tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552586506974947829.post5386864433868018350..comments2018-08-04T10:58:59.347-04:00Comments on Heart of Being: Surrendered ActionJoel D Zeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722320579695770813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552586506974947829.post-57756217567824497002010-04-10T18:32:56.880-04:002010-04-10T18:32:56.880-04:00Barbara, thanks for your comments... I agree there...Barbara, thanks for your comments... I agree there is a more positive approach, particularly via less materialistic influences like Abe, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, etc.. Maybe it is the excess of Earthy Virgo-ness in me that wants to see evidence of this generosity.. I suppose I do see it manifesting on collective social levels. I just don't see much evidence in my own life, at my own job, in capitalistic dominated society. I don't doubt that there is a positive LOA approach, of which I'm sure you yourself practice (best wishes for success with that!), but so far as I can see it is still a minority... nothing about the present economy suggests that excessive positive thinking, within the capitalistic context, is the ultimate answer. This I suppose is the point... that it must go beyond the mind, beyond thinking to touch the Heart, the very center of Being. Cheers :-)Joel D Zeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722320579695770813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552586506974947829.post-83905751128752332672010-04-10T18:27:41.821-04:002010-04-10T18:27:41.821-04:00Further Comments on subject (before and after post...Further Comments on subject (before and after posting):<br /><br />The era of emphasis on positive thinking is coming to an end, and from it I take only what is true... Gratitude and a good attitude, manifesting outwardly from within. Where money and material wealth are concerned, people are seeing through all the pompous prosperity talk and careless optimism that is the cause behind this current recession.<br /><br />Content to be a realist, I've always on some level rejected the temptations of materialism (not hedonism but the worldly ambition for more) knowing that everything in this man made world has a price tag attached, if not monetarily then temporally and circumstantially. Making material wealth the #1 priority is another w...ay of saying "I NEED MORE, because I am not enough in myself". Gratitude alone is true abundance...<br /><br />The solution to any situation is nothing more than a negation (via observation and clear understanding) of the problem... it is equally destructive to not focus on the given problem at all (to escape reality), while seeking an easy solution, as it is to get caught up in the problem and forget that there is a positive solution.<br /><br />Beyond thought.. when gazing at a sunset and feeling a gentle warm or cool breeze upon the skin, or perhaps in an all consuming romantic encounter, or in deep meditation... the positive ideal is but an extension of Spirit, moving from the Heart to the Head. Neti Neti (Sanskrit) means "not this, not that"... Divinity, Faith, Truth, Love, etc, exist upon the foundational dissolution of all delusion(s).Joel D Zeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722320579695770813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552586506974947829.post-42739247069305659312010-04-10T13:53:15.873-04:002010-04-10T13:53:15.873-04:00There are certainly many people looking to the Law...There are certainly many people looking to the Law of Attraction as a way to make money; however, a closer reading of the information reveals a service-oriented approach. The true "secret" includes forgiveness, compassion, doing for others, etc. <br />LOA does work; however, it works best when combined with humility and a willingness to add to each request "or whatever is in the highest interest to all concerned" - this releases our ego from the outcome. <br />As our vibration increases, we are able to see more opportunities and be a source of hope and compassion for others. This is NOT a selfish thing - this is necessary to be able to ACT in situations that require action (ending poverty/abuse/destruction of the planet). A negative outlook leads to belly-gazing, hand-flailing, and an inability to inspire oneself or others to solve problems and move towards a more compassionate world.Barbara Kellyhttp://barbthelifecoach.comnoreply@blogger.com