Comments on: Living by Reflection http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/ Commentaries on Meditation, Zen, Buddhism, and Mindfulness Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:40:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Wade http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-9829 Wade Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:39:54 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-9829 Thanks for that Pereldan. Try below; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNO97wUlKUk Peace, Wade Thanks for that Pereldan. Try below;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNO97wUlKUk

Peace,

Wade

]]> By: Pereldan http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-9827 Pereldan Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:56:39 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-9827 That video has been removed from youtube, for an alleged terms of use violation.... That video has been removed from youtube, for an alleged terms of use violation….

]]> By: Wade http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-5967 Wade Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:05:43 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-5967 Hi Lucid, Thank you for all your comments on the blog, and your question here. I've been thinking about it most of today, as well as on and off for a few months...Here's what I've got for you. We all part of the same big world, We are not our Bodies or Minds, we at the same time live in our own little world and in the greater world. We are both alive internally and externally. There is no "I" to begin with, this is Ego's delusion. We are taught by society to play a certain role. Reality is so much greater than this. Ego creates the self and other, once it is removed, there is nothing that is not-us left. LoA does work, but it's not as catchy as the DVD makes out. Initially what it's trying to do is make you accept that you manifest your own reality. Knowing you are in control of your life, and then wanting something, and focusing all your time and energy thinking about it, you naturally make it work. If you want a new car so badly, you'll be on the look out for odd jobs and extra money, eventually the item manifests itself, not through the universe, but your own work. The LoA, gets you creating your own reality but forgets to tell you that you're the one who does the work to get the items to manifest, it skips this step, and then points to the fuzzies in the sky. We all live in the world together, we are all co-creators of the world, no single person controls everything, we are even only able to control our own circumstances to a certain point.... You won't want to get sick, but it'll happen regardless....There's no LoA for such biological process. My 1 liner with LoA is to do with gambling in any form. You want to win at the races/lottery/poker/black jack, LoA it all you want, however, the odds don't change, and you don't go home rich. If LoA was all it took, we'd all be rich and society would be in shambles. Check out this YouTube Video, for a great take on the LoA http://youtube.com/watch?v=q__fc7NKwlY Peace and Love, Wade Hi Lucid,

Thank you for all your comments on the blog, and your question here. I’ve been thinking about it most of today, as well as on and off for a few months…Here’s what I’ve got for you.

We all part of the same big world, We are not our Bodies or Minds, we at the same time live in our own little world and in the greater world. We are both alive internally and externally. There is no “I” to begin with, this is Ego’s delusion. We are taught by society to play a certain role. Reality is so much greater than this. Ego creates the self and other, once it is removed, there is nothing that is not-us left.

LoA does work, but it’s not as catchy as the DVD makes out. Initially what it’s trying to do is make you accept that you manifest your own reality. Knowing you are in control of your life, and then wanting something, and focusing all your time and energy thinking about it, you naturally make it work. If you want a new car so badly, you’ll be on the look out for odd jobs and extra money, eventually the item manifests itself, not through the universe, but your own work.

The LoA, gets you creating your own reality but forgets to tell you that you’re the one who does the work to get the items to manifest, it skips this step, and then points to the fuzzies in the sky.

We all live in the world together, we are all co-creators of the world, no single person controls everything, we are even only able to control our own circumstances to a certain point….

You won’t want to get sick, but it’ll happen regardless….There’s no LoA for such biological process.

My 1 liner with LoA is to do with gambling in any form. You want to win at the races/lottery/poker/black jack, LoA it all you want, however, the odds don’t change, and you don’t go home rich. If LoA was all it took, we’d all be rich and society would be in shambles.

Check out this YouTube Video, for a great take on the LoA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=q__fc7NKwlY

Peace and Love,

Wade

]]> By: Ask Lucid http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-5836 Ask Lucid Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:04:45 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-5836 That is an interesting view. Is it safe to say that we really do live in our own little world, since everything is a reflection of self? :) I am in the process of learning or shall I say investingating the Law of Attraction. I know the universe is an endless and timeless resource but to just receive because one has simply asked with no other efforts made??? Do you have any views on this? Lucid That is an interesting view. Is it safe to say that we really do live in our own little world, since everything is a reflection of self? :)

I am in the process of learning or shall I say investingating the Law of Attraction. I know the universe is an endless and timeless resource but to just receive because one has simply asked with no other efforts made???

Do you have any views on this?

Lucid

]]> By: Wade http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-4361 Wade Mon, 28 May 2007 12:31:46 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-4361 Hi Marcus, You are reality;, intune, outoftune, you're always reality. You're never out of it, you can not be out of it, you are apart of it, in the present moment, for now and for ever. As Thich Nhat Hanh says..."We have to allow the truth to penetrate, because if we have ideas, that might be, an obstacle. And the secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance, to penetrate, to reveal itself" We are nothing but manifestations of reality; this is Tao. Peace, Wade Hi Marcus,

You are reality;, intune, outoftune, you’re always reality. You’re never out of it, you can not be out of it, you are apart of it, in the present moment, for now and for ever.

As Thich Nhat Hanh says…”We have to allow the truth to penetrate, because if we have ideas, that might be, an obstacle. And the secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance, to penetrate, to reveal itself”

We are nothing but manifestations of reality; this is Tao.

Peace,

Wade

]]> By: Marcus http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-4360 Marcus Mon, 28 May 2007 12:24:59 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/05/26/living-by-reflection/#comment-4360 By the same token, shouldn't there be a reflection of reality within ourselves? Isn't this essentially a fundamental concept of Buddhism? To be so truly in tune with reality that reality manifests itself in you? I suppose that's more of a train of thought to take after you've taken care of the internal side of things though... Should you be truly aware of the internalism of affairs and can get them in order, then there should really be no reflection on the outside world, but only vice versa? By the same token, shouldn’t there be a reflection of reality within ourselves? Isn’t this essentially a fundamental concept of Buddhism? To be so truly in tune with reality that reality manifests itself in you?

I suppose that’s more of a train of thought to take after you’ve taken care of the internal side of things though… Should you be truly aware of the internalism of affairs and can get them in order, then there should really be no reflection on the outside world, but only vice versa?

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