| Australian TV producer, come author, Rhonda Byrne | | | | through creating world peace. Byrne makes the point |
| has deftly compiled the ancient wisdom of many great | | | | that fighting brings us to the conditions that we hate. |
| minds, into a book titled, 'The Secret.' The principles | | | | She cited such notables as, Jack Canfield, "The |
| Byrne illuminates in 'The Secret' are based on | | | | anti-war movement creates more war;" Mother |
| metaphysics and have been spoken of by the | | | | Teresa, "I will never attend an anti-war rally. If you |
| greatest thinkers, writers and leaders throughout | | | | have a peace rally, invite me." However, in this brief |
| time-Plato, Aristotle, Albert Einstein, Rev. Martin Luther | | | | mention of creating peace, she failed to make a |
| King Jr., Dale Carnegie, The Power of Positive Thinking, | | | | compelling point that, "The Law of Attraction" |
| Carl Jung; "What you resist persists." Buddha, "All that | | | | comprises all aspects of life, including creating war or |
| we are is a result of what we have thought." | | | | stopping a senseless war. The Law of Attraction |
| 'The Secret' is simply the metaphysics of 'The Law of | | | | undeniably illuminates that-all wars are senseless. |
| Attraction.' | | | | As we experience the predictable outcome of the |
| "The first philosophy (Metaphysics) is universal and is | | | | current political climate-we need to accept we have |
| exclusively concerned with primary substance. ... And | | | | created the very things we fear; war compounded by |
| here we will have the science to study that which is | | | | more terrorists. Instead of eradicating corruption, it's |
| just as that which is, both in its essence and in the | | | | growing; instead of creating peace, war and terrorism |
| properties which, just as a thing that is, it has. ....That | | | | are escalating; instead of healthy intelligent solutions, we |
| among entities there must be some cause which | | | | are perpetuating brainless, hateful rhetoric and fear |
| moves and combines things. ... There must then be a | | | | mongering. |
| principle of such a kind that its substance is activity." | | | | It is abundantly clear, critics have become worse than |
| (Aristotle, Metaphysics 340BC) | | | | the problem, worse than the people they call evil. It is a |
| Metaphysics examines and explains the nature of | | | | natural law-like attracts like. It is time to apply the |
| reality, which includes a relationship between matter | | | | undeniable, irrevocable, powerful and unmistakable |
| and mind, attribute and substance, value and fact. | | | | principle-"The Law of Attraction" to the most crucial |
| Matter and mind are comprised of energy and energy | | | | issue humanity faces; perpetually creating what we |
| has impact. Thoughts have energy and are things - | | | | claim we do not want; war. If war created peace, the |
| thought forms of energy create something. The | | | | world would be at peace the first day after the first |
| something that is created by thought is dependent on | | | | war ended. |
| what the thoughts are. | | | | The Law of Attraction belongs to everyone and every |
| Positive thoughts create light energy forms. Negative | | | | family. Practice kindness to one another, clear away |
| thoughts create heavy energy forms. Like attracts like. | | | | negative energy, use forgiveness liberally with yourself |
| Therefore, if you think positive thoughts, you attract | | | | and others, practice positive thinking, send positive |
| positive energy forms. If you think negative thoughts | | | | thoughts to the entire world, Capitol Hill and to our |
| you attract negative energy forms. | | | | perceived enemies. Speak with courteous and |
| The question, "What were you thinking?," has a more | | | | informed awareness. |
| profound significance than a mere expression of | | | | The Law of Attraction is simply predictable, consistent, |
| incredulity. "What were you thinking?," can be the | | | | unwavering, and unrelentingly accurate. The Law of |
| pivotal point to make better choices now or in the | | | | Attraction is not a sometime thing. We need to focus |
| future. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he," | | | | on what we want to create instead of what we do |
| Proverbs 23:7; "Whether you think you can or think | | | | not want to create. |
| you can't, either way you are right," Henry Ford. | | | | Our thoughts are based on our beliefs. "We |
| Appealing to the vulnerability of humanity, Byrne | | | | experience what we believe. If we don't believe that |
| focused her work primarily on the acquisition of | | | | we experience what we believe, then we don't, which |
| money. I am all for creating money and abundance, | | | | still means the first statement is true. |
| however, the greatest good could be achieved | | | | |