you create your own reality

[Lente]

Do you belief any of the "you create your own reality" stuff? I mean all of it, total responsibility for your life, for your entire reality! Do you belief that?

[alexd]

No not all of it, you have to leave some to fate. Your thoughts create your reality, changing your thinking changes your reality, so in essence you create your reality. But not absolutely, I wouldn't take it much further than that.


Alex

[Psan]

Well, firstly, how can we create reality when we dont even know what is reality ?
Secondly, if by reality, you mean our day to day world and events, then I'm sure they are not reality at all, they are just illusions and something bigger and finer is going on behind the curtains. So the question might be - do we create our own illusions....
Thirdly, if I create reality then did I create you? And who created me? Because being a part of reality someone must have created me and you. May be there is something that is using me and you as an instrument to create a reality (Hint!)

[Scorpyn]

I do believe that it's possible to affect events in "real life" with thought power, but I can't prove it. I also don't believe that it's possible to do anything. Well sometimes I do but not atm.

It would be kinda sad to find out that I was controlling everything subconsciously, it'd be very lonely if true.

[MJ-12]

jkjg

[ilikepizza1123]

Yes, you definitely can alter the state of reality. I do this so often it has become an integral part of my life. But do I go so far to say that I create my reality? I sure hope not. Too much responsibility on my part. That's what Goddess is for.

[Aros]

The simple answer? Yes.

[Mr Merlin]

Greetings!

I agree that we do create our own reality to a greater or lesser degree dependant on our belief that it is taking place.

By nature, we are complex electromagnets existing in a reality which is basically energy. All energy can be attracted or repelled.

We are basically existing in a reality where energy is being attracted or repelled on a daily basis. Every person; every place; every object is a magnetic energy.

Therefore, it is quite possible to make it an intention to pull to us a specific object/event ... by attracting its energy ....

In this way we are changing our reality.

[Ben K]

Saying "you create your own reality" is alot like saying "love is the truth". well sure, but what the hell do you mean?

when i say you create your own reality i mean that you draw upon events from your imagination to create an experience that seems to progress in chronological order. literally, you create your own reality.

[kyo]

Hello Lente,

I had posted my reply to your (exact same) question here :

http://simpo.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=insight&action=display&thread=1117010787

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(alternative link to my reply)

http://infinity.hispeed.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1117041145/0

[Wronski Feint]

you do create YOUR world.  Reality means different things to different people.  You shoot sombody, your reality changes.  You win the lottery, your reality changes. You go get a good career, your reality changes. Now if you mean you just sit there and concentrate on your life changing, doubt it.  Its not that easy.  You gotta go and do stuff on your own.

Also, if a plane crashed into your house with a family member in it and they died, you didnt do that.  That becomes part of your reality, yet it wasnt your decision.  Humans dont have that much control over what happens, and for good reason.  Imagine if Hitler could have sit down and concentrated on the Jewish people never existing and it happened.  I dont think (insert your supreme creator) would give us that much power over our world.

[Ben K]

wronski:

the fact of the matter is we DO have control over what happens to us. We just have this visage of "control" that we like to use all the time.

YOU create YOUR reality. its sort of like looking at a video game as opposed to the video games code. Well sure, we can say that we dont have "control" over the number of points we have, but it is really just a limitation we have put on OURSELVES to play the game.

We just havent figured out how to alter the code yet

[Wronski Feint]

wronski:

the fact of the matter is we DO have control over what happens to us. We just have this visage of "control" that we like to use all the time.

Thats what said, well tried to say, i guess i didnt do a good job of  wording it.  Of course you have control over what happens to you.

[AstralSailor]

quantum mechanics and the movie "What the bleep do we know"
says: "YES!"

I believe that if we say "we create our own reality" that has a pretty vague meaning of what it really means to create out own reality.

[Lente]

Most seem to agree that we create our own reality, but not on how we do it. Does positive thinking work, is it our beliefs or our perception. What are the methods for changing reality?

[wisp]

Hi Lente,

Yes, I tend to believe I create my own reality. Another way of saying it, "I accept responsibility" for my choices and actions.

Interpreting the results of your thoughts and actions are intermingled with other lives. By not interfering with other's choices, you can see the effect of your own choices more clearly. This in turn, will guide your actions. The resulting sequence of events will show you the direction your going.

How you judge (or interpret) your own steps, is up to you.

For me personally, I have little or no concern over other's opinion of me (I'm secure). If there is a negative (a sign of...) effect or result from my "co-existence", I have to look at my place in the universe being off (or out of balance). I either must choose to change (in thinking and action), or move (physically). This is more about an internal "shake-up" than let's say....making things adjust to yourself, where you are now. The goal for me... peace, tranquility, contentment. What others choose, is up to them, as well.

Motivations and intentions of others are insignificant to me. I cannot let other's choices interfer with mine, unless I choose that path for a time.

I have found, by seeking my own path, this same part (or desire), in other people are drawn to me. That part, gets my attention! A confirmation perhaps? Our paths continue however by the way, " to each, his or her's own".

Hope this makes sense. Without a doubt, I do believe we create our own reality. How this plays out in the long run, time will tell.

Your question:

Most seem to agree that we create our own reality, but not on how we do it.  

My above statement explains how I do it. Some people cannot or will not recognize who they are in the universe. There is also a tendency or trend toward dependency and/or co-dependent living in society. These are barriors which must be broken through. Until then, patience and individual paths are the best way, imo.

Does positive thinking work,

Only if you understand change or transitions can be a good thing. Bad may be good if it causes something good to come out of it. It's about interpretations or perceptions as you say.

What are the methods for changing reality?

Pretty much the individual path I described above, imo. I know it's been said before, "It starts with yourself". But....until more individuals recognize this "reality" only a few seem to see and understand, it will go down the same path as it always has, in a collective sort of way.

[Telos]

I've been looking at this meme for a while now, wanting to believe it, and hoping that in doing so it would help. And I think I've discovered that, in spreading this dictum, we've left out something important.

It doesn't matter whether or not you actually create reality. That notion is circular and does not add to our understanding per se. What's important, however, is acting as if you create reality, which the knowledge that you dont.

In doing so you reach a mindset where you complain at nothing, and take full and 100% responsibility for everything. Instead of blaming other people, things, or God for your misfortune, you simply must ask, "that's funny... why did I create that?" and move onward doing something more beneficial for your condition.

Perhaps I have too much of a critical mind, but simply saying "you create reality" is irresponsible. "You are responsible for reality," does not sacrifice any meaning and is a lot closer to the truth. Let's spread that meme instead.

[wisp]

Telos,
Hi, good to see you posting! Hope things are going well for you.

Off topic perhaps, but a while back in another thread we were talking about the lottery. I mentioned a clear voice that came to me upon awakening at that time. The voice said, "Play the powerball!" Well...there was something to that. I played the "powerball" of action in my life. I'm now on a whole new path! I'm moving to a new location. What a ride I've been on the last few weeks to make this all happen! The voice I heard was prophetic! WOW is all I can say to describe it!

Back on topic:
Along with the knowledge and the REALITY that one creates his/her reality, comes the responsibility and the willingness to see how things happen. Actually, it may be that one has to come to a crossroads in his/her life to decide or question "what is going on here?" I think many, if not most people have a bell going on in their head that this self creation is happening.

For instance, how many times can a person say, or think to themselves, "lucky I didn't take that route to work today", or," boy! was that a close call!", and other such commonly used phrases. There's a pattern and/or theme to each and everyone's life. How can a discerning individual not see it? The only people who don't see it, are choosing to ignore it, choosing ignorance, or choosing a lifestyle of irresponsibility, or even dishonesty or crime. Or put more simply, placing themselves in the victim role. But, this is a little off topic, and not getting to the point at hand.

Wait, maybe it's not so off topic. Let's say...something bad happens to someone. Is it really so scary to dare to question or ponder why that person created that? The answer for the most part is yes. People are afraid to ponder for fear that they will not be spared the same fate. It's alot of fear based thinking (superstition?). When really, it's okay to think on such things. It's the actions or feedback one spreads to others, that causes the reality of something coming back on one (payback). However, there really is no such thing as "payback", just lessons, imo.

I see creating one's reality not just philosophical, but physical as well.One day I was sitting down talking with my mom about our deceased relatives (my grandparents). Knowing their cause of death (though some possible inaccuracy in so called diagnoses), I described to my mother their metaphysical (correct term?) causes of death. She was astound by my accuracy (and insight). Their deaths could be linked to their personality traits, and other such things. It all resonated as truth to her! These were all natural deaths (as opposed to let's say...traumatic, or so called accidental deaths). Where from here? I tend to think that one must not just walk on, but instead, learn from these ancestors (or anyone else, for that matter). Although death has a different meaning to me than the general population, it speaks a message. The message is....prevention is the best cure (regarding health care matters,that is).

I'm not so sure you were directing your post toward this area of interest, so not sure if this applies to what you stated.

[Telos]

Wisp, you're a real pragmatist. And I mean that as a compliment, especially for your ability to bring concepts like these to a ground level.

"the reality that one creates his/her reality" ... "the willingness to see how things happen" ...  I know I shouldn't think so philosophically about this, but doesn't this presuppose a base reality before the act of creation? Part of philosophy isn't about arriving at a truth, but about having a consistent flow of reason. I don't see the reason here, but I do see and think I agree with your statements as I've isolated them, particularly the "the willingness to see how things happen," which can be surprisingly difficult. They are words to live by.

[Lente]

I'm going to answer my own question.


At the time that I was asking this question I was very confused, I just couldn't accept that everything that happens is my creation, but somehow I couldn't bring myself to dismiss it entirely either.

You know I even bought adrians book and although I applaud the effort he made, I couldn't agree whit his book either. I remember thinking its just to easy.

Whit the law of attraction you can attract everything you want, the law of karma is cooperating in this, so you just think positive, visualize etc and it will cause what you want to have coming into your live. Yes? NO!! Something isn't right here, this doesn't make any sense (to me), so I started looking further.

I don't know exactly how but I came upon an explanation of how we create reality by Seth and I remembered I have a book of him at home, so I started reading again. And Seth spoke of believes creating our reality, this made more sense to me, I had a feeling thought doesn't just manifest into reality.

I also remember there was this other entity Elias who said the same, I started reading it's work again. He explained things even better in my view.

Now the way he explained how we create our reality was acceptable.

Basically we all create our reality true our perception, our perception is influenced by our believes. We create this entire hologram so to speak of our reality for our self, and it is exactly what we believe it to be. Of course we are not alone, other people are there, BUT as our creation, when we interact whit someone we translate their energy and make up an image of them, mostly this is also the image of how they view them self, so there is no conflict. We also do this whit the world, there are a set of mass believes that everyone adopts when they incarnate (not reincarnate) in this reality. This is why there is no discussion about the common elements of our reality, like matter, gravity etc.

This is how I currently think about it.

[aslegnat]

Do you belief any of the "you create your own reality" stuff? I mean all of it, total responsibility for your life, for your entire reality! Do you belief that?

Hi..!
I´m not sure but your excerpt has some to do with Reality Shift concept..?
ASLEGNAT

[Lente]

Do you belief any of the "you create your own reality" stuff? I mean all of it, total responsibility for your life, for your entire reality! Do you belief that?

Hi..!
I´m not sure but your excerpt has some to do with Reality Shift concept..?
ASLEGNAT

Yes I think so.

[apop]

but of course you create! every reality is astral reality-
we are on the bottom of the abyss. abyss is time-  

[Jazket]

"There do exist enquiring minds, which long for the truth of the heart, seek it, strive to solve the problems set by life, try to penetrate to the essence of things and phenomena and to penetrate into themselves. If a man reasons and thinks soundly, no matter which path he follows in solving these problems, he must inevitably arrive back at himself, and begin with the solution of the problem of what he is himself and what his place is in the world around him."

[MisterJingo]

"There do exist enquiring minds, which long for the truth of the heart, seek it, strive to solve the problems set by life, try to penetrate to the essence of things and phenomena and to penetrate into themselves. If a man reasons and thinks soundly, no matter which path he follows in solving these problems, he must inevitably arrive back at himself, and begin with the solution of the problem of what he is himself and what his place is in the world around him."

That quote near encapsulates many of my beliefs/self discoveries