The Secret: Disappointment

Since I've seen The Secret website the following link, which shows the number of people currently subscribed, hasn't moved past day 12! Maybe I should not be disappointed as its probably a very good marketing scam anyway. Day 12, in my calendar, was Christmas Eve, 24th December. Its 15thJanuary so they are missing at least 20 days! And they haven't updated their website since 12th December. Oh well, its probably a big flop anyway.


http://www.whatisthesecret.tv/secret_blogger/secret-scroll-lighting-up-world.html
http://what-is-the-secret.blogspot.com/

In Search of Allah's Treasure

In Search of Allah's Treasure
This is an interesting blogger who is experimenting way beyond MKS it seems :-)

MKS Effects: conscious and subconscious minds

I haven't yet noticed a great deal of change within myself since starting the MKS, except for a hightened awareness of my conscious and subconscious minds. I have noticed on occations the body accepts a command you never intened it to; such as a suddenly fleeting remembering that I needed to get a glass of water for my vitimin C, and although my thoughts where still on my work I jumped out of my chair and started to head for the kitchette. I stopped myself as soon as I had stood, looked a bit of a fool for doing it, but i realised why i had done it, because I have placed such an importance on taking the vC recently.

When I read Haanel point out that the subconcious is the seat of habit I since found this to be more true than i had previously realised. Almost everything I do seems to be habit, conscious activity seems mainly use to make sure that habit is caried out correctly and working out problems at home or work (I'm sure even solutions to these problems are provided for me already). Being aware of the difference between conscious and subconscious minds, I can see more clearly how to change habits, only by imposing my willing on the subconscious. Willing a change in habit used to be difficult, but i've since found the most difficult activity is holding back the judging "I don't want to change" feeling the Will invokes when it changes a situation the Habit wants.

Once I unwittingly used that same Willful technique with quiting smoking (quit on first attempt on 7th June 2001), now I'm testing it again by replacing my lovely 6 chocolate chip soft rolls I ate throughout the day with apples. I initially begrudge the apple in it packet, so i take it out, smell it (hmm), wash it and eat it, and it tastes far greater than any chocolate chip roll. But the urge to go to Tescos or Waitrose for a roll starts to dig in again, so outwipe another apple.

My conclusion so far of the MKS is that it's teaching me what I already know but have not been consciously aware of. Perhaps other self-help books do similair things. As I'm a programmer, I like to have the tools to create what ever I need to accomplish a job, I don't always like being given programs that do jobs for me. MKS, I feel, is providing the raw tools, the clarity of mind to manipulate, program and fashion myself to what I want to be (whatever that was I've actually forgotten, except for a feeling in the back of my mind; hopefully I'll find it).

A Friend's thoughts

I spoke with a good friend over dinner last night about God, life and pursuing ones goals. Whilst we were talking I could see he was displaying many of the characteristics Haanel describes later in the MKS when he talks about concentration and dedication. To my suprise we both had very similair conclusions about the world and universe which resonates with Haanel ideas of Mind being the only force in the universe. I've sent him the book and eagerly await his comments.

For anyone reading it, against Haanel's advice I think one should read the book as quick on you like. I read up to part 7 in the first sitting simply because i was awestuck that someone was able to clearly conceptualise and write down what i already knew but could not express. If you get the same feeling, you'll probably be compelled to read the whole book anyway.

MKS Journey - 13th January 2005

I tried the same relaxation technique for part 1 tonight, and also attempts part 2. Unfortunately I had had some wine before and could feel it numbed my conciousness so I could not achieve the totally controlling state I had before. Also I did not set an alarm as I had previously so I could see how long I'd comfortably undetake the task.

The first phase worked well and I was relaxed with a tingling and whiteness behind my eyes in about 7 minutes. However the second phase didn't work quite as well. I felt the alcohol acted on my conciousness like a defective lens works on the vision; I could see and feel thoughts but they were fuzzy and muddles. Any attempt to clear them or ignore them was like pushing smoke with my hands.

When I felt I could not achieve any further progress I woke myself by taking a few large breaths. I thought I had spent twenty minutes meditating, but it turned out to be thirty-five.

I felt quite disheartend of the effect alcohol had on my system. With hindsight it obviously is not something one should bother doing if you've had a drink. That said, however, as I indicated to in a previous post, it does seem that the concious mind is able to pursued the subconcious very well after a few dirnks - hence the drunk-runner phenomenon we've all seen or experienced. This is probably true for only the most basic of tasks, as most conscious traits - like holding a lucid conversation or chatup line - become markedly impaired.

The next occation I'm make sure I'm alcohol free for twelve hours beforehand.

MKS journey - 11th January 2006

Last night I finally mastered the ability to control my body and make it relax, the first lesson one must learn.

The trick I learnt to achieve this was to realise my consciousness was not in physical/actual control of my body, but impressed its will on the subconscious to acts in a way I desired (much like when you've drunk to much and you decide to run home. You know its stupid and you're going to ache, but its easy to do cos you just tell yourself to do it, so u run). I visualised my subconscious as a large, heavy, fluffy cumulous moving as it needs and must, and my conciousness as the delicate silver-lining atop. This gave me the ability to seperate from the body and mind and watch and control the cloud below.

After settling into a comfortable posture and forgetting any emotions (like the desire to sleep) i told my body to be still, to rest. My sparkling consciousness impressed upon the cloud a stillness and forced it to pause. I had mild pain in my back which kept asking for it to be moved and stretch. I insisted "be patient and wait, you do not hurting so much that staying like that for 20 minutes will damage you, so wait", and the pain subsided. Other occations I had answered its request and felt not in control.

Later two itches similary requested attention, and i told them to hush and be still. Other requests for attention slowly dwindled and I felt totally in control of my body.

After ten minutes of restfulness i truly felt still and could banish any physical request. My body started to feel soft and numb, a tingling settled in all over. My ears rang softly and a white misted started to replace the redness behind my eyelids. If i became excited the effects lessened, so I put my thoughts elsewhere, away from my body. The effects became louder and my skin tingled; I felt very relaxing. Then my alarm clock stopped the session.

My only problem here was that i couldn't take my attention away from my breathing for very long. Any ideas on overcoming this?

MKS Thoughts - 5th January 2006

34. indicates to me that motion, change in physical states of matter will be towards creative ending. that is light will only travel towards a direction in which it will create more consciousness. and physical action is possible if it means that the inclusive elements of that action, and other elements around, move closer to consciousness. I'm thinking this is shown in information's negative entropy characteristics.

"all are intelligent, and all are seeking to carry out the purpose for which they were created. " in this is see that a photon, hitting the retina, joins the body, passes its energy to the nerves, moves into the brain and the concious mind. its atains more consciousness.

42. with everything being made from mind, it is interesting to look at stars and planets. stars are the mind expressing itself in a way its constituent elements from which it is made know how. this in turn effects planets which can see and feel the mind, and react to it, but react only. it seems we have an ability to see the sun, react to the sun, or take a decision to do something else, like focus the sun's life and make fire.

in the 2nd part it says that conscious mind is linked to the subconscious mind, and the subconscious mind control everything within, and is also linked to the universal mind which IS everything else. So then is it possible to control the universal mind and control objects? Levitation of objects and other psychic powers?

Purpose of this Blog

When reading MKS thoughts race through my mind and I have to note them down. I've decided to post them here to be stored, read and commented on if anyone cared to read them.

Similiary I intend to document my experiences whilst doing this training. I would like to hear from others doing the training of their experiences and thoughts on my posts.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I.

The Master Key System

It turns out that The Secret has something or everything to do with Charles Haanel and his Master Key System. After reading the introduction to the book here I decided to read the whole thing, as it instructs, and try it. Here's why.

I am very skeptical of "self-help" books and ideologies, i read them and usually throw them away, mainly because they are the author's ideology and not, i feel, the truth. But this system struck me as totally different. In the introductory part it drew upon ideas of life and the world around us that I developed whilst a child - between 5 and 8 years of age.

My thoughts when i was so young was that God resides in everything I saw. My mother, my father, the grass, the trees, my house, my television, the air I breathed, water i drank and me; I was also, somehow, God. I could not explain why I knew this to be true, but it made sense. Equally, I knew that in my life I would meet my true partner, and that in my lifetime truely amazing events will fall upon the Earth.

After reading the MSK I realised how true this was, and how silly I had been to ignore my own young conclusions about the world. Haanel's description of Mind and the Universe rang exactly in harmony with my childhood belief in God and the Universe. As Haanel describes (tho more simplistically than elegantly put by Haanel), the only energy in the Universe is Mind, and everything is constructed of Mind. In this was Mind is all knowing, all seeing and everywhere. When the Mind thinks, it create the objective reality we see around us, the reality we see is Mind in action, or thought. This to me clearly explained my understanding of god and god's existence everywhere.

The revelation that Haanel continues to detail are the relationships between our concious mind and subconcious, the subconcious mind's link to the universal mind, which in turn logically demonstrates how the universe is brought under the control or will of the concious mind. Through these relationships Haanel explains how when we want something we get it; this is a truth which we have all experienced, but not understood how it came about. Haanel explains how our thoughts become reality.

For better or for worse, it all started with this.