Law Of Attraction - Fact or Fiction?

We all need some kind of inspiration to walk the arduous path of life. In absence of motivation, the journey can be horrendous enough while wading through difficult waters, staggering across the sandy deserts in blistering heat, climbing steep mountains or finding way out of the woods. (that's how life situations appear to be). Everyone needs a driving force in life to move forward and without that magical force, it becomes nearly impossible to accomplish goals. For most people in today’s world (and rightly so), money and success are two great sources of inspiration but for some, ‘love’ still reigns as the most powerful motivational factor. People falling in the latter category are generally the ones who don’t play by the rules and simply follow their instincts. They are unconventional and don’t seem to understand the norms of the dogmatic and (supposedly) orderly society. All I know is that they can work miracles if they have love in their lives but the down side is that they tend to lead aimless and dissatisfied lives till the time their craving for love is not satiated. For such people, it’s just like living a life without breathing in air. As unrealistic as it sounds, such personality types have still not become extinct amidst gross materialism and barbarism of the present world. There is yet another group which has emerged on the horizon recently; it consists of people who find themselves inspired by ‘Law of attraction’. They believe that they can attract love, money, success, happiness or for that matter even weight loss by following 'law of attraction' techniques in their daily lives. Amazing! We really do live in a 'make believe' world.

It’s very easy to find people, who, apparently seem embroiled in their routine work but if you take a closer look, you’ll know that such people, despite being physically present in their small office cubicle allow themselves the luxury of dreaming with their eyes wide open. Such people probably do their job for the heck of it and don’t feel motivated enough, either to excel at what they’re doing or to quit the monotonous and life sucking job for something that they desperately want to. I discovered one such person in my office some time back and he surprised me with his line of thought in the course of a casual conversation during lunch hour.

“I never give up hope. I believe in law of attraction and I’m sure I’m going to find love very soon. Things are going to change…I’m pretty sure.” He said.

This forty two year old man, who already had three broken relationships to his credit, seemed to be so sure about meeting his Ms. Right that I didn’t feel like questioning his belief. I couldn’t muster courage to tell him that he wouldn’t find his love sitting in his 10/10 cubicle as for that, he needed to go out and explore opportunities. However, it was obvious that with his existing state of mind he was at least able to take a positive step forward with each passing moment; sometimes that’s all what a person needs….something to hold on to, for navigating to the shore.

As we all know, the ‘law of attraction’ is the latest fancy theory propagated by some pioneers in the field of quantum physics and spiritual science. I am still not able to gauge how far this theory holds ground but what I know for sure is that it has become a million dollar business for a few experts who have been able to spin an incredible theory which, according to them, is backed by scientific explanation as well. I guess, it works both for the proponents and the general public. You wanna know how? Well, the advocates of this theory rose to be the stalwarts of a money-churning industry and we (the gullible people) ended up believing in something which is supposedly substantiated with scientific evidence. We tend to believe more in scientific proofs and, fortunately, ‘law of attraction’ offered science and spirituality in one single package. What else could be easier for us to assimilate! The interesting part is that no one cares to ascertain the validity of this newly found ‘law’ in the light of complex situations encountered in daily life.

I watched the ‘Secret of Success’ DVD over and over again. This one and a half hour video is an amazing piece of technical excellence. I have to say that the script and the visuals are worthy of praise. It’s definitely a treat to watch. They say that the most powerful element governing the events occurring in our daily lives is nothing but our own ‘thought’. They make it look as if everything that happens around us is a result of our thoughts. It seems they have completely eliminated the pertinence of ‘destiny’ and ‘planetary influence’ from our lives. I have always believed in the influence of planets and the star constellation on humans. It’s an established fact that the earth is only a small part of the enormous solar system and there are many planets which have been proven to have a substantial effect on our planet depending on their size and distance from the earth. If our earth cannot escape the influence, how can we? The video (secret of success) shows how we can attract positivity in our lives merely by channelizing our thoughts and focusing on good things but I won’t hesitate in saying that, more often than not, planets have the power over our mood swings also. The right star constellation triggers unexplained happiness and peace whereas the malefic arrangement of stars in our natal chart can cause depression without cause. So to say that we are the masters of our own thoughts would be somewhat far-fetched.

The entire theory is based on staying positive which is good. At least it makes people believe that there is hope. Anything that gives an individual some kind of strength to start each day with renewed hope, vigor and expectation is acceptable as per the human standards. I watched many uploaded videos on the internet where people from different walks of life shared their experiences after incorporating the law of attraction in their daily lives. All those people had one thing in common; they said that they prayed everyday for getting what they wanted and hoped that results would be in their best interest. Here I was a little confused. So was it the law of attraction or the power of prayers which helped them achieve their objectives? Should the credit be given to their belief in ‘law of attraction’ or the ‘angelic power’ which granted them their wishes? Perhaps it’s both. When we try to evolve spiritually the first thing that we do is to channelize our energies and attune ourselves to the higher power in order to resonate with the energy of our creator. This helps to create a channel / link with the creator and it is believed that after having established the said nexus, it becomes easier to hear the inner voice or the voice of the spirit. Once this is done the negativity in our system is washed off gradually and positive energy fills our body and mind. We find peace with ourselves and as the outer environment merely reflects our inner self, we find it easier to deal with the outer world and once this synchronization is done, nothing seems difficult to achieve. Isn’t this what we already know? So what’s new about ‘law of attraction’? I would just call it a reminder, of the power which is buried inside us and, of the need for using that power for the greater good. Well, I guess we all love to have old wine in a new bottle and that’s why we attract in our lives, a simple concept of spirituality wrapped in an expensive package.