Originally posted by Fred Rosenberger:
I have not. My understanding, from what i've read and heard about it, is that it's basically a 'power of positive thinking' type book. It says things like "the only thing preventing you from having money is thinking you can't have money. Think 'I deserve money' and 'Money will come to me' and it will happen.".
My problem with this is that if you take this to it's logical conclusion, then the jews brought the Holocaust upon themsevles, black brought slavery upon themselves, and so on. Basically it (to me) seems to be a 'blame the victim' book.
f I am negative about money, saying things like "I don't have enough" etc, it does put a strain on how much money you have.
Here is my experience
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What is the difference between your having good thoughts causing good things to happen, and someone else having bad thoughts causing bad things to happen?
I can't jsut put a thought out there right now and expect my reality at that moment to completely change.
If you are not laughing at yourself, then you just didn't get the joke.
I would say yes, it is exactly this.Indeed, how else would you explain the events which happen in one's life? Is this all an accident? Random set of experiences thrown one's way?
Not unless that person can read your mind - and I don't believe in that either. I would say your ACTIONS and BEHAVIOR influences others, not what thought process is in my brain.doesn't an indivudual's state of mind influence all those around him?
I don't believe in Karma. I do believe in regression towards the mean. Some good things are going to happen, and some bad, regardless of what actions I take.Karma is a bit**. Never fails to come back bite you back.
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Originally posted by Arun Kumarr:
- How about this thought?
I ask Fred about, tell me how many times you see Red colour everyday. He would probably reply. Not much.
Consider Fred has ordered a red porsche in a showroom. The moment he had ordered it and he comes out of the building, everything he sees would be red. He would start seeing even the slightest tinge of red around him. Now, what has altered, is it the colour red or Fred. That's exactly Mark's argument.
It's not the money around you which is altered, it's your relationship/perception with money.[ August 06, 2007: Message edited by: Arun Kumarr ]
Joanne
I would say yes, it is exactly this.
I don't believe in Karma. I do believe in regression towards the mean. Some good things are going to happen, and some bad, regardless of what actions I take.
Not unless that person can read your mind - and I don't believe in that either. I would say your ACTIONS and BEHAVIOR influences others, not what thought process is in my brain.
but i still make the same presentation, say the same things, use the same inflection, keep the same facial expressions - i doubt there will be any different outcome.
Originally posted by Mark Spritzler:
They had a gut feeling about this person, or it just didn't feel right, even thought the appearance was the same, they get this at a different level, where the thoughts come from.
That is my opinion and my experience.
Have Fun.
Mark
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Originally posted by Joanne Neal:
When I bought my red porsche, I didn't start seeing everything around me as red, but I can certainly say the amount of money around me had altered, and not in a good way.
If you are not laughing at yourself, then you just didn't get the joke.
Originally posted by Arun Kumarr:
First thing. Wow. You have a red porsche.
I had methaphorised money as red porsche. So, do not confuse by comparing the porsche with the money you had. I wonder you really got my "playing the game of something". You sound as if you were really sober after getting a red porsche and i know you weren't really.
[ August 07, 2007: Message edited by: Arun Kumarr ]
Joanne
Originally posted by Akhilesh Trivedi:
I agree with that, provided you know what your own psyhce is, you know what you have gone through and how you perceive it and act ahead. And it is this perception that gets cleaved into positive and negative thinking.
Originally posted by Joanne Neal:
I wasn't confused. I just thought this post was getting way too serious for a meaningless drivel discussion. Thought I'd add a bit of silliness. Guess i should have included a few
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