A Course in Miracles and the Message of The Secret3982419
Over the previous year, many individuals have approached me asking me about my perspective, and the perspective of A Course in Miracles, on the well-liked book and film The Secret. I was also lately asked to participate in an expert panel discussion on The Secret and the law of attraction at the Body Soul Spirit Expo in Calgary.
As I see it, The Secret offers a couple of powerful and necessary global messages worth appreciating. The first message is that our thoughts have a powerful influence on our life. The next insight is that we are entitled to a wealthy life, even though accurate wealth is much more than just cash and "toys." Rather, it involves feeling fulfilled in all locations of life, including our relationships, career, and health. What we require to do is look inside to discover if, in reality, we really feel worthy of authentic wealth.
Another message that is subtly conveyed in The Secret, and one that I believe to be true, is that when we have a heartfelt desire and we say yes to performing our component to manifest the want, synchronicities arise, and dormant forces come alive.
On the flip side, I really feel the concept that much more "toys" in the form of cars, houses, jet planes, and boats will make us happy and will be the demonstration of our capacity to manifest is potentially damaging and crippling for many individuals who are currently "bankrupt" in the locations of self-love and self-appreciation. The issue with this picture is that the want to have frequently comes from a feeling of lack rather than a feeling of completeness. And simply because of this, whatever we gain in hopes of feeling "full," whole, happy, or accomplished, will inevitably not work, because we feel a void internally.
The truth is that we are not empty, but currently full, and when we understand and feel this to be our new reality, then the outer world starts to "echo" our inner awareness.
A Course in Miracles reminds us that to the degree that we can accept and be really grateful for our inheritance as being an unbounded, abundant, whole, and limitless Self, we will attract to ourselves the ideal outward expressions of our claimed inner worth. This reclaiming of our authentic Self will then miraculously bring into manifestation any material products that will serve the greater good of both our life and of those around us, and however we will really feel no dependency upon them for our happiness.
