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| DitaH |
Posted - 02/23/2007 : 07:13:39
I think someone on here was asking abiut this video -
a link is here : http://www.believenothing.tv/videos/v3.html
the gist is that basically you atttract what you think about
take a look at some of the other videos on this site too - the one about Kaballah is interesting... quantum physics seems to agree
Very interesting...... have a good weekend everybody! |
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| shawnsmith |
Posted - 04/03/2007 : 12:49:16
The Secret revealed: Ask and it will be given
Money! Fame! All by harnessing the power of positive
thinking and exclamation marks!
SCOTT FESCHUK | Apr 09, 2007
http://www.macleans.ca/homepage/magazine/article.jsp?content=20070409_104106_104106
Not to rub it in your face or anything, but I am now
vastly superior to you as a human being -- for I am
privy to ... shhh! ... the Secret. Wealth, fame, a
trim waistline and Naomi Watts in a French maid's
outfit are on their way to me. Up yours, life! Who's
got who by the short hairs now?!
The Secret is a very popular self-help book that
claims to detail an ancient philosophy of living.
Having invested the whole nine minutes required to
read it, and four more minutes to file a brutality
lawsuit on behalf of the English language, I can tell
you that the Secret harnesses the raw power of
positive thinking and exclamation marks! It tells us
that the key to a happy and prosperous life is
politely asking "the Universe" for a happy and
prosperous life, please. "When you think about what
you want," author Rhonda Byrne explains, "you cause
the energy of what you want to vibrate at that
frequency and you bring it to You!" At last: an
explanation for why hookers start shaking when they
walk by Charlie Sheen's house.
Continued Below
Put simply, the Secret of The Secret is that thinking
about stuff is the best way to get stuff. Put even
more simply, "Your thoughts become things!" What a
relief! I for one have grown weary of self-help books
that rely on me actually doing something, often with
my ass, and usually involving getting up off it.
Nothing so fatiguing is demanded of us by the Secret:
"All you require is you and your ability to think
things into being." According to the Secret, every
misfortune in your life is something that you
attracted with negative thinking: "Often when people
first hear this part of the Secret, they recall events
in history where masses of lives were lost, and they
find it incomprehensible that so many people could
have attracted themselves to the event." But they did,
the author says. Silly Jews! If only they'd resolved
to think happy thoughts during the war.
Sadly, many people still focus on what they "don't
want" in life: sickness, bills, a Kevin Costner career
resurgence. This has led to a "don't want" epidemic --
"an epidemic worse than any plague that humankind has
ever seen." You can see the author's point: the
relentless swelling of the groin, leading first to the
oozing of pus and blood and then, inexorably, to a
painful death leaves the bubonic plague a distant
second to naysayers' fears of a Waterworld sequel.
You've got to think positive thoughts, people! If you
tell the Universe that you don't want the flu, the
Universe hears that you do want the flu. The Universe
doesn't understand "don't" or "no," Byrne writes.
Think of the Universe as a horny frat boy, but with
slightly more money.
The Secret can make you rich. It can get you laid. It
promises a plentiful supply of vacant parking spaces.
Oh, it can also cure all terminal diseases, which is
handy.
Gaining wealth is as easy as envisioning a cheque
arriving in the mail. Landing the perfect mate is as
simple as making room in your closet for his or her
clothes. As for your health -- well, the good news is
that "illness cannot exist in a body that has
harmonious thoughts." Serves all you cancer victims
right for being such downers!
Now, I admit it: I was skeptical at first about the
Secret. When I was growing up, I thought night after
night about having hot awesome sex with Marie Osmond.
I yearned for it, dreamed of it, wanted it. But I
ended up disappointed -- having sex with her turned
out to be so-so at best.
Alas, my skepticism about the Secret withered as the
author offered completely authentic Inspiring
Examples, some of which use first names and
everything! Take "Norman," for example. He was
apparently diagnosed with an "incurable" disease and
told he had just a few months to live. So he spent the
next three months watching Hollywood comedies
non-stop. "The disease left his body in those three
months." The obvious lesson: even cancer can't survive
a toxic dose of Rob Schneider.
And then there's Robert, a homosexual man who was the
subject of degrading slurs and gay bashing until he
started "emitting a different frequency out into the
Universe." Hey, gay people: remember that the next
time you're being physically assaulted for your sexual
orientation. It's not the homophobes and violent
criminals who are to blame, it's your attitude! Buck
up, already: God made you love musical theatre for a
reason.
Still not convinced? Well, consider that the author
completely cured her own poor eyesight by simply
declaring to herself, "I can see clearly." Plus, she
says she weighs 116 pounds yet eats whatever and
whenever she wants. "If someone is overweight, it came
from thinking 'fat thoughts' ... Food is not
responsible for putting on weight."
But don't just take her word for it! I've been
following the directions in the Secret for two whole
weeks now. And look at me: I'm deeper in debt and
fatter than ever! Hmm, and I don't remember asking the
Universe for these bedsores. Excuse me for a moment,
won't you? I've got to go think really hard about an
author being struck by a falling piano.
To comment, email letters@macleans.ca
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| Hilary |
Posted - 03/27/2007 : 14:51:40
After experimenting with these kinds of ideas in the past, I've decided that this kind of thinking probably isn't very good for TMS folk. Or, at least, for me. "The Secret" seems to have all the potential hallmarks of extreme thinking: I can control everything in my world; I must think this way 100% of the time; if I get it right everything will fall into place; if I don't, it won't; etc etc. My personal challenge is reminding myself that I can't really control very much and that it's okay not to do everything "right" all the time. So I've decided to steer clear of this kind of thing for the time being and bumble along at my own variable pace! |
| shawnsmith |
Posted - 03/27/2007 : 14:40:17
Oprah's 'Secret' Could Be Your Downfall
By Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. Posted March 26, 2007.
Why is The Secret, an Oprah Winfrey-endorsed documentary film and book package with a simplistic message that leads to more consumerism, topping Amazon's bestselling DVD list?
FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.alternet.org/movies/49591/
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| phyllis |
Posted - 02/25/2007 : 08:54:09
Just watched video - very good and certainly one that makes you think!
I was in a state because of paperwork prressures, but I have decided to cool off as it is Sunday after all. I am always chasing my tail, and if I arrive at a lesson without perfect plans I feel sick, whereas if I said to the students 'Hey, I am not organised today', they would take it and I could 'ad lib'. They are mature students, not children.
Teaching makes you that way, particularly with all the monitoring being done.
Self employment is also to blame. The buck stops with me, and I have to make all the decisions!
Maybe I will go and attract a nice cup of tea instead!
Love to all
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| Bliss |
Posted - 02/24/2007 : 05:03:46
Tks DitaH...I am interested in this - appreciate your efforts.
Bliss |
| DitaH |
Posted - 02/23/2007 : 08:03:47
I was reading a post on here the other day where someone was asking for a link to it, or had mentioned to someone else that if they could find this video they should take a look at it. Through my surfing today I happened across it, so I thought I'd post a link to it, as another link I found to ti on here was not working. But I've just seen that the link in your post http://www.thescienceofgettingrich.biz has a working version of the movie... so please feel free to close this thread.
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| shawnsmith |
Posted - 02/23/2007 : 07:43:31
This movie had been discussed ad nauseum on this forum.
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