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EXCERPTS FROM CHAPTER 4:
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Excerpt 1: "The
principle of cause and effect is more commonly known by the
axiom "what you sow is what you reap," and is also
referred to by the slang saying, "what goes around,
comes around." It essentially means that every effect that
you see or experience in the world had to have a cause.
While at first glance this may appear to be a very simple
and obvious concept, it has profound implications for every
human being."
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principle of cause and effect serves as our own personal
'boomerang', meaning it's very important that we make our
best efforts to toss that boomerang out into the universe
with positive energy attached to it, for whatever we put
out there will assuredly return to us in kind. According
to Arnold Patent in his book, You Can Have It All: |
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Energy flows out of our
bodies like a signal or wavelength from a radio or television
station. Each of us emits a very precise signal. Everyone
and everything in our environment picks up certain of these
signals. However, only those who are on the same wavelength
respond to them. . . . The result then is that we attract
into our lives those people and those circumstances, which
are in alignment with the energy signals we emit.51 |
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Given the above premise,
it is reasonable to conclude that everything that happens
to us originated with a cause that we ourselves set
into motion."
[51 Arnold M. Patent, You
Can Have It All, (Piermont, NY: Money Mastery Publishing,
1984) p.42]
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| Excerpt 3: "One
of the keys to spiritual growth therefore, is learning to
discipline yourself to become more conscious about all of
the decisions (i.e., choices) that you do make. In his book The
Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra has some
excellent advice regarding this: |
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When you make any choice-any
choice at all-you can ask yourself two things: First of all,
'What are the consequences of this choice that I am making?'In
your heart you will immediately know what these are. Secondly,
'Will this choice that I'm making now bring happiness to
me and to those around me?'52 |
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As you begin to put this
advice into practice, you'll be amazed at how many of your
thoughts, feelings, and actions have been occurring on 'auto-pilot',
so to speak."
[52 Deepak Chopra, The
Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, (San Rafael, CA: Amber-Allen
Publishing & New World Library, 1994) p.42]
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| Excerpt 4: "Adopting
the mindset that you do indeed cause/create all of the circumstances
you experience in life, even if you don't recall doing so
consciously, opens the door to the potential for greater
joy by removing you from the backwards-focused paralysis
of blame. It also transports you into the now moment of responsibility
where you can actually take action to resolve problems and
issues." |
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