A student once asked his teacher: "Master, how long do you think it will take me to become enlightened?" The master replied, "Probably about 20 years." The student then asked, "Yes, but what if I work REALLY hard at it?" The master smiled and said, "Then it will take you 40."
This story illustrates a spiritual truth that is difficult for many people to accept- When it comes to anything spiritual, you simply cannot "will" results. Spirituality as a whole is a process of letting go and believing, not of striving and working.
For those of us who have struggled with the law of attraction this truth can be enough to stop us dead in our tracks. Traditionally, we are taught that progress is made on the level of form, and anything that has to do with "surrender" or "belief" plays a subordinate role (at best) in obtaining our desires.
But with the recent release of movies like The Secret, What the Bleep do We Know?, and Conversations with God, belief as a spiritual practice has come at the forefront of our teachings. We are being taught that belief is the KEY to all our spiritual practices.
So how do we do it? How do we get ourselves to believe that the law of attraction really exists, and most importantly, how do we get ourselves to BELIEVE that it can work in our lives?
The best process I know of is something that is readily available to anyone interested enough to go find it. And that is evidence. Sometimes having evidence that supports a claim is all you need to make yourself believe in it. The following is an introduction to some scientific evidence that helps to prove the existence of the law of attraction:
For years science has been showing us that the micro affects the macro, that in fact the larger scale is just a representation of the culmination of the smaller. In the scientific community this is known as quantum physics.
According to quantum physicists, an atom exists in all potentialities until you observe it. Once you do observe it, your expectations about it will actually affect how it behaves.
For example, this could be a single atom that is shot through a slit with a wall behind it. When you're not observing it the atom behaves as if it were a billion different atoms, producing every single possible outcome available to it. It will hit the wall sometimes, not hit it others, bounce off the ceiling, the floor, your forehead, all of the possibilities will actually happen! But when you OBSERVE it, it will only result in one action- And that's the action which you believe will manifest.
Blown up and applied to your own life your beliefs about everything affect how it will occur. If you believe you will get a new car, and I mean REALLY believe it, the universe will rearrange itself to make it happen. As they said in the Secret, you cannot have a world without the mind working into it. We are all shaping the world with our thoughts, and if you believe something can happen for you, then it will.
But don't just take my word for it. It is unlikely that this article will be enough to shape your core beliefs surrounding the subject. In order to make yourself believe in the true power of your mind you are going to have to do some research. Whether it's taking courses that further elaborate upon the concept, reading books, or watching scientific videos, the evidence is out there waiting; all you have to do is go find it.
By Constantine Xanthos
This story illustrates a spiritual truth that is difficult for many people to accept- When it comes to anything spiritual, you simply cannot "will" results. Spirituality as a whole is a process of letting go and believing, not of striving and working.
For those of us who have struggled with the law of attraction this truth can be enough to stop us dead in our tracks. Traditionally, we are taught that progress is made on the level of form, and anything that has to do with "surrender" or "belief" plays a subordinate role (at best) in obtaining our desires.
But with the recent release of movies like The Secret, What the Bleep do We Know?, and Conversations with God, belief as a spiritual practice has come at the forefront of our teachings. We are being taught that belief is the KEY to all our spiritual practices.
So how do we do it? How do we get ourselves to believe that the law of attraction really exists, and most importantly, how do we get ourselves to BELIEVE that it can work in our lives?
The best process I know of is something that is readily available to anyone interested enough to go find it. And that is evidence. Sometimes having evidence that supports a claim is all you need to make yourself believe in it. The following is an introduction to some scientific evidence that helps to prove the existence of the law of attraction:
For years science has been showing us that the micro affects the macro, that in fact the larger scale is just a representation of the culmination of the smaller. In the scientific community this is known as quantum physics.
According to quantum physicists, an atom exists in all potentialities until you observe it. Once you do observe it, your expectations about it will actually affect how it behaves.
For example, this could be a single atom that is shot through a slit with a wall behind it. When you're not observing it the atom behaves as if it were a billion different atoms, producing every single possible outcome available to it. It will hit the wall sometimes, not hit it others, bounce off the ceiling, the floor, your forehead, all of the possibilities will actually happen! But when you OBSERVE it, it will only result in one action- And that's the action which you believe will manifest.
Blown up and applied to your own life your beliefs about everything affect how it will occur. If you believe you will get a new car, and I mean REALLY believe it, the universe will rearrange itself to make it happen. As they said in the Secret, you cannot have a world without the mind working into it. We are all shaping the world with our thoughts, and if you believe something can happen for you, then it will.
But don't just take my word for it. It is unlikely that this article will be enough to shape your core beliefs surrounding the subject. In order to make yourself believe in the true power of your mind you are going to have to do some research. Whether it's taking courses that further elaborate upon the concept, reading books, or watching scientific videos, the evidence is out there waiting; all you have to do is go find it.
By Constantine Xanthos
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