...a seed sown in the garden of the mind shall reap the blossom thereof.
Andersen, Uell S.. Three Magic Words . BN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added onto you.
Matthew 6:33 ESV
Can we Really Control our Life Experiences by Controlling How We Think?
Does everything we perceive around us begin in the mind? Is every life experience simply a projection of thought? Does thought truly manifest into creation and if so does that mean whatever I am experiencing now is simply something I first created in my head? Can we truly change our lives by changing our thinking? Is there truth in Andersen's , Patanjali's and other like teachings?
Maybe There is Some Truth in Andersen's Book?
My head is whirling as I read Uell S. Andersen's book: The Three Keys. I started by dismantling the teaching and comparing it to Buddhist and other spiritual teachings. Though I was once quite impressed by it, I no longer like what The Secret did with The Law of Attraction so I am very skeptical in regards to teachings on it. That is why I was/am so critical of Andersen's book But I am examining it. I am still looking at it and questioning.
The more I read, the more I see that though there is many similarities in the approach Andersen takes as compared to what The Secret took there are many differences. He is speaking to connecting to the One Mind, the Will of God as does A Course in Miracles. He is not saying that we won't get the superficial things we try to manifest...but that they are not what we really want. He stresses that the house, the car, the special relationship will not fulfill us...the only thing that will is our spiritual connection. What we want, according to him, which is similar to most spiritual teachings is a connection to our true Self, to Universal Mind, to Shakti, Chi, Tao and what I would refer to as God. That is what we really want and if we achieve that, everything else is just added on.
Matthew 6
I look at this passage from Matthew 6. Jesus teaches us to seek the Kingdom of God ( which we know by now is within, right...nor will they say, 'Look here it is' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you. (Luke 17:21,ESV) before we seek the things of this world.
He also teaches in this chapter that God knows what we really need before we do and that if we are going to pray for anything (which is probably equivalent to trying to manifest) we should pray in teh way this passage teaches...which is the Lord's prayer.
What is the key component of that prayer?
Not "may my will be done"...but "Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven". As so many spiritual teachings, from so many different avenues of faith, explain...God's Will is our will...we just do not know it yet. It may not be "ego's" will but it is ours. What we really, really want is that connection to our Source. What we really, really want is what God wants for us: Love ( like real love), peace, contentment, abundance of heart and mind...not the Porsche. I mean the Porsche is okay...there is nothing wrong with it...but if we, with great faith pray and seek for that, we will get it but we will soon discover it isn't what we want or need. It will not fulfill us. What will fulfill us is our connection to who we really are...our connection to God. When we have that, all these other things will be added on. We will get the Porsche but we will be happy not because of it but because of our being home where we belong.
This passage from Matthew also reminds us of the impermanence of these earthly things depicted as manifestations of abundance in The Secret.
Do not lay up for yourself treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth or rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal.(Matthew 6:19-20)
What we really, really want is that which is changeless and eternal and is found in the unseen world, not the seen.
Changing How We See and Think
In verse 6:22, Matthew also speaks to the idea of seeing rightly and how our perceptions effect our well being and the world around us. If the eye which is the mind's view is healthy and positive ...we, in these forms, and the world around us will be light. If the eye which is also our thinking is unhealthy or negative, the world will be dark.
If we think positively and water those seeds...we will have a positive experience. If we think negatively, we will plant and water seeds of negativity in our subconscious minds. Andersen, as does some of teh Buddhist teachings, teaches that whatever is in the subconscious will manifest in the external world.
So if we can change the way we think, the way we perceive the world, we can change our world! That is pretty powerful stuff. Change the idea of a thing, and you change the thing. It is that simple. (Uell S. Andersen, Loc 294)
If things on the outside of us are not perfect and maybe not the way we would prefer them to be right now...it is because of the way we are thinking. We can, according to Andersen, change them.
Of course, the primary objective is to first accept and tap into what God Wills here. This present moment imperfection, challenge, postponement in getting what we want, could be divine will...but it doesn't mean that it will always be like that. Nothing is permanent, right? Not even our thoughts or experiences...that means challenging times are not permanent. They may serve a purpose to help us get closer to what we really want which is what God wants for us...so we do our best to embrace our suffering nonjudgmentally as part of our big, beautiful Life. Then we work at changing the thought process by watering those seeds of joy and happiness.
Of course there is much, much more to it than that. As I have mentioned before, there is a big difference between a thought in the conscious mind and a core belief nestled in the subconscious. The conscious mind plants the seeds in the subconscious and it is up to us if we water those seeds or not. If we water the negative, we will have the negative show up in our lives and if we water the positive, we will have the positive show up. Do you believe that?
Anyway...we will talk a little more about thought, belief and hope and faith next time. For now ...just ponder this possibility...that we can control our lives by controlling our thinking. Hmmm!
All is well.
Andersen, Uell S.. Three Magic Words . BN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
Bible Gateway[f]https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6&version=ESV
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