By © Jamie Mitchell
Two people go on holiday to the same resort.
One notices mainly the friendly people and wonderful sights.
The other notices mainly the unfriendly people and the litter.
Walk through the jungle expecting to see snakes and you may well see them.
The Law of Attraction is the name given to the belief that like attracts like and that by thinking positive or negative thoughts, one can bring about positive or negative results.
The Law of Attraction is the name given to the belief that like attracts like and that by thinking positive or negative thoughts, one can bring about positive or negative results.
Sounds like Oprah and spooky New Age thinking?
The Law of Attraction: Real-Life Stories - Oprah.com
By iHennigs
Thomas Troward (1847–1916), who was a strong influence in the New Thought Movement, claimed that thought precedes physical form.
He claimed that "the action of Mind plants that nucleus which, if allowed to grow undisturbed, will eventually attract to itself all the conditions necessary for its manifestation in outward visible form."
Law of attraction
Thomas Troward was a Judge in British-administered India.
He had studied the teachings of Buddha, Christ, Hinduism and Islam.
'New Age thinking' is based to some extent on Taoism, Christianity and Budhism.
Some New Age thinking has also been corrupted, reportedly, by spooky people intent on brainwashing people.
By IWGIA
The Law of Attraction is controversial.
If a child is abused, does that mean the child intended it in some way?
Whenever I see unfortunate beings
Oppressed by evil and violent suffering,
May I cherish them as I had found
A rare and precious treasure.
By v i p e z
"Do you believe," said Martin, "that hawks have always eaten pigeons when they have found them?" (Voltaire's Candide)
Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung (1875-1961) said in Memories, Dreams, Reflections:
"Natural history tells us of a haphazard and casual transformation of species over hundreds of millions of years of devouring and being devoured...
"But the history of the mind offers a different picture.
"Here the miracle of reflecting consciousness intervenes."
By lymond
According to Buddha:
"Do you believe," said Martin, "that hawks have always eaten pigeons when they have found them?" (Voltaire's Candide)
Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung (1875-1961) said in Memories, Dreams, Reflections:
"Natural history tells us of a haphazard and casual transformation of species over hundreds of millions of years of devouring and being devoured...
"But the history of the mind offers a different picture.
"Here the miracle of reflecting consciousness intervenes."
By lymond
According to Buddha:
We are the creator of our circumstances.
By right thought and right action we can gradually purify ourselves and eventually reach enlightenment and Nirvana and beyond.
(Twelve Principles of Buddhism By Christmas Humphreys)
Buddha said that what we are thinking NOW is what we will become.
(Twelve Principles of Buddhism By Christmas Humphreys)
By IWGIA
"There is something about conscientious Buddhist practice that results in the kind of happiness we all seek," writes Richard Davidson, of the University of Wisconsin, who used scanners to analyse regions of a Buddhist's brain.
Parts of Buddhists brains, linked to happiness, appear to "light up" consistently.
(Happiness. A Buddhist perspective)
Jesus advised us to consider the lilies.
According to the Hindus, "the purpose of the world (both the physical and the mental realms) is not human life but consciousness that dwells precisely beyond human life, in the realm of 'Not I'"
Science Of Nonduality: The Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy
By Milapsinh Jadeja
Two psychologists at the University of Victoria, New Zealand, have said: ‘Once we anticipate a specific outcome will occur, our subsequent thoughts and behaviors will actually help to bring that outcome to fruition.’
According to Pyschologist Maryanne Garry: ‘We realized that the effects of suggestion are wider and often more surprising than many people might otherwise think.’
Why-optimists-usually-win-Simply-thinking-positive-thoughts-lead-people-overcome-tough-challenges.
"There is something about conscientious Buddhist practice that results in the kind of happiness we all seek," writes Richard Davidson, of the University of Wisconsin, who used scanners to analyse regions of a Buddhist's brain.
Parts of Buddhists brains, linked to happiness, appear to "light up" consistently.
(Happiness. A Buddhist perspective)
Jesus advised us to consider the lilies.
According to the Hindus, "the purpose of the world (both the physical and the mental realms) is not human life but consciousness that dwells precisely beyond human life, in the realm of 'Not I'"
Science Of Nonduality: The Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy
By Milapsinh Jadeja
Two psychologists at the University of Victoria, New Zealand, have said: ‘Once we anticipate a specific outcome will occur, our subsequent thoughts and behaviors will actually help to bring that outcome to fruition.’
According to Pyschologist Maryanne Garry: ‘We realized that the effects of suggestion are wider and often more surprising than many people might otherwise think.’
Why-optimists-usually-win-Simply-thinking-positive-thoughts-lead-people-overcome-tough-challenges.