Hidden Power of Thoughts
According to the Buddhist teachings, the law of karma says that for everything you do there is a result. Or as they say, for every cause there is an effect. This effect could be good or bad, depending on the cause. Therefore, what the law of karma is telling us is that we all are responsible for our actions in some form or fashion. What we do or the actions we take will result in some form of result.
An example of this could be if we do a good deed for someone; the effect is kindness from the person receiving the good deed. Another example is that if we think bad thoughts of someone, our thinking will reflect in our actions, which will result in us either doing harm to that person, or saying something bad, which could result in hurt feels or resentment later.
But if we dwell on good, enhancing thoughts, we will only have the best of intentions and will treat the person, who is the center of our thoughts, with good will, hopefully resulting in a return of kindness of some type.
If the thoughts we have for someone else never materialized to the person (the person was not available to receive the actions), what would happen in turn is that those thoughts would turn into feelings, but inward instead of outward. Therefore, these thoughts would stay buried deep inside ourselves until either we find a release somehow or we find the person the original thoughts were for, and give off those thoughts, whether good or bad. This would clear us of our thoughts, but the end result or effect could still be disastrous for the other person.
In order to live in peace and harmony with ourselves and the universe, we must live with positive energy, not negative. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This goes along with the Biblical text that states, “we sow what we reap”. Therefore, what we produce or cause to occur we will get a result or effect.
The law of karma tells us that if we live in a body-consciousness, we are not pure in karma. For this level of consciousness only produces sexual lust, anger, greed, ego, and other negative emotions. Instead, we have to be linked with the Supreme Soul to have true karma, peace and harmony.
Based on the previous chapter, the law of karma relates to cause and effect. But some people believe it relates to fate or predestination. However, this is not the case. Karma means action. It means to do something, but the action specified here is not mechanical action. It is not unconscious or involuntary action. It is an intentional, conscious, deliberate, willful action. How is this possible? It is because every action must, no matter what, have a reaction.
So, based on the law of karma, when we do an act that is intentional, we reap the results or effect, either good or bad. Thereby, if we do an act of kindness, the effect or result will be some kind of kindness.
There are occasions where there is a delayed result. If this happens we don’t know if the action is wholesome or unwholesome, at least till the result has been satisfied. Until then the cause can be wholesome momentarily until the result appears, at which the cause may now be changed to an unwholesome cause instead.
According to karma, there are three doors of action. These three doors are body, speech, and mind. If we break these down into groups, we have three unwholesome actions we must avoid for each group. When we start with body, the three actions we must avoid are killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct.
As for speech, we must avoid four unwholesome actions. These are lying, slander, harsh speech, and malicious gossip. In the final group, which is mind, there are three unwholesome actions to avoid. These are greed, anger, and delusion.
If you avoid all ten unwholesome actions, you will avoid the consequences that result from doing them. The reason you need to avoid the unwholesome actions is that they only cause suffering for those who are at the recipients of the actions.
This is why those who do bad things continue to do bad things. In their minds, this is all they know. The root cause of their badness is in the thoughts they have for themselves and the way they carry themselves.
Whereas, those who are good and upright people, and practice this on an everyday basis, always have good coming back to them.
The old saying “what goes around comes around” is very true. This is also part of the laws of attraction and karma. To accept these laws, you accept the universal laws as set up by the Supreme Ruler of the Universe. Act in harmony with them and you will do well; act against them and you will suffer.
Are you grateful for what you have in your life? Do you acknowledge that everyday when you wake up in the morning? You should. Do you know that the Law of Attraction includes the Law of Gratitude?
By having the Law of Gratitude, you believe firmly that the Universe or God, depending how you view it, is there to give you what you want when you ask for it, that you deserve what you get. You relate to what you have and act in accord to it.
People who lack gratitude always seem to find themselves living in poverty or not having the lifestyle they wish to have. They look upon themselves as lower than anything else and wonder why they can’t be better than what they are. The primary reason for this is that they lack acceptance to what they want and do not show to the Universe what they want or deserve to have.
There is no doubt that you get what you ask for and you get it in abundance when you put a lot of effort into it. By showing gratitude, you are showing that the effort you put forth was in tune to what you desired; and you will obtain more of that you wish.
You can tell people by what they have and by what they get just by seeing them and looking at how they dress, walk, and act. You can usually tell if they have gratitude by the way they present themselves.
This is why when you look at rich people, you notice they get richer. They have a debt of gratitude and show it everyday. This way, they are telling the universe that they are glad they have all these riches and deserve them. The universe responds by giving them more.
If a person does have abundance but does not show gratitude, he will eventually lose it. This is because he is telling the universe that he does not deserve it. When the universe perceives this, the universe stops delivering.
On the other hand, if a person lacks abundance but shows gratitude for what he has, the universe will see that and will in turn give the person more of what that person wishes. This way, that person does not stay in lack for very long.
If a person lacks abundance and does not show gratitude, he will continue to live with lack because he has not shown he deserve more.
This is why when we show gratitude, we are closer to God or the Universe than anyone else. And we get the rewards for doing so. Therefore, the more grateful we are when we get good things, the more good things we will receive. And in some cases, these good things will start coming more rapidly than before. As you create new thoughts and act in harmony with those thoughts with a show of gratitude for having those thoughts, the closer you will be to getting that of which you thought or ask for.
Gratitude has many benefits in that it can keep you from feeling inadequate. It can keep your mind focused on the good rather than the bad. You can think more abundantly by having gratitude. This is why you must obey the Law of Gratitude if you want what you seek.
Think about this. If your show of gratitude is strong, the results that come back to you will be strong. If your debt of gratitude is continuous, your supply will also be continuous. If you start losing your attitude of gratitude, you will find you will lose ground rapidly and end up on the losing end of life. This is why having gratitude is so important. It is so important that it was made into one of the universal laws.
If you think about it, without gratitude, there is a missing link somewhere in our lives. We know that something should be there, but may not realize it until someone points it out. The fact is that saying, “thank you” for what you get is a big step toward having a form of gratitude.
But this isn’t all there is about the Law of Gratitude. In fact, there is a good definition of the Law of Gratitude that states, “If you are to get the results you seek, it is imperative that you should act on and obey this law.” This means that if you do not obey the Law of Gratitude, you will not get what you seek. It is that simple.
Other than being grateful for what you have, what is the exact way that the Law of Gratitude works? It can be stated as a natural principle that action and reaction are equal and opposite in direction at all times. This means that whatever we put our attention or emotional energy on can be good or bad. And this energy will eventually show up in our lives.
This is one of the principles you must know and understand. Neither the universe nor our subconscious mind knows good or bad. Both aspects are treated the same. In this regard, what we put our focus on is what we get back.
The importance here is on putting positive energy out to the universe. This way, we are focusing on what we want and not on what we don’t want. You may not realize this, but gratitude is very powerful. It has a lot of high-energy positive vibration of thought. This is why I mentioned above that having gratitude connects you to the Universe or God, depending on how you look at it.
Without gratitude, you have no power, since the two connect together. And by using our minds for positive things, we are in reality using the power we have to produce the reality we want. So when we show gratitude, we are in fact producing high energy positive vibrations of thought. This high energy can only lead to one manifestation – great achievements.
When you do anything in life, you put forth the gratitude to make it work. If you set goals for yourself, you must show gratitude for having accomplished the goals you put down. When you do write your goals down, think of them as having been already achieved and be grateful for them being achieved. Your gratitude will be so powerful, so energized, that people around you can’t help but notice that about you.
Those who are not successful or do not get what they want are in fact pushing away the success and are violating the universal law of gratitude. In fact, there are five key mistakes or ways of thinking that people make with gratitude that cause them not to get what they want in life. These five ways include:
1. Abundance: Some people wonder if there is enough to go around for everyone. If your belief that the universe has only a limited supply, you are going nowhere in life and will never amount to anything. This is a major fallacy in life. In fact, there is more than enough abundance in the universe. It is endless. God promised us that we would have abundance forever if we chose to have it. The universe is energy. Energy is everlasting. Therefore, what we want comes from energy. It only goes to show that the universe will never run out of anything we want. It will always supply us with what we want when we want it. We just have to ask.
2. Non-resistance to what is: This is a mistaken thought or principle that people have. It keeps us from having the gratitude we should have. When we think with non-resistance, we are in fact having the mental attitude that whatever happens, happens. We don’t fight it, we just let it be. In other words, people who think this way believe they deserve what they got or believe that was the way it was supposed to be. Therefore, they limit themselves to what life has to offer. If it involves something they can’t do anything about, they just let it be and state that is the way it was meant to be. In this case, you can apply the law of opposites and think that there is good in the situation instead of bad.
3. No satisfaction: People tend to associate satisfaction with being happy and having abundance. But there is a difference. When you are satisfied, you accept what is. You can be satisfied without being grateful. This is because you accepted things the way they are and not challenge it. Happiness, on the other hand, is a state of joy or gratitude. It is a very positive and attractive mental energy. By being satisfied, you are actually limiting yourself to what you can have in your life. It is important to be happy and satisfied now. It you do, you will have gratitude and will be in the position for much abundance.
4. Forgiveness: You may not know this but forgiveness is also a part of the Law of Gratitude. This means you need to forgive anyone who did bad things to you in the past and even in the present, as well as in the future. This is especially true if you have a grudge against someone for a long time. The way you know you forgive them is by asking yourself if you can either wish them well or be grateful for them. If you can truthfully answer “yes,” you have indeed forgiven them. Forgiveness is so vital to our dreams in life that if we don’t do it and hold any resentment, fear, or any frustration inside, it can literally block us from getting what we want in life. Lastly, we must learn to forgive ourselves for what we do to others and our own selves. If we can look at ourselves in the mirror and say we love ourselves, we are on our way to experiencing the life we want.
5. Stop thinking: Unfortunately, people want to stop thinking after they get a thought in their head. They don’t want to go beyond thinking and act on what they think. They go into the steps of thinking, but they never act on what they think. Therefore, the key to having gratitude is by acting out what you think. What better way to act than to give of yourself or your time to help others? Obeying the Law of Gratitude is part of and includes the Law of Attraction.
If you want success in your life as well as abundance, you will obey these laws and when you do, you can get whatever you want in life and be happy doing it.
Love is another universal law that we must adhere to. In the beginning of time God showed his love by creating Adam and Eve. He then later showed his love by allowing his son Jesus to come to earth to die for our sins. That was the greatest show of love of all time. God also showed love when he created man, and in his likeness. Therefore, humans are capable of showing and receiving love.
There are different levels of love that God created. But the one main feature of the Law of Love is that if we give love, we get love back. This is true in many cases. If we fall in love with someone, they in turn fall in love with us. When we fall in love, we don’t expect them to love us in return, although we would like them to. No, we love them for who they are.
We can show we are in turned into this law of the universe by simply doing the following:
· Recognize and accept that we are love as created by God.
· Show love to others. Be gentle and show respect to others in the way we speak, think, and in our actions.
· Don’t let your ego get in the way of loving others.
· Treat the ones closet to you with dignity and respect. Above all else, show love to them. Don’t let any issues interfere in your love with your closet companion.
· Always be centered and connected with your inner being or spirit, whichever you prefer to call it. · When you love others, do so unconditionally. Do not accept or expect love in return. Love others as they grow in spirit and in personal growth.
· Keep your lines of communication open with your inner self and with others. And do not forsake the thought or idea to display love to others.
The above points really sum up the Law of Love. Actually, life itself shows God’s love. If we embrace it, grow with it, and get connected to it, we can have plenty of abundance in our lives. Even the Law of Love goes to the Law of Attraction. God’s love for humanity is so strong that he is willing to give us what we ask for. We just have to ask in love and accept it when it comes to us.
You just thought about something you wanted. You have used the Law of Attraction, the Law of Vibration, and all the other universal laws to request what you want. Now you need to complete the cycle and use the Law of Allowing to permeate your very being, which will in turn accomplish the feat you set out and will achieve what you wished on from the beginning.
Think about this fact. Everything in the universe is composed of energy, as you probably are already aware. This energy works in cycles. If you studied electronics, you will understand this more fully. Basically, AC or alternating current is composed of a cycle of electrons that start from zero or neutral, goes into the positive cycle, then dips down into the negative part of the cycle, then it comes back to neutral again. This is the way energy works as well. It is in a constant cycle or vibration.
If you wish to complete the process of the Laws of the Universe, you must use the Law of Allowing to complete the cycle of Attraction. This is where the cycle of energy comes in. When you use your thoughts to manifest something in your life, you are in fact telling the universe what you want. You put feelings and emotions into it.
You vibrate to it. It becomes a part of you. Every ounce of your very being is tuned into it. Now, to complete the cycle of energy flow, you must complete the circuit by allowing the results to occur for you. You must intent it to come to you unrestricted.
This is why some people seem to get what they want while others do not.
The people, who do get what they want, use all the Laws of the Universe in precisely the right way. They are not only tuned into their own thoughts and feelings, but they feel it in their soul.
They vibrate to it and they acknowledge it as already being a part of them. They send out the signal to the universe that they are one with what they want and are claiming that they are allowing themselves to receive it without doubt, fear, or worry. This, my friends, is what you need to do if you want to get what you want.
The Law of Allowing will work for you if you let it. What you must agree on is that you are worthy to receive your gift. That you are worthy to receive the prize you are after.
The problem with this world is there are just too many instances of anti this or anti that. People are constantly pushing things away. They are saying no to drugs, no to smoking, no to this or no to that. They are saying no to war, no to violence, and no to everything else. What people don’t seem to realize is that the Law of Attraction states that what you think about or wish for you will receive. If you think about war, you’ll see more war. If you think about drugs, you’ll see more drugs. The fact is, you are allowing these things into your life, and this is why you are seeing it.
No wonder people are constantly complaining that they don’t have anything. They can’t make ends meet. They can’t get ahead in life. They can’t do this. They can’t do that. For every can’t there is another creation that is born. If you say you can’t afford this because you don’t have enough money, you are telling the universe in fact that you don’t have any money. Well guess what? The universe hears you and obeys. Your wish is my command and you get what you wish for. You are allowing poverty in your life and this is why you don’t have abundance.
So how can you change this? How can you reverse this and become more abundant in your life? Simple. Just intent it. You have to think about what you want, not what you don’t want. If you wish for more money, intent it. Don’t go around saying you can’t afford something. You are telling the universe that you can’t afford it. Therefore, you won’t get the money you want. But if you switch that around and tell the universe that you do want it, that you do have the money, the universe will respond and give it to you. It is that simple.
The bottom line here is that you must remember to use all the Laws of the Universe if you expect to get what you want. You must complete the cycle of energy in order to complete the circuit between you and the universe. You are the power source and the universe is the component part of the circuit. The path will flow but it will stop with the universe if you do not have a complete path for the energy to return. This means you must use the Law of Allowing to accept what you wish for. This will complete the path back to you and you will receive what you wished for. You in fact, sent your energy to the component, and the component responded by turning on. It then sent the energy back to you to complete the circuit and to tell you everything is working on all cylinders.
This is the way the Law of Allowing works. If you work in harmony with it, focus your energy the right way, and tell the universe you want it and are ready to receive it, you will get it.
The best way to practice the Law of Allowing is by simply saying “yes” to things you receive in your life. If someone says something nice to you, say “thanks.” You are telling the person you are allowing his comments to be received.
If someone gives you a gift, say “thanks.” You are telling the universe and the person that you are allowing yourself to receive the gift. You need to do this with everything in life that you want to receive. Of course, if you don’t want something, you politely say “no” to it. But be careful here. What you say “no” to may benefit you in the long run later. So be sure that you think about it before you say “no.” In one form or fashion, you just may need that situation or product or whatever it is you are saying “no” to.
To fully understand the Law of Allowing, you have to look at it from the standpoint of resistance. If you resist something, you will not get it. That is as simple an explanation as you can have. When you use the Law of Allowing, you are saying that you have no resistance to what you want and the flow of energy will be easy and direct. There will be no stumbling blocks.
The basic premise with the Law of Attraction, Law of Vibration, Law of Gratitude, Law of Love, and Law of Allowing, is that when you practice these laws, and stay in harmony with them, you will prosper. You will have abundance. You will have plenty.
There is no denying it. Your thoughts control your actions. Your thoughts dictate what you end up getting from the Universe. If you believe completely that you will receive what you wish for, good things will come your way.
You must accept that which you wish upon. You must be tuned into the universe to get it. You must be in vibration to what you want. You must show the universe you want it by having gratitude for what you have received. You also must show that you are allowing it by being receptive to it and saying “yes” to it when it comes. By doing this, the universe will manifest it to reality and provide you more.
The main point with this book is to draw your attention to the fact that there are universal laws God put in place to help us. He loves us and wants the best for us. By acting in harmony with his will and by obeying his universal laws, you will have plenty. You just have to start the process with a thought, turn that thought in an image, send it to your heart for processing (this turns into emotions and feelings), act on your thoughts, and allow the results to come to you. By doing this you will receive results from your thoughts, whether they are good or bad.
The old saying is, “be careful what you wish for” or “you are your thoughts” holds true here in every respect. Therefore, watch your thoughts if you want the best that life has to offer.
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