ComeandSitWithMeHowtoDesireNothingandManifestEverything

ByRichardDotts

TableofContents

Chapter1-Come&SitWithMe

Chapter2-ManifestationsHappenWhenYouTryVeryLittle!

Chapter3-TheExponentialPowerofThought

Chapter4-ManifestingThroughNotDoing

Chapter5-CreatingAManifestationPortalWithYourMind

Chapter6-HowToDesireNothing...

Chapter7-AndManifestEverything

Chapter8-TheThree-StageManifestationProcess

Chapter9-TheInnerInquiryTechnique

Chapter10-ClosingWords©RichardDotts2015

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Chapter1-Come&SitWithMe

BackinthedayswhenIwasjuststartingoutonmyspiritualjourney,Iusedtofeelaninnerimpulse,astrongurgetogetawayfromitallandjustsitquietlybymyselfinnature.

Backthen,myinnerstatewasoftentumultuousandmyouterstatereflectedthat.Iwasconstantly

worriedandfearfulthatbadthingswouldhappentome,thatIwouldrunoutofmoney,orthatIwouldamounttonothinginlifeifIdidnotdotherightthings.Ibecameobsessedwithbeingattherightplaceattherighttimeforfearofmissingoutonlife’sopportunities.Alltheseunfoundedworrisomethoughtstookatollonmyemotional(andphysical)well-being.Ilookedyearsolderthanmyactualage,walkedaroundwithahunchandalwayssuckedinmybelly.IreasonedthatIwasexercisingmyabdominalmuscles!Mybreathingwasshallow.Iwasunder-breathingmostofthetimewithoutevenknowingit.Perhapsonanunconsciouslevel,IwasdeprivingmyselfofmyfullconnectiontotheUniversebylimitingmyintakeofair,avitalUniversalsubstance.

Buteveninmymostdesperateoftimes,Ialwaysfeltasenseofconnectiontonature.Ilikedtaking

strollsingardensandparks.TherewassomethingaboutthesebeautifulplacesthatmademefeeladeepsenseofconnectiontotheUniversedespitemytumultuousinnerstate.Takingastrollorsittingquietlyinnaturealwaysmademefeelbetter,nomatterwhatwasgoingoninmylifeatthattime.Lookingback,IrealizeitwastheUniversecallingmeforthtoabetterfeelingplacewheremiraclescouldthenhappen.ThelargerpartofmeknewthatallIhadtodowastoletgoandallow…toliterallydonothing,andeverythingwouldstartchangingforthebetterwithoutmyactiveintervention.Ofcourse,myrationalselfdidnotallowforthatpossibility.Icontinuedtoworryincessantlyandperpetuatemystuckstatesformanyyears.

Irememberbeingstrangelydrawntootherquietbutopulentplaces.Ifrequentlyvisitedahuge

bookstorewithwoodenpaneledflooringandfull-lengthglasswindowsoverlookingtheocean.Ihadaspecialfeelinginthatquietbookstore,browsingtheself-helpandspiritualsectionforhoursonend.Somehow,theenvironmentinthebookstoremademefeelsafeandprotectedfromtheoutsideworld.IfeltthatIwasliterallyinthecompanyofthesegreatspiritualmasters.IfeltasenseofdeepinnerconnectionasIreadtheirwordsandideas.

Today,thebookstorehasgoneoutofbusinessandwhileIstillenjoybeinginnature,Inolongerdo

soasfrequently.ThisisbecauseIhavetrulylearnttoletgoontheinside.ThebeautyofnatureandtheUniverselieswithinmenow,andIdon’thavetoactivelygotoacertainphysicalplaceinordertoseekitoutortocultivatethatfeeling.Itisthesameforyoutoo.Youcanmakeaconsciousdecisionatanytimetochangeyourinnerstate,togiveupyouroldhabitsofworryingaboutthepresentorfuture,andinsodoingcompletelychangeyourownreality.

Inolongerwalkaroundwithahunchtodayorlimitmyintakeofbreath.Ibreathedeepandfully

enjoyeverymoment.Iamgenuinelyhappyandeverythinggoodinlifejustflowssofreelyforme!Lifeis

perfectformeineverymoment,andIcan’twaittojumpoutofbedinthemorning…immersemyselfwholeheartedlyintheday’sworkbeforerepeatingthatcycleagaintheverynextday.LifetrulyenergizesmenowbecauseInolongerdenymyconnectiontolife.AllofthishappenedasaresultofconsciouslyandpersistentlypracticingthetechniquesthatIhavesharedwithreadersinmybooks.Someofthesetechniqueswerelearntfromspiritualmasters,butmostofthemwasthroughtrial-and-error.IappliedwhatIlearntfromthespiritualmastersinmyownlife,observedwhatworked(orwhatdidn’t),andkeptmakingsmalladjustments.Alongtheway,Ihadmanyah-hamomentsandsweetrealizations.

Thisbookyou’reholdinginyourhandsrightnow,ComeandSitWithMe,isapowerfulbook.Itis

quitepossibly,themostintimatebookIhavewrittenuptothispoint.ThisbookiswritteninaspecialQuestionandAnswerformatintheformofanimaginaryconversationwithanoldfriend—Imaginethatbothofushaveknowneachotherforalongtime,andwesitdownforachataboutmanifestingyourdeepestdesires.Itisagloriousdayinabeautifulgarden.Thereisthemelodiouschirpingofbirdsinthebackground,thetemperatureisjustrightandthesunisprovidingjusttherightamountofwarmth.Itisaperfectday.Aswesitonthebenchbyourselves,youhavetheopportunitytoasksomeofyourmostburningquestionsaboutthecreativeartofmanifestation,revealyourinnermostbeliefswithoutbeingjudged,andliterallyseealltheobstaclesthathavebeenholdingyoubackdropaway.

Whilethe“me”inthetitlemayseemtorefertomyselfastheauthorofthisbook,thereisactuallya

deepersignificance.Iinviteyoutoponderthepossibilitythatthe“me”inthetitleactuallyreferstoyou,thereader.Iaminvitingyoutositdownforaquiettimewithyourhigherself.ThegreaterpartofyouthatisconnectedtoUniversalonenessandthedivinesource.Whatwouldthispartofyourselftelltheotherpartofyou?Whattruthswouldyouliketoberemindedof?Yourhigherselfisalwaysbrimmingwiththesewonderful,life-changingideasandcan’twaittosharethemwithyourrationalmind.Allyouhavetodoistositdownandallowittohappen.

BackinthosedayswhenIsatquietlybymyselfontheparkbench,Iwasactuallyhavingasilent

conversationwithmyself.Iwasallowingmyhigherconsciousnesstotellmyconsciousmindwhatitknew…throughinnerstillnessandsilence.Myconsciousselfpickeduponwhatmyhigherconsciousnesshadtosaynotthroughwords,butthroughaninnersenseofknowingandconfirmationthatIhavedescribedseveraltimesinmybooks.Whenyouallowyourselftositinstillness,donothingandworryaboutnothing…theinsightsfromyourhigherUniversalselfcomefloodingthrough.ThesehigherUniversaltruthswillstartpermeatingyourconsciousness,asyoufeelyourselfbeingliftedtoahigherandhigherstateofawareness.Thecloseryouaretohigherconsciousness,thelighterandmorejoyousyou’llfeel…becausethatisyourtruenaturalstate.

ComeandSitWithMeisreallyaninvitationforyoutospendsomequiettimewithyourself.Just

forthetimeyoureadthisbook,canyouallowyourselftogiveupyourworry,judgmentalandfearthoughtswhichyouhavebeenholdingontoformostofyourlife?I’mnotaskingyoutodropallofyournegativethoughtsforgood…butjusttodropthemwhilewespendourtimetogether.You’llfindthatitcanhappeneasilyandspontaneously,becausethehumanmindcannotconsciouslyholdtwoopposingthoughtsatonce.Therefore,ifyouwillimmerseyourselfwholeheartedlyinmywordsandinourimaginaryconversation,you’llfindyourselfslowlylettinggoofstubbornresistancethathasgraduallybuiltupovertheyears.Readingthisbookinitselfisanexerciseinlettinggoofunwantedresistance.

Isuggestthatyoureadthisbookinabeautifulnaturalsetting.Findaplacethatresonateswithyou.ItcanbesomewhereinnaturelikethescenicparkIhavepicturedonthecoverofthisbook,oritcanbeyourfavoritehideout…awayfrominterruptionsandthehustleandbustleofdailylife.Ienjoyreadingspiritualbooksinaquietplace,whereIcanfullyabsorbtheenergyoftheauthor’sideas.Ihaveaspecialcornerinmyhousejustforthat,whereitisbrightly-litandawayfromdistractionslikemytelephoneorcomputer.Readingthisbookinaplacethatresonateswithyouwillputyouinastateofleastresistanceandingreatestconnectionwithsourceenergy.

Writingthisbookinaconversationalformathasseveraladvantages.First,itallowsmetobreak

freeoftheneedtosticktooneparticularthemeorstoryline.Iamabletogooff-tangentinseveraldifferentdirectionsifthequestions(andconversation)callsforit.Mostimportantly,allofthequestionsinthisbookhavebeencarefullycurated.Theyarecommonquestionsraisedbystudentsofthismaterial,orbyreaderswhohavecommunicatedwithmeovertheyears.Whilemyscheduledoesnotallowmetoreplytoeachletterfrommyreaderspersonally,Iappreciateallyourthoughtsanddoreadthroughmostofthem.Thisbookisachanceformetogroupseveralrelatedquestionstogetherandtoanswerthemallatonce.Therefore,thereisagoodchancethatyoumayseeseveralofyourownquestionsbeingansweredinthisbook,eventheonesyouhavenotyetasked.Readthroughthisbookwithanopenmind,becausetheremayalsobeanswerstoquestionswhichyoumayaskinthefuturewhenthetimeisright.TheUniverseworksinmysteriousways.Second,thisbookcontainsquestionsIwishIhadaskedatthebeginning.Thejourneyisallaboutcomingtotherightrealizations,andsometimesquestionscansparkthatsenseofrealizationinus.

ThemoreIdothiswork,themoreIrealizethatweareallalikeinmorewaysthanwerealize.Sure,

wemaywantdifferentcircumstancesanditemsforourselves…butwhatallofusultimatelylookfor,isasenseofinnerpeaceandjoy.Wewanttofeelasenseofinnerfreedomtodowhateverwewant.Thedecisiontogiveyourselfthatsenseofinnerspiritualfreedomisoneyoucanmakerighthereandnow.

Donotbetemptedtorushthroughthisbookandfinishitallinonesitting.Youcancertainlybreak

upourconversationintomanysmallerpartsaccordingtoyourdailyschedule.Thisisnotabooktobereadwhenyouarehurried,orwhileyouarewaitingforsomeoneinabusycafe(unlessyoucanquietyourmindandtuneoutalltheexternaldistractions).Thisisabooktobesavoredinaquietandsacredspace,becausewhatwearereallydoingistoenterintoaconversationwithyourhigherself.Youareencouragedtosetthebookdown,contemplateandponderuponsomegreatertruths.Youwillbetakenthroughseveralinnerexercisesthatdelvedeepintoyourinnerworld.Thisisanexcitingandadventurousbook,wherewewillgoonaninnerjourneyasopposedtoanouterjourney.Therefore,whileyouwillnotbeaskedtotrekupmountainsortotakelongwalksinorderto“findyourself”,youneedtobewillingtogoonaninnerspiritualjourneywithme.

ThisisthejourneyIhavetakenovertheyears.Ajourneythattookmorethanadecadeforme.But

youcannowtaketheverysamejourneyinasshortatimeasyouallowyourselfto.Changescanhappeninthenextminute,thenexthour,thenextday,weekormonth.Miraclescanhappenatanytimeyouallowthemto,aslongasyoureleaseyourfixationoncurrentrealityandcreatean“opening”fortheUniversetoworkitsmagic.

Andwiththat,let’sbeginourjourney…

*Specialthankstomyeditorforcompilingandcomingupwiththelistofquestionsinthisbook.

Chapter2-ManifestationsHappenWhenYouTryVeryLittle!Let’sstartoffwiththebasics.YouhaveoftenmentionedthattheseUniversalLawsworkforeverythingandeveryone,yettherearesomanypeoplethatarestrugglingoutthere.Ifyoulookaround,thereisconsiderablemiseryandpovertyintheworld…Whyisthisso?That’sagoodquestionandcertainlyonethatneedstobeaddressed.WhenIlookatallthesupposedpovertyandlackintheworldtoday,IseeitasconfirmationandvalidationthattheUniversetrulygivesustheabilitytochoosewhateverrealityoroutcomewewant.Wehavethepowertochoosealifeofprosperity,well-beingandabundance…butmoreimportantly,wealsohavethepowerto“choose”alifeofpoverty,oflackandoflimitation.Onceyoutrulygrasptheideathatwetrulyhavethepowertochoose,ineachandeverymoment,whatwewanttocreate…yougrasptheenormityandthewonderfulnessofall-that-is,andofhowthisentireUniversehasbeenstructured.ThisentireUniversehasbeenstructuredtogiveusultimatefreedom.Isaythatsomepeople“choose”(inquotes)alifeofpoverty,lack,orlimitationbecausethereisnothingholdingthembackatall.Theycandecide,inthisveryinstant,evenquickerthanthetimeittakestosnapourfingers,toturnthingsaroundandtocreateanalternate,moredesiredrealityforthemselves.Butwhyaretheynotdoingit?Whyaretheystillstuckintheirlackfulandlimitedconditions?That’sthepowerofthehumanmindandthepowerofsocialconditioningIhavebeentalkingabout(andsomewhatwarningagainst)inallmybooks.Whenyoubelongtoaparticularcommunity,orliveamongstcertaingroupsofpeoplewhohavebeen“disadvantagedagainst”forthelongesttime,itcanbedifficulttochange.Itcanbedifficulttoseeawayout.Ifyourfamilyandfriendshavebeenlivinglikethisforgenerations,itcanbedifficulttoachieveabreakthrough.Thehumanmindisreallythegreatestprisonhere.Therearenophysicalshacklespreventingusfromachievingwhateverwewanttoachieveexcepttheself-imposedlimitationsofourownmind,whichareoftenreinforcedbyourphysicalsurroundings.Letmegiveyouanexampleofhowpervasivethisconditioningcanbe.WhenIlookaroundme,Iobservemostofmyfriendsmakingroughlythesameamountofmoneyastheirparentsandextendedfamilymembers.Thatistosaythatiftheycamefrommiddleclassfamilies,theyhadthenotionthatmakingafewthousanddollarsamonthwasthe“norm”forthem…andthatwasoftenwhattheymadeintheirworkinglives.ThenIalsohaveafewfriendswhocomefromwell-to-dofamilies.Theirparentswereeitherprominentlawyers,doctorsorbusinessmen.Thesefriendsperceivedmakingasix-figureincomeasnormal,andwentontocreatethesameresultsintheirlives.Mostpeoplewouldsaythatitistheresultofhavingtheright“connections”.ButIcanassureyouthatonemajorfactorthatplaysanimportantroleisourexpectationsofphysicalreality.Wetendtogetwhatweexpect—Andso,myfriendswhocamefrommiddleclassbackgroundscontinuedtomakemiddleclassincomesandlivethatway,whilefriendswhocamefromupperclassfamiliescontinuedtolivethatway.Theywerelivingouttheconditioningthattheyhavebeenbornwith.WhileIdofeeladeepsenseofcompassionforthosewhoarelivinginlack,wehavetounderstandthatthetrueissueliesinthefactthattheyhavenotawokentotheirtruecreativepowerstochangetheirlives.

Someofthemmaynotevenseetheneedtochangetheirlivesbecausetheyhavesettledintoarut.Iadmitthatwhenoneislivingindiresituations,itcanbedifficulttoseeawayout,butitisstillpossibletodosobit-by-bit.Wowthat’sanamazingperspective.Isitpossibletochangethisconditioning,ortoundotheeffectsofit?Itisdefinitelypossible,andthatissomethingIhavebeenadvocatinginallmybooks.Allofmybooksteachmethodstogetawayfromthepervasiveandoftennegativehumanconditioningwehavereceivedsincewewereyoung.Thefirststeptoridyourselfofthisnegativeconditioningandinstillpositivebeliefsistobecomeawarethatthesehiddenbeliefsexistwithinyou.Thatisoftenthefirstandbiggeststep.Onceyouhavebroughtthesehiddenbeliefstolight…tothesurface…thendealingwiththembecomeseasy.Theissueisthatyoumaybewalkingaroundwithawholebunchofhiddenbeliefsthataresabotagingyou,thatyoudidn’tevenknowyouhave!Letmegiveyouanexamplefrommybook“BannedMoneySecrets”.Readersofthatbookmayrecallmyhidden,unconsciousbeliefaboutrichpeople.WheneverIsawsomeonedrivingaroundinafancycar,Iwouldunconsciouslysay,“Iwonderwhatshadybusinessthesepeopleareengagedin!”Irememberthatstory.Ialsorememberthatitwasyourbusinesspartnerwhoalertedyoutothefactthatyoukeptmakingthesameremarkover-and-overagain…Yesindeed.Iwasmakingthesameremarksomanytimesaday.ItwassomethingthatseemedsonaturaltomethatIdidnotevenrealizeIwasdoingit!Howcrazyisthat?Sayingsomething(orusingcertainwords)over-and-overagainandstillnotrealizingit.Howcouldthatbe?Yetthatisacommonphenomenonthatishappeninginmostpeople’slivesoverandoveragain.Theygetthroughthedaynotnoticingthattheyarebeingextremelynegative,orcritical,ordifficult…simplybecausetheyhavealwaysbehavedinthisway.Itfeelsthemostnaturaltothem,justashowpassingthatremarkbecamethemostnaturalthingforme.Itseemedlikethemostlogicalthingformetosayatthatmoment.Whathappenedafteryourbusinesspartnerbroughtittoyourattention?Insteadoffightinghimordenyingit,Itookalongandcloselookatmyself.Ibecamequiet,andwentintothelaboratoryofmymindthefirstchanceIcould.IbegantostudypastinstanceswhenIsaidthesamethingandrealizedhewasright.Iwaspassingthatremarkalot.Wheneveryoupassthesameremark,engageinthesameactions,orattractthesamecircumstancesintoyourlife…chancesarethatthereisahiddenbeliefatworkthatneedstoberesolved.ThatisverypowerfulandIbelieveyouhaveneverphraseditthiswaybefore.Soyouaresayingthatwheneverthereisanythingbadrecurringinmylife,thereisahiddenbeliefatwork?Yesthat’sright,inmostcases.Mostpeoplethinkthattheremarkitselfistheproblem,ortheactionistheproblem,ortheoutercircumstanceistheproblem.Forexample,whenmybusinesspartnerpointedoutthatIwascontinuallymakingthesameremark,Icouldhavesaid,“Ohthat’saverynastythingtosay,I

shallnotsayitagain!”Butthatwouldonlybedealingwiththeissueonasuperficial,behaviorallevel.Icanassureyouthatthisbeliefwillmanifestagaininsomeotherwaysinthefuture.Whatyoureallyneedtodoistodealwiththeissueatthelevelofyourbeliefs.Lookattheunderlyingbeliefthatis“attracting”orcausingthisbehavior.Inmycase,itwasthebeliefthatIcouldnevergetrichthroughethicalmeans.SinceIhadalwaysseenmyselfasaveryethicalperson,thiswasaconundrumforme.Iwantedtoberich,yetbecauseofthislimitingbelief,Icouldnotallowmyselfto,becauseIassociatedwealthwithunethicalbehavior.Abundanceandethicswereattwoopposingendsofthestickforme.Thiswasaself-imposedlimitationIhadsetupformyselfanduntilIresolvedit,manifestationsofmoneycouldnothappen.Asyouaretalkingaboutitnow,Iseemanyothercaseswherethismaybetrue.Somepeoplebelievethatcareersuccessandfamilyareonseparateendsofthestick,orhealthandwealthmaybeonseparateendsofthestick…andsoon.Yesindeed,anditisespeciallyimportanttonotethattheseareallself-imposedlimitations.Youcouldjustaseasilytaketwounrelatedconceptsandputthemontotwoopposingends!Ifyoubelievedinitstronglyenough,youwouldhavesetupsomeverystubbornself-imposedlimitationsforyourself.Therearemanypeoplewhoenrichthemselvesfinanciallybymakinganethicallivinganddeliveringgreatvaluetotheworld.Fartoomanytolisthere.PeoplelikeBillGates,orSteveJobs…they’reenrichingandprosperingtheworld,evenaftertheirpassing!YetIwasblindtoalltheseexamplesbecausemyhiddenbeliefdeterminedmyworldviewandlimitedwhatIcouldsee.Weonlyseewhatwewanttosee.Onceyoubringthesehiddenbeliefstolight,you’llseehowillogicaltheyareandtheywillfallaway(dissolve)ontheirownaccord.Thisisexciting.WhatIlearnhereisthatallbeliefsareself-imposed,andifwecangetridofthem…ourmanifestationswillcomeveryquickly?Thatis,inessence,whatIhavebeentryingtoteachinallmybooks.In“The95-5Code”,Italkaboutmanifestationstuckpoints.Thesemanifestationstuckpointsareself-imposedlimitingbeliefs.Onceyouareabletoovercomethesemanifestationstuckpoints(nomatterhowlogicalorabsurdtheyare)foryourselfontheinside,thenyourmanifestationshavetohappenveryquicklyontheoutside.Butsomepeoplemayarguethattheirlimitationsarenotself-imposed,butratheractual,realobstaclesthatpreventthemfromgettingwhattheywant.Youknow,thatinitselfisanotherself-imposedbelief.Ihaveneverseenanything(inmyyearsofdoingthiswork)thatisanactual,tangible,limitation.None,notatall!Everylimitationisself-imposed,period!Let’ssupposethatthereisreallyanactualphysicalobstaclestandinginyourway.Let’ssupposeforamomentthatitisnotself-imposed,thatitwasputinplacebyapowerfulbeing.Ifthereisreallysuchanobstacleoutthere,thenwhyareyoubotheringtofightsohardagainstit?Itisimmovable.Itcannotbechanged.Nothingthatyoudocanchangeit.Sothelessonhereisthatifsomeonewantstoargueferventlyfortheirlimitations,whyaretheyalsotryingsohardtochangethem?Ifitisreallyashard-to-changeas

theyclaim,oraspermanentastheyclaim…whyaretheystilltryingtochangeit?Noamountofeffortwouldovercomeitandthereforetheyshouldgiveupontheirmanifestations.Fortunatelythough,thereisnolimitationthatiscastinstonelikethis.Theonlywaywecan“castsomethinginstone”istoargueferventlyforit.Thisishowmostpeopleoperateintheworldtoday—Theyarguesoferventlyfortheirlimitationsthattheybecomereal,thenwonderwhytheseUniversalLawsdonotworktogivethemwhattheywant.UniversalLawisworkingasusual,asitalwayshas,tobringthemmorelimitations!Areyousayingthatwhenwecomeagainstmanyobstaclesinourmanifestationprocess,thatwemaybefocusedmoreontheseobstacles/limitationsthanwhatweactuallywant?Thatiscorrect,anditisoftenathinline.Itisoftendifficultforbeginnerstotellwhethertheyarefocusingonthedesired“object”orthelackofit.Forthelongesttime,IthoughtIwasfocusingonmoneyandfinancialwell-being.IthoughtIwasbeingsopositiveinusingallthepositiveaffirmationsandphrases…wheninactualfactmywholebeingwasfocusedonthe“lack”ofmoney.Ididn’tknowthat!Thereforeinallofthismanifestationwork,wecanreallybeworkingveryhardatdoingthewrongthings.Howcanwepreventthisfromhappening?Howcanwepreventourselvesfrom“workinghardatattractinglack”?Byfirstandforemost,observingtheresultsinyourownlives.Takeagoodstockoftheresultsinyourlife.Aretheywhatisdesired?Doyoufeelasenseofeaseandflow,ordoyoufeelasenseofimpatience,worryand“whyisitnothereyet?”Ifitisthelatter,thenyouhavesomegoodsoul-searchingtodo.Youneedtositdownandre-lookatthemethodsyouareusing.Veryoften,itisbecausetheindividualistryingwaytoohard.Ihaveneverheardsomeonetellme,“Richard,manifestationsarenothappeningbecauseIamtryingtoolittle!”ButIhavealwaysheardpeopletellme,“ThingsarenothappeningandIamtryingsohard!”Ithinkthat,initself,isverytellingandinsightful!ThereisaveryvaluableUniversallessontobelearntthere.Thatissotrue.Noonehaseversaid:MygoodisnotflowingbecauseIamtryingsolittle.Ithasalwaysbeentheoppositecase!Whatapowerfulrealization.Thatisthewholegistofit.Tryingharderonlywithholdsourgoodfromus.ThisUniversedoesnotthriveonhardworkandmoreeffort.Itthrivesongoingwiththeflow.Whenyougowiththeflow,everythingjustflowsandyoufeelinspiredtomovetoandcreatefromahigherplace.Everythingjustfeelsrightandideasflowtoyou.Thepathlightsupforyou.Ifyoutalktosuccessfulpeoplewhoseemtobeatthetopofeverything,you’llfindthattheydon’treallyworkvery“hard”atall!Theymayseemtohavepackedandhecticschedules,butifyouaskthemhowtheyarefeeling…theywilloftentellyoutheyarehavingaballofatime!Theyarehavingsomuchfunatwhatthey’redoingthattheydon’teverwanttostoportakearest!Itdoesnotfeellikehardworktothem.Theyareinagoodplaceofinnerbalance.That’stheplaceyouneedtobeatformanifestationsandgood

thingstohappentoyou.

Chapter3-TheExponentialPowerofThoughtSupposeIgetafeelingthatIamtryingtoohard.HowdoIeaseoffalittle?WhatshouldIdoinstead?Thisisagoodquestion,inthatmostpeoplewhoare“tryingtohard”withtheirmanifestationswillneverthinkaboutslowingdown.Instead,they’lloftenthinkabouttryingevenharder!Thefirstresponsewhenthingsarenothappeningisoften,“I’mnottryinghardenoughtomakethiswork!”Andtherefore,theyputevenmoreworkandmoreeffortintomakingthewholethingwork.Ofcourse,weknowbynowthatallthisiscounter-productive.Theharderyoutryatmakingsomethinghappen,themoreyouemphasizeyourstateoflackandlimitation.Theinnerstateofsomeonewhotrieshardisanextremelyforcefulanddesperateinnerstate.Itisanegativeinnerstatethatcanneverleadtoanypositivemanifestationsoroutcomes.Apersonwho“triestoohard”isoftenonewhoisdesperateandespeciallyworriedaboutthings.Iknow,becauseIwasoneoftheseguys!Foryears,Itriedsohardtomakethesemanifestationtechniqueswork,butironicallynothinghappened.ThestrangethingisthatthemomentIdecidednottotrysohard,togiveup…everythingjusthappenedinoneswoopforme.Sosometimeswedoneedto“giveuptrying”tomakesomeprogress.Here’sthebestadviceIcanofferforsomeonewhoistryingtoohard—Easeoffalittle.Stopdoingthetechniquesandmethodsroundtheclock.Getoffthemtotallyforaperiodoftimeifyouneedto.Ifyouaredoingmanifestationtechniques,writingaffirmationsandvisualizingformostofyourday,itisasuresignthatyouaretryingtoohardtomakethingshappen.Soletgoofallthat.Allowyourselftogoaweekortwowithoutactivelytryinganyofthesetechniques.Ofcourse,notdoinganyofthetechniquesdoesnotmeanthattheworryingmindinstantlystopsworrying,andthatisactuallythecruxoftheproblem.IfIamunderstandingyoucorrectly,whatyouaresayingisthataworriedmindseestheneedtoengageinalloftheseouter-directedmanifestationtechniques.Thatiscorrect.Aworryingmindseestheneedandhasastrongobsessiontocontrolfutureoutcomes.Therefore,initsdesperateneedtocontrolfutureoutcomes,itresortstotheuseofallthesemanifestationtechniquesinthehopeofchangingthecourseofone’sfuture.It’sliketryingtochangesomefutureundesiredoutcome,sothatitwillnotbe“undesired”.Theissueisthatindividualswhoengageinsuchactionsusuallydosofromanextremestateofworry,fearanddesperation.Theyhavea“thishastowork,orelseIamdonefor”attitude.Whenyouhaveanextremelynegativeattitudelikethis,theUniversepicksuponhowyouarefeeling…yournegativity…anddeliversmoreofittoyou.Therefore,ifyouareaskingformoneytopaytherentbecauseyouaredowntoyourlastfewdollars,yourdesperationisactuallywhattheUniverseispickingupon,notyourdesireformoremoney.Yourdesperationissettingintoactionpowerfuluniversalforcesthatwillbring

youmorecircumstancestofeeldesperateabout.Whatshouldsomeoneinsuch“desperate”situationsdothen?SupposethatIreallyneedaparticularsumofmoneybyacertaindate,orIreallyneedsomethingbyacertaintime…Whatshouldtheydo?First,theindividualshouldunderstandthattheirfear,worryanddesperatethoughtsarenotgoingtobeofanyhelptotheminmanifestingtheirdesiredoutcomes.However,theyarealsoinsomesortofaCatch-22situation.Becausethedeadlineisjustloomingaroundthecorner,itisstaringatthemsobigintheeyethattheyoftencannotignoreit!Theproblembecomessoobvioustothem.Thisofcourse,makesitevenmoredifficultforthemtochangetheirinnerstatesbecausephysicalrealityoftendominatesourperception.Therearetwochoicesforanindividualinsuchadesperatesituation.Thefirstchoice,asoftenrecommendedbyAbraham-Hicks,isjusttorideitout.Inotherwords,toroughoutthestorm.Abraham-Hickshaveafunny(ornotsofunny,dependingonyourperspective)wayofputtingthisacrossthatIusedtohaveadifficulttimeunderstandinginthepast.Buthavinglivedthroughallthis,Iunderstandwhatthey’retryingtocommunicatesoclearlytoday.Theysay,“Ifyouarefallingoutofanairplaneat20,000feetandhavenoparachute,thenjustholdontightandknowthatit’llbeoversoon!”WhatAbraham-Hicksissaying,isthatwhenyouhavesomuchnegativemomentumandenergygoingforyou…whenthemanifestationofsomethingundesiredisinevitable…thenperhapsitiseasiertojust“crash”andstartalloveragain.Thisisoftenacaseinmanysituations.Someindividualshavespentalmosttheirwholelifetimesworryingorcreatingnegatively.Theseindividualshavesetpowerfulforcesinmotionthatarenowimpossibletocontain.Inotherwords,themanifestationisinevitable,exceptthatitisamanifestationofsomethingunwanted…beitafinancialdisaster,relationshipdisasterandsoon.Insuchsituations,itisoftenbettertojustletthemanifestationoccurandthenpickupthepieceslater.Startfromscratch.Ifsomeonehasbeenthinkingandfeelingnegativelyforextendedperiodsoftime,itisbettertojustletthenegativeeventmanifest?Sometimes,becauseitwouldbefutiletotryandchangesomethingthatcannotbechangedintheshorttimethatwehave.WearedealingwithUniversalforceshere.It’slikepilotinganAirbusorBoeingrightuptothepointontherunwaywhenitisabouttotake-off,andthensuddenlytryingtoabortthetake-off!Itwilltakeatremendousamountofphysicalforcejusttocountertheforward/upwardmomentumoftheairplane!Ourmanifestationsworkinthesameway.Eachtimeyouthoughtandfelteitherpositivelyornegatively,youwereaddingtotheforwardmomentumofthishugeairplane.Eventually,theforwardmomentumbecomessoimmensethattheplanehastoliftofftheground!Butoften,ifitissomethingunwanted,weonlynoticethattheplaneisabouttoliftoffattheverylastmoment…whenitistoolatetodoanything!WhatIwouldadvisethepilottodohereistolettheplanetake-offasusual,andthentrytodoalanding.Ratherthantoslamonthebrakesandriskhavingtheplanetearthroughpartsoftheairport.There’sreallynowayto“avert”adisasterornegativesituationthen?

It’sreallyliketheplaneanalogyIjustused.Howfaralongareyouontherunway?Thisisaquestionwhichonlytheindividualhimselfcananswer.Iftheindividualhasallowedhimselftogetsofaralongtherunwaythatanegativemanifestationisjustaroundthecorner,thenitcouldbetoolate.Sogoingbacktotheearlierexample,ifthecreditorsareknockingonthedoorsandyouneed$50,000byMondayanditisSunday…perhapsthatistoolate.Perhapsitisbettertojustletthecreditorstaketheiractionwhileyoubuymoretime.Thegoodnewsisthatinmanycases,itisnottoolate.Thingsstillcanbedonetoaverttheunwantedoutcome.Andyoudosobywithdrawingyourfocusfromtheoutcomesthatareunwantedandplacingthemsolelyonoutcomesthataredesired.AsI’vementionedbefore,thisisgoingtobeespeciallydifficulttodoforsomeonewhohasnospiritualtraining…forsomeonewhoisconstantlyfixatedonouterphysicalreality,moresosincetheproblemisnowstaringatyouintheface.Ifyouconstantlyletwhatyouseeinyourrealitydominateyourattentionandhenceyourfocus,itwillbedifficultforyoutocreateanythingdesiredinthebeginning.Ilikewhatyou’vejustsaid:Ifanindividualconstantlyallowstheirphysicalrealitytotrumptheirinnerreality,theyaregoingtohaveahardtimemanifesting.Inanutshell,itiswhatthewholeartofmanifestationisreallyabout.Itisaboutwithdrawingyourattentionfromouterrealityandfocusingitonyourinnerworldandinnerstates.Itisaboutputtingyourattentionwholeheartedlyonthedesiredoutcomewhichyouwishtocreate,evenifthethingisnotinphysicalformyet.Thisiseasiersaidthandoneformostpeople,whichiswhyonlyasmallpercentageofthepopulationachievemanifestationsuccess.Manyofusgetangry,workeduporriledbythingsthatarehappeningaroundus.Itstillhappenstome.Icanbedrivingalongaroad,andsuddenlyadriverbehavesinamannerthatjustrilesmeup!Icanfeeltheangerbuildinginsideofme.ButthethingisthatIalsoletgoofitveryquickly,becauseIknowthatanyangerwhichIallowtobuildwillleadtounwantedmanifestationsdowntheroad.Howlongdoesittakeforanunwantedemotionorfeelingtobephysically“creative”?Again,IrelyonAbraham-Hicksforthis,andaccordingtothem,ittakesaslittleas17secondsforathoughttobecomecreative.Inotherwords,whenyouholdathoughtpurelyforaslittleas17secondswithoutcontradictingit,thensimilarthoughtsofthatnaturestart“joining”thatinitialthoughtinyourconsciousnessbyvirtueoftheLawofAttraction.Solet’ssupposethatI’mdrivingalongandsomeonecutsinfrontofme.Iamangryandallowmyangertobrewfor17seconds.Veryoften,wefindthatweactuallybecomeangrier!Moreandmoreangrythoughtsstartforminginourheads!Thingslike,“Howcouldhedrivelikethis!”or“Hedoesn’tevenfeelsorryaboutit!”Itjustgetsworsebythesecond,andthereasonisbecausetheLawofAttractionisdrawinglotsofsimilarnegativethoughtstothatinitialthought!NowsupposethatIholdthethoughtpurelyforanother17seconds(foratotalof34seconds),thenaccordingtoAbraham-Hicksthethoughtreachesanother“energylevel”.Ifyouholdathoughtfor68seconds,itfinallyhasenoughmomentum,enoughpowertoresultinaphysicalmanifestation.Andthatcan

eitherbeaveryempoweringthoughtoraveryscarythought!Besurenottoholditfor68seconds!Whatstrikesmeisthatwhenweareangryorwhenwearefeelingnegativeemotions,wetendtothinkaboutitpurelyforalongtime.That’swhatisscaryaboutit!Haveyounoticedhow“pure”yourangerornegativeemotionsoftenfeel?Whenweareworriedaboutsomething,weareoftenwholeheartedlyimmersedinthatworrythought.It’slikenothingcansnapusoutofit!Thatiswhyitisevenmoreimportantthatwesnapourselvesoutofit!Somepeoplebroodoverthesameangrythingsfordaysonend…ventingandcomplainingtoothers.Theyallowthemselvestostaystuckatthesameemotionalplaceandtofeelangryoversomethingfordaysonend!AsI’vementionedseveraltimes,theyarereallyonlyhurtingthemselves,becausetheamountofenergytheyareputtingintofeelingthoseangrythoughtsisimmense.IbelieveAbraham-Hickshasalsomentionedphysicalequivalency,whichisthenumberofhoursofphysicalworkyouhavetodotoequaltheamountofenergyinpurethought.Yes,andthat’ssomethingsofascinatingtome.Abraham-Hicksteachthat17secondsofpure,uncontradictedthoughtisequivalentto2000hoursofaction.Thinkaboutthat…2000hoursofphysicalaction!Thinkabouthowmuchyoucanactuallydointwothousandhours!That’sactuallyaboutoneyear’sworthofwork.Andhere’sthejaw-dropper:Ifyoucrossthat17-secondmarkandthinkathoughtpurelyfor34seconds,youdonotdoublethenumberofhours.Youactuallymultiplyitbyafactorof10,suchthatyougetanequivalencyof20,000hoursofphysicalactionandsoon!Doyounowseewhybothourpositiveandnegativethoughtshavesomuchpower?Thisismind-boggling.Whatyou’resayinggivesmehope,becauseitmeansthatifwecanconcentrateonourdesiresforaslittleas68seconds,thentheamountofUniversalenergybehindthemisunfathomable.Notonlyareweputtingtremendouspowerbehindourdesires,italsomeansthatweneverneedtoliftafingertoseethingstofruition!Wedonotneedtogooutthereandtakemindlessaction.AllweneedtodoistofocusonthepartoftendingtoourinnervibrationsasI’veexplained.Acaveatisthatthewholeprocessworksequallywellwiththenegativethoughtsaswell.That’stherealshowstopperhere.Sowhileyoumaybevisualizingandstatingyourintentionsfor10minutesaday,howdoyouspendtheremainingofyourwakinghours?ThisisthewholepointImakeinmybook“The95-5Code”.Mypointwastoshowthattherestofyourwakinghoursarecreativeaswell,anduntilyoulearntobecomeawareofwhatyouare“creating”inthosemoments…you’llnotbeabletoworkagainstthebarrageofnegativethoughtsthatyouhaveunknowinglyplantedthroughouttheday.Allofthisisbecomingverycleartomenow.Thereistremendouspowerinbothpositiveandnegativethoughts.Formostpeople,thenegativethoughtsdominate.Thenegativethoughtsdominatebecauseallofusaresousedtonegativitythinking.It’swhatmostofus

(ouruntrainedminds)automaticallyrevertto.Whenyoutalktoanyoneandaskthemtocompletethissentence,“Ialwayshavetoprepareforthe___”…guesswhateveryonefillsin?Theyalwayshavetopreparefortheworse.Butthatinitselfisanillogicalthought.Whycan’tyouprepareforthebest?Whycan’tthebesthappen?IfweassumewearelivinginareallyrandomstatisticalUniverse,thentheoddsofthe“best”andthe“worst”happeningshouldbethesame…yetwhyarepeoplesofocusedonpreparingfortheworse?That’ssomefoodforthoughtthere.Wehavebeenconditionedtobelieveinlackandlimitation,andtobeaddictedtodramaandnegativeemotionsbecausetheyfeelsofamiliartous.Iusedtohavethis“ifI’mnotworrying,Idon’tfeelnormal”syndromebecauseIhavecometoidentifysomuchwiththatsickeningworryfeeling!Ithoughtitwasthemostnormalthingintheworldtodo.ButIknowtodaythatworryingisnotnatural.Itisnotyournatural,trueandunlimitedstate.Yournaturalstateisoneoffreedom,peaceandjoy.

Chapter4-ManifestingThroughNotDoingIsitpossibleforourmindstoautomaticallyreverttopositivethinking?Absolutely!Thatisthewholepointofdoingallthismanifestationinnerwork.Thisissuchapowerfulpointonceyourealizeit:Ourhumanminds,throughlongperiodsofsocialconditioning,havebeentaughttothinknegativelybydefault.Asaresult,mostpeoplecreatenegativelybydefault.Bytakingthetimeandefforttodotheinnerworknecessary,wearetrainingourconsciousnesstobeatahigherlevel.Insteadofdefaultingtonegativethoughtsandemotionsallthetime,weinsteaddefaulttopositivepossibilities,thoughtsandemotions.Wefeelhappy,joyousandlightallthetime,withnoworriesorfear.Whenweareabletoremaininthisstateformostofourwakinghours,allthegoodwhichwehavedesiredwillcometousveryquickly.Butpeoplehavetroublereachingthatstage,becausetheyhavetroubleevenlettinggooftheirworrisomethoughtsinthefirstplace.Youtalkalotaboutlettinggoofnegativefeelingsandthoughts,likefeelingsoffearandworryinallyourbooks.Cansomeonemanifestwithoutlettinggoofthesenegativethoughts?Isupposeyou’reaskingwhetherapersoncanmanifestwhilecontinueholdingontohis/herfearsandworries?Yes.Aretherecaseswhereindividualswhoareconstantlyworriedhavesuccessfullymanifestedbigthings?Iwasoncethatperson.IusedtobeachronicworrierwhoworriedsomuchthatIdidn’tevenknowit.Iactuallythoughtthatthesick-in-the-gutfeelingwhichIalwayswalkedaroundwithwasnormal!Iactuallycametoassociatethatfeelingwithmyself,andwiththetruthofmybeing.Whenyouoperateatthatlevelofconsciousness,itbecomesverydifficultforyoutocreatelong-lastingresultsinyourlife.Youmayhavesmallsuccesseshereorthere.Forexample,themoneyorthethingsyouwantmaycomesporadically.Butsoonafteryou’llfindthatthereisanothernegativeorundesiredsituationwhichyouhavetodealwith.Inotherwords,lifeisastrugglelivingthisway.Youdonotfeeltotallyfreebecauseyouareconstantlyboggeddownbythenegativepowerofyournegativethoughts.Toansweryourquestion:Yes,itisindeedpossibleforindividualswhochronicallyworrytomanifestsmallthingshereandthere.Buttheywouldn’tbehappy,anditwouldn’tbelasting.Theirnegativethoughtswillcreatefartoomanyunwantedmanifestationsthanwantedmanifestationswhichtheyhavetodealwith.ThereisnoexceptionorworkaroundtheseUniversalLaws.Ifyouwishtoreceiveyourhighestgood,thenyoumust,withnoexceptions,letgoofallyournegativeworriesandfearthoughts.Evenlettingthemgoforashortwhile,foronemoment,isenoughtocreatean“opening”throughwhichtheUniverseworksitsmagic.Infact,itishowthesechronicworriersoftencreate…whentheyhavesmallopeningsorpocketsoftimewhentheyarenotworrying,thatiswhentheycreate.Butwhentheyareworrying,theyarecreatingnegatively.Thereisnoexceptiontothisrule.

Sotheonlypermanent,lastingsolutionisforsomeonetoletgoofallhisfearandworrythoughtscompletely.That’stheonlywaytodoit.Theinterestingthingisthatitdoesnotmatterhowyoudoit.Itdoesnotmatterhowyouletgoofyournegativethoughts.Youcanrationalizethroughthemanddropthem,whichiswhatIhaveoftendone.Forexample,youcanstarttoseetheillogicalityinholdingontothosefearthoughts,andthenletthemgo.That’sonewayofdoingit.Thesecondwayisthroughdistraction,bydistractingyourself!Thismeansthatyouimmerseyourselfinsomefunactivity(forexample,watchingfunnymovies)untilyou’rehavingsomuchfunandforgetallaboutyourworries.Thatworkstoo!Itdoesnotmatterhowyouridyourselfofthesefearthoughts.Allthatmattersisthatyoudoit,anddoitoften.Whathappensafterapersonhassuccessfullyletgoofall(ormostof)hisworrythoughts?Whatdoeshehaveto“do”next?I’maskingthisquestionbecausealotofourreaderswillbereadingthisandthinking,“Itcan’tbethissimple!IhavetoDOsomething.”I’mgladyoubroughtthisupbecauseitisthebiggestfallacy.Thereisnothingyouhaveto“do”.Therearenoouter-directed,physicalactionsyouhaveto“take”foryourmanifestationstohappen.TheUniversemakesallofithappenwithoutyouractiveintervention.Alltheworkthatapersonhastodoisontheinside.Thejourneythatyouhavetotakeforanymanifestationtobecomearealityinyourlifeisaninnerjourneyandnotanouterone.Thismeansthatwhenyousuccessfullygettoastageofreleasingmostofyourfearthoughtsandworries,whenyouwalkaroundfeelingcompletelylightandjoyous…thingsstarthappeningforyouspontaneously,bytheirownaccord,asifbymagic.Thisisthepartwheresomanypeoplehavetroublegrasping.Whatdoyoumeanbythingshappeningspontaneouslylikemagic?IlovetheverseintheTaoTeChingwhichreads,“ThegreatmasterthatistheTaodoesnothing,andleavesnothingundone.”Iusedthisverseastheendingofoneofmybooks,“The95-5Code”,becauseitfitsinsowellwiththemessageIwastryingtobringacross.WhatLaoTzuwassayingisthatthegreatspiritualmaster,someonewhohasmasteredhisowninnerstate,trulydoesnotneedto“do”anythingatall.Noouteractionsarenecessary.Everythinghappensspontaneouslyonitsownaccord,withverylittleinterventionneededonhispart.Inotherwords,somethingwillbetherewhenyougetthere.Iamsureallofuscanthinkofatleastafewinstancesinourliveswherethishashappenedforus.Thatstillsoundsabitnebuloustome.Canyougiveafewconcreteexamples?Sure!Wearetalkingabouttherealmofthemysterioushere,andsomeofthesethingsmaysoundreallyesoteric.ButonceyoureallyunderstandhowtheUniverseworks,thereisabsolutelynomystery!Thisishowthingsshouldbeworking,andhowthingsshouldhavealwaysworkedifwewereoperatingfromaclearinnerstate.

OnewaythisprinciplehasrealizeditselfformeiswhenImakeanappointmentwithsomeone,let’ssayabusinessassociateorafriend,andthenhavesomethingelsecropupformelateron.Whathasoftenhappenedisthatinsteadofmehavingtogothroughthetroubleofcancelingtheappointment,theotherpartyactuallycallsmeupandcancelsitfirst!OrhecallsmeuptochangethetimingsoIcanmakeitforbothmyappointments.Allthishappensspontaneouslywithnointerventiononmypart.AllIdoistoholdanintentionthatIneedtocanceltheappointment,ormoveittoanothertime.Anditisdone.AnotherexampleiswhenpiecesofinformationIneedsomehowfindtheirwaytome.Idosoonceagainbyholdingaverylightintention,andthenlettingitgofrommyawarenessaltogether.ThishashappenedtomesomanytimesthatIhavelostcount.IoncereadthatKennyGcouldblowthesamenotecontinuouslyonhissaxophonefor45minuteswhileusingatechniquecalled“circularbreathing”.Iwascurioustoknowhowhedidit.Afewweekslater,Ichanceduponavideoonlinewithhimdemonstratingexactlyhowthetechniqueworked!WhenIsawthevideo,IhadthatinstantsenseofrecognitionwhichItalkaboutin“AllowingDivineIntervention”,inwhichIknewtheUniversewasrespondingtomydesireformoreinformation.Informationhasalsocometomethroughbooks,websitesandevenpromptstocheckoutcertainbooktitles.IoftenemphasizethatallofuscanreceivethesenudgesfromtheUniverse,butwefirsthavetogetclearofournegativefeelingsandworriesfirst.CaneveryonereceiveguidancefromtheUniverseaboutanything?Thisiswhyitissoexciting.Wedon’thavetofigurethingsoutonourown!BythisImeanweareneveralone.Helpisalwaysavailabletousatanypointintime.Onceyoudropyournegativefeelingsandemotions,youstartperceivingthroughtheeyesoftheUniverse.TheUniverseisinfiniteintelligence.Itholdstheanswerstoeverythingwhichyouneedtoknow.Ifyouneedabook,acontact,aperson,akeypieceofinformation…itwillbeshowntoyouandbroughtintoyourlife.Whataboutdirectknowing…havingapieceofinformationcometoyoudirectlynotthroughexternalmeans?Ithashappenedtometoo.Yousee,theUniversealwayschoosesthemostharmoniousandstraightforwardwaytodeliversomethingtoyou.Itwantstomakesurethatyouarereceptiveofthatinformation.Therefore,ifyouarecurrentlyatastagewhereyoudonotbelievethattelepathyordirectknowingispossible,thentheUniversewillnotusethatroutetoreachyoubecauseitwillnotbeabletoestablishanycontactthere.Italwaysuseswhateverfeelsthemostnaturaltoyou.Intheearlydaysofmyspiritualjourney,Ioftenreceivedexternalhelp.InformationthatIneededforthenextstepcametomeintheformofbooks(myfavorite,becauseIlovereading),websites,meetingcertainpeopleandgoingtocertainplaces.TheseareallexternalformsofguidancethattheLawofAttractionhaslinedupforusasaresultofourdesires.Ourdesires(andenergycontainedwithinthosedesires)lineupalltheseexternalpeople,circumstancesandeventsforus.AtthattimeIdidnotbelieveitwaspossibletospontaneouslyreceiveinformationandinspirationfromtheUniverse,soIdidnotreceiveanyofthose.ButgraduallyasIbegantosoftenmyfocus,asIbegantoimmersemyselfdeeperintoallthiswork,I

begantorealizethatitisindeedpossibletoreceiveinnerguidance.Thisiswhatspiritualmastersmeanwhentheytalkaboutdirectknowing.Thisisknowledgenotgleanedfromexternalsourcesorbooks,butknowledgewhicharisesspontaneouslyinourconsciousness.YoumayhavereadthatweareallpartofthesameUniversalmind.Weareallplayinginthesamequantumfieldofpossibilities,andhavetheabilitytotapintotheinfiniteintelligenceofthisquantumfield.It’slikewearealltappedintothisgiantspiritualInternetwheretheanswerscancometous.Ihaveoftenreceivedspontaneousideasandinsightswhiledrivingorintheshower.Isometimesreceivethemthroughoutthedayashunchesto“dosomething”.Manypeoplereceivethemtoo.Oneissueisthatmostpeopledismissthemasjusttheirimagination.Theydonotrealizethatsometimes,allthisinformationcomesfromtheUniverseitself.Thisinformationcomesfromahigherpartofyourself.Ifyouareopentohavingsuchexperiences,thatsuchexperienceswillfindyou.Butitwillbenothing“weird”or“scary”,becausetheUniversedoesnotgiveyoumorethanwhatyouarereadyfor.Somepeoplefeelthisasastronginnerimpulsetogodosomething,ortomakeaparticulardecision.Thatisalsoaformofinner,directknowingthatisnotdependentonanyexternalcircumstancesorevidence.Letmeframethisintermsofmanifestations.Supposeyouhaveaskedforsomething,willtheUniversepromptyouonwaystogetit?RememberthattheUniversehasinfinitewaysandmeanstodeliversomethingtoyou.Space-timeboundariesdonotexistfortheUniverse.Itcanorchestratethingsinaninfinitenumberofwaystobringyourgoodtoyou.Ifonedoorisclosed,itwilltryanother,thenanother.ThestorywhichItellinmybook“TheMagicFeeling”illustratesthisprincipleverywell.WhattheUniversedoesistofindthemostharmoniousandstraightforwardpathtoyou.Itknowswhatthispathis,whilewedonot.Soifthereisawaytodirectlyandliterally“dropsomethingintoyourlap”,itwilldoso!Ihaveexperiencedthis(andI’msureourreadershavetoo)manytimes,whensomeonejustcomesuptoyouandgivesyouwhatyouaskedfor.Youmayneedacomputerforyournextproject,andsomeonejustoffersyouoneandsoon.Youmayneedaparticularbook,andthereitisinthenextbookstoreyouwalkinto.Thentherearetimeswhenyouneedtodoyourpart.Forexample,moneycomestoyoutobuythecomputer…andyournextstepistogooutthereandbuyit.Inotherwords,theUniverseneedsyoutocompletepartoftheequationthroughyourphysicalactions.Butyouneednoteverworryaboutwhatphysicalactionyou’llneedtotake,becauseifphysicalactionisrequired,itwillseemlikethemostnaturalthingintheworldforyoutodo!Therewillbenoneedforyoutosecondguessyourself.Theimpulsefromwithinwillbesoclearandstrongthatyouwillknowinstantlythatthesumofmoneyisforyoutogoandbuythecomputer.Sobroadlytherearetwocases.Oneinwhichwhatyouhaveaskedforcomesintoyourphysicalexperiencedirectly,andtheotherinwhichyouhavetodosomethingtofulfillyourpartoftheequation.Thekeyhereisnottogetaheadofyourselfandtrytofigureoutwhatis“yourpart”.Don’ttakeactionneedlessly.Ifthereisactionthatneedstobetaken,itwillbeshownveryclearlytoyou.Youwillfeelitasastrong,clear,unmistakableimpulsetoactfromwithin.Tillthen,holdyourhorses!

WhatIdotodayistoliterallysitonmydesiresandworkonmyselfuntiltheimpulsesornudgescome.Idon’tactunlessIreceiveastrongandpurefeel-goodfeelingaboutsomething.

Chapter5-CreatingAManifestationPortalWithYourMindThisisamazing.IfeellikeIunderstandthemanifestationprocesssomuchmorenow.WhatifIreceivenoimpulse?WhatifIhavewantedsomethingforthelongesttimeandstill,theUniversedoesnotgivemesignsofwhattodo?WhatshouldIdo?Thisiswheremostpeopletripthemselvesup.Theystarttousetheirlogical,reasoningmindstofigureoutwhattheycanpossiblydotogetwhattheywant.Theystartlistingoutwaysandmeansthroughwhichtheycanachievewhattheywant.Thisisreallyanillofouraction-orientedculture,andsadlyapracticewhichsomeself-helpauthorsadvocate—listingdownallthewayswhichsomethingcancometoyou.Whenyoudosomethinglikethis,youaregettingwayaheadofyourself.Whathappensisthatyouaretryingtogeneratepossibilitiesusingyourreasoning,rationalmind…andthereasoningmindalwaysdefaultstowhatitknows!Soallthewaysthatyoucomeupwithusinganexerciselikethis,nomatterhow“crazy”theymaysound,areactuallyrootedinyourcurrentlevelofconsciousnessandpossibilities.Infact,tryitforyourself.Trytolistoutasmanywaysaspossibleonhowacertaindesiredobjectwillcometoyou.Ihavefound,overtime,thatitisimpossibletolistsomethingthatisbeyondourcurrentacceptedrealmofpossibilities.Inotherwords,wearemerelycomingupwithwaysbasedonourcurrentviewpoint.Thatiscorrect,anditissuccinctlysummedupinthisquotebyEinsteinwhichIhavealsoquotedbefore,“Theproblemsofourgenerationcannotbesolvedwiththesamelevelofconsciousnessthatcreatedit.”Ifyouapproachmanifestationassolvingtheproblemof“HowdoIgetthethingIwant?”,thenyoucannotsolvetheproblembycontinuingtoworkonitatthesameleveloflackfulandlimitedconsciousness.Veryoften,whenpeoplelistoutalltherationalwaysinwhichsomethingcancometothem,orallthepossibleactionswhichtheycantake…theyareactuallydoingsofromthe“samelevelofconsciousness”thatresultedintheasking.They’refocusedmoreonthelackofthedesireditem,ratherthanthemanifestationofthedesireditem.IfI’mnotsupposedtofigureouthowsomethingwillcometome,whatshouldIdo?Ifyouhaveaskedforsomethingforthelongesttimeandithasnotmanifestedinyourexperience,easeoffalittle!Thisisapointwekeepcomingbackto—theimportanceoftakingalighttouch.Bytakingalighttouch,Imeannotthinkingsomuchaboutyourdesires.Isuggestedthisexerciseinmybook“BannedManifestationSecrets”,inwhichIencouragedreaderstoimaginehowitwouldbelikeifsomethingtheydesiredhasalreadymanifestedforthem.Supposethatyouwantanewcar,andsomehowthisnewcarcameintoyourexperience.Youownthecarnow.Itisinyourphysicalrealitynow.Howwouldyouthenthinkandact?Wouldyoukeepthinkingaboutthecar,andwishingforthecar?Wouldyoucontinuallyrepeataffirmationsorsetintentionsaboutthecar?Absolutelynot!Ialreadyhavethecar.Iwoulddriveitandenjoyit,admireiteverydayifpossible.

Exactly!Andthisiswhymostpeopletripthemselvesup.Theythinktheyareconjuringupthefeelingsofhavingthedesiredobjectrightnow…wheninfacttheyareconjuringuptheexactoppositefeelings.TheyareengagedinactionsandconjuringupthefeelingsofNOThavingtheitemnow.IfIhadtheitemrightnow,Iwouldnotevenfeeltheneedtothinkaboutit.Itwouldberightthereinmyphysicalexperience.Iwouldnotthinkabouthowtogetit,orhowitwillcometome.Iwouldnotevenworryaboutit.Thereisnothingtoworryabout,itisdone!Iwouldbehappy,peacefulandatonewitheverything.Thisissuchaparadigmshift.ButIknowsomereaderswillbethinking,“ButIstillwantmystuff!YoumeanI’mnotsupposedtothinkaboutit?”Youhavehitthenailonitshead.ThisiswhatIcallthemanifestationparadox.Ifyoucanmasterthemanifestationparadoxontheinside,youwillbeaverysuccessfulandeffortlessmanifestor.Theeffectivenessandspeedofyourmanifestationsisindirectproportiontohowwellyoumasterthiswholemanifestationparadox.Whatisthemanifestationparadox?Itistheparadoxof“wanting”or“desiring”something,andyetstillacting/feelingthatyoudon’tdesireitatall.Thereisabalancetobehadinthemiddlehere.Ononeend,wehavefeelingsofextremewantinganddesire,butontheotherendofthescale,wehavefeelingsofnotwantingandnotdesiring.Themanifestationparadoxdictatesthatwhenyouwantsomethingtomanifestinyourlife…yourinnerstatemustliesomewhereinthemiddle.Thatisthemostconduciveandmagneticstateforyourmanifestations.Whenyoureachthatstate,everythinghappensforyouspontaneously.Canyouexplaintothereaders,step-by-step,howtoreachthisstage?Isitevenpossibletodoso?Absolutely.Countlessofmyreadershavedoneso.Itissomethingyoudoontheinside.Ihaveoftenwrittenthatmanifestationisnotsome“grandiose”exercisethatyoudoontheoutside.Youarenotrequiredtomovemountainsortotakemassiveaction.Manifestationisallaboutfine-tuningyourowninnerstateontheinside,tobeconducivetoreceivewhatyouareaskingfor.Letmeexplainthisparadoxingreaterdetail.Thefirstlevelofconsciousnessiswhenyouwantsomethingverybadlyandyoukeepaskingforit.That’swhenthelackofsomethingissoapparenttoyouthatyoukeepaskingforit.Youkeepworryingandwonderinghowitwillcometoyou.Youkeepwonderingwhetherallthesetechniquesworkandtrytofigureouthowmanifestationscanappearinyourlife.Theinnerstateofsuchanindividualwillbeveryunconduciveformanifestations,astheUniverseispickinguponthesumtotalofourfeelingsandemotions.GuesswhatinnerstateistheUniversepickinguponinthisindividual?Oneofextremelackanddesperation!Andtherefore,moreandmorelackanddesperationisbroughttotheindividualthroughtheperpetuationofhisstuckstates.Supposeanindividualmanagestobreakthroughbyreadingthesebooks.Thisisthesecondstagewheremanyofmyreadersareat.Theynowunderstandtheimportanceoflettinggooftheirworryandfearthoughts.Theyunderstandhowallofthesethoughtscaninterferewiththeirmanifestations.Theyunderstandallthisinformationatanintellectuallevel,butthemanifestationparadoxstillexistsbecause

theycannotfindawaytolivethisinformation.Theyunderstanditlogically,andmostwillagreethatitmakessense…buttheyjustcannotfindawaytoincorporateitattheleveloftheirbeing.Thethirdstageistherealbreakthrough.Thebreakthroughcomeswhentheyfinallyrealizethattheymuststrikeabalance,andtakealighttouch.Theymustdesire(askfor)something,andyetatthesametimebeinapositiontoreceiveit.Theyareinapositiontoreceivesomethingtheyaskedforonlyiftheydonotcareforwhetheritmanifestsintheirlifeornot.Thatisthefeelingwearegoingfor,andthisisthepartwhichtripssomanypeopleup,becausetheyarealwaysaskingthequestion,“IfIdonotdesireit,howwillitcometome?”Whatyouaresayinghereisthatwehaveadesire,thenletitgocompletelyfromourconsciousness?That’sright.Weeitherletitgocompletelyfromourconsciousness,orweimmerseourselvesinthe“ItIsDone!”feeling.Italkaboutthisfeelingindetailinthatbookofthesamename.The“ItIsDone!”feelingisactuallyverysimilartothefeelingItalkedaboutearlier.Itisthefeelingyouhavewhenyouactuallyownthenewcar,orwhenthenewcarisonitsway.Yousometimeshavetobecreativeandstartplayinglittlegameswithyourself.ThisisalsosomethingIlearntfromAbraham-Hicks.Youmuststartplayinggameswithyourselfbychangingthestoriesyoutell.Soforexample,insteadofsaying“Mynewcarishere,Iamdrivingit…”whichisobviouslynottrue,youcansay,“Mynewcarisonitswaytomenow…Itisinevitable!”Whenyoumakethesecondstatement,youarenotimmediatelycontradictingyourcurrentrealityandthereforeitiseasierformostpeopletoaccept.Manypeopletripthemselvesuponceagainbyforcefullyinsistingthat“IAMNOWdrivingmynewcar”whentheyareactuallydrivingtheiroldcar!Theyarearguingwithrealitywhichonlysolidifiestheirlack!Becausewhenyouutterthefirststatement,youimmediatelynoticethatyourphysicalrealityissomethingelse,andthereforeyouexperiencethisdeepsenseofdissonance!ThisdeepsenseofdissonancewithiniswhattheUniversealsopicksupon!Thisisaverypowerfulpieceofthemanifestationpuzzle.AmIrighttosaythatwecancreatewhateverrealitywewantthroughthecreativeuseofthesestatements?That’sabsolutelycorrect!Yousee,althoughImaycallit“playinggameswithmyself”,Iamreallynotplayinggames!Thisisnotrivialmatter.Manypeopleoftentellme,“Richard,Ihavenotimeforthesemindgames!IwanttoknowtheexactstepsinwhichIcanhavethatnewcarmanifestformeRIGHTNOW!”AndItellthem,“Ifyou’renotwillingtouseyourimaginationtoplaythesegames,thenyou’renotgoingtocreateanewrealityforyourselfbecauseyouwillforeverremainfixatedonyouroldreality.”Whatreallyhappenswhenweplayagameanyway?Haveyounoticedhowyoufeltwhenplayingamake-believegamewhereyoureallyallowedyourselftobeimmersedinanimaginaryworld?Ifeltliketimewaspassingveryquickly,andeverythinginthegamebecamerealfortheplayers.It

wasalmostlikebeinginaflowstate…everythingwassoenjoyableandreal.That’sexactlyit!Whenwesayweareplayinga“game”withmake-believerules,weareimmersingourselvesintoatotallynewalternateUniverse.Wearetemporarilysuspendingourbeliefsandrulesabouthowthe“real”worldfunctions,andreplacingthosesetofrulesandassumptionswiththosefromourmake-believeworld.Suddenly,everythingbecomessorealforus.Thenwecomeoutofthegameandtellourselves,“Oh,that’sonlyagame”andeverythingrevertsbacktoourordinaryreality.Gamesarepowerfulmanifestationtoolsifweusetheminthecorrectway.Youmaythinkthatyouareplayingasillyimaginationgamewithyourself,wheninfactyouaredirectingyourenergiesinaverypowerfulway.Aswehavediscussedearlier,yourthoughtshavephysicalequivalency,whichmeansthatallofthosethoughtsareactuallydoingsomethingoutthererightnow.Bybeingwillingtoplaythe“Itisonitsway…”game,youareblurringthelinesbetweenyourcurrentrealityandamoredesiredreality.Youarecreatingsomesortofatransitionportalbetweenthetwoworlds.Withoutdeliberatelycreatingthistransitionorbridgeforyourself,manypeoplewouldfinditdifficulttostepdirectlyintotheirnewrealitywithoutcontradictingthemselves.They’restackingthedeckagainstthemselveswithoutevenknowingit.Ilovetheenergyofourdiscussionandwherethisisgoing.Guideusthroughhowtoplaythe“Itisonitsway”game?Gamesareawayforustosoftenourfocusoncurrentreality,andtoeaseourselvesgentlyintoamoredesiredreality.Usingtheearlierexample,let’ssupposethatyouwanttomanifestanewcar.Youhavedonealltheinnerworknecessary,likelettinggoofyourfearandworrythoughtsabouthowitwillcometoyou.Youarealsoimmersingyourselfinthe“ItIsDone!”feeling.Whatmostpeoplewoulddoatthisstageistoaffirm,“IAMdrivingabrandnewcar.”Asmentionedearlier,thisimmediatelysetsupstrongcontradictionswithinyourvibrations.Sowhatyouwanttodoistoeaseintothevibrationsofanewcargently.Youwanttomakethetransitionintoyournewdesiredstategently.Sowhatyoucansayis,“Iamstilldrivingmycurrentcar,andasIdriveit,Iknowthatmynewcarisonitswaytome.Icanfeelitcomingtome…”Canyoufeelhowmuchofadifferencethatmakesinyourinnerstate?Youbecomelessresistantandevenmorereceptivetoanymanifestationsthatcancomeyourway.

Chapter6-HowToDesireNothing...Ilovethissuggestion.SowheneverIseesomethingundesired,insteadoffightingagainstit,Icanaffirmthatitsdesiredversionisonitswaytome.Thatiscorrect.Whenyouaffirmthatwhateveryouwantisonitswaytoyou(andyoucertainlyhaveallthetechnicalknowledgetobackitup,basedonalltheinformationyouhavereadinthisbook),youaresofteningyourresistance.Youarenotfocusedasmuchonthelackofsomething.Instead,youarefocusedonthepresenceofthedesiredobjectinyourlife.Thatisaverypowerfulplacetobein.Somereaders,especiallythosewhoreadlotsofself-helpbooks,maybeworriedthatwhentheysaysomethingis“onitsway”tothem…itwillalwaysbe“onitsway”.TheyareworriedthattheUniversewilltakeitliterally.Thatisoneofthebiggestmythsandmisconceptionsinmanifestation!AnditisgoingbacktooneofthefundamentalpointsI’vemade.TheUniversedoesnotpickuponyourphysicalwords.TheUniversepicksuponthesumtotalofyourfeelingsandemotions.Thereforeifsayingthatsomethingis“onitswaytoyou”allowsyoutosoftenyourresistanceandgraduallyeaseintoamoredesiredreality…ifsayingthatsomethingis“onitsway”allowsyoutofeelbetter…thenitactuallymakesthethingsyouwantcomefaster.ThosewhobelievethattheUniversetakesthemliterallyhavenotfullymasteredtheartofmanifestation.Theyarestillcaughtupatthelevelofwords.Thesearealsotheindividualswhoarelikelytobeusinglotsofforcefulaffirmations,like“Inow____”.Ihavenothingagainststrongly-wordedaffirmations.Butinusingthem,onemustbemindful.Youmustbecarefultoaskyourselfhowyoufeelontheinsideasyouusethoseaffirmations.Itmakesallofthedifference.Manyreadersofself-helpmaterialsufferfrom“affirmacitis”!Theyhaveaffirmationseverywhere,ineveryroomoftheirhouse.AndIsaythisonlyhalf-jokinglybecauseIusedtobeoneofthem.Atonepointinmyspiritualjourney,Ihadover30smallcoloredPost-Itstripspastedallaroundtheedgeofmycomputermonitors!Thirtyofthemindifferentcolors!EachoneofthemcontainedadifferentaffirmationorspiritualnuggetwhichIreadfromself-helpbooks!IwashopingthatmysubconsciouswouldabsorbthemessagesfromthosenotesasIwasdoingmywork.Diditwork?Ifitworked,Iwastooboggeddowntoseetheeffect.Onceagain,whatistheinnerstateofanindividualwhoseestheneedtopastetheseaffirmationsallover?Heislikelytobequiteworriedanddesperatetomakethingswork,likemebackthen.Sohisinnerstateisalreadynotconduciveforanychangestooccur.Itmaybetruethatthesubconsciouscanpickuponallthesemessagesthatarepastedallover…butdonotforgetthatthesubconsciousisalsobrewinginitsownworrisomethoughtsalldaylong.Thenegativeeffectsofthoseworrisomethoughtswillcanceleverythingout.

Therewasoneadditionaldisadvantage.EachtimeIconsciouslynoticedorreadthoseaffirmations,IwouldimmediatelyberemindedofthefactthatthingswerenotthewayIwantedthemtobe…andthatledtomoreinternaldisharmony.Soitisreallylikeadouble-whammyhere.Lookingatthoseaffirmationsremindedmemoreofmyunwantedreality.Whatdidyoudointheend?IthinkoneofthebestdecisionsIevermadewastothrowawayallofthoseaffirmationsandPost-ItnotesIhadstuckallovertheplace.Igotridofthosethirty(!)Post-Itnotesaroundmycomputermonitorandinvariousplaces.OnceIdidthat,Ifeltfreeforthefirsttimeinmylife.ItwaslikeIhadgivenupallexpectationsofanyoutcome.Nowmostpeoplewillseeitasastepbackwards.Theyareunwillingtodosobecausetheythinktheyareremovingthesepowerfulgoalstomovetowards,butIcanassureyouthattheoppositehappens.Therefore,someoneshouldnotbeworriedthatbyremovingtheaffirmationsorpositivestatementsfromoursight…thatourmanifestationswillnothappen?Again,someonewhoworriesaboutthatisbarkingupthewrongtree.Yourmanifestationsdependonyourinnerstate,andnotuponwhetheryouareputtingupallthesestickersorremindersaroundthehouse.Giveupanyneedto“remind”yourselfortosendanysignalstotheUniverse.TheUniversepickeduponyourintentionsthefirsttimeyouheldthem.Thismeansthatthefirsttimeyoudesiredsomethingontheinside,theUniversehasalreadypickedthatupveryclearly.WealwayshaveadivineconnectiontotheUniverse.Subsequently,anyoftheseexternalactsareforourownreferenceonly.Iliketosaythatthey’reforourownreminderonly.Somepeopledoitbecauseitmakesthemfeelgood.Theyhaveabookofthingsthattheywant,andflippingthroughitpleasesthembecausetheylovetolookatallthebeautifulaspectsofthoseitems.Thatisaproductiveactivity.Thenontheotherhand,thereareindividualswhokeepsuchabookassomesortofa“manifestationtool”.Theyhopethatreadingthebookrepeatedlywillreinforceitintotheirsubconscious,whichwillinturn“attract”thoseitemsintotheirlives.Sameaction,butverydifferentinnerstates.That’swhytheformerresultsinfastmanifestations,butthelatterresultsinmorewaitinganddisappointments.Thisgoesbacktoapointwhichwehavediscussedearlier.Ifsomeoneis“tryingtoohard”,thebestgifttooneselfistofreeyourselfofallexpectations.Thatmeansremovingallthese“reminders”fromyourexternalenvironmentthatremindyouoftheabsenceofyourdesires.Thisisverypowerfulstuff.Wearereallymovingintothecruxofthediscussionhere.Isthatwhyyouhavesubtitledthisbook:HowtoDesireNothingandManifestEverything?Yes.Thestateofdesiringnothingisaverypowerfulstate.ItisaprofoundtitlesoIwouldliketotakeallofourreadersthroughthethoughtprocesshere.First,whenwetalkabout“desiringnothing”,wearenotreallytalkingabouthavingnodesires.Itisimpossibletohave“nodesires”.Certainreligions(andIbelieveitisamatterofinterpretation)haveturned“desire”intosomesortofabadthingwhichisfrownedupon.Theysaythatitisbadtohavedesires,andsothewholepointofthereligionistoeschew

desirescompletely,togiveupdesirescompletely.Butdesiresdonothavetobephysical.Theycanalsobesubtlepreferencesandlikings.Soyour“desire”canbesomethingassimpleastakingaparticularroutetoworkoveranother.Your“desire”canbesomethingassimpleaschoosingtoeatonefoodoveranother,orchoosingtogivetoonecharityoveranother.Iseedesiresasthechoiceswemake,andthepreferenceswehaveinlife.Lifeisaseriesofchoices,whichmeansitisessentiallyaseriesofdesires.Tomoveforwardinlife,tolivefully,wehavetomakedecisionsandchoices.Newpreferencesemergefromwithinusandthereforenewdesiresemergefromwithinus.Inthatsense,wewillalwayshavedesiresaslongaswelive.ThereasonwhyIsaythatitisa“matterofinterpretation”isbecausemanymoderninterpretationshaveportrayeddesireassomethingbad.Itisnotthedesiresthemselvesthatarebad.Asyoucansee,Icanhaveadesireforconstructivechange.Icanhaveapositivedesiretowritetheseseriesofbooks.Icanhaveadesiretomaketheseteachingsavailabletoeveryonearoundtheworld.Allthesearedesiresthatmoveusforward.Therefore,thedesiresthemselvesarenot“bad”…Itisourattachmenttotheoutcomesofthosedesiresthatisoftencounter-productive.Ibelievethisiswhatthespiritualmastersweregettingat:Ourstrongattachmenttotheoutcomesofthosedesires.Thismeansthatafterhavingadesire,youwantittoturnuporendupinacertainway.Youwantittobefulfilledinacertainwayforyou.Ourstubbornattachmenttothesedesirescausestheproblem.Nowifyoulookatthisissueclosely,itactuallyresemblesthemanifestationparadoxwetalkedaboutearlier.Themanifestationparadoxisaboutwantingsomethingandyetnotwantingit!Thisissimilar.Itisaboutdesiringsomethingandyetnotdesiringit!Soinessence,theancientspiritualmasterswerereallysayingthesamethingsaswhatwearesayingtoday.Theyoftensay,“Letgoofanyattachmentstotheoutcome.”Theywereinessence,referringtothemanifestationparadox.Here’showtoapplyallthisinyourdailylife:First,Iwouldseedesiresashealthyandnormal.Ifyousubscribetoareligiousframeworkthatseessuchdesiresasunhealthy,assomethingnotspiritual…thenyoucannotpossiblybeaneffectivemanifestorbecauseyouhavearoadblockinyourownthinking.Sogiveupalltheseunresourcefulbeliefsifyouhavethem.Second,Iwouldacceptmydesiresandletmyselfhavethem.IfIhaveapreference,intention,ordesireforsomething…andifitisreallyalignedwithmyhighestgood,ifIfeelgoodaboutit,Iwouldsetanintentionforit.ThatisaboutasfarasIwouldgo.That’swhyIalwaysencourageusingalighttouchthatisneithertooforcefulnordesperate.Usealighttouch.Setanintentionbysaying,“Iwouldlike____”or“Iprefer____”andletitgo.Youdon’thavetosetyourintentionsatthelevelofwords.Youcanalwayssetthemthroughyourowngoodfeelingsaboutsomething.Third,afterIhavesetmyintentions…Iletthemgo.ThatisreallywhatImeaninthesubtitleofthisbook—“HowtoDesireNothingandManifestEverything”.WhenIsetmyintentionsandletitgo,IhavesetpowerfulUniversalenergiesinmotion,yetIdesirenothingtobedifferentfromthatpointon.Iamatoneandatpeacewitheverything.Iampeaceful,happyandfulfilled.Thismeansthatyoudonotcareaboutwhetheryourdesiresgetfulfilledornot?

Iftheygetfulfilled,it’salrightforme.Iftheydonotgetfulfilled(forwhateverreason),itisalrightformeaswell.Iamopentothewaysandmeansbywhichsomethingcancomeintomylife.Idonottrytoforcetheoutcomeordictatehowsomethingshouldbe.Idonotworryorconcernmyselfwithwhenandwhetheritwillcomeintomylife…becauseIknowthatitwill!Thatisthesecondpartofthesubtitle,themanifesteverythingpart.Whenyouadoptthisinnerstateandmindset,everythingyoupossiblywant(andmore)manifestsintoyourlife.

Chapter7-AndManifestEverythingThisiswhereIgetcurious.Whenyousay“manifesteverything”,isitreallypossibletomanifesteverythinginyourlife?Haseverythingyouhaveaskedformanifestedinyourlife?Thisisawonderfulquestion,andIcanimaginemanyreaderswantingtoknowtheanswer.Onethingyou’llrealizeasyouimmerseyourselfinthesespiritualteachingsisthatwearenever“done”.Wearenever“complete”,asAbraham-Hicksputsit.Thismeansthatwenevergettoaneventualstatewhenwesay,“Ok!Itisdone,thereisnothingIhavetodoinmylifeanymore.”Wewillnevergettothatstagebecauseweareconstantlyasking,constantlydesiring,andnewthingsareconstantlyaddedtoourexperience.Whenyourealizethispoint,you’llunderstandwhyyourlifeconsistsofthingsthataremanifested…andalsothingsthatarenotyetmanifested.Ifyoucanfollowmyreasoninghereandunderstandtheseteachingsonadeeplevel,you’llacceptthisconstantevolutionprocessasnatural.Therewillalwaysbethingsmanifestedandthingsintheprocessofmanifestation(comingintoform)inyourlife.Sotherearecertainlythingsinmyliferightnow,thingswhichIhavejustaskedforrecentlyforexample…thatarestillintheprocessofbecoming.Thisisaverypowerfulpieceofthepuzzle.Onceyoumakepeacewiththisfact(thattherewillalwaysbethingsinprocess),youwouldhaveclearedupalotofthesecontradictoryvibrations.Nowtoanswerthesecondpartofyourquestion,whetherallthethingsIhaveaskedforhavemanifested.SobarringthethingsIaskedforrecentlythatarestillintheprocessofbecoming,IcanunequivocallystatethateverythingwhichIhavepreviouslyaskedforhascomeintobeinginmylife.EverythingIhaveaskedforhasmanifested.Everysingleoneofthem.Wowthat’samazing.Caneveryonedothis?Idon’twantreaderstothink,“OhyouareRichardDotts,that’swhyyoucandoit…”ThisisexactlythereasonwhyIhavetreadedverycarefullywhilewritingallthesebooks,asitrelatestomyownpersonalstruggleswiththismaterial.Religiousmastersovertheageshaverepeatedlysaid,“WhateverIcando,youcandotoo.”Theysaidthisnotoutofasenseofhumility,butbecauseitisthetruth!Weareallmadeofthesamemindstuff.Weallhavethesameinnateabilities.Weallhavethesamecapacityforgreatness.Anyonewhohasachievedsuccessorgreatnessinanyfieldhasalwaysbeenthefirsttoadmitthatwhatevertheyhavedone,anyoneelsecandotoo.Theyneversay,“Ohthissuccessisonlyreservedforme.OnlyIcandoit.”Infact,youshouldstayawayfromteacherswhomakesthoseclaims.Theissueisthatpeoplelookatsuchanindividual,andtheystartpickingoutwaysinwhichtheyaredifferentfromthatperson.Forexample,whentheylookatagreatspiritualteacherlikeJesus,they’llstartpickingoutdifferences(perceivedorreal)betweenthemselvesandJesus!Ortheylookataparticularspiritualteacher,andthey’llsay“Ohitiseasyforhertodoit,becauseshecameintocontactwiththerightpeople…shehadtherightsupport/education/backgroundorwhatever.”Thismentalityhas

becomesopervasivethatitcanbeastumblingblockinallofyourmanifestations!Letmeexplainthroughapersonalstory.Inmyearlydaysoflearningallthismaterial,Iwouldreadbookswrittenbythegreatself-helpauthors.Foreachofthosebooks,IwouldbeabletocomeupwithalistofreasonswhyIcouldn’tbeassuccessfulastheauthor,basedonsome“characteristics”Ipickedupabouttheauthor!Forexample,forTonyRobbins,Imightsay,“Ohheachievedsuccessthroughhisinfomercials.Iwillneverbeabletohavemyowninfomercials,henceIwillnotbeassuccessfulashim.”Oranauthormighthaveachievedsuccessthroughrealestate…Iwillneverhavethecapitaltoinvestinrealestate,soIcannotusehismethods.Doyouseehowself-limitingthisformofthinkingis?Thisformofthinkingissodamaginganddestructivethatitcanreallysabotageyourchancesforsuccessbeforeyouevenstartout!WhenIfellintothistrap,Iwasreallymakingexcusesformyselfandimposinglimitationsonmyself.Alllimitationsarejustthat:self-imposed.Iwascarriedawaybytheouter,physicalappearancesofaperson.Thesaying,“Judgenotbyappearancesbutbyrightjudgment”issoapplicablehere.ThereforewhenIstartedwritingtheseseriesofbooks,Iwantedtofreemyreadersfromthistrap.Ididn’twantmyreaderstomakethesamemistakeasme.Idon’twantreaderstoeverthinkthatjustbecauseIhaveadoctoraldegree,orjustbecauseIcomefromacertainplaceorbackground…thatIhavesomesortofadvantageoverthemwhichtheydonothave.Thereverseistrueaswell.Inmyearlydays,Iwouldfrequentlycheckoutthebiographyofauthorstomakesurethattheywere“credible”or“qualified”toteachtheirmaterial.ButhowwouldIknow?Asaresult,Imissedoutonsomeverywonderfulbooks.IwasjudgingthoseauthorsanddecidingwhichbooksIshouldreadbasedonmyownlimitedperceptionsaboutthefield!Imissedoutonawholetreasuretroveofbookswithwonderfulcontent!Fortunately,whenIrealizedthatIwasimposingmyownlimitedperspectiveonothers,Istartedbroadeningmyscopeandasaresultachievedbreakthroughsinmyownunderstanding.Sotoansweryourquestioninanutshell—Everyonecandothis.Aslongasyoutakethetimeandeffortnecessarytodotheinnerwork,thenallyourmanifestationswillcometrueforyou,astheyhavecometrueforme.Theonlythingyoucannot“control”ishowandwhentheyappearinyourlife.ThatisuptotheUniversetodecide.Howdoesitfeeltohaveallyourmanifestationscometrueforyou?IfeelanimmensesenseofgratitudeandappreciationfortheseUniversalLaws.WhenIrealizethateverythingIhaveaskedforhasmanifestedinmylife,withtherestcomingintoform,ItrulyrealizehowpowerfulalltheseUniversalLawsare.Itaffirmsmyunderstandingataverydeeplevel.Somethingswhichyouhaveaskedformaynotcomeinexactlytheformwhichyoudictate,whichIthinkisabeautyofthewholeprocess.TheUniversedeliverswhateveryouwantinthehighestandmostharmoniouswayspossible.Youmaythinkthatwhatyouwantisbestachievedthroughoneway,wheninfacttheUniversehashigherandbetterplansforyou.That’swhyyoumustconstantlybewillingtogiveupcontrol,togiveupyourinsistencethatsomethingwillcomethroughaparticularway.

IhavesomanyexamplesIcangiveaboutthis.Forexample,inthepastIalwayshadproblemswithprocrastination.Ithoughtthatthewaytosolveitwasformyselftocultivatebetterself-discipline.Mostpeoplewouldthereforeaskforbetterself-disciplineandself-control.Theywouldaskforthisinherentqualitytobedevelopedwithinthem,andprobablypraythatGodstrengthensthisqualityinthem.Thisissimilartoprayingforinnerstrength,whichmanypeopleoftendo.Howdiditturnoutinthatinstance?Whatactuallyhappened,wasthatIcameacrossabookthattalkedabouthowtohandleprocrastination.Ittalkedaboutwhyweprocrastinatedandthepsychologicalreasonsbehindit.Afterreadingthatbook,Idroppedthislifelonghabitandithasneverreturned.Droppingitwasliketheeasiestthingtodointheworldforme!Therewasnostrainorstruggle.TheUniversedeliveredjustexactlywhatIneeded.Thebookbecamethemanifestationforme.WhatIthoughtwouldcomethroughonewaycamethroughanother,morebeautifulandeffortlessway.Ihavesomanyotherexamplesofthisinmyownlife.Ilovethisstory!Tellusanotherone?Anotherstoryrelatestomyfinancialgoals.Ihadalwayswantedtobefinanciallyindependentearlyinlife.AsIwasjuststartingoutonmyjourney,Idrewuparoad-mapofhowitcouldhappen…throughaseriesofcompanies,witheachcompanygeneratingacertainincomeandhavingacertainnumberofemployees!That’swhyinmyearlydays,IoftenvisualizedthatIwasinthisbustlingofficeassomesortofahotshotentrepreneurwithalltheseemployeesworkingforme!TheofficewouldbeinanentrepreneurialhotbedlikeSiliconValleyorsomething,andIwouldcomeupwiththenextbreakthroughideathatwillimpacttheworld.WhatactuallyhappenedwasthatIbecameanentrepreneur,ateacherandabusinessowner,butnotinthewaysIimagined.AlloftheseprovidemewiththesamefinancialfreedomthatIwant,butinavastlydifferentwayfromwhatIimagined.Idonothaveahugestaffworkingforme.IamnotinSiliconValley.IdidnotinventthenextFacebook.ThepaththatIenvisionedwasreplacedbyonethatwasexactlysuitedtomypreferencesandtemperaments.YoucanimaginethathadIinsistedongoingtheFacebookroute,Iwouldstillbeholdingmyselfapartfrommyhighestgood.Alotofpeopleseeothersachievesuccessinaparticularway,andimmediatelydecidethatit’sgoingtobetherouteforthemaswell.Onlyyoucandecideifitisgoingtobetherightrouteforyou.Youdecidebythewayyoutrulyfeelontheinside.Somepeopleseeothersgettingrichbydevelopingthatnextkillerapp,sotheysay“Okaythat’swhatI’mgoingtodotoo!”Ithinkthatwouldbetooconditional,thatwouldbetakingactionbeforeyouarelinedupontheinside.Peoplewhoadoptthismindsetsay,“Okay,Iknowthereismoneytobemadefromdevelopingsoftware(orinsertanyotheravenuehere).WhatsoftwareshouldIdevelop?”That’stakingtheoutside-inapproach.Thatisacompletelyreverseapproachtowhatwehavebeentalkingabouthere.Theinside-outapproachwouldbetofeelastrong,innernudgeandcompulsiontodevelopaparticular

pieceofsoftware.Everythingfeelsrighttoyou.Thereisnoinnernaggingfeeling,nodiscord,andnotasinglebitofresistance.Developingthatsoftwarefeelslikethemostnaturalthingintheworldforyou…notbecauseyouwanttoget“rich”doingit,butbecauseitfeelssogood!That’swhenyoushouldgooutthereanddoit.Irealizewhatyouhavedescribedabovesoundsexactlylikewhatmanyofthegreatentrepreneurshavedescribed.Allofthegreatestentrepreneursandrainmakersthroughouthistoryhaveusedthesemanifestationlawsandprinciplesknowinglyorunknowingly.Youcanreadthebiographiesofanyofthegreatentrepreneurs,SteveJobsforexample,andrecognizethecommonthreadsthatrunthroughtheirexperiences.Intheearlydays,SteveJobswasnotconcernedaboutmoney.Hewasnotobsessedaboutmakingmoney…Youcanpickuponthepassionthatcomesthroughinhiswritingandinhisspeeches.Hewasguidedandinspiredtomakeabettercomputer!Hediditwiththegenuineintentiontochangetheworld!Asaresult,hewasrichlyrewarded.Therichfinancialresultsareaconsequenceoffollowingyourinnernudgesandpassion.Ilovehowyoulinkthesespirituallawsbacktosomethingsohigh-tech,likecomputers.Manypeoplethinkthatthesespirituallawsareesotericandthattheywouldnotapplyinthemodernworld.WhatIhaveattemptedtoshowthroughallmybooksandwritings,isthatthesespirituallawsaretimeless…andcanbeappliedjustaswellinmodernsociety!Infact,withthetechnologicaladvancementsandresourcesthatareatourdisposaltoday,wecandoevengreaterthingsoncewealignourselveswiththeseUniversalteachings!Ifyoureadthebiographiesofsuccessfulpeople,eachandeveryoneofthemwilltellyouthattheyhadahunch,somesortofanimpulse…andtheyactedonitinspiteoftheexternalevidenceorexternalresistancetheyencountered.Theywereallactingondivineinspiration,everysingleoneofthem.Divineinspirationisnotsomethingthatcomestoaselectfew.ThisisthepointImakeinmybook“AllowingDivineIntervention”.Neitherdoesdivineinspirationhavetobesomethingearth-shaking,likeideasonhowtobuildthenextAppleComputer.Itcanbeassimpleasawaytodropprocrastinationinyourlife,tobehappier,tobemorepresentormorefulfilled.Itcanbeassmallandsimpleasthat.Andifyou’lljustactononedivineinspiration,followedbythenextone,andthenextone…youwillbelivingfromyourstateofhighestgoodnessandeverythingwillturnoutbetterthanyoucaneverplanittobe.Theactofplanning,byitself,putsacaponwhatcanpossiblymaterializeinyourreality.Butwhenyoufollowthedivineplan,youareonyourwaytogreatness.Thepathwillbeshowntoyou.

Chapter8-TheThree-StageManifestationProcessAsIhearyouspeakthesewords,Ifeelasuddenrushofexcitementallovermybody.It’slikeasuddenrushofinspiration,ofpossibilities…Thatisthefeelingofalignment…ofbeingalignedwithyourhighestgood,andhavingverylittleresistanceinthemoment.Mostpeopledismissgoodfeelingslikethiswhentheyfeelthemthroughouttheday.Theythinktheyarejust“feelinggood”andthereisnothingspecialinthemoment.Butthereissomethingspecialinthemoment.Somethingmoreishappeningthanwhatmeetstheeye.Whenyoufeelasuddensenseofinspirationorexhilaration,youareenergeticallymovedtoamorepowerfulandattractiveplace.Andifyouallowyourselftoremaininthisinspiredstateforalongertime,thenmoreandmorepowerfulandattractivethoughtswillcometoyou.Thoughtsandimpulsesthatwillmoveyoutowardsyourhighestgood.Someonewhofeelsasuddenrushofinspirationorpossibilitiesisfeelingverylittleresistanceinthatverysamemoment.WhatIhavelearntfromreadingyourbooksisthatthesegood“feelings”aresomethingspecial.Theypointtosomethinggreater.That’sright.Thesegoodfeelingsarenotjustmeresensationswhichwefeelunderourskinandalloverourbody.ThesegoodfeelingsarewhatIcallprecursorstoourmanifestations.Theyletusknowifweareontherighttrack.Theproblemisthatmostpeopledonotpayattentiontothem,becausewearesofocusedontheexternalevidenceandsigns.Wearetoobusylookingatouter,physicalrealityforsignsofourmanifestationsthatwemisstheseinnergoodfeelingsentirely.Whenyoupaymoreattentiontothewayyoufeelontheinside,you’llfindthatthegoodfeelingscanbeveryexquisite.Ifyou’llkeepyourfocusentirelyontheinsideformostofthetime,you’llstarttorecognizethatyouhaveawonderfulinnerstate!You’llhavemanytimesthroughoutthedaywhereyoufeelageneralsenseofflowandmomentum,asifyouarebeingpropelledbyUniversalEnergy.ThosearethetimeswhenyouknowyouarealignedwithUniversalforcesandmovingpowerfullyalonginthedirectionofwhatyouwant.Thenthereareothertimeswhenyoufeelawful,likeyouareworkingsohardagainstthegrainandjustwearingyourselfout.Thosearethesignstoletyouknowthatyouaretryingtoohard,orthatyouarefocusedonsomethingthatputsyouatoddswiththeseUniversalforces.Youcanlearnalotaboutthemanifestationprocessjustbyturningyourawarenessinwards.Thereisvalueinboththegoodfeelingsandthebadfeelings.Thebadfeelingsarelettingyouknowthatyourfocusismisplaced.Takeusthroughatypicalmanifestationprocess.Whenshouldsomeonefocusontheoutsideandwhenshouldhefocusontheinside(hisinnerstate)?Orshouldhefocusonbothatthesametime?Manifestationtypicallystartswithanoutwardfocus.Inotherwords,wenoticesomethingthatisundesiredontheoutsideanddesireforthatconditiontobechanged.Orwenoticesomethingthatispleasingtousontheoutside,andwishforsomethingsimilar(ormoreofit)tocomeintoourlives.Somanifestationalwaysstartswithanoutwardfocus,asadoptingthatfocusallowsyoutoclarifyandchoose

whatyouwant.Thinkofitasgoingtoyourfavoritestorewithawonderfularrayofitemsandchoosingwhatyoulikefromtheshelves.Forme,Ilovetogotoabigelectronicsstoretocheckoutalltheitemsondisplay.TherearegadgetsthatIlike,andthingsondisplaythatIdonotparticularlycarefor.However,themixiswhatmakesitallsoexciting.IneverknowwhatI’llfind.IpickandfocusmyattentiononlyonthethingsthatIlike,andlettheotherproductsjustfadeintothebackground.Iacceptthemaspartofthechoosingprocess.IdonotstartdemandingthatthestoreremovealltheitemsIdonotlike!ThisisananalogythathasalsobeenusedbyAbraham-Hicks,toillustratethatmanifestationisaboutplacingyourattentiononandchoosingwhatyoulikefromthemix,ratherthanplacingyourattentiononandfeelingbadaboutallthethingsthatyoudonotlike.Justletwhatyoudonotlikegentlyfadeintothebackgroundwithouttryingtochangeorargueagainstanyofit.Onceyouhaveclearlyidentifiedwhatyouwantontheoutside,it’snowtimetogentlyturnyourfocusinwardsandfocusentirelyonyourinnerstate.Yousetyourintentionsbyturninginwardsandnotoutwards.Youmaintainthosegoodfeelingsofyourdesirealreadyfulfilledrightnowontheinside.Thekeytoeffectivemanifestationsistoimmerseyourselfinthisinnerstateforaslongaspossibleuntilanoutermanifestationoccurs.Onceanoutermanifestationoccurs,youcanthenturnyourattentionbackagaintotheoutsidetoenjoythe“fruits”ofyourmanifestation.Ifyouhavedonetheinnerworknecessary,youshouldfindtheinnerworldtobejustasenjoyableandpleasurableastheouterphysicalworld.Usingtheelectronicsstoreanalogy,let’ssupposethatIsetmysightsonanewMaccomputer.ItbecomestheobjectofdesirethatIwanttobringintomylife.Whatdoesoneusuallydowhentheyseesomethingtheylikeatthestore?Theyfocusonallthepositiveaspectsofit.Theyallowthemselvestothoroughlyenjoytheprocessofcheckingoutallitsfunctionsandfeatures.Theyfeelthejoyoflearningabouttheproductandusingit.Thiswholeprocessisnodifferentfromyourothermanifestationsintherealworld.Onceyouhaveidentifiedthethingyoulike,youimmerseyourselfinallthepositiveaspectsofit.Youthinkaboutitsgoodpointsoftenandsavorit.Youimagineyourselfusingitandfeelingsogoodfromtheexperience.Inotherwords,thereshouldbenodifferencebetweenhowyoufeelontheinsidewhensomethingisnotyetmanifest,andwhenitismanifest.Thisisthewholesecrethere.Iwouldliketoemphasizethislastpointandreallydriveithomeasitisthekey:Whenyougettoapointwhereyoufeelsogoodaboutyourunmanifestdesiressuchthatmanifestationwouldmakeyoufeelnodifferent…you’reonthebrinkofaphysicalmanifestation.ThisissuchacrucialpointinourdiscussionthatIwanttomakesureallourreadersgetit.WhenIgettoapointwhereIfeelsogoodaboutsomethingthatisnotyetmanifestinmylife…suchthatitsmanifestationwouldmakemefeelnotmuchdifferent,thatisthepointwhenthemanifestationisabouttooccur?Thatisthepointwherethephysicalmanifestationisabouttooccur.Infact,Iwouldencourageallreaderstotryandapplythisintheirownlives.PicksomethingwhichyouwanttomanifestandtryoutthethreestageprocessthatItalkaboutabove.First,focusontheoutsidetodecidewhatyouwanttomanifest.Second,turnthatfocusinwardsandjustimmerseyourselfinthegoodfeelingsofthatmanifestation.Reallydosountilyouwouldfeelnodifferentshouldaphysicalmanifestationoccur.Thatiswhenaphysicalmanifestationshouldreallyhappenforyou,everysingletime.Whenithappens,youcanthenturn

yourfocusbacktoouterrealitytoenjoywhatyouhavemanifested.Andsothisprocessrepeatsitselfthroughoutourlives…aswebringmoreandmoreofourdesiresthroughandintophysicalform.Ihaveneverseenthewholeprocesssummarizedassuccinctly.ButIalsoknowwhatsomereaderswillbethinking:Ifit’ssosimple,thenwhydosomanypeoplestillstrugglewiththemanifestationprocess?Icantellyouexactlywhysomanypeopleouttherestrugglewiththemanifestationprocess.That’sbecausetheyareunknowinglytrippingthemselvesupatseveralpointsintheprocessdescribedabove.Ishouldknow,becauseIwasoneofthem!BackwhenIfirststartedout,Ididn’thavetheguidanceofsomeonewhowasmoreexperiencedthanIwasinthisstuff.Ididn’thavesomeonelookingovermyshoulderandsaying,“Richard,thisiswhereyouaretrippingyourselfupandhere’showtochangeit…”SowhathappenedwasthatIfiguredalotofitoutbypainfultrial-and-error!Ittookmemanytries,probablythousandsoftries,beforeIfinallysawthewholeprocessforwhatitwas.TheadvantagethatourreadershaveinreadingthisseriesofbooksisthatyoucansidestepallthemistakeswhichIhavemade.Ipointoutthepitfallstoyoubeforetheyoccursoyoucanrecognizethemandtakecorrectiveinneractionsifnecessary.Thisiswheretheseseriesofbooksareofgreatvalue.Asyoucansee,therearethreestagesinthemanifestationprocessdescribedabove.Itisoutward(tochoosewhatyouwant),theninward(tomanifestwhatyouwant),andfinallyoutwardagain(toenjoywhathasmanifested).Somepeopletripthemselvesupatthefirststage.Theyfocusoutwards,butinsteadofplacingtheirattentiononwhattheywant,theyplacetheirattention(orallowthemselvestobecarriedawayby)allthethingswhichtheydonotwant.Thisisquiteafunnyexample,butlet’ssupposethatIamanApplefan.IwalkintoanelectronicsstorethatsellsbothMacsandPCs.Agoodmanifestorwouldonlyplacehisattentiononhisobjectsofdesire,whicharetheApplecomputersandMacs.AnineffectivemanifestorwouldcomplainaboutallthePCsondisplay,anddemandthatthestoreonlystockeduponMacs!Hewouldspendlotsoftimecomplainingtothestoremanageraboutitanddemandingthatthestorechangetheirinventoryandlayoutjusttoaccommodatehim!Butguesswhatthestoremanagerwouldsay?IsupposehewouldsaythattherearealsopeopleinterestedinPCs!Exactly!Andthat’swhythereissomuchchoiceanddiversityinthisUniverse!Allofusdonotalwayslikethesamethingsorpreferthesameexperiences.Allofushavedifferentchoicesandpreferences,anditcontributestothedynamismanddiversityoftheworldaroundus.SotheworldisnotgoingtochangejustbecauseyouonlylikeMacs.ThePCsarestillgoingtobethere.Butaneffectivemanifestorplaceshisfocusonlyonthingsthathelikesandignorestherest.Heletstherestfadeintothebackgroundthroughtheskillfuluseofhisfocus.Manypeopletripthemselvesupattheveryfirststage,whichisallowingthemselvestobecarriedawaybyalltheunwantedthingsintheirexperience…andspendingsomuchenergyarguingforwhytheyshouldnotbethere.Iftheywouldonlyusethatenergytofocusonwhattheywanted,theywouldmultiplytheeffectivenessoftheirmanifestationsmanytimes.Next,manypeopletripthemselvesupatthesecondstageoftheprocess,inwhichtheyaresupposedto

focustheirattentionexclusivelyontheirinnerworlds.Whatmostpeopledoistojumpbetweentheirinnerandouterworlds.Theykeeplookingtotheoutsideforexternalevidenceoftheirmanifestations…andtheygetdiscouraged/worriedwhentheyseenothinghappening.AsI’vementioned,astrongsenseofdiscouragementorworryhasthepowertowipeoutallthepositiveinnerworkthatyouhavedonepreviously!Sowhatactuallyhappenstomanyindividualsisthattheytakeonestepforwardbutthentwostepsbackagain,andwonderwhynothingishappeningforthem!Whilethemanifestationprocessyouhavedescribedisdeceptivelysimple,therearealsomanypitfallsinwhichindividualscanfallinto.That’sright,andsometimeswecanbestuckinoneofthesepitfallsforyearswithoutevenknowingit,especiallyifwedonothavetheguidanceofsomeonewhohasgonethroughthewholeprocess.Thatwascertainlythecaseforme.IdidnotevenknowIwasstuckinsideoneofthesepitsandmakingnoprogress.ItwasonlywithalotofdeterminationthatIfinallyemergedfromtheotherendofthetunnel!Thereforeyouhaveagreatadvantagehere.Youareabletolearnfrommymistakesandavoidthem.

Chapter9-TheInnerInquiryTechniqueLet’stalkaboutthesecondstageoftheprocessnow.Howlongshouldanindividualfocusinwardsfor?Howlongdoesthatpartoftheprocesstake?Frommyexperience,itcanbeasshortasafewminutes…toaslongasafewmonthsoryears.Youfocusinwardsuntilthephysicalmanifestationoccurs.Thelengthoftimeisnotwhatweshouldbeconcernedabout,andI’llexplainwhyinamoment.I’vehadphysicalmanifestationsoccurringafterturninginwardsandstayingthereforjustafewminutes.ButI’vealsohadmanifestationsthattookdays,weeksormonthstophysicallyhappenontheoutside.Wheneverweareconcernedwithhowlongourmanifestationsaregoingtotake,wearealsothrowingabitof“worry”vibrationsintothemix.Therefore,giveupanyworriesabouthowlongsomethingisgoingtotake,andinsteadfocusonjustenjoyingtheexperience.Knowthateverythingyouaskforwillbethere,whenyougetthere!Thesecondreasonwhytimingbecomesanon-issueisbecauseifyoureallyturninwardsandimmerseyourselfinthegoodfeelingsofyourintentions…thenthereshouldbenodifferencebetweenhowyoufeelaboutthisunmanifestdesire,andhowyouwouldfeelevenifitweremanifest!Assuch,theissueoftimebecomesamootpoint.Youdon’tevenworryaboutwhenitwillcomebecauseeitherway,youarefeelingsogood!Ilovehowyoujustansweredthat.ItmeansthatwhenIamsofocusedoncultivatingmyinnerstate,Idon’tevencareabouttimeorwhethermyphysicalmanifestationsoccur.That’sexactlyright.Whenyouallowyourselftofinallyreachthatinnerstateofpeaceandacceptanceofthewholeprocess,thewholeissueoftimingand“whenwillitcome”justdissolves!Youareatsuchanelevatedstageofconsciousnessthatyoudon’tevenworryaboutwhensomethingwillcometoyou,orifitwillevercome.Becauseasfarasyouareconcerned,youarealreadyfeelingatonewithyourunmanifesteddesire!Thereisnodifferencebetweenthatunmanifesteddesireanditsmanifestedversion!Thatisthewholekeyhere.Theironyisthatwhenyoureachsuchanexaltedstateontheinside,thephysicalmanifestationshavetohappenveryquicklyontheoutside.Everythingbecomesalmostinstantaneous.Itisimpossibleforsomethingnottohappen.Thisisperhapsthehardestpointformosttounderstand,becauseitissocounterintuitive.Itgoesagainstthegrainofeverythingwehavebeentaughttraditionally.Allofushavebeentaughttostruggleandworkhardforwhatwewant,tostriveandreallywantitso“badly”untilwegetit.Wehavealsobeenerroneouslytaughtthatifsomethingisnotyetinourlives,itisbecausewedon’twantitbadlyenough…it’sbecausewearenothungryenoughforit.Butthatsentenceisoftenmisinterpretedbythoseonthespiritualpath.Icanrecallmanyteachings,primarilyfrommotivationalteachers,thatteachthesame.Theysay

thatifsomethingisnotyetinourlives,itisbecausewedon’thaveaburningdesireforit,andthatwedon’twantitbadlyenough.Thereisvalueinalltheseteachings,justthatcertainteachingsareoftenmisinterpretedandmisconstruedbypeoplewhoreadthem.Whatthesemotivationalteachersaresaying(asI’verealizedafteralongtime)isthatifsomethingisreallyimportanttoyou,youwilldoeverythingnecessarytoensurethatitcomesintoyourlife.Thisteaching,ifappliedwithinthecurrentframework,meansthatyou’llworkonyourinnerstate,nomatterwhatittakes.You’llfocusexclusivelyonhowyoufeelontheinsidetotheexclusionofeverythingelse.You’llnotallowyourselftobeboggeddownbyfearornegativethoughts.You’llbepersistentinyourpracticeandovercomingyourpastconditioning.You’llbedetermined.Butnoticethatallourdeterminationischanneledandfocusedonlettinggoofnegativeandfearthoughts.Theyarenotfocuseduponouterdirectedactionstogetwhatwewant.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutitthisway.Thisputsawholenewlightonthoseteachings.Thisreallygoesbacktoanearlierpointabouteliminatingandgettingridofanysenseofdiscordwhichwefeelontheinside.Veryoften,wereadaboutteachingsthatseemtocreateasenseofcontradictionontheinside.ThissenseofconfusionandcontradictionwillbepickedupontheUniverseaswellandactedupon.Greatvaluewillcometoyouifyoulearnhowtosynthesizethesevariousteachings.Ibelievethatallgreatteachingsultimatelypointtoonespiritualtruth,itisjustdifferentwaysandpathsofgettingthere.Sothereisgreatvalueifyoucanlearntoevaluateapieceofinformation,andseehowitfitsintoyourexistingworldview.Youhavementionedthatyoureadanupwardof100booksperyearonrelatedsubjects!Tellusmoreaboutthat.ThefunnythingisthatbeforeIfiguredoutawaytomakeallofthesework,Iwasalsoreadingmanybooksayearonrelatedsubjects!AfterIhavefoundawaytomakealloftheseworkandreceivemyhighestgood,Iamstillreadingthesamenumber,ifnotmorebooksonthesubject!Inmyearlydays,IalwaysthoughttherewouldbeadaywhereIwouldbe“done”.WhereIwouldnolongerhavetodoanyreadingandhavemybestlifejustflowtome.Well,mybestlifeisflowingtomenow…butIstillfindmyselfdoingalotofreading.Theonlydifferenceisinmymindset.ThemindsetandinnerstatewhichIadoptisverydifferentnow.Inmyearlydays,Ididallmyreadingswithasenseofdesperationandforcefulness.Iwasliterallytearingthroughthepagesofallthosebookstryingtofindthatone“secret”,or“fivesteps”thatwillguaranteeallmymanifestations.Iwastryingtofindsecrettechniquesandtipsthatwouldspeedupmymanifestations,orwouldallowmyselftobeamillionaire.Ispedthroughallofthosebooksandcameawaywithverylittle.Iallowedmyselftopassonsomeverygreatbooksintheprocess.Nowitispossiblethatsomeofourreadersareatthisstage.Youmaybespeedingthroughbookafterbooktryingtofindthenextsecret,ornexttechniquewhichyouthinkcanhelpspeedupyourmanifestationswhileglossingovertheharderparts.Theharderpartsareaboutworkingonyourself,aboutcultivatingyourinnerstate,andabouthavingthedisciplinetofocusentirelyinwardsduringthecrucialgestationperiodofyourmanifestations!Thatisthehardinnerworkthatmostpeopleusually

eschewinfavoroftheeasieroutertechniques.Butuntilandunlessyoudotheinnerworknecessary,thingsarenotgoingtogetanybetterforyou.ThemindsetthatIadoptnowwhilereadingallthesebooksisverydifferent.Iamnotporingthroughallthebookstryingtolookforthatonesingle“secret”orrightwaytodothings.Iknowtodaythatthereisno“right”waytomanifestapartfromsomebroadUniversalprinciples,andwhateverworksiswhatworksforyou.Eachindividualisunique.Eachofushasourownobstaclesandmentalroadblocks.Eachofushaspickedupsomeresistancealongtheway.ThereforethemindsetwhichIadoptwhilereadingallthesebooksandlearningfromallthegreatteachersnowadaysisoneoffine-tuning.Itisavaluableattitudetoadopt.IamnotreadingbecauseIamdoingsomething“wrong”whichneedstobecorrected.IamnotreadingbecauseIamtryingtofindthe“right”waytodothings.Iamreadingtofine-tunemyvibrations.TolearntomakeminorcorrectionsinthewayIfeel,andinthewayIperceivethings.IamreadingtoletgoofresistancethatImayhaveunknowinglypickedup.Iamreadingtoslowlymovemyselfintoanevenbetterlifebecausethereisnolimittohowgoodmylifecanget!ThatiswhyIamreading!Youknow,ifyouadoptthissecondmindsetwhileyouread…thenthingscanchangeforyouinaninstant.Youinstantlygofrom“whatamIdoingwrong”to“whatamIdoingright,andhowcanImakeitbetter?”You’llbetakingahugeleap,ahugeinnerjourneyontheinsidethatcanmakeallthedifference.You’llfindyourselfenjoyingwhatyoureadmore,andsavoringwhatyoureadmore.You’llnotfindyourselfunderasmuchpressurefromyourownexpectations.Ifonlyeverysinglepersonreadingthisbookcansay,“Iamalreadydoingthingsright.NowIwanttofindouthowtomakethingsevenbetter…”,theywouldcreatehugeshiftsintheirinnerstate!Iknowthereisvalueinallteachings.That’swhytoday,IdonotscreenwhatIreadbasedonthebackgroundoftheauthorsorwheretheycomefrom.Ihavelearnedthatsuchself-imposedlimitationsarehardlyusefultomebecauseIcanbewrong.Thereisvalueinlearningfromeveryone!ThereisvalueinlearningfromLouiseHay,WayneDyer,Abraham-Hicks,NevilleasmuchasthereisvalueinlearningfromRichardDotts.ThegreatestvaluecomeswhenthepersonwhomI’mlearningfromhasanexperiencewhichmirrorsmineveryclosely,andbylearninghowheworkedaroundthosetrickysituation,Icandothesameinmyownlifetoo.Thatisthegreatestvalueofalltheseteachings.IlovehowyoujustexpressedyourselfandIfeltthatwonderfulrushofinspirationrunthroughmeonceagain!Therearesomanybookstoreadoutthere,somuchmaterial…howdoyoudecidewhattoreadatanymoment?Thisisaveryaptquestionforthisbook,andonethatisseldomtouchedupon.Idon’tthinkIhaveeverofferedadviceonhowtochooseyourreadingmaterialandwheretolearnfrom.Buthere’showIdoit.Inmyearlydays,Ijustreadeverythingthatcamemyway.IfIsawsomethingatthebookstorewithsomefancytitle,orwrittenbysomeonewithimpressivecredentials…Iwouldreadit.Onceagain,doyounoticehowmyegowasdictatingwhatIwouldread?Iwasallowingmyrationalmindtosetupscreens,todecidewhatIshouldread!

Today,Idoitverydifferently.Irelyonmyintuitionandhigherself.Ineverlookatwhereamessageisfrom.Inotherwords,Idon’tlookatthemessenger.Youknow,somepeoplesaytheyareuncomfortablewithchanneledmaterial.Theydon’twanttoreadanythingthatcomesfromunknownsources.Whoisspeakinghere?Isittheirrationalselfortheirhigherself?Forme,Ihavereachedapointtoday(andithasbeenanothervaluablelesson)nottoplacesomuchemphasisonthesourceofthematerial.Iliketotakethematerialoutforatest-drivemyself.Iliketoapplyitandtryitinmyownlife,andthennoticetheresultsinmyownlife.Ifitworks,ifitmakesmehappierandmorefulfilled,ifsomethingallowsmetolivemybestlife…thenwhyshouldIcareaboutwhowroteit,orwhereitisfrom?SoInolongercareaboutwherethematerialisfrom.Inolongerjudgethecredentialsoftheauthor,whetherheisqualifiedorunqualified…whetherheisphysicalornon-physical!Ifitworksinmyownlife,itisgoodenoughforme.Ifheisunqualifiedtoprovidesuchadviceinthefirstplace,thenthereisahighchancethatitwouldn’tworkinmylifeaftertryingit.SoIonlypassjudgmentonlyafterIhavetriedit,andnotbefore.Idon’tallowmyselftojudgeanythingbasedonsuperficialcharacteristics,likehowwellsomethingiswritten.NowthesecondpointisthatIalwaysaskmyhigherself(myintuition)whetheritissomethingthatisrightformeatthistime.Therearebooks(andmaterial)thatarejustrightforusatcertainpointsinourlife.Letmeexplain.Therearebookswhichwillhelpyouataparticularstageofyourlifetomakesenseofthingsthataregoingon…butyou’llfindyourselfmovingontomoreadvancedmaterialasyourunderstandingdeepens.Whenyousubsequentlypickupthatbookagain,youmayfindthatithaslessofan“impact”thanyoupreviouslythought.Thatiswhyallteachingshavevalueinourlives.MybookshelfisfilledwithbooksIreadduringmyearlierdayswhichIwouldnotreadnow,buttheyservedmewellduringmyearlydays.Thereverseisalsotrue.Therearebooksthatarenotappropriateforusatourcurrentlevelofunderstanding.Theymaybetooadvancedforus.Theymaynotfitintoourcurrentunderstanding.You’llknowwhenyoureadit.Ifthat’sthecase,Igentlyputitdownandreturntoitatsomeothertime.Thishappenedformeaswell.WhenIfirstpickeduptheSethmaterial(byJaneRoberts),Ihadtosetitdownmanytimes.IthinkIcouldnotfinishthebookthefirstfewtimesIreadit.ThenonedayIpickedupthebookandunderstoodeverythingperfectly.ItwasasifSethwasspeakingtomedirectly.Iwasnowatalevel,ataninnerstatethatwasconducivetoreceivingSeth’smessage.Isubsequentlywentontocompletethewholeseries.WhatthiswholeexperiencehastaughtmeisthatIshouldnotreadilydismisscertainteachingsatfacevalue.Eachoftheseteachingshavevalueforme,atdifferentstagesinmyunderstanding.NowadaysIlookatabook,andifitisrightforme…I’llusuallyfeelastrong,clearinnerimpulsetoreadit.Icanusuallyfeelitstraightaway,evenifthetitleisnotparticularlysensationalorexciting.Yourinnerselfispickinguponthevibrationsofthebookaswell!Thisiswhateveryoneofuscando.Tryitwithanybook.Havetherebeenbookswithasensationaltitle,butyoufeltsomethingwasnotright?Trueenough,youfounditdifficulttofinishthebookalthoughyouforcedyourselfthroughit.I’msuretherehavebeentimesinyourlifewhenyoufeltdrawntoabookfornoparticularreason.Thebookseemedtobeckon,tospeaktoyou.Thatiswhenyoushouldreadit.Bemorediscerning,butalsobearinmindthatwhileabookmaynotspeaktoyounow,itmayspeaktoyouinthefuture.Ihavecomeintocontactwithmanygreatbooksthisway,becauseyourhighestselfalwaysknowswhatyouneedperfectlyateachstage

ofyourlife.Trustit.WhatIdowhenIenterabigbookstoreorlibrarynowadaysfilledwithendlessracksofbooks,orevenanyplacethathasallthesegreatmaterialistoaskmyselfsilently,“Isthereanythingformehere?”Forashortwhileinmylife,Iusedtodomuscle-testingtosolicittheanswertothisquestion.InolongerdoitbecauseIamabletogetadirectanswerfrommyhigherselfnow.Thisisadirectconsequenceofdoingtheinnerworknecessaryandlettinggoofnegativethoughtsthatcloudone’sperceptions.Uponaskingthequestion,Iamabletogetaclear‘yes’or‘no’answerinaninstant.Amazing.Howhasitworkedout?IthasworkedoutevenbetterthanIimagined!WhenIreceiveda“no”answerforthefirstfewtimes,IwouldbetemptedtojustlookthroughtheshelvestoseewhatIcouldfind.SometimesthebookstorehadsomanybooksandIjustcouldnotbelievetherewasnothingthatwouldappealtome,soIphysicallylookedthroughallthebooksonebyone,titlebytitle.Guesswhat?Whenevermyinnerselfsaid“no”,therewasnothingontheshelvesthatwouldcalloutorappealtome.Notasingletime.Ontheotherhand,whenmyinnerselfsaid“Yes,thereissomethingforyouhere”,IwasalwaysabletofindthatonebooktodeepenmyunderstandingortoanswersomeburningquestionthatIhadatthatpointinmylife.Itrustintheprocesssomuchnowthatifmyinnerselfsays“no”,Ihavenotroublewalkingawayandjusthavingacoffee.Ihavesavedmyselfsomuchtimeandneedlesseffortwiththistechnique.Thistechniqueisperfect,becauseIknowsomanyofuswhoaresufferingfrom“informationoverload”inthisdigitalage.Wefeeltemptedtoreadeverythingwecangetourhandson.Weareafraidofmissingoutonimportantinformation.That’sexactlywhatthistechniquedoes,whichistoallowyoutotuneoutthematerialthatisnotrightforyouatthisstageofyourlife.Itwillalsoleadyoutosomesurprisinggoodfinds.Forexample,thereweretimeswhenIcameacrossabunchofoldbooks,anddidn’tfeellikelookingthroughthem.Theyalllookedveryworn-out,oldandtattered.Iwasconvincedtherewouldn’tbeanythingthereforme.Butmyinnerselfsaidyes,thereissomethingforyouhere.AndImanagedtofindafewgemsfromgoingthroughthepile.Thisisthevalueofgoingwithinandtendingtoyourinnerstate.Canthistechniqueyoujustdescribedworkforothersituationsaswell?Forexample,tofindspecificpiecesofinformationwhichweneed.Itcertainlycan.RememberthattheUniverseisalwayssendingusnudgesandimpulses.TheUniversewouldhavesentmethosenudgesevenifIhadnotaskedthequestion.Butthethingisthatmostofusallowourconscious,reasoningmindstotakeover.MyfirstreactionwhenIsawthosepileofoldandtatteredbookswas,“Thereisnothingformehere.Let’smoveon.”Thatwasmyrationalselfspeakingbasedonexternal,observableevidence.Therefore,toreallyallowmyselftoreceivethemessagemyhigherselfwassending,Ihadtoasktheclarifyingquestion.Sometimesyouhavetouseyourfocusinapointedwaytogettheanswersyouwant,otherwiseyourthoughtswilljustgooffintheirowndirections.

Chapter10-ClosingWordsThankyou.Myunderstandinghasimprovedsomuchintheshorttimewespenttogether.Youhaveprovidedmanyhelpfultipsandtechniquesforourreaders.Asthisconversationdrawtoaclose,doyouhaveanyadviceforourreadersbeforetheygooffandapplyallthisintheirownlives?Icertainlydo.ThefirstistoremindeveryonethatifIcandoit,andifthetensofthousandsofreadersaroundtheworldcandoitafterreadingmywords…thenyoucandoittoonomatterwhereyouare.Bewillingtogiveupanyexcusesorself-imposedlimitations.Bewillingtogiveupyourfears,worriesandnegativethoughtsandjustimmerseyourselfwholeheartedlyinyourinnerworld.Staythereuntilthephysicalmanifestationshappenandresisttheurgeto“checkreality”.Thatisthegistofmymessageinthisbook.Thesecondistoremindreaderstoletgo,andstoptryingsohard.Ifyouhaveaskedforsomethingforthelongesttimeandithasnotmanifestedinyourlife,perhapsitistimetoeaseoffalittle.Examinewhatyouhavedoneintermsofthethree-stepprocess(outward,inwardandoutward)wewentthroughearlier,andseehowyoumayhaveunknowinglysabotagedyourprogress.Makepeacewiththethingsthatarenotyetmanifestinyourlife.Insteadofthinkingofthemas“notevermanifesting”,thinkofthemasnotyetmanifest.They’reontheirwaytoyou…Theyhaveto,ifyouapplytheseUniversalLaws!Finally,thebiggesttipisjusttogoouthereandhavefunwiththisstuff!Lifeisaboutjoyfullivingandnotabouttryingtomakeanyofthiswork!Constantlyremindyourselfthat“I’malreadydoingthingsright.”AllI’mdoingnowistofine-tunemyvibrationsandseewherelifetakesme.I’mcuriousabouthowmylifecangetevenbetterwithmynewunderstanding!Ifyou’lladoptthisjoyfulattitudeasyouapproachyourmanifestations,you’llsoonbelivingyourdesiredreality…anditcanverywellhappenthisafternoon…ifyouallowitto!Amazing.Blessingsandlovetoyou.Iappreciatethisconversationverymuch.Youhavebeensuchagreathelp!Pleasureismine,anditisdone!