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The Secret

heart513
heart513
Anybody else ever heard of this book or movie?
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no.. do tell.. whats it about?
heart513
heart513
It's about positive thinking
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I though it was kinda strange, . I brought a really good book to help with anxiety disorders etc..
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Well, I'll go out on a limb and risk offending somebody. In which case I apologize. Neither the "Secret" nor the Law of Attraction was right for me. I spent months studying these principles. The underlying principles, not really revealed in the "Secret," were offensive to me. I found "victim blaming," which I cannot condone. It really goes beyond positive thinking, which I do endorse. And it goes beyond what Oprah had on her show. To me, it's a perversion of every major world religion. To me, a belief system that is not compassion based leads one into self-centeredness. Personally, I find more personal power, inspiration, and "truth" from the Bible or the Tao. If you are interested, please look deeply into this philosophy before committing yourself. Make your own decision based on your personal truth.
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so true chacha, i found the book sh!t! lol
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I thought it was absolutely awful...as if you can bend life to fit your desires and needs. I truly believe that God has the best in store for me and sometimes what I think is best for me isn't what God has in store-which is always the best. I was made to watch the movie by a business partner and it made me squirm the entire time. For those who don't have a solid grounding it would be easy to get caught up in this belief system...I tell everyone I know about the crap this book/movie suggests. The funniest part about it was that at the beginning of the movie they tell you which historical figures believe in this system and most (if not all) of them are dead and cannot stand up for their beliefs. This belief system totally torked me off. It is a sneaky lie that you need to be aware of...Here is a link to an article on the Secret

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/mayweb-only/118-42.0.html

Self-centeredness is the key to this system....
heart513
heart513
Thanks for all the replies especially lissajo. Thanks for the link to the article. I enjoyed reading it because it was thought provoking. And because there was a link to a christian article that defends it.

Truly, I say to you, whosoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours (Mark 11:23-24).

http://www.ctlibrary.com/ct/2007/mayweb-only/118-42.0.html