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Posts: 8440 · Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:19 pm

I watched The Secret but couldn't find anything remotely interesting in it, I don't believe it's a good thing to be promoting Greed, this is how I saw The Secret where if you really want it, all you have to do is Visualize and then you will receive it. How is this a good thing?

Samson.

Posts: 97 · Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:22 pm

Samson wrote:

I watched The Secret but couldn't find anything remotely interesting in it, I don't believe it's a good thing to be promoting Greed, this is how I saw The Secret where if you really want it, all you have to do is Visualize and then you will receive it. How is this a good thing?

Samson.

It can be used in bad ways too . . . like seeing yourself not receiving and then not receiving. Doesn't God want us to have good things? It's about the Law of Attraction and how we attract things to us, both negative and positive. We have a choice. Since I watched it, more positive things have come my way.

Posts: 8440 · Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:39 pm

Maybe I should watch it again and then I'll know exactly if I was right or wrong and yes you are right God dose want the best for us, but I couldn't get over the fact the people talking in this movie seemed only interested in getting more, so just how dose one who has absolutely nothing get something for nothing, because if this movie was true to it's word there would be people everywhere on this planet living like Kings & Queens don't you think.

Samson.

Posts: 602 · Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:43 pm

You're right to a degree, Samson; the undertones of "The Secret" are somewhat materialistic. But it's the message it is relaying, if you take into a different context can have a totally different interpretation. Some people are only interested in how it will benefit them monetarily while there are some of us who actually refer to it so we can grow within.

It's like anything, 50 people can read the same exact text and you'll get 50 different versions of what it's about.

Posts: 36 · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:28 am

I've not seen the movie but I've read the book. I'm happy that someone has culled all the ancient teachings in one place and succeeded in bringing it to the attention of the public all around the world.

As expected, it's also starting to get its share of criticism. For instance, I read some psychiatrist say that it could encourage "victim-blaming" (the idea that one is to blame for everything that happens to him or her).

What do you think?