticalactionsattheworkplace,quitepossiblyleadingtheindividualintoevenmoreunhappysituationswithhisco-workers.Eachadditionalunhappysituationfurtherreinforceshisoriginalbeliefandmayevenleadtotheformationofadditionalunresourcefulbeliefs.Hehasthus,byvirtueofhisownbeliefs,attractedmoreandmoreoftheunwanted.ThisisthefundamentalLawofAttractionatwork.

Thesecondindividualwhoperceivespeopleinthisworldaskind,generousandcaringdoesnot

havetheseissues.Becauseheperceiveseveryoneaskindandalwayswillingtohelp,herespondsinasimilarfashionintheworld.Hethusattractshimselftomoreandmorehappysituationsthatmatchhisdeeplyheldbeliefs.Evenwhenheencountersasituationtothecontrary,hisbeliefsystemclassifiesitasananomalyandhedismissesitascontrarytohisownbeliefs.Thisiswhybothpositiveandnegativebeliefscanbepervasiveanddifficulttochangeoncetheyareformed.

Eachnewinputfromtheexternalworld(eachnewdocumentwereceive)eitherconfirmsor

invalidatesourpreviousbeliefs.However,itisthejobofyourbeliefsystemtoassimilatethesenewpiecesofinformationintoyourcurrentbeliefsasmuchaspossible.Assuch,ourmindsoftendistortandgeneralizetheinformationwithoutusrealizingit.Putdifferently,wedonothaveanobjectiveviewofourownreality.Instead,weinterpretrealityinamannerthatisconsistentwithourexistingbeliefswithoutrealizingwearedoingso.Justasinaphysicalfilingsystem,“abillfromthemobilephonecarrier”generalizesinto“abill”sothatitcanfitintotherightfile.Similarly,anunpleasantencounterwitharudeservicestaffgeneralizesinto“peoplearerude”sothatthenewencountercanfitunderanexistingbelief.Noticehowwelosethefulldetailsofthesituationeachtimeweclassifyor

fileitaccordingtoourbeliefs.Thisisourbrain’swayofmakingsenseoftheinformationandworldaroundus.

Onceyouhaveunderstoodhowourinternalfilingsystemworks,wecanseethesourceof

problems/issues/challengesinourlives.Whenyourofficeisinadisorganizedmess,arethedocumentsthemselvestheproblem…oristhereaproblemwithyourfilingsystem,andwithhowyouhandlethevariousdocuments?Doyoublamethevariouspartiesthatsendyoulettersandcorrespondencesinthemail,ordoyouattributetheproblemtoaninefficientfilingsystemthatneedstobeimproved?

Whenthereisadisorganizedmessonourdesk,weknowbetterthantoblamethedocuments

andpiecesofpaperthemselves.Wedonotdemandthatthecompaniesstopsendingusthoseletters.Instead,whatwedoistofixtherootcauseoftheissue—ourfilingsystem.Weexaminewhichaspectofthefilingsystemhasresultedinthismessandrectifytheoversightaccordingly.

Supposewefindourdeskalwayspiledhighwithacertaindocument.Thismakesusrealizethat

wehavenofilesetuptohandlethisparticulartypeofcorrespondence.Thesolutionistosetupanewringfileinwhichallthesedocumentscanbefiled,insteadofhavingthempileuponourdeskinfuture.Whatwehavedonehereistoincorporateanewfilingruletodealwiththemess.Focusingontheindividualpiecesofpaper(eventsinourlives)themselveswillbedoingitthehardway,becausewewouldnothavedealtwiththeissuecompletely.Thismeansthatthenexttimewereceivethesamedocument,thesameissueof“wheretofileit”or“howtohandleit”cropsupagain.Theissueisafaultyfiling(belief)system,nottheeventsinourexternalreality.Infact,arecurringeventgivesusastrongindicationthatsomethingneedstobecorrectedinourbeliefsystem.

Ilovethisfilinganalogybecauseitprovidesanaccuraterepresentationofhowouremotional

systemswork.Ouremotional(mentalfiling)systemsbecomeoverloadedwhenwedonothaveaneffectivebelief/filingsystemtodealwithlife.Anindividualwithaweak,overridinglynegativebeliefsystemisunabletocopewiththevariousinputsfromtheoutsideworldinaresourcefulandempoweringway.Whatoftenresultsisthatthisindividualfallsintoastateofdepression,astateinwhichthemindcannotcopewithexternalstimuliandseekstolimittheamountofinputreceivedasmuchaspossible.Thisisakintotryingtoreducethenumberofdocumentswereceiveonadailybasisinordertodealwiththemessonourdesks,whichisabackwardandunrealisticsolutiontotheissue.Therealissuethatneedstobeaddressedisthefaultybeliefsysteminitself.

Toanuntrainedmind,thereisnothingmoreitcandootherthantodeliberatelytryandreduce

theamountofexternalstimulireceived.Depressedindividualsoftenhaveverypoorappetiteandcoopthemselvesupathomeallthetime.Ishouldknow,becauseIwasoncedepressedforafewyears!Duringthisperiodoftime,allIcoulddofrommorningtonightwastostareatthewallandcry.WhenIwasnotcrying,Iwasasleep.Whatmymindwastryingtodoatthattimewastominimizetheexternalstimulifromexternaleventsandfrominteractingwithothers.Cryingwasawayforthebodytoreleasetheemotionaloverload.

DepressionisasadstateofaffairswhichIcertainlydonotwishuponanyone.Butunderstand

thatevenifyouarethere,itisnottheendoftheworld.TheeventswhichIperceivedsostronglytobe

theunsolvableproblemsinmylifeatthattimewerenotthe“actual”problemsatall!Infact,theactualissuewaswithinmyself.Theanswerwaswithinmeallalong.Overtime,Ihadallowedmyselftobuildandrelyuponafaulty,unresourcefulbeliefsystemthatwascausingmegreatmiseryandsuffering.Thismiseryandsufferinginturnledtoanoverloadingofmyinternalemotionalsystem,toapointwhereIhadsomuchnegativeenergywithinmyselfthatIcouldnotdealwithiteffectivelyanymore.

AllIneededtodobackthenwastoeaseoffalittle,torealizethateverythingoriginatedfrom

myfaultybeliefsandnotfromthetangibleeventsinmyouterworld.Whenyourealizethatyourbeliefsarearbitraryandcanbechangedatanytime,justlikehowtherulesofafilingsystemcaneasilybechanged,youarefree.

Chapter3-UnboxingTheBlackBoxofManifestations

Whyisitimportanttooutlineandclearlydescribetheinnerworkingsofourbeliefsystem?OnethingIrealizedwhenreadingself-helpandspiritualbooksearlyoninmyjourneywasthattheyalwaystalkedaboutthepowerofourbeliefsandthesubconsciousmind.Despitedelvingintogreatdetailonhownegativebeliefscouldsabotageourmanifestations,notasinglebookeverexplainedinastep-by-stepmannerhowourbeliefsystemworksandhowitrelatestoourphysicalmanifestations.Instead,thesebooksallviewedourinternalbeliefsystemasa“blackbox”andskippedstraighttoexplainingtheconsequencesofhavingnegativebeliefs.Asaresult,readersareoftenleftinalurchandendupformingmistakenconceptsaboutourbeliefsystem.Withoutunderstandingthisblackbox,wecanmakeverylittleprogresstowardschangingourunhelpfulbeliefs.

WhatIhaveattemptedtodointhelastchapterwastodemystifyourbeliefsystemandexplainit

inawaythatisrelatabletomostofus.Onceyouunderstandhowyourownbeliefsystemworks,you’llbeabletoseeexactlyhowyourbeliefshavebeenholdingupyourmanifestations.Asmostcontemporarybookstendtotakea“blackbox”approachandskipanydetailedexplanationsofit,readersareoftenleftconfusedandbewilderedwhentoldtochangetheirnegativebeliefsintopositiveones.Howdoesonebegindoingso?

Toaddressthisissue,letusfirsttakealookatafewcommonmisconceptionsaboutthebelief

system.Becausesofewteachershaveeverexplainedhowthebeliefsystemworks,studentshavegoneontoformtheirownuninformedviews.Themostcommonmisconceptionisthatourbeliefsystemisapowerful,magical“thing”thatsomehowmakesthingshappeninourlives.Therefore,someindividualsbelieve(duetoalackofunderstanding)thatoncetheyinstillaparticularbeliefintheirlifethattheycanhavesomething,thatwhattheyaskformagicallypopsupintotheirexternalreality!Yetthatisnotthewayitworks.

Considerthis—Doessettingupanewfileinyourfilingsystemtitled“BusinessOrders”

automaticallybringyoumorebusiness?Doesthefileautomaticallyfillitselfup?Absolutelynot!Thefilewillnotfillitselfupunlessyoualsomakesomechangesinthewayyouoperatetosolicitthosenewbusiness.Sono,justinstillinganewbeliefinyourselfwillnotautomaticallyfillupyourrealitywithmorestuff.

Thesecondmisconceptionisthatourbeliefsystemisthispowerfulentitythatrunsourlife.This

isascarythoughtbecauseitsuggeststhatweareunderthewhimsandfanciesofourbeliefsystem,andthatwearesomehowpowerlesstochangeit.Thisisagainuntrue.Thinkaboutthefilingsystemyouhaveinyouroffice.Itisapowerfulsystembecauseithelpsyoumakesenseandorganizeallyourincominginformationinameaningfulway.Itmayalsohelpyoumakesomeprettygoodbusinessandlifedecisions.Butdoesitmakethosedecisionsforyou?Doesitexertanyphysicalcontroloveryou,totheextentofmakingyouactinaparticularwaywhenyoudonotwantto?Absolutelynot!Yourfilingsystemispowerfulbecauseitorganizesinformationandgivesmeaningtothem,butnothingbeyondthat.Eventhe“rules”whichyouascribetoyourfilingsystemarearbitraryandcanbe

changed!Therulesbythemselveshavenopoweroveryou.Itishowyouhaveallowedyourselftoabidebythoserulesovertimethathasresultedinpowerful,outerchanges.SoIoftenfinditamusingthatsometeachersascribegreatpowertothebeliefsystemasifitisanoverridingforceinourlifethatabsolutelycannotbechanged.Thatcannotbefurtherfromthetruth.Wecanchoosetochangeourbeliefsystematanytime,andabeliefisnotsomethingthatphysicallyhasinfluenceoveryou.Itissimplyathoughtthatyouthinkover-and-overagain.

Ithelpstothinkofyourbeliefsystemintheproperframeworkbecausethatwillgiveyouthe

much-neededfreedomandleewaytorecognizeyourpowerasatruecreator.Insteadofseeingyourbeliefsystemasanadversaryinthemanifestationprocess,seeitasafriendthatautomatesandsimplifiesthings!Onceyourecognizetheroleyourbeliefsystemplaysinyourmanifestations,you’llunderstandwhymostpeoplekeepgettingtheresultstheyhavebeengettingintheirlives.

Nowthatwehavediscussedwhatthebeliefsystemisnot,letustalkaboutwhatitis.Hereiswhat

ourbeliefsystemis—Itissimplyasetofruleswhichwehaveallowedourselvestofollowovertime.Theserulesdeterminehowwewillrespondtosituations,howwewillreacttosituationsandwhatcropsupinourconsciousnessmostofthetime.Itisveryimportanttorealizethattheserules/beliefsarearbitraryandcanbechangedatanytime.

Thispointisworthrepeating:Yourbeliefsarearbitraryandcanbechangedatanytime,should

youdecideto.Oneisnevercaptivetotheirbeliefs,unlessapartofthemchoosestodoso.Also,itisnotimportantwhyyoucametohavethatbeliefinthefirstplace.Ihaveneverfoundthevalueinlookingforthe“source”ofourbeliefs.Beliefscansometimesbeformedspontaneouslyandwithverylittleconsciousintervention,suchasduringatraumaticeventorwhenwewereyoungandundertheinfluenceofauthorityfiguresinourlives.Therefore,thereisverylittlevalueinlookingforthesourceororiginofourbeliefs.Whatmattersisthatwecanchangeourbeliefsinaninstantifwewantedto.

Allthroughourlives,wehavebeenunconsciouslyacceptinginputintoourbeliefsystem.This

inputcomesintheformofevents,peopleandcircumstances.Theperfectexampleofthiscanbeseeninthelifeofayoungchild.Ayoungchildcomesintothisworldandstartsreceivinginputthemomenthe/sheisborn.Infact,hereceivesthisinputeverymomentofthedaywithverylittlecontrolandinfluenceoverwhathereceives.Atthisstageofhislife,hisparents(theauthorityfiguresinhislife)supplymostofhisbeliefsandheacceptsthemwithoutquestion.Thisiswhyalargeportionofourbeliefsaboutourworthiness,deservingnessandhowtodealwithothersinthisworldareunconsciouslyformedbeforetheageofsix.Thechildispowerlesstopreventthedownloadingorinstallationofthesebeliefsinhisbeliefsystem.Hesimplyacceptsthemas-is.Theissueiscompoundedwhenthechildgrowsupinafamilywheretheparenthasasubstanceaddictionorrelationshipissues.Inthiscase,thechildtendstogrowupwithaskewedworldviewwhichmaythenmanifestitselfas“problems”and“issues”lateroninownlife.

Evenwithouttraininginanyofthismaterial,mostadultsareabletoidentifycertainaspectsof

theirpersonalitythatmatchthatoftheirparents.Whydoyouthinkthisisso?That’sright,wedownloadedandacceptedtheirbeliefsforourselveswhenwewereyoung.Sincetheyweretheauthorityfiguresinourlife,wemimickedtheirwayoflivingandoperatinginthisworld,whether

theirwayswerebeneficial,resourcefulorotherwise.Knowingthisisthefirststeptopersonalfreedom.

Whenwewereyoung,wedidnothavetheabilitytoacceptorrejectanyofthesepersonal

beliefs.Wedidnothavethediscerningabilitytodecidewhatwasgoodforus.Asadultshowever,wehavetheabilitytorejectmuchoftheinputwhichwereceivearoundus.Forexample,whenweseesomeoneindulginginfastfood,wemaythink“Ohthatisanunhealthyhabit!”andthuspreventtheformationofthatbelief/habitinourbeliefsystem.Achilddoesnothavethesamepowertorejectanyofthisexternalinput.OnebeliefthatIunknowinglydownloadedfrommymotherwasthat“thingscouldgowronginlife”,andhence“Ineededtoplanaheadforeverysinglethingthatcouldgowrong.”Thesebeliefskeptmealwaysonthevergeofbreakdownandmademeaworrywartformostofmyadultlife,untilIrealizedtheunderlyingbeliefsandmadeitapointtodropthem.Themoreyoulookatyourownlife,themoreyouwillidentifycertainbeliefsthatgiverisetorecurringbehavior.Ifyoulookcloselyenough,thebeliefswillrevealthemselvestoyou.Justbecomingawareofthesebeliefsbythemselvescanbeaveryliberatingexperience.

Oncethesebeliefsareembeddedinourbeliefsystem,webeginaprocessofconfirmingthem.

Theconfirmationprocessmeansthatwewillinterpretexternalstimuliinawaythatisconsistentwithourexistingbeliefs,thussolidifyingthem.Asmentionedinthepreviouschapter,thisistheego’swayofmakingusfeelsafeandsecure.Theconfirmationprocessalsocausesusto“seekout”newexperiencesthatmatchourlongheldbeliefs.Thusanindividualmayfindhimselfinrecurringsituationsover-and-overagain,justto“prove”tohimselfthathisbeliefsarevalid.

Theothercomponentofourbeliefsystemisthatwealsoengageinan“attraction”process.This

iswherethefundamentalLawofAttractioncomesintoplay.Everythoughtandfeelingthatweholdcarrieswithitanemotional,energeticcharge.Thatiswhyweliterallyfeelsomethinginourbodiesaswethinkathoughtorhaveafeeling!Wearefeelingthisenergyrunningthroughourbodies.Fortunatelyorunfortunately,thisenergydoesnotjustdonothing.Althoughthisenergyisinitiallynon-physicalinnature,itactuallyaffectstheUniversalenergeticfieldaroundusintangibleways.

Whatthismeansisthateachthoughtwethinkandeachfeelingwefeelcarrieswithitan

equivalentenergeticcharge.Themoreintensethefeeling,themorepowerfulandintensetheenergeticcharge.Thisenergeticchargegoesontoattractthoughtsandfeelingsofasimilarnature,whicheventuallyculminateinphysicalmanifestations.

Inotherwords,asingleunitofenergyattractsmoreandmoreunitsofenergyofsimilar

frequencyandnature…untilitattractssomuchenergythatitbecomesaphysicallyobservableblobofenergy,whichisaphysicalobject!Youcanobservethisreadilyinyourownlife.Ifyouhaveallowedyourselftothinkangrythoughtsorstewoveranegativeissueinyourlife,youwouldhavebecomeangrierandangrier.Thisisthefirststageinwhichyourthoughtsattractedmoreangrythoughtsandfeelings.Ifyouheldontothosefeelingsforlongenough,theywouldthenresultinsomeformofanunpleasantphysicalmanifestationorconfrontationdowntheroad.Thisisthesecondstageinwhichtheenergysurroundinganissueisbigenoughtoresultinaphysicalmanifestation.Thisismanifestationsexplainedinanutshell!

Youcanalsoreversetheexampleaboveandsubstitute“angry”for“happy”.Ifyouallowyourselftothinkhappythoughtsalldaylong,youwouldattractmoreandmorehappythoughtstoyourconsciousness.Youwouldhavemorethingstobehappyaboutandlifewouldbesoperfectforyou!Eventually,youwouldhaveattractedsomuchhappyenergythatahappyphysicalmanifestationbecomesinevitable!ThisishowtheLawofAttractionworksatthemostbasiclevel.

Andso,yourbeliefsystemengagesinthejobof“attraction”and“confirmation”alldaylong.

Youattractmoreofwhatisconsistentwithyourinnermostbeliefs.Onceyouunderstandthismechanism,you’renowwellonyourwaytocreatingwhateveryouwantinyourouterrealitywithinaveryshorttime.

Letustalkaboutathirdfunctionofthebeliefsystembesides“attraction”and“confirmation”.

Ourbeliefsystemfeedsuswithreferencematerial.Thinkofyourfilingsystemasalibrary.Youhavedifferentdocumentsfiledinitwhichyoucanrefertoatwill.Whenyou’rebored,youcanjustgoovertooneofthefiles,pickitupandreadthecontentsinside.Thisisakeypoint—Whatyoureadwilldependonwhatisfiledinyourfilingsystem.Whileitmayseemobvious,thisisactuallyacrucialpointwhenitcomestoourbeliefsystem.Whatyouhaveaccumulatedinyourbeliefsystemasaresultofthe“attraction”and“confirmation”processdeterminesyourdefaultconsciousness,andwhatyouthinkaboutmostofthetime!Forexample,ifIhavethebeliefthatIneedtoplanforthingsthatcangowronginlife,allofthe“documents”inmybeliefsystemwillbeofasimilarnature.Iwouldhaveattractedandfiledalonglistofthingsthathavegonewronginmylifeandinotherpeople’slives.Therefore,whenIneedanyevidencetobackupmybelief,mybeliefsystemreadilydeliversthatinformationtome.

Rightnow,Iamwritingthisinmylibraryfilledwithbeautifulmetaphysicalandspiritualbooks.

Asaresult,myconsciousnessisfilledwiththeteachingsfromallthesebooks.Icangouptoanybookshelfandpulloutanybookatrandom,anditwilleitherbeaspiritualorself-helpbook.Whycan’tIpulloutabookaboutgardening?It’ssimple,booksaboutgardeningdon’tevenexistinthislibraryofminethatIhavebuilt!Thesameappliestoyourbeliefsystem.Ifyouhavefilledyourbeliefsystemwiththoughtsandbeliefsoflackandlimitation,theneverybeliefyoupulloutwillbeonecenteredonlackandlimitation.Youwillnotbeabletopulloutanythingonprosperity,andthusyouwillneverbeableto“attract”anythingthatiscountertoyourcurrently-heldbeliefs.Thisisanotherkeypoint.

Theinterestingthingaboutourbeliefsystemisthatitthrowsthingsupintoourconsciousness

basedonwhatwehavepreviouslyfiledinside.Thesethoughtsarisespontaneouslyinsideourmind.Thinkofitasafaithfullibrarianwhobringsyouarandombooktoreadeveryonceinawhile,exceptthatthislibrarianofourminddoessoeverysinglemoment,witheverysinglethoughtthatpassesthroughourconsciousness.Wheredoyouthinkitgetsthesethoughtsfrom?Itgetsthemfromwhatyouhaveaccumulatedandfiledinyourbeliefsystemthroughoutyourentirelife!Andyouhadbettermakesurewhatyoufilediswhatyouwanttoread,becauseitcanneverdeliveranythingtothecontrary,orgiveyouanythingthatisnotthere.

Doesitmakesensenow?Ifyouhavefilledyourbeliefsystemwithbeliefsandconfirmatory

evidenceaboutlackandlimitationinyourlife,thenthatisallyourbeliefsystem(unconsciousmind)

canbringuptoyourconsciousmindeverysingleday.Itcannotbringupanythingelsethatisnotthere!Thisiswhytheinnerworkseemssodifficultinthebeginning.Wearetryingtoworkagainstthetideofallournegativethoughtswehaveaccumulatedinthepast!

Itiseasytoseethenatureofalltheunconsciousbeliefsyouhavefiledinyourlife.Justquiet

yourmindforamomentandseewhatthoughtsspontaneouslyarisewithoutattemptingtochangethem.Dothethoughtsthatspontaneouslyarisemakeyoufeelgoodorbad?Aretheypositiveornegativethoughts?Aretheythoughtsofworryorthoughtsofjoy?Thesethoughtsarenotemerginginyourconsciousnessbyaccidentorrandomchance.Rather,yourunconsciousmindisthrowingthesethoughtsuptoyourconsciousnessasaresultofyourpastconditioning,inanattempttomakeyoufeelsafe.Itisrehashingwhatyouhavealwaysknowntomakeyoufeelsecure.

Ifyoudotheexerciseaboveandfindthatyourconsciousnessisspontaneouslyfilledwith

positivethoughts,thenIamcertainthatmostthingsinyourphysicalrealityarepleasingtoyou.Youwillbeleadingagoodandcomfortablelife,andmanifestationsappearquicklyforyouinyourphysicalreality.However,ifnegativethoughtscrowdyourconsciousness,thenIamalsocertainthatyourouterrealityreflectsthesame.HowcanIbesosure?ThisisUniversallawandistheultimateproofofwhatIamtalkingabout.Proveittoyourself.

Fortunatelythough,allofthatcanbechanged.Ifthethoughtsinyourinnerworlddonotbring

youpeaceandjoyatthemoment,understandthatitistheunderlyingbeliefsthatarecausingthem.Onceyoulearnhowtodisconnecttheemotionalchargeofyourunderlyingbeliefs,thingswillresolvethemselvesaccordinglyontheoutside.

Chapter4-HowPhysicalManifestationsReallyHappen

Whydoindividualswholearnaboutthesespiritualtechniquesforthefirsttimefinditsodifficulttomanifesttheirdesires?Theanswerissimple.Theyareworkingagainstthecumulativeeffectofalltheirexistingbeliefsthathaveaccumulatedoverthepastfewdecades.Ifwecouldseetheamountofjunkwearehaulingaroundwithusallthetime,wewouldbeabsolutelysurprisedbytheenormityofitall!Nowondersomepeoplefeeltiredanddrainedallthetime.Ournegativethoughtsnotonlysapourenergyandcompeteforourattention,theymayalsoleadtounwantedphysicalailmentsdowntheroadiftheissueisleftunchecked.Fortunately,thereisaneasywaytoreverseallthisonceyouunderstandtheseuniversalprinciples.

Yourmindservesasaperfectfilingmechanism,dutifullyrecordingeverysinglepieceof

informationandeverynewinputreceivedduringyourwakingmoments.Allthesepiecesofinformationaregroupedandcategorizedaccordingtoyourbeliefs.Therefore,yourbeliefsprovideyouwithaframeworkthroughwhichyouorganizeyourthoughtsandmakesenseoftheworld.Withoutourbeliefstoholdeverythingtogether,wewouldnotbeabletoeasilyassimilatenewpiecesofinformationormakesenseoftheworldaroundus.Unfortunately,aconsequenceofthismechanismisthatitalsokeepsustrapped.

Whenthemindisleftbyitself,thoughtswillspontaneouslyariseinourconsciousnesswithout

ouractiveintervention.Noticehowyoudon’tevenhaveto“try”andthinkathought.Somehow,randomthoughtswilljustfloatintoyourconsciousness,callingoutforyourattention.Someofthesethoughtsmayberelatedtorecentorcurrentevents.Othersmaybefromeventsthathavelongpassed.Itisimportanttounderstandthatthesethoughtsdonotcomefromnowhere.Instead,theyoriginatefromthatunconscious/subconsciouspartofyourmindwhereallyourunconsciousbeliefsareheld.Thisisalsotheplacewhereallyourmemorieshaveaccumulatedovertimeandareorganizedaccordingtothestructureputinplacebyyourbeliefs.

Therewouldordinarilybenoproblemwiththesedistractingthoughtsappearinginour

consciousness.Someofuscallitmindchatterorthatinnervoicewithin.However,themainproblemisthatovertime,wehavecometobelieveinthesethoughtsandidentifystronglywiththem.Thismeansthatwehavecometoassociatewiththosethoughtsandseethemasapartofourtruebeing.Thisistheinitialpitfallmadebyeveryone—believinginourownmindchatter.

Istillremembermyexperienceswithlearningmeditation.DuringthefirstfewyearswhenI

triedtomeditate,mymindchatterwouldgoonandon,feedingmewithonethoughtandimageryafteranotherwhichIwouldchaselikeafoxdownarabbithole.IthoughtIwasmeditatingwheneverIclosedmyeyes,butallIwasdoingwasfollowingandgettingdistractedbythemindchatterwhichentertainedmewithsomeveryinterestingandvividimagery!ItwasasifIwaswatchingamovieinmymindwheneverImeditated.

Thisisalsothereasonwhysomeindividuals(especiallybeginningmeditators)wronglybelieve

thattheyarecommunicatingwithspiritorreceivingexternal“visions”whentheymeditate.Theyarenot.Itcanbedifficultforabeginnertodistinguishbetweenactualvisions(fromthedivine)andimaginedphenomenonproducedbytheiroverly-activeminds.Infact,Ihavefoundthatwhenabeginnerclaimstoseevisionsorreceivepiecesofinformationduringtheirmeditations,itisalmostalwaysduetotheirmindchatterandnotduetoanydivineintervention.Iwillcomebacktothispointingreaterdetaillater.

Anotherkeypointtonotehereisthattherearesomemeditationteachersandtraditionsthat

encouragestudentstotalkaboutandsharetheirvisionswiththeclass.Asaresult,somestudentsmaygointogreatdetaildescribingwhatthey“see”duringtheirmeditationpractice.Itisimportantonceagaintonotfallintothispitfallaswhatistypically“seen”duringmeditationbyabeginningstudentisnothingmorethanthefalseprojectionsofourunconsciousmind.Whenourmindisgivenfreereintothinkinwhateverdirectionitwants,itusuallycombinesvariouselementsandpiecesofunrelatedinformationfromourunconscioustogiveusseemingly“new”piecesofinformation.Thisinformationisnotfromthedivine.Instead,itisrehashedinformationthatwearefeedingtoourselves.Thesecondmistakeistobelieveinallthesevisionsseenduringmeditation.Whilethereisnothinginherentlybadaboutdoingso,anindividualcanspendaninordinateamountoftimechasingthesedelusionalthoughts,andevenbelievinginthepowerofthesedelusionalthoughtsovertheirlives.Thispathcanleadonefurtherandfurtherawayfromthespiritualfreedomthatweseek.

Evenwhenwearenotmeditatingandinourwakingstates,wehavecometobelieveinourmind

chatter.Whenourmindsthrowupanunwantedscenarioofsomething“bad”happening,weusuallyfeelworriedinresponsetothatthought.Whenourmindsthrowupthethoughtthat“Iamnotgoodenough”,mostindividualsbelieveinitwithoutquestionandallowthemselvestogetcarriedawaybythosenegativefeelings.Thefirststeptobecominganeffectivecreatorandmanifestorofyourownrealityistodisassociateyourselffromallthesethoughtsthatappearinyourconsciousness.Stopbelievinginthemandstopengaginginthem.Simplyobservethemforwhattheyare,asthoughtsarisingfromyourunconsciousstorehouseofmemoriesandgentlyletthemgo.Thismaybedifficulttodointhebeginning,butthevaluewillbeimmensethemoreyouengageinthispractice.

Somepeoplespendtheirwholelivesbelievingintheirownfalsethoughts.Doyounowseewhy

itcanbedifficultforanindividualtochangehisphysicalreality?Thecyclegoeslikethis:Ourembeddedbeliefsinourunconsciouscausesustoattractmorepeople,thingsandeventsthatmatchthosebeliefs.Whentheseeventshappen,weinterprettheminawaythatisconsistentwithourbeliefs,whichconfirmsanddeepensthemevenfurther.Thisleadstoanenormousunconsciousstorehouseofthoughtsandbeliefswhichoccupyourconsciousnessduringourwakinghours.Whenweaccepteverythingwhichourunconsciousthrowsupforusandbelieveinourmindchatter,wegoontoperpetuateexistingrealityevenfurther…Thiscyclerepeatsitselfallthroughourlivesuntilwefinallybecomeawareofit.

Theslowwaytoworkthroughallthiswouldbetoattempttofindeverysinglenegativebelief

wehave,andthenbegintheprocessofchangingitintosomethingpositive.Thisisthemethodwhichhasbeenadvocatedbysome.Thedownsideofthismethodisthatwehavesomanybeliefstodealwiththatgoingthroughallofthemmanuallyandchangingeachofthemtakesalongtime.Besides,manyofourbeliefsare“unconscious”andnotimmediatelyapparenttous.Wedonotevenknowthatwe

havethem.Howthendowedealwithourunconsciousbeliefsinthefirstplace?Anotherwaytoworkthroughallthiswouldbetofloodourmindwithpositivebeliefs,anddo

soconsistentlyenoughsuchthatweeventuallyhavemorepositivethannegativebeliefsinourconsciousness.Thisisalsothereasonwhyaffirmationsandotherrepetitiontechniquescanbeuseful.ButasIhaveoutlinedinmyotherbooks,theforcefulapplicationofthesetechniquescanoftencompoundtheproblemandperpetuateitevenmore,simplybecausewearefocusingsomuchonthe“problem”or“lack”inthefirstplace.

Itriedthefirstandsecondmethodswithverylittlesuccessduringthefirsttenyearsofmy

spiritualjourney.ReadersofmyotherbookswillknowthatItriedonemanifestationtechniqueafteranotherwithnoresults.Ialsoattemptedto“flood”bysubconsciouswithpositivebeliefsbywritingoutcarefully-wordedaffirmationsbyhandhundredsoftimesdaily!Allofthatledtolittleresultsforme,mainlybecauseIdidnotknowwhatIwasdealingwith.Backthen,IstilldidnothaveacompleteunderstandingofourbeliefsystemasIdotoday.Evenifwemanageto“flood”oursubconsciouswithpositivebeliefs,ourattemptswouldstillbepunycomparedtothemassofnegativeprogrammingandbeliefsthatwehaveunknowinglyaccumulatedoverourlifetimes.

TheanswerthatIeventuallyfound(thankstoseveralspiritualmastersandteachersalongthe

way)isthis—Stoptryingtodealwithyourindividualbeliefs.Stoptryingtoundothesocialconditioningthatyouhavereceived.Youaredoingthingsthehardwaybecausewhatyouaretryingtodoistoclearoutastorehousethatcontainsdecadesofaccumulatedmemoriesandbeliefs.Instead,thereisonlyonethingthatneedstobedone.Allyouneedtodoistobreakthelinkbetweenyourthoughtsandyourfeelings,andeverythingwillberestoredtonormal.

Unconsciousmemoriesorganizedaccordingtoourdeeply-heldbeliefsgiverisetoourmind

chatter,whichisthoughtsthatappearinourunconscious.Thisisthefirstlink:

Unconsciousmemories/beliefs==>Consciousthoughts(mindchatter)Theseconsciousthoughtsgiverisetoourfeelingsandemotions(ouremotionalresponse)

whenwethinkthem.Forexample,ifathoughtarisesinyourconsciousnessthat“Iamnotgoodenough”,youimmediatelyfeelsaddenedanddiscouraged.Thisleadstounwantednegativefeelingsofsadnessanddiscouragement.Thisisthesecondlink:

Unconsciousmemories/beliefs

==>Consciousthoughts==>Feelingsandemotionsinourinnerstate

Unconsciousbelief:“Unworthiness”==>Consciousthought:“Iamnotgoodenough”==>Feeling/emotion:Sadness,discouragement,negativityaboutlife

Theabovesequencerepeatsitselfeverysinglewakingmomentofourlife.Asaresult,weare

literallyheldhostagebythenatureofourthoughts!Weareatthemercyofwhateverfloatsintoourconsciousawareness.Ifourconsciousthoughtsareofanegativenatureandwebelieveinthemlongenough,weendupinastateofdepression,whichisastateofoverwhelmingsadnessandnegative

emotions.Ihavealsomentionedthatallourfeelingsandemotionsareenergy.Therefore,theydon’tjust

donothing.Thesefeelingsandemotionswhenheldforlongenoughwithsufficientintensityactuallyleadtoouter,physicalmanifestations!Thisleadstothethirdlink:

Unconsciousmemories/beliefs==>Consciousthoughts==>Feelingsandemotionsinourinner

state==>PhysicalmanifestationsThesephysicalmanifestationswhichhappeninourexternalworld“confirm”ourexisting

beliefs,andhencethewholecyclerepeatsitselfagain.Mostmethodsattempttodealwithunwantedphysicalmanifestationsbytryingtoeradicatethe

unconsciousmemoriesandbeliefs(thefirstcomponentinthechain).Wecanseewhythiswouldwork,becauseoncethebeliefisdealtwith,thentherewouldbenoconsciousthoughtsandfeelingsrelatedtothatbelief,andhencenophysicalattraction.However,Ihavefoundthismanualapproachtobetime-consuminginmostcases,althoughtherecansometimesbevalueindealingwithoneortwomajorbeliefswehaveidentifiedinourlivesthatarepreventingusfrommovingforward.

Thesecondcomponentinthechain(consciousthoughts)isliterallyimpossibletodealwith.

Therearemillionsofthoughtspassingthroughourconsciousawarenesseverydaythatitwouldbeimpossibletoartificially“control”and“change”themonebyone.Thisiswhyattemptsat“positivethinking”seldomwork.Weareattemptingtodotheimpossible,whichistocontrolthenatureofourmillionsofthoughts!

Thethirdcomponentinthechain(feelingsandemotions)arearesponsetoourspontaneous

consciousthoughts.Again,wecanattemptto“feel”happyorforceourselvestofeelhappy,butoureffortswillbeshort-livedifwestillallowourselvestobelieveinallourconsciousthoughts.

Aneasywayaroundallthisistosimplybreakthesecondlink:Thelinkbetweenourconscious

thoughtsandthefeelings/emotionswefeelasaresultofthosethoughts.IamgratefulforteacherslikeLesterLevensonfortheirpioneeringworkinthisareabecauseofitsimmenseeffectiveness.Whenyoubreakthelinkbetweenyourconsciousthoughtsandyourfeelings,youarenolongeratthemercyofyourunconsciousbeliefs.Thebeliefscanstillbethere.Thethoughtscanstillbethere.Butbecauseyouarenownolongeraffectedbyyourthoughtsandnolongerbelieveinthem,thebuckstopsthere.Thesebeliefsandthoughtsnolongergoontoaffectyouroutermanifestations.

ThisisthefirsttimeI’mexplainingthewholechainofeventsinthismanneralthoughIhave

oftentalkedabouttheimportanceof“lettinggo”ofone’snegativefeelingsinmypreviousbooks.Whenoneletsgoofallhisnegativefeelingsandemotions,heisessentiallybreakingthechainbetweenhisthoughtsandhowhefeels.Whenhedoesso,hestopscreatinganundesiredreality.Butmoreimportantly,hedisconnectsandfreeshimselffromtheinfluenceofallhispreviousnegativebeliefsandmemories.Hebecomesfreefromallhispastconditioning.Thisiswhythismethodissoeffectiveandoncemastered,willallowyoutocreateyourdesiredrealitywithinaveryshortperiodoftime.Let’slookathowtoapplyitnext.

Chapter5-BreakingTheChainofUnconsciousManifestations

Let’srecapthemanifestationsequencewecoveredinthepreviouschapter.Iliketocallthisthe“chain”thatbindsus,althoughonceanindividualunderstandshowthischaincanbesoeasilybroken…itislikeholdingthekeystomanifestinganythingyouwantinthepalmofyourhand!Howwonderfulisthat!Byunderstandingthemanifestationsequenceandhowitworks,wecanmovetowardsanyrealitywedesireandlivelifeasthepowerfulcreatorsweweremeanttobe.

(1)Unconsciousmemories/beliefs==>(2)Consciousthoughts==>(3)Feelingsandemotionsin

ourinnerstate==>(4)Physicalmanifestationsinourouterworld

Thelinkbetweencomponents(3)and(4)ofthechainisdictatedbytheUniversalLawofAttraction.ThisisthenatureofourUniverseandwecannotchangeitevenifwetried.However,thelinkbetween(2)and(3)canbeeasilybroken.Ourconsciousthoughtsdonotalwayshavetoleadtospontaneousfeelingsandemotionsinourinnerstatethatwehavenocontrolover.Thebeautifulthingaboutbeingacreatoristhatwecanalwayschoosethewaywewanttofeelandhavefullautonomyoverourthoughts.Therefore,breakingthelinkbetween(2)and(3)isactuallyeasierthanwethink.

Itallstartswithhavingagreaterawarenessoverwhattakesplaceontheinside.Mostbeginning

studentsofthismaterialhavelivedtheirwholeliveswithanouter-directedfocus.Theyareconstantlypreoccupiedwithwhathappensintheirouterworldthattheyveryseldomturninwardstolookatwhatisinside.Thisiswhyindividualscanbegrippedbyanirrationalsenseoffearwhentheytryaspiritualpracticesuchasmeditationfortheveryfirsttime.Meditationrequiresthatweadoptaninwardfocusandtakealookatwhatishappeninginourinnerworld.Itrequiresthatwewithdrawourattention,atleastmomentarily,fromouterreality.

Inasimilarvein,manifestationisaninnerexercise.Ihaveoftentaughtthatourinnerstates

dictatetheeffectivenessofouroutermanifestationsandyouwillobservethistobetrueonceyoustartputtingthesetechniquesintopractice.Mostpeoplewhohavebeenlivingunconsciouslyalltheirliveshavenoideahowtumultuoustheirinnerstatesare!Theirinnerstates(thethoughtswhichtheyarethinkautomaticallyandbydefaultmostofthetime)aremakingthemfeeluncomfortablewithoutthemevenknowingit!Therefore,theveryfirststeptoreversingthisnegativecycleistogentlyturninwardsandnoticewhatishappeningontheinside.

Youcandothisbyclosingyoureyesandsittingquietlybyyourselfinacomfortablespotwhere

youwillnotbeinterrupted.Atfirst,allwillseemtobeblackanddark.Butnoticethethoughtsthatfloatpassyourconsciousness.Noticethethoughtsthatarisespontaneously.Withoutlabelingorjudgingyourthoughts,justnoticehowtheymakeyoufeel.Dothesespontaneousthoughtsmakeyoufeelgood?Dotheymakeyoufeellightandhappy,ordotheymakeyoufeelnegativeandworried?Thewayyoufeelspontaneouslyisthedominantvibrationofyourinnerstate.Thisdominantvibrationthengoesontoattractandcreateyourouterreality.

Oneinsightyou’llgainfromthisexerciseisthatthedominantvibrationwhichyouholdontheinsidewillcloselyapproximateyourouterreality.Ifyoufeelthatyourinnervibration(feelingstate)hasaslightlynegativeovertonetoit,thenyourouterrealitywillalsohavepartsandportionswhichyouconsidertobeslightlynegative.Similarly,ifyoufeelasenseofspontaneousjoyandhappinesswhenyoudothisexercise,thenIamcertainthatyourouterrealityisoneofhappymanifestations,fulfillmentandjoy.Yourouterrealityalwaysmatchesyourinnerstate.

Thepurposeofthisexerciseisnottochangeanything.Itistomakeyounoticeandrealize,quite

possiblyforthefirsttimeinyourlife,thatyouarethecreatorofyourownreality.Untilyoustoppedtodothisexercise,youwouldhavelivedlifebydefault.Youmighthavebelievedinluckorchance,andthatthingshappenedtoyourandomlyinfluencedbyfactorsbeyondyourcontrol.However,anindividualwhodoesthisexerciseimmediatelyrealizesthatheisthecreatorofhisownreality.Hecannowclearlyseethedirectcorrelationbetweenhisdominantinnerstateandouterreality,whichisthelinkbetween(3)and(4)wehaveoutlinedabove.

Thelinkbetweenourinnerstateandouterrealityisnotourwork.Itisthenatureandworkof

ourUniverse.Ourworkistotendtoourinnerstatesandtoensurethatweareimmersedinfeelingsofpeace,joyandfulfillmentmostofthetime.Whenwedothis,theUniversedoesitspartbyfillingourexternalworldwithpeopleandeventsofasimilarnature.Whenourinnerstateisfilledwithangryordepressedthoughts,ourouterrealityreflectsthesame.

Mostpeopleareatthemercyoftheiraccumulatednegativeconditioningandthoughts.This

causestheirinnerstatestobefilledwithworryandfearthoughtswithoutthemrealizingit.Anindividualwhoisinastateofdepressionwillbeconstantlythinkingnegativeworrythoughts.Hethinksthatthesethoughtsarebeyondhiscontrol,andthattheyarisespontaneouslyinhisconsciousnesswheninfact…thesethoughtsaretheresultofcumulativepastconditioningandbeliefs.

Thereinliesthesolutiontobreakthechain,ortodisconnectyourselffromthethoughtsthatrun

throughyourconsciousnessallday.Itisasimplemethod.SosimpleinfactthatI’mafraidyouwilldismissitatfirstglance.ButitisakeypartofthisentiremanifestationsequenceI’mtalkingabout,sostickwithmeforamoment.

Forthefirstfewyearsofmyspiritualjourney,Ihadlimitedsuccesswithmanifestinganything

usingthevariousmanifestationtechniquesandmethodsthatItried.Thereasonforthiswasbecausemyinnerstatewasfilledwithlotsofworryandfearthoughts.ThesethoughtsarosespontaneouslyinmyownconsciousnessanditseemedIhadnocontroloverthem.WhileIdidnotknowitthen,thesethoughtswerecausedbymyownunderlyingbeliefsandprogrammingaccumulatedoveralifetime.

WhenItriedtoapplythemanifestationtechniquestaught,forexampleto“feelasifmy

manifestationshavealreadyhappened”,thistechniquewasmetwithlimitedsuccessbecausemyconsciousnesswasoverwhelmedbythenegativethoughtsthatwerepresent.Inotherwords,Iwastryingtoaddmygoodfeelingsintoavibrationalstatethatwasoverwhelminglynegative!LittlewonderthatthingsdidnotworksincetheUniversealwayspicksuponthesumtotalofourthoughtsandfeelings.

ThefirststepintheLightTouchManifestationsequenceistoreturnyourinnerstatebacktooneofpeaceandnothingness.Whenyoureturnyourinnerstatebacktozero,astateinwhichyoufeelneitherpositivenornegativethoughts…thisisthestatewheremiracleshappen.Thisisthezerostatewhereyourconsciousnessisclear,fromwhichyoucanfinallyreceivesignalsandinputs(inspiration)fromthedivine.Evenifyoudidnothingatallandjustremainedinthiszerostatefortherestofyourlife,everythingwillstillbedoneuntoyou.Thisisacounter-intuitiveaspectofthesespiritualteachingsthatisdifficulttograspunlessyoupersonallyexperienceitforyourself.Anditispossibletoexperiencethisstateforyourselfwithjustalittlefocusandpractice.

ThisiswhatthegreatspiritualmasterLaoTzumeantwhenhewrote,“Thegreatmasterthatis

theTaodoesnothingandleavesnothingundone.”OnecanjustaseasilysubstitutetheTaofortheUniverse,SpiritortheDivine.WhatLaoTzuwastryingtoconveyisthatifonetendstohisowninnerstateandremainsinthestateofnothingnessandpurebeingness,thenonedoesnotneedtodoanything.Effortisnolongernecessary.Onenolongerneedstoexertanyeffortandthingswillstilloccurspontaneouslyinhisexternalreality.HewillbesweptalongbythebeautifulflowoftheUniverseandbecomeawonderfulobserverinalloflife.Thisdoesnotmeanthatanindividualbecomeslifelessandnottakeanyphysicalactionatall.Itsimplymeansthatifandwhenthereisphysicalactiontobetaken,hewillreceivesuchaclearimpulseandsignaltotakeitthatallpathswillbeopenedforhimtodoso.Takingactionwillthenseemlikethemostnaturalthingtodointheworld,foritspringsfromUniversalimpulse!

Thefirststeptoachievingthisstateistostopbelievinginthethoughtsthatarisespontaneously

inyourconsciousnessalldaylong.Youdonothavetoforcethethoughtstogoawayorreplacethemwithpositiveones.Thatwouldbedoingitthehardway.Instead,allyouhavetodoistostopbelievingormentallyengaginginthethoughtsthatcropupforyou!Ifyou’llonlytakethisfirststepinthemanifestationsequence,you’llfindyourlifedrasticallychangingforthebetter.Maybeyouhavealreadytakenthisdirectionasaresultofreadingmyotherbooks,inwhichcaseyou’rewellonyourway.

Wheneverafearthoughtcropsupforyouthatcausesyoutofeelcorrespondingemotionsof

fear,orwheneverworryingthoughtscropupforyou…youmusthavetheinitialfocusanddisciplinetoletthemgoatoncewithoutbelievinginthem.Dropthemgently.Understandthatthereisnotruthorbasistothosethoughtsotherthanthemeaningyouhavegiventhembasedonyourbeliefs.

Hereareafewexamplesofthoughtsarisingspontaneouslyinourconsciousnesssoyoucansee

howpervasiveandpersistentouregois.Supposeyouareinteractingwithaco-workerandyousuddenlygetthenotionthat“Shedoes

notlikeme”.Thatisathoughtwhicharosespontaneouslyfromyourunconscious,possiblysupportedbyoneormorerelatedbeliefsintheareaofinterpersonalrelationshipsandself-worth.Ifyouchoosetobelieveinthatthoughtandengageinit,thentheresultingtrainofthoughtscanonlygetmoreandmorenegative,resultinginanextremelynegativeinnerstatecausedbythatsingleoriginatingthought.Forexample,theinitialthoughtof“shedoesnotlikeme”maygeneralizeto“noonelikesme”,andotherequallydepressingthoughtssuchas“noonehaseverlikedme”,“noonewantstobemyfriend”,“Ihavenofriends,onlypeoplewhotakeadvantageofme”…andsoon.Understandthat

allthesethoughtshaveno“truth”inthem,apartfromyourownbeliefinthem.Whentheinitialnegativethoughtarises,thefirststepistoletitgogentlyfromyour

consciousness.Checkwithintoseeifthereareanynegativefeelingsresultingfromthatinitialthought.Youmayfeelaslightsenseofdiscomfortoruneasiness.Ifso,letthatfeelingofdiscomfortoruneasinessgoatonce.ItiseasiertodealwithafeelinginitsinitialstagesthanwithastrongerfeelingthathasbeenaddeduntobytheLawofAttraction.

Itishelpfultotakeadeepbreathandfeelthatenergyleavingyourbody.Dothisasmanytimes

untilyouhavefeelthefeelingleaveyourbody,untilyourinnerstateisrestoredtooneofpeaceandease.Inthebeginning,itmaybenecessarytodothisletting-goprocessseveraltimesuntilthefeelingsarecompletelygonefromyourconsciousness.Overtime,you’llrealizethatfeelingscanbeletgoofinaninstant…justlikethat!

Irecommendthatyoutrythisfirststepofrestoringyourinnerstatetozerooverthenextweek

orso.Forgetaboutmanifestationsandeverythingyouhavelearneduptothispoint.Instead,focusongettingyourinnerstatecenteredonloveandpeace.Focusondroppingyournegativefeelingsthemomentyoufeelthem,andgentlylettheintrusivethoughtsgofromyourconsciousnessonceyouhavethem.Don’tevenblameyourselfforthemortrytofindwherethesethoughtscamefrom.Don’tengageinthem.Instead,gentlyletyourintrusivethoughtsgoeachtimetheyarise.Dothiseverywakingmoment.Makeityourpriority.

Itwillbedifficultinthebeginning,butthemoreyoudoit,themoreyourealizethatyoucan

easilybefreefromthethousandsofthoughtsthatpassthroughyourmindeveryhour…justlikethat.Youarenolongersubjecttotheirnegativeinfluences,andtheynolongercarryanyemotionalchargeoveryou.Whileyoumaystillthinkthesamethoughts,theynolongeraffectyourinneremotionalstates.Overtime,you’llfindthesethoughtscroppinguplessandlessforyou,untilyoueventuallyreachapointwherethey’lljuststoppresentingthemselvestoyou.

Chapter6-DealingWithMajorRecurringLifeThemes

Restoringyourinnerstatetooneoflove,peaceandnothingnessisthekeytoeffectivemanifestations.Ithasalsobeenthefocusofmyprevioussixteenbooks,inwhichItalkaboutvariouswaystotendtoyourinnerstateandreturnittothatstateofzerofromwhichweareonceagainfreetocreate.

Imustremindthereaderherethatunlessyoutaketheinitialeffortnecessarytoreturnyour

innerstatetooneofpeaceandlove…nothingthatyoureadfromthispointwillworkeffectivelyforyou.Iknowthisfrommyownexperience.Youcannothavethesemanifestationtechniquesworkforyouwhilesimultaneouslyholdingontoworryorfearthoughts.Yourconsciousnesscannotbecloudedwithnegativethoughtsmostofthetimeifyouwanttobeaneffectivemanifestor.Thisdoesnotmeanthatyoudonotexperienceanynegativefeelingsatall.Itsimplymeansthatyoudropyournegativefeelingsthemomentyourealizetheyarethere,andabsolutelyrefusetoimmerseyourselfinthemforextendedperiodsoftime.Ifyou’lljustkeeptothesebasicrules,thenyouroutermanifestationshavetoappearforyouquickly.

OnequestionIoftenaskisthis:Wouldyourathermanifestyourdeepestdesiresorwouldyou

ratherholdontoyournegativefeelings?Forme,IwouldratherreceivemygoodandeverythingIhaveaskedforratherthansuffertheadverseeffectsofholdingontothosenegativefeelings.Apersonwhoallowshimselftoholdontonegativefeelingsispenalizinghimselftwice,firstintermsofhowmiserablehefeelswhenexperiencingthosefeelings,andsecondintermsofhisdelayedmanifestations!Therefore,itisneverworthittoholdontoanynegativefeelingsatallinyourlife!Letallofthemgoatonce,nomatterhow“justified”youfeelaboutthematter.

Acommonexampleofhowwetendtoholdontonegativefeelingscanbefoundintheareaof

interpersonalrelationships.Supposethatyouhadaquarrelwithyourpartnerandfeltangeredbysomethinghe/shesaidintheheatofthemoment.Mostpeopleholdontothisangerfordaysorweeks,refusingtospeaktotheotherparty!Butwhy?InallofthequarrelsI’vehadinthepast,Ialwaysreconciledwiththeotherpersonsoonerorlater.Theonlydifferencewashowlongittookforustobespeakingagain.Therefore,ifweknowwiththebenefitofhindsightthatwe’regoingtoputthatunpleasantencounterbehindussoonerorlaterandbefriendsagain…whynotdoitnow?Whynotskipallthatunnecessarypartinthemiddle?Thereisnothinggoodtobegainedfromplayingthesilentgameanyway.Whynotdropthoseunpleasantfeelingsandrecoverfromthemnow?Onceyourealizehowsillyitistoplaythegameof“Idon’tfeellikespeakingtoyou”,youstartdroppingyournegativeemotionsfasterthanbefore.Holdingontothemisoptional.

Acommonobjectionis,“IwanttoholdontomyangersoIwon’tfeellikespeakingtohim.I

don’twanttoappeartogiveinbymakingthefirstmove.”Doesthissoundfamiliar?Again,that’ssuchafoolishgametoplay!Wouldyouratherreceiveyourgoodandallyourdesiredmanifestations,orwouldyouratherstewinyourfeelingsofangersoasto“teachtheotherpartyalesson”?Youareteachingnooneelsealessonbutyourself!Holdingontoyournegativefeelingsdoesnotaffectthe

otherpersoninanyway,butitdoeshavethetangibleeffectofdelayingyourpositivemanifestationsinlife.Iftheotherpersondoesnotfeellikepatchinguporspeakingtoyou,thensobeit.Makepeacewiththesituationandbeatonewithit.Dropallyourfeelingsofanger,resentmentorblameandlettheotherpersonbeashelikes,whileyoutendtoyourowninnerstate.

Onceyouunderstandthisprinciple,youseewhyitnevermakesanysensetoholdontofeelings

ofanger,fear,jealously,resentment,frustrationorirritationaboutanotherperson…nomatterhowjustifiedyoumaybe!TheUniversedoesnotcareabouthow“right”youare.Allitcaresaboutisthewayyoufeelineachmoment.Thewayyoufeelineachmomentiscreatingimprintsandimpressionsontheenergeticfieldaroundyou,whichwillsubsequentlyattractpeopleandeventsofsimilarnature(vibrations)intoyourreality.Supposeyoufeeljealousuponseeingtheachievementsofanotherperson.Themoreyoustewinthosefeelingsofjealouslyandthinkabouthowunfairtheworldis,themoreyoudrawtoyourselfreasonsandexperiencestofeelthatway!Rememberthe“attraction”and“confirmation”roleofourbeliefs?Soon,you’llfindyourouterrealityfilledwithmanyexamplesofinjusticeandthingsforyoutobejealousabout.ThisisUniversalLaw.Italwaysgivesyoumoreofwhatyoufeelandfocusupon.

Alwaysremindyourselfthattherehasneverbeenagoodreasontoholdontoanynegative

feeling.Instead,whatyouwanttodoistodroptheminthemomenttheyarisewithoutanalyzingorengaginginthem.Don’teventrytoanalyzeyourfeelingsandfigureoutwheretheycamefrom.Ihavefoundthisformofanalysistobecounter-productive.Inmyearlydays,Iwasalwaysinterestedtofindoutthesourceofmyfeelings,orthereasonsastowhyIalwaysfeltsomiserable.

Rememberthatthemindisneverabletogiveyouananswerthatisdifferentfromwhatit

knows.Allthemindcandrawonisitscollectivestorehouseofmemoriesandbeliefs.Therefore,ifyouaskyourmindanopen-endedquestionsuchas,“WhydoIalwaysfeelsolousy?”,itcanonlygiveyouananswersupportedbyyourownmemoriesandbeliefs.Ifyourunconsciousisfilledwithself-defeatingbeliefs,thenyourmindwouldmostlikelyrespondwith,“Ohthat’sbecauseyou’realoserandcannevergetanythingright!”

Isthisresponsegivenbyyourmindtheabsolutetruth?Nope.Butitistheonlyresponseit

knows.Itistheonlyresponseyourmindcangiveasaresultofyoursubconsciousprogrammingandbeliefs.Therefore,tryingtoask“why”somethinghappenedor“why”youarethinkinginaparticularwayisunlikelytoleadtoproductiveoutcomes.You’rejustfallingintothetrapoftheegomindandbelievingfurtherinthosebaselessthoughtsthatareofferedtoyou.Youreclaimyourpowerthemomentyoulearntoseethosethoughtsforwhattheyare(asrehashedmemories)andignorethem.

Thisiswhyitisimportanttotakealighttouchwhensolvingtheperceived“problems”and

“issues”inyourlife.Ifyoutakeaheavy-handedapproach,yousolidifyandembedtheissueevenmorefirmlyinyourunconscious.Letusfirstexplorehowthisworksinrelationtoanaddiction.Whenyouseehowthisappliesinonecase,you’llbeabletogeneralizetheprinciplestootherareasinyourownlife.

Itdoesnotmatterwhatanindividualisaddictedto.Itcanbeanunhealthysubstanceoran

unhealthybehaviorsuchasover-eating.Often,theindividualsinvolveddonotthinktheyhavean

issueanddonotseetheirbehaviortobetheissue.Theseindividualsarestillunconsciousabouttheissuebecausetheyhavecometoassociatesostronglywiththeirbehaviorsandthoughtsovertime.

Agoodexampleofthisisanaddictiontoworrying.Iwasaddictedtoworryingforafew

decadeswithoutevenrealizingIhadthisunhealthyaddictioninmylife!TheaddictivebehaviorfeltsonaturaltomebecauseIhadcometoperceivethoseworriedfeelingsasnormal.OneindividualImethadanaddictiontospreadingvilegossipandtalkingmaliciouslybehindotherpeople’sbacks.Hisownbehaviorseemedperfectlynormaltohimandheneveroncequestionedhowitaffectedhisownreality.

Whiletheremaybesomeaddictionsweareunconsciousabout,thereareotherswemaybe

awareof.Usually,thesearetheaddictionsforwhichthedownsideshavebecomeacutelyapparenttous.IdidnotseemyworryingasanissuepreviouslybecauseIdidnotseeallthenegativedownsidesofworrying.Similarly,theindividualwhospreadsmaliciousgossipdoesnotseetheill-effectsoftalkingbadbehindotherpeople’sbacks.Tohim,everythingisjustharmlessgossip.ButonceyouunderstandtheseUniversalprinciples,yourealizehowalloftheseself-defeatingbehaviorsleadtounwantedfeelingswhichcangoontoaffectyouroutermanifestations.

Thebasisofanyaddictionisanaddictiontoaparticularfeeling.Onceagain,itdoesnotmatter

whatyouareaddictedtoonthesurface.Thebehaviororsubstanceonthesurfacedoesnotmatter.Itistheunderlyingfeelingsweareinterestedinhere.Allformsofaddictivebehaviorresultinapay-offwhichcomesintheformoffeelings.Althoughthesefeelingsmayoftenfeelunpleasanttous,westillbecome“addicted”totheminaperversewayastheyarefamiliartousandarethefeelingswehavecometoassociatewithdeeply.

Anindividualwhoisaddictedtosexualbehavioroutsideofmarriage(oranykindofseemingly

“deviant”behavior)maybeaddictedtothefeelingsof“guilt”or“guiltypleasure”hegets.Anindividualaddictedtogossipingbehindotherpeople’sbacksisaddictedtothefeelingsof“indignation”,“injustice”or“self-righteousness”.Anindividualwholikestoover-eatmaybeaddictedtothehappyfeelingshegetsfromconsuminglargeamountsoffood.Thephysicalactitselfisseldomwheretheissuelies.Rather,itistheunderlyingfeelingsthathavetobeaddressed.Thephysicalactionsarejustabridgeusedtogettothosefeelingswhichwecrave.Inthecaseofsubstanceaddictions,thesubstancesingestedmayhelptocreate,reinforceorenhancethosefeelingsfelt.

Thinkaboutyourownlifeforamomentandseeifthereareanyaddictivebehaviorsthathave

becomearecurringthemeforyou.Thesecanbeinnocuousbehaviorssuchasconstantworrying,gossiping,complainingorjealousyoverotherpeople’sachievements.Whatmostpeopledoistoblamethemselvesfortheiraddictivebehaviorswithoutseeingtheunderlyingtruth.Theunderlyingtruthisthattheyarenotaddictedtotheactionorsubstanceitself.Rather,theyhavebecomeaddictedtotheunderlyingfeelingsderivedfromtheaddictivebehavior.Eachtimetheyrepeatthoseactions,theyaccessthatstateoffeelingsthathavebecomesofamiliarandpleasurabletothem.

Takesometimetolistdownthefeelingsyouhavebecomeaddictedtoinyourownlife.Youdo

nothavetosharethislistwithanyoneelsesofeelfreetobehonestwithyourself.Youdonothavetodescribetheaddictivebehavioronpapereither.Allwearegoingforarethefeelingsbehindthat

addiction.Sometimes,itisnecessarytoinventyourownwordsandphrasestodescribetheunderlyingfeelings(e.g.the“IwanttohaveitbutIcan’t”feeling,the“I’mworriedbutIdonotknowwhatIamworriedabout”feeling,the“guiltypleasurefromdoingsomethingtaboo”feeling).

Doingthisexerciseisaneye-openerformany.Ifyoutakethetimetotrythisexerciseoutfor

yourself,you’llrealizethatthefeelingsyouhavelistedformrecurringthemesinyourowngenerallifeexperience.

Supposethat“guilt”hasbeenlistedasoneoftheunderlyingfeelingsbehindyouraddiction.

Whatyou’lllikelyfindisthefeelingof“guilt”resurfacingitselfinseveralotheraspectsofyourlife,notjustfromtheaddictivebehavioritself.Forexample,youmayhaveatendencytofeelguiltyaboutthings,oryoumayfrequentlyattractsituationswhichmakeyoufeelguilty.Inotherwords,weliterallyattractsituationswhichgiveussimilarfeelings.“Shame”wasoneofthefeelingsIidentifiedwith.Iwassurprisedtofindthatnotonlywasthefeelingofshameassociatedwithmyaddiction,itwasalsoacommonthemeinmyownlifebackthen!IfrequentlyfeltasenseofshameandinferioritywhenIinteractedwithothers.Doingthisexerciseallowedmetobringthosenegativefeelingstolightanddropthem.WhenIdidso,theaddictionsresolvedthemselvesontheoutsideaswell.

Thegreatestvalueofthisexerciseisthatitallowsustoidentifythemajorfeelingsandthemes

thatareshapingourlives.Rememberthemanifestationsequencewediscussedearlier?

(1)Unconsciousmemories/beliefs==>(2)Consciousthoughts==>(3)Feelingsandemotionsinourinnerstate==>(4)Physicalmanifestationsinourouterworld

Thesemajorthemesformthethirdcomponentofthechain.Ifleftunconsciousandunchecked,

theywillgoontoattractoutercircumstancesandresultinourphysicalmanifestations.Addictivebehaviorsarecausedbythelinkbetween(3)and(4),inwhichouraddictiontoparticularfeelings(3)causesustoengageincertainactions(4)inordertoexperiencethosefeelings…thusstrengtheningouraddictionevenmore.Therootcauseofouraddictionsisinourunconsciousmemoriesandbeliefs(1),butdealingwithaddictionsatthislevelisseldomeffectivebecausethesebeliefshavebecomesopervasiveandrootedinourunconscious.Instead,adifferentapproachisneededinthebeginning.

Nowthatyouhaveidentifiedthefeelingswhichyoumaybeaddictedto,itistimetopracticethe

sametechniqueasbefore.Wedealwithaddictiontofeelingsintheexactsamewayaswedealwithnegativefeelings…bysimplylettingthemgo.

Eachtimeyoufeelanurgetoengageinanaddictivebehavior,simplyaskyourselfwhetheryou

canletthatfeelingorurgego.Rememberthattheurgeisnothingmorethanafeelinginyourbodywhichyouhavecometoidentifysocloselywith.Youmayseeitasacompulsionorimpulsetodosomething,butthatinitselfisalsoafeeling.Itisafeelingtoengageinthataddictivebehavior!Therefore,eachtimeyoufeellikeengaginginyouraddiction,allowyourselftostopandpauseforjustamoment.

Inthepast,youwouldhavefelttheurge/compulsionandwentaheadtoengageintheaddictive

behaviorimmediately.ButwhatIsuggesthereistocreateasmallspace,alittlegapbetweenhavingthatcompulsionwithinyourselfandengaginginthebehaviorontheoutside.Duringthosefewsecondsorminutes,turninwardsandnoticehowyoufeelontheinside.Feelthisurgeorcompulsionstronglyandnoticehowitisjustanotherfeelingtoyou.Youmayhavethoughtthiswassomethingbeyondyourphysicalcontrol,butthisurgeisnothingmorethanafeelingyoucandrop,justlikeanyotherfeelingyouexperience.

Takeadeepbreathwhilenoticingthiscompulsioninyourbody.Youcandothisexerciseeach

timetheurgearises,sotrythesestepsthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetoengageinyouraddiction.Askyourselfifyoucanletthiscompulsion(compulsivefeeling)go.Itdoesnotmatterwhat

youransweris,andwhateveransweryougivewillresultinyou“lettinggo”ofsomeofthatfeeling.ThisisbasedonthereleasetechniqueIhavelearnedfromtheSedonaMethod,forwhichIhavefoundtobethemosteffectiveinlettinggoofunwantedfeelingsfromourbody.Rememberthatthesefeelingsarenotapartofourtruenature.Theyaremerelyaddedunto(andthereforecloud)ourconsciousness.

Thenextquestiontoaskiswhenyoucanletthecompulsivefeelinggo.You’llrecognizethat

youcanletgoofthecompulsivefeelingrightnow,andthatthereisnoneedtoholdontoitforanylonger.Asyourealizethatyoucanletgoofthisurgerightnow,breatheoutslowly.Itmaybenecessarytorepeatthisprocessseveraltimesuntilyoureleasethefeeling(urge)fromyourbody.

Here’showthisworkswhenappliedtoareal-lifesituation:Supposeyoufeelanurgetogossip

aboutanotherperson.Inthepast,youwouldjusthaveengagedintheaddictivebehaviorstraightaway.Butnow,withthisnewawarenesswithinyourself,youallowyourselftofeelthis“urgetogossip”fullywithoutfightingit.

Noticehowthisurgefeelslikeinyourbody.Noticehowintensethefeelingis.Next,ask

yourselfwhetheryoucanletthisurgego(CanIletgoofthisurgetogossip?Yes/No).Takeadeepbreath,andthenaskyourselfwhenyoucanletitgo(WhencanIletgoofthisurgetogossip?).Asyourealizethattheansweris“rightnow”,breatheoutslowly.Repeattheabovesequenceafewtimes.

Notethatthisisnotaphilosophicalorreasoningexercise.Wearenotlookingfordeepanswers

here.Rather,thequestionsareawaytohelpyoureleasesomeofthosecompulsivefeelingsfromyourbody.

Here’stheimportantbit—Ifyoustillfeellikeengaginginthebehaviorafteryouhaveletgoof

someofyoururges,thenfeelfreetodoit.Thepurposeofthisexerciseisnottostopyouraddictionallatonce,butrather,tomakeyougraduallyrealizethatyoucandropthefeelingssurroundingyouraddictionandrestoreyourinnerstatetooneofpeaceandjoy.Therefore,donotbeatyourselfupifyoustillfeellikeengaginginthebehaviorevenafteryouhaveletsomeofthefeelingsgo.Justletting-goisanachievementinitself.Youwouldhavegainedalevelofself-awarenessachievedbyveryfew.

Chapter7-SettingTheStageforLightTouchManifestations

Wehavejustspentthefirsthalfofthisbooktalkingaboutwaystoreturnyourinnerstatetozero.Thezerostateisthestartingpointofallmanifestations.Justasanartistalwayscreatesanewpieceofartwithafresh,blankcanvas…westartourmanifestationprocessfromafreshstate,untaintedbynegativefears,worries,expectationsorpastdisappointments.Attemptingtomanifestinspiteofthesenegativefeelingswillbeliketryingtocreateanewartpieceonausedcanvas.You’llbeabletopaintnewstuffonthere,butwhatyoudrawwillbeobscuredbytheinkthatisalreadyonthepaper.Youwillneverbeabletohavethefinalpaintingturnoutaspicturedinyourmind’seye.Youwillbeundertheinfluenceofeverythingthathasalreadybeendrawnonthepaper.

Mostmanifestationstudiesneglectthisfirsthalfoftheprocesswhichissocruciallyimportant.

Itisofutmostimportancethatyoualwaysstartyourmanifestationsfromazerostate.Thisisastateoflove,peaceandnon-resistanceontheinside.Ifyouarenotyetinastateofnon-resistance,thismeansthatyouarenotinastatethatisconducivetoyourmanifestations.Attemptinganytechniquesfromthispointwillonlybeawasteofyourtimeandeffort.

Doyounowseewhysomanypeoplefailatusingthesemanifestationtechniques?Itisnot

becausethetechniquesdonotwork,butbecausemostpeoplehaveanincompleteunderstandingofthewholemanifestationprocess.Tothem,themanifestationprocessiswhatthey“do”tomakethingshappenontheoutside.Itistheactualactofdrawingandpaintingonthecanvas.Buttheydonotrealizethatthepreparationofthecanvasisequally(ifnotmore)important.Thecanvas(consciousness)whichyoucreatefromhastobefreefromtheinterferenceandencumbrancesofyourpastthoughts,addictions,negativebeliefs,othereventsandworries.

Gettingtothestateofablankcanvastakesacertainamountoftimeandeffortwhichmostare

notpreparedtospend.Theyjustwanttogettotheirmanifestationsrightaway!Butpleaseunderstandthatifyoutookthetimetopracticethetechniquesinthepreviouschaptersandreturnyourinnerstatetozero…yourmanifestationswouldhappenevenwithouttryinganyofthetechniquesinthenexthalfofthisbook.Miraclesandmanifestationswouldthenhappenspontaneouslyforyou.

WhenItalkabouttheimportanceofhavinganon-resistantandunclutteredinnerstate,Iam

talkingabouttheinnerstatewhichyouholdmostofthetime.Therefore,itistheinnerstatewhichyouholdduringmostofyourwakinghours.

Whatisyourwakingconsciousnesslike?Doyoufeelworriedorflusteredmostofthetime?

Areyounegativeandcynicalmostofthetime?Ifso,yourouterrealityislikelytoreflectthisinnerstate.

Inmyownexperience,thingshappenedveryquicklyformeonceImanagedtoletgoofthe

majorityofmynegativethoughtsandworries.Ididnotdropallofthemovernightorevenoverafewweeks,butIdidletanoverwhelmingmajorityofthosethoughts(around50%ofthem)gowithinthe

firstfewweeksIadoptedthispractice.Mylife(outerreality)startedimprovingfromthatpointon,onceIhadletgoofasufficientportionofmynegative,contradictorythoughtsthatwereholdingmyphysicalmanifestationsback.Donotfeeldiscouragedifyouareunabletostopworryingallatonce.Youareaskingtoomuchofyourself.Instead,stopengaginginnegativethoughts/feelingsonebitatatime.Alittlebitgoesalongway…

Thegoodthingaboutthispracticeofclearingyourcanvasisthatyoucandoitallthetime!You

spendsixteenwakinghourswithyourselfeverysingleday,andallofthosesixteenhourscanbeusedtodropnegativefeelingsfromyourconsciousness.

Rememberthemanifestationsequencewhichwediscussedearlier?Wearenotinterestedin

droppingtheindividualthoughtsfromourconsciousnessorerasingthebeliefs.Thatwouldbetoomuchforustodealwithatonce.Instead,allwearedoingwhenwe“letgo”istodisconnectthepowerthosethoughtshaveonourinnerfeelingstate.Ifyou’lltakeafewhourstodothiseveryday(whileyouareengagedinotheractivities),youwouldhavemadeconsiderableprogresseveninasingleday!

Notethatyoudonothavetospendextratimeonanyofthis.Ihaveturnedmydailycommuteof

twohoursintoatimewhenIturninwardsandrestoremyinnerstatetooneofloveandpeace.Thosetwohourshavereapedtremendousrewardsforme.Ialsoletgoofanynegativefeelingsthatarisespontaneouslyduringtheday,thereandthen.NooneknowsthatI’mjustquietlylettinggoofresistanceontheinside.

Youmaythinkthat“lettinggo”isonlyamentalexerciseandthatnothingtangiblehappenson

theoutside.Thiscannotbefurtherfromthetruthbecauseasexplainedearlier,ourfeelingsgoontocreateandaffectouroutermanifestations.Whenyoudonot“letgo”ofunwantedfeelingsontheinsideandallowyourselftoholdontothemintensely,thesearethefeelingsthatwillgoontocreateunwanted,undesiredmanifestationinyourouterworldwhichyouthenhavetoundophysically.Therefore,itisofutmostimportancetostopyourunwantedfuturemanifestationsatthelevelofyourfeelingsinsteadofataphysicallevel.

Alright.HopefullyIhaveconvincedyouabouttheimportanceofdoingtheinnerwork.Solet’s

assumethatyouhavedonealltheinnerworknecessaryuptothispoint.Itisnowtimetopracticesomelighttouchmanifestations.

ThequestionsIaskmyselfbeforeIstartarethese:Ismyinnerstateconduciveformanifestations?Ismyinnerstatenon-resistant?Ismyinnerstatefree(fromnegativethoughts,worriesandfears)?AfterIaskthesequestions,Iimmediatelyturnmyconsciousattentionandfocusinwards.Close

youreyesifnecessaryandfeelwhatishappeningontheinside.Ialsotakethreedeepbreaths,breathingoutslowlyeachtime.Youdon’thavetostrainorsearchtoohardforyourfeelings.Yourinnerfeelingswillpresentthemselvesreadilytoyouthemomentyoufocusinwards.Noticewhatis

there.SometimesInoticethatIhavealingeringnegativefeeling,whichfeelslikesomesortofan

uneasinessoranunsettlingfeeling.Itisimportantthatyoudonotignoreanyofthesefeelingsinyourinnerstate.Theyarethereforareason,soweshouldaddresstheminordertoletthemgo.

Therearesomemanifestationteachingsthataskyoutoconjureupandfloodyourselfwith

positivefeelingsthataresointense,theyoverwhelmanyofthenegativefeelingsyoufeelontheinside.Butthosefeelingsarestillthere.Youjustcannotfeeltheminthemoment.Itisofgreatervaluetoacknowledgeandletthosenegativefeelingsgoratherthantodistractyourselfwiththoseconjuredpositivefeelings.

Supposethatyoufeelasenseofuneasinessontheinside.Gentlyplaceyourawarenessonthis

senseofuneasiness.You’llbecomemoreawareofthissenseofuneasiness,andatthesametimesilentlyaskyourselfwhereorwhatthisfeelingisfrom.Onceagain,donotstraintogetananswerorallowyourmindtothrowupdifferentlogicalpossibilities.Thisisnotanacademicreasoningexercisehere.Wearenottryingtothrowuppossiblereasonsasto“why”wearefeelingthisway.Rather,wearegoingforthatsenseofinnerknowing.

Youwillrealizewhenyouaskgentlythatyoucanimmediatelytellwherethatsenseof

uneasinessisfrom.Itcaneitherbeduetoaspecificeventthatisoccurringinyourlifeorfromageneralsenseofworryaboutsomething.Ineithercase,yourmindwillrevealtoyoutheinformationyouneedtoknowperfectly.Afterall,itisthemindthatiscausingyoutofeelthissenseofworry.Sometimes,themindwillletyouknowitisworriedaboutnothinginparticular,andthatitisjustageneralsenseofworry.That’sapossibilityaswellsinceouregomindshavebeenconditionedtokeepussafebyworryingaboutthefuture.

Supposeyourealizethatthesenseofuneasinessisaboutyourfinancialsituation.Whatyoucan

thendoistoaskyourselfthequestionsfromthepreviouschaptersandletgooftheworriedfeelingsinthemoment:

(1)CanIletgoofthisuneasinessaboutmyfinancialsituation?Yes/No(2)WouldIletgoofthisuneasinessaboutmyfinancialsituation?Yes/No(3)WhencanIletgoofthisuneasinessaboutmyfinancialsituation?Onceagain,thesethreequestionsarefromtheSedonaMethodandIhavefoundthemtobevery

helpfulinguidingmetoletgo.Ihavealsofoundthatithelpstobespecificaboutthefeelingswearetryingtoletgoof,which

iswhyIusuallyaddthesourceofthosefeelingsaswell.Itmaynecessarytogothroughafewroundsofthequestionstoreleasethosenegativefeelingsandrestoremyinnerstatebacktozero.IonlyproceedwhenIhaveletgoofallmyfeelingsofuneasinessinthemoment.Ifthereismorethanonenegativefeelinginyourinnerstate,yourepeattheprocessabovewitheachnegativefeelingbyfirstaskingwherethatnegativefeelingisfrom,andthenbylettingthefeelinggo.

Oncertainoccasions,Ihavefoundmynegativefeelingstobeageneralsenseofworryabout

thefuture.Inthatcase,Iwouldidentifyitas“thisgeneralworryaboutthefuture”.Yourquestionwouldthenbe:“CanIletgoofthisgeneralworryaboutthefuture?”andsoon.Donotrushthroughthisinitialstageasitisimportanttogetyourinnerstatedowntozerobeforeproceeding.

Thesesubtlenegativefeelingswhichyoudetectinyourinnerstatearecommonlyreferredtoby

Abraham-Hicksas“resistance”inourphysicalvibrations.Sometimesthisresistancecanbeverysubtle,inwhichtheypresentthemselvesasslight,lingeringfeelingsofuneasinessordiscordthatwebarelynotice.Atothertimes,theseresistantfeelingsaremoreobviousintheformofnegativethoughtsrunningthroughourheads.Itisimportanttoletgoofanyresistanceoncewedetectthem.Ifthisresistanceisallowedtolingerinourconsciousness,theywillgoontoaffectourphysicalmanifestationsandmayevenresultinvariousphysicalailments.

Themostmagicalthinghappensonceyoupinpointandletgoofallthelingeringfeelingsin

yourinnerstate.Whenyourconsciousnessisclearandpristine,youimmediatelyfeelaninnersenseofspontaneouswell-beingandjoy.It’sthefeelingthateverythingiswell,andthateverythingissowonderfullyperfectinthemoment.Withyoureyesstillclosed,baskinthesewonderfulfeelingsofwarmthandhappiness.

Ioftenfeelthisasanintenseyetgentlefeelingofjoyandexcitementwellingupinsideofme,

withgoosebumpsbreakingoutallovermybody.Whenyoureturnyourinnerstatetooneofzero,uncloudedbynegativefeelings,youstarttoperceiveyourworldfromtheperspectiveoftheUniverse.

Thisisastateofpurebeingness—beingthemagnificentbeingthatyouaresupposedtobe

withouttherestrictionsimposedbyyournegativelimitingbeliefs.Thisisanunlimitedstatewhereyouarenotrestrictedbyanyofyournegativethoughtsandbeliefsfromthepast.

Anaturalconsequenceofbeinginthisstateisthatitisanextremelymanifestativestate,onein

whichyourintentionsanddesiresbecomephysicallymanifestveryquickly.Butyouhavetofirstmaketheefforttogetthere,andtheUniversewilltakecareoftherest.

Chapter8-LightTouchManifestationPoints

Congratulations!Youhavereachedanimportantmilestoneinthisbook.IfyouhavefollowedalongasIdescribedthevariousexercisesto“letgo”andreturnyourinnerstatetozero,youareinaverygoodpositiontocontinuethatinnerworkaswemoveontothesecondpartofthebook.Noneofwhatwecovernextwillworkifyourinnerstateisnotmostlyfreefromyournegativefeelingsandthoughts.Youreallyhavetocultivateyourinnerstatefirstbeforemagicandmiraclescanhappenontheoutside.

Pleaseunderstandthatifthereareany“shortcuts”tomanifestations,thenthestepsdescribedin

thisbookwillbetheclosesttowhatyoufind.Aftertryingliterallythousandsoftechniquesovertheyearsandwonderingwhynothingwashappeninginmylife…Ifinallyrealizedtheimportanceofourinnerstate,andtheroleitplayeditouroutermanifestations.

Areyouready?Let’sbegin.First,wewillcoverthebasicsofLightTouchmanifestationsin

whichI’llillustratethebroaderprinciples.Afteryouhaveunderstoodthesebroadprinciples,youarefreetomakeyourownrulesasyougoalong,inlinewithyourdesiresandpreferences.Thebroaderprinciplesareheretoprovidesomestructuretoourdiscussionsoyouwillunderstandwhathappensalongeachstage.Let’sgetstarted.

Wehaveestablishedearlier(inthefirsthalfofthisbook)thatitisimportanttofirstgetyourself

intoamanifestativestate.Thisisaninnerstatewhereyoufeelaprofoundsenseofpeace,loveandjoy.However,thissenseofpeaceisnotconjuredorforced.Itarisesspontaneouslybyitselfwhenyourinnerstate(yourinnerconsciousness)isfreefromtheusualworryingandfearthoughtsthatplagueit.

Themomentyourmindchatterstops,asenseofprofoundbeingnessandpeacestartstoflood

yourawareness.Atthesametime,youwillfeelthateverythingisperfectinthisworld(alliswell)andthatnothingneedstobechanged.Suddenly,allthethingsthatseemedtobotheryouinthepastseemsodistanttoyounow.Theyjustgentlyfadeawayanddropoutofyourawareness.Youcan’tevenrecallorbringthemtomind,tryasyoumight!Ihavedescribedthisstagepreviouslyinsomeofmywritingsasastateinwhichoneforgetshowtoworry.

Thisistheblankcanvaswhichwewillbecreatingfrom.Allofourcreationsandmanifestations

startfromanintention.AsI’vedescribedinmybook“DollarsFlowToMeEasily”,theUniversekeepsperfectrecordsofourintentionsanddesires.Thus,thereisnoneedtorepeatourintentionsover-and-overagaintotheUniverseinthehopethatwewill“sendaclearsignal”.Therearenosignalstosend,simplybecausetheUniversekeepsperfectandpreciserecordsofallourintentionsanddesires…waitingtodeliverthemtousattheprecisemoment.

Whenourcanvasisnotblank,wearecreatingunconsciously.Whatwecreateunconsciouslyis

oftennegative,aswewillcreateinlinewiththefear/worrisomethoughtsthatappearspontaneously

inourawareness.Whenourcanvasisblankandwhenweareinazerostate,wearealsocreatingunconsciously…

butpositivelysoasweareinalightstateofjoyandpeace.Juststayinginthisstatealonewillresolvelotsof“problems”and“issues”inourlife.Juststayinginthisnon-resistantstatewillcauselotsofthethingswhichwehavepreviouslyaskedfortocometrueforus.OurdesireshavealreadybeenpickedupbytheUniverse…andnowistheperfecttimeinwhichtheUniversecanfinallydeliverittous.

However,beginningstudentsofthismaterialtendtowantsomethingmore.Theytendtohave

specificintentionsordesireswhichtheywanttofulfillusingthismethod.You’llfindthatwhilethisisnecessaryinthebeginning,theneedforusingsuchpointedtechniquesgraduallyfadeawayafterawhile.WhenIfirststartedapplyingthesemanifestationtechniquesintomyownlife,Ifoundtheneedtousevarioustechniquesandmethodstostatemyintentions.However,asIbecamemoreproficientattheapplicationofthismaterial,theneedformetostatemyintentionsconsciouslygraduallydisappeared.TheUniversepickeduponmyintentionsperfectlyanddeliveredthemtomewithoutmyactiveintervention.

Let’ssupposerightnowthatthereareafewintentionsyouwouldliketobringtofruitionin

yourlife.Iwouldsuggestthatyouworkononlyoneortwomajorintentionsatatimeandnotcloudyourawarenesswithallofthem.

Yourhigherselfwillautomaticallypresentwhatisjustrightandimportantforyouatthistime

ifyouletit.Therefore,whilebeinginthatquietandpeacefulstate(stillfocusedontheinsidewitheyesclosed),askyourhigherselftogentlybringoneofyourintentionstomind.You’llfindthisintentionfloatingtotheforefrontofyourconsciousawarenesseasily,asitissomethingwhichyouwouldhaveplacedmuchattentiononinyourdailylife.Ifyouhavealwayshadtheintentionofcreatingor“attracting”somethingnewintoyourlife,thatintentionwillcometoyoufairlyeasily.Focusonthatintentionlightlyinyourconsciousawareness.

Thewonderfulthingaboutbeinginalightandmanifestativeinnerstateisthatyour

consciousnessiscompletelypristineandclear.Therefore,whateverconsciousintentionthatyouholdstandsoutboldlyagainsttheblankwhitecanvas.Thesingularintentionthatyouholdwhileinthisstatecreatesapowerfulimprintontheenergyfieldaroundyou,whichisallthatisnecessary.Irepeat:Onceyouletgoofallthenegativefearthoughtsandworriesinyourinnerstate,whatremainsisthepristinestateofbeingnessandnothingness.Itisfromthisstateofnothingnessthroughwhicheverythingbecomesmanifest.

Broadlyspeaking,therearetwokindsofintentionswhichyoucanhold.Thefirstareintentions

tocreatesomethingtotally“new”inyourlife.Forexample,ifyouhaveneverbeenonatriptotheCaribbeanbeforeandwouldliketomanifestacruisetripthere.Thisiscreatingsomethingtotallynewinyourlifewhichyouhaveneverexperiencedbefore.Thesecondtypeofintentionsareforacertainconditioninyourlifetobedifferent.Theseinvolvechanginganexistingconditionorsituationinyourlifeintosomethingmoredesired.Perhapsyourcurrentfinancialsituationisundesirableandyouwouldliketochangeitintosomethingbetter.Thisbelongstothesecondtypeofintentions.Perhapsyouareinaless-than-favorablerelationshipandwouldliketofindanewlife

partner.Again,thisinvolveschangingasituationwhichyouperceiveasundesirable.Mostpeopledonotmakethisdistinctionwhentheyintendsomething.Understandingthissimple

differencecanmakethingseasier.Itisusuallyeasiertomanifestthefirsttypeofintentionsanddesires.WhenIsay“easier”,Imeaneasierfromourphysicalperspectivesbecausewecarrylessemotionalbaggageandattachmentsaboutthem.Wehavenopreconceivednotionsandbeliefsabouthowthingsshouldbe,ourpastefforts,orhowthingsshouldturnout.Asitissomethingtotallynewinourlives,weusuallyapproachitwithasenseofeagerness.Whenwearedealingwiththesecondtypeofintentions,wearedealingwithtwosidesofthesamecoin.First,wehavetheundesiredrealitywhichweintendtogetridof.Next,wehavethedesiredrealitywhichwewanttocreate.Veryoften,theopposingnatureofthesetwosidesoftencanceleachotherout,leadingtonophysicalresults.

Forastart,pickanintentionthatbelongstotheformer…thatofcreatingatotallynew

experienceinyourlife.Thisinvolvesmanifestingsomethingwhichyouhavenotmanifestedbefore,beitanexperience,relationship,tangibleobjectorintangiblesituation.Inotherwords,thefirsttypeofintentionsdonotinvolvechanginganythinginyourliferightnowinorderforyourdesiretobemanifest.Theseareusuallyeasiertoworkwithinthebeginning.

Asmentioned,wemakeanimprintontheUniversalenergyfieldbyfirstbecomingverystill,

gettingourinnerstatesdowntozeroandthenholdinganintentionlightlyinourminds.Itisimportantheretotakealighttouch.

Here’sthedifferencebetweentakingalighttouchandusingaheavy-handedapproach:Ifyou

areusingeventheslightestforce,thenyouarenottakingalighttouch.Ifyouaretrying,thenyouarenottakingalighttouch.Ifyouaretryinghard,thenyouarecertainlynottakingalighttouch.Whenonetakesalighttouch,thereisnoeffortortryinginvolved.Youjustdoitverylightly.Therefore,whenweholdanintentioninourconsciousnesswithalighttouch…wejustbringittomindverygentlyandholdittherewithoutforcingthingsonewayoranother,andwithoutexpectingthingstobeonewayoranother.

Howdowerepresentanintentioninourconsciousawareness?Thereareseveraldifferent

waystodoit,soexperimenttofindonethatworksbestforyou.Abraham-Hickshastaughtthatyoucanchooseanypoint/stageinthefulfillmentofyourdesireandthenjustvisualizethat.Let’ssupposethatyouwishtomanifestaCaribbeancruisetrip.Theendresult(finalmanifestation)isseeingyourselfonboardthecruiseshipitself.Therefore,youcanholdamentalpictureofyourselfhavingagoodtimeonthecruise.Butthatisnottheonlymanifestationpointwhichyoucanuse.Thereisaninfinitenumberofmanifestationpointsavailable,oneofwhichwillfeelrightandappropriateforyou.

Forexample,howaboutwalkingoutofthetouragencywithyourticketsinhand?Thatis

anotherpossiblemanifestationpointwhichyoucanuse.Howabouttellingyourfriendthatyouhavebookedyourtickets,andaresettingoffonaparticulardate?Howaboutmarkingthedateonyourcalendarandsettinganauto-replyonyouremail?Ifyoulookcloselyenough,you’llfindamyriadofmanifestationpointswhichyoucanusetorepresentyourintention.

Therefore,thereisnoneedtoalwaysusethefinalendresultasthestartingpointforthecreativeprocess.Anypointinthemiddlewillworkjustaswell.Sometimes,choosinganendstatemayfeeltoodistantforus.Ihavefoundthatveryoften,Idonotknowtheexactdetailsofhowthingswilllooklikewhenthephysicalmanifestationhappens…soImayactuallyaddasenseofconfusionintothevibrationalmixifIattempttoimaginehowthingswilllooklikewhentheyarefinallymanifested.Rememberthatanytimeyoufeelthatyou’retrying(hard),forexampletryinghardtocomeupwiththedetails…you’renottakingalighttouch.Thatiswhenyoushouldchooseanalternativemanifestationpointthatfeelsrightforyou.

Onceyouhaveselectedanappropriate(orafew)manifestationpoints,feelthefeelingsof

completionandassurancethatyouwillfeelateachofthesemanifestationpoints.Again,ifyouneedtotryhardtoconjureupthosefeelings…thenyouarenottakingalighttouch.Sowhatyoucandoistoselectanothermanifestationpoint(probablyclosertothepresentmoment)thatfeelsmorerealistictoyou.

Canyouseewhatwearedoinghere?Insteadofalwaysstubbornlyvisualizingtheendresultof

ourmanifestations,wecanjustaseasilypickanintermediatepointthatliesinbetweenour“now”momentandthemanifestationpoint.Anyoneofthesepointswillworkaslongasyoucanassociatewiththem.We’veallhadtheexperienceofbookingticketswiththetouragentandbeingintheiroffice,sowhynotusethatasyourmanifestationpointinsteadoftheCaribbeancruiseexperiencewhichmaybetotallynewtoyou?Chooseanymanifestationpointthatsuitsyoubest.

Onceyouhaveidentifiedamanifestationpoint,feelthefeelingsassociatedwiththatpoint.How

willyoufeelwhenyoureachthatpoint?Howwillyoufeelwhenyouarethere?Thefeelingstateiswhatwearegoingforhere.Thisfeelingstategivesyouinnerconfirmationthatthephysicalmanifestationisinevitableandonitsway.Pickanappropriatemanifestationpointthatevokesthesefeelingsforyou.

Whatyoudotomakeanimprintontheenergyfieldistogentlybringthisintentiontomind,and

thenfeelthefeelingsassociatedwiththatmanifestationpoint.Atthesametime,ithelpsifyouholdamentalpicture(orplayamentalmovie)relatedtothatmanifestationpoint.Onceagain,ifyoufeelaneedtotryhardtopictureanyofthese,you’retryingtoohard!Letgoandtakealightertouch.Thereshouldbenoeffortneededinanyofthis.Theimagesandfeelingsshouldcomespontaneouslytoyou.

Afteryouhaveimmersedyourselfinthefeelingsassociatedwithyourmanifestationpoint,drop

theintentionfromyourmind.Thefewsecondsorminutesofpure,focusedmentalactivitywouldhavesetoffpowerfuluniversalforcesthatcannowgoontofulfillyourdesirewithoutyourintervention.Thereisnothingmoreyouhavetodoexcepttodroptheintentioncompletelyfromyourmindandgobacktoastateofzero.Ifyoufindyourselfclingingontoyourearlierintentionorworriedaboutwhetheryouhaveheldthatintentionlongenough,thenyou’retryingtoohardandprobablystillattachedtotheoutcome.Letallofthatgo!

Hereareasummaryofthestepstoshapetheenergyfieldaroundyou:

(1)Pickanintentionthatinvolvescreatingsomethingtotallynewforyou,onethatdoesnotinvolve

changing/replacingsomethinginyourexistingreality.(2)Seeifyoucansumtheintentionupinonefeeling.Todoso,youmayfirstneedtoidentifyasuitablemanifestationpoint.Thereisaninfinitenumberofmanifestationpointsyoucanuse.Amanifestationpointisanystepalongthesequenceofeventsleadinguptothefinalmanifestation.(3)Ifyoufeelyourselfstraininghardtofillinthedetailsassociatedwiththatmanifestationpoint,thenyoumayhaveselectedapointthatistoo“farout”intotheprocess,suchthatfeelingsofconfusionanduncertaintyarestartingtosetin.Ifthat’sthecase,justpickamanifestationpointthatisclosertoyourcurrentreality.(4)Onceamanifestationpointisselected,feelthefeelingsassociatedwiththatpoint.(5)Holdthefeelingsandimmerseyourselfinthemuntilyoufeelyouarereadytoletitgo.This“ItIsDone!”feelingwillcomeupspontaneouslyforyou.(6)Lettheintention/associatedfeelingsgofromyourconsciousawarenessandreturnyourinnerstateagaintooneofpeaceandbeingness.Itisdone!

IthinkoftheseriesofstepsaboveasaLightTouchmanifestationsequence.First,youenterastateofprofoundpeaceandstillness.Second,youholdyourintentionlightly.Third,youreturnyourselfbacktothatinitialstateofpeaceandstillnessagain.Whatthisdoesistoimprintyourintentionsclearlywithoutanyunintendedfeelingsoremotions.Ifyouweretogodirectlyfromoneintentiontothenext,orfromyourintentionbacktoyourwakingconsciousness,theremayberesidualfeelingsandemotionsthatarecarriedovertoyourintentionorevenbacktoyourwakingstate.Rememberthatitisjustasimportanttoreturntoastateofpeace,asitistobeginfromastateofpeacewhendoingthisinnerwork.

Chapter9-ManifestationsInvolvingChange

Manifestationsthatinvolvechangingcircumstancesorsituationsinourlivesaretricky,largelybecausemostpeopledonotrealizethedeepemotionalbaggagetheyhaveattachedtotheseintentions.

Whileyourintentionmayseemstraightforwardonthesurface(forexample,yourintentionto

driveanewcar),thisintentionisactuallytiedtoafewrelatedintentions.Inordertodriveanewcar,you’llfirsthavetoselltheoldcarwhichyouarecurrentlydriving.Your“old”carmayhavegivenyouconsiderableheadacheintermsofupkeepandmaintenance.Therefore,withoutevenrealizingit,youwouldhaveattachedallofthisemotionalbaggagetothemanifestationofthenewcaraswell.Next,thereistheissueofhowtogetridoftheoldcar.Youmayfeelthatyouarestuckwiththeoldcarbecauseofyourfinances,inwhichcasethethoughtofmanifestinganewcariscloudedwithworriesabouthowyouwillfindthemoneyrequired.

Asyoucansee,theremaybeconsiderableworryandnegativefeelingsunknowinglyattachedto

thecurrentcircumstances.Theseworrieskeepthecurrentsituationdeeplyingrainedinyourreality.Itishelpfultothinkofmanifestationsinvolvingchangeasconsistingoftwoparts.Thefirstpart

isyourcurrentunwantedrealitywhichyouaretryingtodrop.Thesecondisyourdesiredrealitywhichyouaretryingtocreate.Notethateachisaseparateintentionthatbothoftencanceleachotheroutandworkinoppositedirections.Thisistheexactreasonwhysomepeoplehavesomuchtroublemanifestingtheirdesires.Theyareunknowinglysettingpositiveintentionsandthencancelingthemoutlaterthroughtheirfocusonthenegativeaspects.

Let’ssupposethatyouarehavingissuesattheworkplacewithyourco-workers.Thisisthe

undesiredrealitywhichyouaretryingtogetridof.Thedesiredrealityisaharmoniousworkplacewhereeveryonegetsalongwellwitheveryoneelse.Bylumpingthesetwointentionsintoone,weoftencancelanyphysicalmanifestationsout…whichleadstonochangeinouroutercircumstances.Thisisbecauseeachtimewethinkofoursecondintention(foramoreharmoniousworkplace),weautomaticallycalltomindthefirstintention(thatthereareinterpersonalissuesatourworkplace).Althoughwearetryingto“moveaway”fromtheundesiredsituationtoamoredesiredone,theUniversedoesn’tworkthisway.OurUniverseworksonthebasisofattractionandnotexclusion.Thismeansthatwecanneverthinkaboutsomethingandthensay“no”toit.Theveryfactthatwearethinkingaboutsomethingunwantedmeansthatweareattractingittoourreality…becauseoftheenergy/focus/awarenesswearefeedingintothesituation.

Ifyouunderstandthisparadox,you’llimmediatelyunderstandwhysomeofyourmanifestations

havebeensolongincomingforyou.Forexample,ifyousay,“Iwantmoremoney”(apositiveintention)butatthesametimesay“becauseIdonothaveenoughmoney”(anegativeintention)…thenthesetwointentionsaregoingtocanceleachotherout.Regressiontothesamespotisoftenasignthatweareengagedinthisformofthinkingandoperatingintheworld.Notethatitdoesnotmatterwhetheryouaresaying“yes”or“no”atthelevelofyourphysicalwords.Whatmattersishow

youfeelasyousay“yes”or“no”.Thatiswhatisgoingtobedeliveredtoyou.WhatIhavefoundusefulwhenhandlingperceived“problems”and“issues”inourlifeistofirst

droptheperceivedissuescompletelyfromourconsciousness.Therefore,donottrytomanifestthedesiredendresultatonce.Recognizethesituationforwhatitisanddoitonestepatatime.Wedosobyfirstidentifyingtheundesirablecircumstanceswhichwearetryingtodropfromourlives.Iusetheword“drop”becausethatisexactlywhatwehavetodo…toletitgocompletelyfromourlives…tostoptalkingaboutitandtostoppayinganyattentiontoit.Inotherwords,wemustfirstwithdrawourconsciousattentionfromtheperceivedproblemcompletely.

Pleasenotethatyourmanifestationsuccesswillbeindirectproportiontohowwellyoucan

withdrawyourconsciousfocusfromtheperceivedissueathand,nomatterhowseriousitseems.Letmerepeatthiskeypointagain:Yoursuccesswillbeindirectproportiontohowwellyou

canwithdrawyourconsciousfocusfromtheperceivedissueathand,nomatterhowseriousorundesirableitseems.Youmustbewillingtogiveuptheneedtotalkaboutthecurrentcircumstancesastheyare,andinsteadfocusentirelyonhowyouwantthingstobe.

Ihaverealizedthatmostpeoplecan’tdothesetwostepsatonce,whichiswhyitishelpfulto

breakthemdownintotwoseparatesteps.First,droptheissuecompletelyfromyourconsciousnessandreturntothevoid.Second,focuspurelyonthenew,desiredrealitywhichyouwouldliketocreateinitsplaceuntilitismanifested.Let’sfirsttakealookathowtodropanissuefromourconsciousness.

Chapter10-LightTouchDroppingSequence

Droppinganissuefromyourconsciousnessiseasierdonewiththeheartthanwiththemind.IhavealreadyexplainedthatourUniverseworksonthebasisofattractionandnotexclusion.Wecannotdropsomethingfromourconsciousnessbyaffirmingthatitdoesnotexist,orbythinkingthatitisnotthere.Theverymereactofaffirmingorthinkingaboutit(theissue)perpetuatesitscontinuedexistenceinourlives!

Therefore,amoreeffectivewayisneededtodropanissuefromourconsciousness(andhence

reality)entirely.Thisissomethingcounterintuitiveandnoteasilygraspedbyourintellect,sincewehavebeensousedtosaying“no”tothingsinordertopushthemawayfromus.Butunderstandthatwhilesaying“no”mayworkataphysicallevel,saying“no”tosomething(especiallywithgreatintensity)doesnotworkataspirituallevel.Onecanneversay“no”tosicknessandkeepitaway,butwecansay“yes”towellnessandhealth.Onecanneversay“no”tolackandhopetopushitaway,butwecansay“yes”toprosperityandabundance.

Understandingthisprinciplewillclearthingsupveryquicklyinyourlifebecausethemoment

youdropsomethingfromyourconsciousness,youinstantlyeraseitfromyourphysicalrealitywithanastonishingspeedthatwillsurpriseevenyou!Longstandingproblems,issues,addictionsanddramasinyourlifejustfallawayontheirown.

Wedosothroughtheuseofdroppingsequences.Ifirstbecameinterestedinthesesequences

eversinceIlearnedaboutthemfromseveralhealingmodalities.Inoticedthatseveralhealingtraditionsdealwiththe“erasing”or“deletion”ofproblemsandissues,andthismademecurious.

Forexample,theHawaiianHooponoponospiritualhealingtradition(popularizedbyDr.

IhealeakalaHewLenandhisco-authorJoeVitalefrom“TheSecret”)revolvesaroundtheuseofstrange,orevenseeminglyabsurd“clearing/cleaningprocesses”.Onesuchclearingprocessistorepeatthephrases“Thankyou”,“Iloveyou”,“Iamsorry”and“Pleaseforgiveme”over-and-overagain.Thesephrasesarenotrepeatedorsaidoutloudtoanyoneinparticular.Instead,theyarerepeatedsilentlyover-and-overagaintooneselftoerasethesourceoftheprobleminoursubconscious.Anothercleaningprocedure(whichmanyfindabsurd)istosimplyusetheeraserendofanunsharpenedpenciltotaponwhateverwearetryingto“clean”whilementallyrepeatingtheword“dewdrop”.Thiswillcleaneverythingthatisassociatedwiththeobjectandissue.OtherhealingmodalitiessuchasMatrixEnergeticsandtheYuenMethodworkalongthesamelines.

Thefirstissuethatmostpeoplecomeupagainstwhentheylearnaboutthesehealingmodalities

isthecounter-intuitivemannerinwhichtheywork.Theresultssimplycannotbeexplainedbylogic,orcanthey?Totheuninitiated,theresultsaremagical.Howcanlongstandingproblemsandissuesberesolvedovernight…orhowcanphysicalmanifestationscomeintoourlivesinaninstant?Buttosomeonewhounderstandsthespiritualprinciplesandlawsbehindthesephenomena,youwillunderstandthattheyallhappeninaccordancewithUniversalLaws.Howcanthingsbeanyotherway?

WhenyouunderstandthetruenatureofyourownbeingandofthisUniverse,miraclesareaboundinyourownphysicallifeexperienceandyounolongerfeelsurprisedbythem.

Thefocusofthehealingmodalitiesabovehavebeenmoreonthehealingofphysicalailments

anddiseases.However,Ihavebeenmoreinterestedintheuseofthesetechniquesforphysicalmanifestations.Butunderstandthatthereisreallynodifferencebetweenahealingandaphysicalmanifestation.Ahealingisamanifestation!Itisaphysicalmanifestationofwellnessandhealth!Therefore,everythinginourlifeisaprocessofmanifestationandcreation.Wearealwaysmanifestingwhetherweknowitornot.

Thesimplestwaytoexplainhowthisworksisthroughthecommonadmonishment:“Don’t

thinkofapinkelephant!”Inthemomentyouheardthatstatement,whatdidyouunconsciouslythinkof?That’sright,apinkelephant!Yourattentionwasimmediatelydrawntothatimaginarypinkelephant,eventhoughyoumaynothaveseenapinkelephantinyourmind’seye.

Thisisthesameissuewearefacinghere.Wearetryingtodropsomethingunwantedfromour

liveswithoutthinkingaboutit.Buthowarewesupposedtodropsomethingwithoutthinkingaboutitinthefirstplace?Howdowedroplackandlimitationfromourlife,withoutfirstthinkingaboutthatlack…andthenproceedingtodropit?Oristhereawaytodropitstraightawaywithouthavingtothinkaboutit?

Thisismorethanjustamentalexercise.Asmentionedearlier,ifyousuccessfullymasterthis

newwayofliving…youwouldhavefoundawaytosidestepmostoftheperceivedproblemsandissuesinyourlife.Theywouldjustfallawaybytheirownaccord.Letmeexplainhow.

ThisisthedroppingsequenceIhavedesignedforusewithLightTouchManifestations.The

firststepistotrustthatyourhigherselfalreadyknowswhatyouwanttodropfromyourcurrentreality.Throughyourpastexperiencesandpreferences,youalreadyhaveaclearideaofwhatisunwantedinyourexperience.Therefore,thereisnoneedtokeepremindingyourselfoftheunwanted/undesirablepartsofyourlife.Thesecondstepistogettothatconduciveandmanifestativeinnerstatewhereyoufeelasenseoflightnessandpeace.Onceyouarethere,itistimetostartthedroppingprocess.

Theprerequisiteofusingadroppingsequenceisthatyouhavetobeinaconduciveinnerstate,

freefromtheinfluenceofanynegativethoughtsorworries.Youdonothavetoconsciously“believe”thatthisworks,butyoumustbeinastateofnon-resistantpeaceandjoyfirstsuchthatyouarenotpushingagainstyourself.Onlyinthisstatecanyoutakealighttouchandmakeanimpressionintheenergyfieldaroundyou.Onceyouareinthisstate,youneedtostartasequencethatautomaticallydropstheunwantedissuefromyourconsciousnessentirely.Notethatthis“sequence”cannotremindyouoforberelatedtotheissueitself.Thisiswhyseveralhealingmodalitieshavecomeupwithseeminglyillogicalmethodswhichinvolvetotallyunrelatedandstrangeimageries.Thereisamethodtotheirmadness.Itistostartthedroppingprocesspurelywithoutcallinguptheproblemorissueitself.

Youstartthedroppingprocessbygentlybringingtomindawordwhichyouhavecometo

associatewithdroppingorlettinggo.Forme,Iliketousetheword“drop”asitrepresentsasenseofeaseandeffortlessness.Thereisnoeffortneededtodropanything.Wejustsimplyletgoanditfallsaway.Youcanjustaseasilyuseanywordthatevokesthesamefeelingsforyou,solongastheydonotremindyouoftheproblem/issueitself.Pickawordthatistotallyunrelatedtotheperceivedproblems/issuesinyourlife.

OnceIaminmypeacefulinnerstate,Igentlybringtheword“drop”tomyconsciousness.This

isallyouhavetodo.Whatyouhavejustdoneistostartthedroppingsequenceofdroppingeverythingthatisunwanted/undesiredbyyouatthistime.Youdonotevenhavetophysicallydirecttheprocessorthinkaboutwhathastobedropped.Donotbringupanythingabouttheperceivedissue/problemwhichyouaretryingtosolve.Donotthinkaboutanyofit,orimaginetheissuefullyresolvedinyourmind’seye.Thatwillnotbenecessary.Instead,justmentallythinktoyourself“drop”…andthat’sit.

Notethatthereisnoneedtofeeltheissuedroppingorresolvingitself,becausethatwouldbring

upthevibrationsofthatissueinyourowninnerstate.Thisisthekey.Drop,drop,drop!Justtheword“drop”isnecessarytostartthedroppingprocess.Youcanalsousethephrase“Idropwhatneedstobedropped”tostarttheprocess,anditisdone!

Takenoteofhowyoufeelontheinsidewhenyouusethedroppingprocess.Youshouldfeela

senseofpeaceandlightness,justlikehowyoufeltwhenyoufirststarted.Therefore,introducingtheword“drop”intoyourconsciousawarenessshoulddoabsolutelynothingtoyou.Ifyousuddenlyfeelasenseoffearorworry,orifyourmindsuddenlydriftstothinkingabouttheproblemitselfandconsciouslytryingtodropit…thenyou’retryingtoohard.Youarenolongertakingalighttouch.Youareallowingyourconsciousattentionandconsciousthoughtstoflowbacktotheveryissuewhichyouaretryingtodrop.Thisisnotthedirectionwearetryingtomovetowards!Youshouldthink“drop”purelyandthenletitgoatthat.Youshouldfeelnothingdifferentasyouthinkit.

Feelingaconstantsenseofpeaceandloveinyourinnerstatewhileyousilentlythink“drop!”is

anindicationthatthingsarehappeninginyourinnerstate.Wearegoingtothestuckenergeticpatternsthathavekeptthingsintheirplacesandresettingthem.Therefore,thewords“zero”,“reset”and“erase”willworkjustaswell.Experimenttoseewhichwordyoulikebest.

UnlikemostoftheprocessesIhaveofferedinmybooks,thisdroppingsequenceisnotafeeling

process.Therearenogoodfeelingsyouhavetofeel,althoughIhavefeltaspontaneousdeepeningofmysenseoflightnessandpeacewhenIusethedroppingprocess.Feelingmorepeaceispositiveproofthatthedroppingsequenceisworking,andthatyouarefreeingupmoreofyourconsciousness.

Resisttheurgetocheckyourphysicalrealityforsignsofchangeafteryouhaveemergedfrom

yourpeacefulstate.Theveryurgeto“check”whethersomethinghasworkedputsyourfocusrightbackontheissue.Whatyoushoulddoinsteadistosilentlythinkoftheword“drop”severaltimesthroughoutthedaywhenyouaregoingaboutyourdailyactivitieswithoutreferencetoanythinginparticular.

Youruseoftheword“drop”hastostandpurelybyitself.Youcannotbethinkingoftheword

“drop”aspartofthephrase“droppingmylack”,or“droppingmyproblems”.Thethoughtofthewordhastobepurelybyitself-drop!Thatistheonlythingyouhavetodo.TheUniversetakescareoftherest.

Theverynextthingyouknow,yourealizethattheissueswhichhavebotheredyouforthe

longesttimehavedisappeared.Theyarenolongerinyourlife.Thethingsthathavetormentedyouandcausedyousleeplessnightshavestraightenedthemselvesoutautomaticallywithoutyouractiveintervention.Butresisttheurgetolookforsignsofchange!Letthosesignspresentthemselvestoyou!Thereisnoneedforyoutolookoutforthem.Justdrop,dropanddrop!

Whydoesthiswork?Itiscertainlynotamagicalprocess,althoughtheresultscansometimes

appeartobe.Whenyoumentallythink“drop”toyourself,youletgoofyourcontinuedfocusontheunwantedandundesired.Insteadoffightingsohardagainsttheperceivedchallengesinyourlife,youtakealighttouch.Bylooseningyourgriponalltheseperceivedproblems,youarelettingthemfallawayontheirown.Younolongerinsistthattheyarethere.Instead,youfreeuptheenergytoreturntothevoidandletitbecomesomethingelse.Thisisthepowerofthedroppingsequence.

Chapter11-ThePowerofFocusingontheWhiteSpace

Thereistremendouspowerindroppingtheunwantedineachmoment.Unwantedthoughts,feelingsandbeliefseventuallyleadtounwantedphysicalmanifestations.Youcaninvokethedroppingsequenceeverywhereandanywhereyouare.Whiledrivingalongthefreewayoronyourdailycommutetowork…simplyrepeattheword“drop”gentlyandlettheUniversedotherest.Yourhigherselfknowsexactlywhatisnolongerthebestforyouandwhatneedstobedroppedineachmoment.Whenyouthinkoftheword“drop”,yougiveyourselfpermissiontotransmuteallyournegativebeliefs,thoughtsandmemoriesthatnolongerserveyoubacktonothingness.Asaresult,younolongerperpetuateundesiredrealitythewayitis.

Whatcanyouexpectfromacontinueduseofthedroppingsequence?Thegreatestvalueofthe

droppingprocessisthatyouaretakinganextremelylighttouchandnotactively“fighting”theissueathand.

Thinkaboutdroppinganissueasfocusingonthewhitespacesonapieceofpaper.Theissues

arethewordsthatareprintedonthepaperwithblackink.Whenwewanttodroptheperceivedproblemsorissuesfromourlives,wedonotfocusonthewordsprintedonthepaper(asmanypeopledo),butshouldinsteadfocusonthewhitespacesandseeingthiswhitespaceasengulfingeverything.Whenyouthinkdrop,youfocusonthewhitespacesinsteadoftheunwantedwordsonthepaper.

Youaremakinganimprintontheenergeticfieldaroundyouyetatthesametimenot

consciouslydoinganything.Soinasense,thedroppingprocessistheperfectexampleoflettinggoandlettingGod.Youaresteppingoutofyourownwayandlettingthemagichappenwithoutresistingit.Ifyou’llkeepatthedroppingprocessforafewweeks,you’llfeellighterandfreer.Butmostimportantly,you’llfindthatyourperceived“problems”and“issues”inlifenolongerbotheryouasmuch.Allthethingsthatbotheredortroubledyouinthepastseemtostraightenthemselvesoutorfadeawayintothebackground.That’sbecauseyouhavetakenalighttouchandgentlydroppedthemfromyourconsciousness.

Thereisnoneedtoworryaboutwhatyouaredroppingwhenyouusethedroppingprocess.

Thereisalsononeedtoworryaboutwhetheranythingishappening.Ifyoukeepworryingaboutwhetheryouareindeeddroppingwhatneedstobedropped,thenyoudonotreapthefullbenefitsofthistechnique.Thewholepurposeofthistechniqueisforustoturnawayandcompletelyloosenourgripontheperceivedissuesinourlives.Therefore,youdon’thavetoconsciouslythinkaboutaproblemorbringaproblemtomindinorderforittobedropped.Yourpastintentionsforpositivechangeshavealreadysetthingsintomotion,andyouarenowallowingthesechangestohappenwhenyouthink“drop”.That’sthebeautyofthedroppingprocess.Allyouneedtodoistosayorthinkdrop,andletgooftheissueonebitatatime.Ilovethistechniqueanddoitallthetime.

Afteryouhavekeptatthedroppingprocessforsometime,you’llfeelasenseofinexplicable

lightnessandjoy…asifwhathasbotheredyouinthepasthasjustfadedaway.Itisasifthecauseofwhathasbeenbotheringyouforalongtimehasbeentakenaway,andyouwillknowitdeeplyinyourbeingness.You’llknowandfeelitsostronglythatthereisnoneedtolooktotheoutsideforphysicalevidenceorproof.Youjustknowthatitisso,andthatitisdone!Thisiswhenyouarereadyforthenextstepoftheprocess,whichistofollowthestepsinChapter8tolightlyintendanewrealityforyourself.However,IcanassureyouthatprofoundchangeswillstilloccurevenifyoudonotfollowtheactivemanifestationstepsinChapter8,ifyouarediligentinyourapplicationofthedroppingsequence.Justdroppingunwantednegativethoughtsandissuesfromyourlifewillautomaticallyallowforpositivechangestoenteryourlifewithverylittleeffort.

Letustakealookatthemanifestationsequenceandseehoweverythingfitstogether.Recallthat:

(1)Unconsciousmemories/beliefs==>(2)Consciousthoughts==>(3)Feelingsandemotionsinourinnerstate==>(4)Physicalmanifestationsinourouterworld

Whatdoesthedroppingsequencedroporcleanupinourlives?Whenwestartthedropping

sequence,weareactuallycleaningupunwantedmemories,thoughtsandbeliefsinourunconscious.Thatistheveryfirstcomponentofthemanifestationchain.Therefore,wearegoingtotherootoftheissueandreturningtherootcauseofanyperceivedprobleminourlives(theunwantedmanifestations)backtozero.Onceyouhavedealtwiththerootcause,theycannolongerleadto(2)consciousthoughtsandsubsequently(3)feelingsandemotionswhichleadto(4)outerphysicalmanifestations.That’swhythedroppingprocessissopowerful.Itdissolvestherootcauseofanythingunwanted.

Theonlydownsideofthisprocessisthatmostpeopledonotusethesetechniquesconsistently

becausetheirlogicalleftbraincannotgrasporunderstandtheconceptslogically.Tothem,theycan’tunderstandhowwecanpossiblyletgoofsomethingwithoutfirstcallingittomindorpayingattentiontoit.Thatwouldbefallingintothesametrapasbefore.Themomentwebringa“problem”tomind,weholdconsciousthoughts(2)abouttheveryissuewearetryingtopushaway.However,sincetheUniversedoesnotworkonthebasisofexclusion,these(2)consciousthoughtswillleadto(3)feelingsandemotionswhicheventuallyleadto(4)outermanifestations!Therefore,whileitseemsasifwearesaying“no”tosomethingandactivelytryingtocomeupwithwaystoworkaroundtheissue…ourattentiontoitiswhatcausestheveryissuetobeperpetuatedinourreality!Thisiswhymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldstaytrappedinthesenegativemanifestationcycles.

Intheearlydaysofmyspiritualjourney,Ihadanextremelydifficulttimetryingtomanifest

moremoneyinmylife.ItriedeverysingletrickinthebookandappliedeverytechniqueIlearned,butstillnothinghappened.Itdidnotdawnonmethattheproblemwasduetomycontinuedfixationonthefinancial“lack”inmylife.IthoughtIwastryingtopushawaythelackbysaying“no”toitandthinkingofwaystoovercomeit,wheninfactmyconsciousattentionto“it”wasperpetuatingthelack.

IfIhadappliedthisdroppingsequencebackthenandwithdrawnmyconsciousnessentirely

fromtheperceived“lack”,thesituationwouldhavestraighteneditselfoutinafewdaysorweeksatmost!Iknowthistobetrue,forthiswaswhathappenedwhenIfinallyunderstoodthetrueessenceofthesemanifestationprinciples.MyouterrealityturnedaroundandeverythingIaskedforsobadlyall

mylifecametomeinamatterofweeks!Itcanbethesameforyoutoosolongasyougivethisnewwayofthinkingandactingintheworldatry.Alwaystakealighttouch.

Nowthatweknowhowtohandle(1)theunconsciousmemoriesandbeliefsinourlives,let’s

summarizehowwecanworkwiththeotherpartsofthemanifestationsequencetoachieveourdesiredoutermanifestations.

Recallthatitisimpossibletocontrolour(2)consciousthoughts,sincesomanyofthemrace

throughourmindseverymoment!Therefore,thetrickhereisnottocontrolandmonitoreverysinglethoughtofours,buttosimplydisconnectthechainbetween(2)ourconsciousthoughtsand(3)ourfeelingsandemotionsasaresultofthesethoughts.Youdosobyusingthe“lettinggo”processtaughtinChapter5.Onceyouhavemasteredthe“lettinggo”process,thesethoughtswouldnolongerhaveanypoweroremotionalchargeoveryou.Youwouldhavestoppedyourunwantedmanifestationsintheirtracks,likedisconnectingthewiresfromtheterminalsofabattery.Thebatterymaystillbetherewithitsmassivecapacity,buttheelectricalcurrentisnolongerflowingandcannolongerinflictdamagebecauseyouhavedisconnectedthewires.Thisisawonderfulshortcuttofreeingyourselffromtheinfluenceofallyournegativethoughts.

Theendresultofallthisisthatyoureturnyourinnerstatebacktooneofbeingness,asithas

alwaysmeanttobe.Thisisyournaturalstate.Yourinnerstateisnolongercloudedwithfrivolousworriesandthoughtsthatoccupyyourattentionalldaylongwhichcausedyournegativefeelingstogointooverdrive.Instead,youarenowfreetoperceiveandcreatefromtheUniverse’sperspective.Itisawonderfullyliberatingstatetobeinwhenyoufinallyrealizethatyouarefree,andhavealwaysbeen.Freefromyournegativeproblemsandworries,butmostimportantly,freetocreaterealityinwhateverwayyoudesire.

Ifyouapplythetechniquestaughtinthisbookconsistentlyforthenextfewweeks,you’ll

graduallycometorealizethetruecauseofboththewantedandunwantedmanifestationsinyourlife.You’llnolongerbeavictimofcircumstancesorblindluck.Instead,you’llknowwhatexactlyiscausingrealitytobethewayitisontheoutsideandhowtocorrectitontheinside.Withthisnewunderstanding,nosituationinlifecanfazeyouforyoucanalwayspinpointtheirexactcauseandworktodropanythingunwantedfromyourlifeexperienceatonce.Itismyintentionthatyou’llbeabletoreachthiseasy,effortlessstateinjustafewweeksofintentionallyapplyingthismaterial.

ThereistrulynolimittohowgoodlifegetsandIinviteyoutoexperiencethepoweroflight

touchmanifestationsstartingtoday.Drop,anditisdone!