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The Law of Attraction The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

The Law of Attraction The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

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5 Stars Love the book
The book is written by Esther and Jerry Hicks. It is a very interesting book, not for entretaning purposes only, but for education. What you put in life it comes around, says the saying. The book talks about the dialogue and conversation of these couple have with Abraham and the instructions he gives about the attraction we can have in our lifes. The thoughts of thinking positive and being in touch with our inner being. I have read the book in both languages, English and Spanish and it is fascinating. I keep with me all the time to see what I can do to improve my life. It works.

1 Star Immoral and disgusting
There is a fundamental problem with the Law of Attraction that only dissenters seem to want to talk about. The problem exists because someone comes up with a rainbows-and-kittens philosophy (”Think good thoughts and good things will happen to you!”) without taking it to its logical conclusion. The Hicks, and others before and since, have outlined these warm and fuzzy concepts to make people feel good (and buy books and attend expensive seminars), but in the end they have to confront the not-so-nice consequences of those concepts. And they never do so satisfactorily.

Good things happen because you think good thoughts, bad things happen because you think bad thoughts. There is plenty of evidence in the world that this is BS, but that doesn’t stop people from cherry-picking events in their own lives to support the view. But will they stand up for those beliefs when faced with the difficult questions? Will they look a Jew in the eye and say “Your predecessors wanted to be gassed in Hitler’s ovens”? Will they tell an abused child “You must’ve wanted to be raped by that pedophile”? Will they inform that vibrant young mother struck down by muscular dystrophy that she attracted the disease to herself?

It’s a truly sick way of looking at the world. I cannot fathom the depravity and irresponsibility to which one must subscribe in order to spout this selfish immoral nonsense, or for that matter to be one of the pathetic sheep who swallows it.

3 Stars An uplifting book
This book may be a little bit way out for some people as it refers to the supernatural. However, if you take only what you need for the book and be tolerant of the rest this book is useful on learning how to cultivation a more positive mindset with emphasis on gratitude.

4 Stars A Clear Guidebook
If you are interested in the Law of Attraction but know nothing about it, this is an excellent place to start. Much of the book is written in an interview format in which Jerry Hicks interviews Abraham, giving the book the feel of watching a talk show with a skilled host. While reading the discussion, I began to have the distinct impression that the book was written for me, personally.

A well-constructed index at the end of the book makes it easy to find answers to specific questions.

The first part of the book discusses in depth the concept of the Creative Workshop. The Creative Workshop is a valuable tool for changing one’s attitude toward life, since a large part of it is affirmation. “The Law of Attraction” could indeed be a life changing book for someone who wants to change the direction and focus of their life.

4 Stars good, workable concepts, but leaves something to be “desired”
There is real value to be gotten out of this book, as to how to be the master of your own destiny and use the scientific law of attraction to your advantage; however, I personally feel that the authors have a lot to learn in terms of what really matters in life–I feel they are using this system perfectly in their own lives in order to get what they want and that is what they’re teaching, so I can’t really find fault with that. I just wish they would display a little more moral/ethical/spiritual awareness while talking about achieving wealth and making yourSELF feel good! I still believe that love, compassion, kindness and generosity are the most important AND fulfilling qualities to seek in oneself, regardless of whether you have money and power or not, and I don’t believe that denying and ignoring the suffering of others is going to make it all just go away or not be a part of one’s experience. We are all connected and therefore affected by everyone else on this planet as we all ultimately come from the same source. If someone else is doing poorly and I’m doing better and in a position to help raise that person up, I believe it is good to do so, or at least to feel empathy for them. It seems like the Hicks have a problem with the concepts of “charity” and “need,” poverty and suffering of any kind, and would rather just not invite all those nasty things into their vibrational field for fear of bringing them down. Well, even if I grant that perhaps we all come into this life attracting certain situations and experiences for whatever reasons, we still shouldn’t dismiss little children who are sold into sexual slavery (to name but one example) and hold them entirely accountable for what happens to them!(I’d like to see them be in that situation and try to think/feel themselves out of it, especially without ever having had the opportunity to learn about it in the first place!) We who are stronger and freer and have more resources still have a responsibility to help make this a better world–for ALL of us, and not just by helping ourselves, although that is often a first step. I can’t help it–although I appreciate and agree with the Law of Attraction itself (and it does work for me when I remember to employ it), I just can’t help but sense in all the writings of the Hicks a certain lack of spiritual and moral depth along with a dose of greed, denial and disconnect whenever difficult questions are posed to them.They give confusing and simplistic answers that do not address the questions! I do admit they ARE being generous in the sense of sharing this information and making it so available and easy to learn for the general public, so I am grateful for these teachings in my life. I guess I just like my teachers to be WISE as well as teaching the mechanics of something.

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