WEEK 11.2 (MARCH 12-21) – MANAFESTING YOUR REALITY.
In a quiet village where the mountains whispered ancient tales and the rivers hummed with life’s persistence, there lived a young woman named Leela. Leela, like many of her age, found herself entangled in the web of modern life, her mind a constant battleground of wants and dislikes, her days colored by the ceaseless chatter of social media and its relentless demand for attention. She often found herself lost in thoughts of what she didn’t want, spiraling into cycles of negativity that seemed to manifest the very outcomes she wished to avoid.
One day, while scrolling aimlessly through her feed, Leela stumbled upon a quote by David Scott, “Most people constantly think about what they don’t want, and then they wonder why it shows up over and over again. We attract to our lives whatever we give our attention, energy and focus to, good or bad, light or dark. Energy flows where attention goes.” This message struck a chord deep within her, echoing something she had heard in her grandmother’s stories about the Buddha: “What we think we become.”
Leela paused, reflecting on her own mind’s projections and their resemblance to the algorithmic mirrors of social media feeds. She realized that just as the platforms showed her more of what she lingered on, her mind attracted more of where she directed her focus. The realization dawned on her that her thoughts, like seeds, were planting the garden of her reality, and she had been sowing seeds of discontent and fear.
Determined to change the landscape of her inner world, Leela embarked on a journey of mindfulness, taking inspiration from Buddhist principles to cultivate thoughts of peace, compassion, and joy. She practiced meditation, sitting quietly each day to observe the comings and goings of her thoughts without attachment, learning to direct her focus towards gratitude and positivity.
As days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, Leela noticed a profound shift in the canvas of her mind. The dark clouds of unwanted thoughts began to dissipate, replaced by the light of awareness and the colors of an awakened heart. She found herself more present, more content, and more in tune with the beauty of the moment.
Leela also observed changes in her external world. The relationships with her family and friends deepened, her work became more fulfilling, and serendipitous opportunities started to unfold before her. It was as if the universe was responding to the new projections of her thoughts, mirroring back the positivity she had cultivated within.
Through her transformation, Leela became a beacon of light in her community, sharing the wisdom she had uncovered. She taught others that their thoughts were not just fleeting whispers in the wind but powerful forces shaping their reality. She encouraged them to be mindful of where they directed their attention, energy, and focus, reminding them that “Our thoughts are projections that come back to us as echoes, down the canyons of our minds, manifesting our reality. Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.”
Leela’s story spread far and wide, inspiring countless others to embark on their journeys of self-discovery and transformation. And as she continued to walk her path with mindfulness and compassion, Leela proved that by changing the projections of our thoughts, we can indeed change the reception of the live feeds streaming across the canvas of our minds, crafting a destiny filled with light, love, and boundless possibilities.
“Most people constantly think about what they don’t want, and then they wonder why it shows up over and over again. We attract to our lives whatever we give our attention, energy and focus to, good or bad, light or dark. Energy flows where attention goes” – David Scott
“The Buddha said, “what we think we become.”
“Our thoughts are projections that come back to us as echoes, down the canyons of our minds, manifesting our reality. Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny. Social media reminds me the projections of our mind. If Instagram notices that we stop and look at pictures of surfing, in no time all of the feeds we seem to see are about surfing. The world seems to be about nothing but surfing. Change the projections of your thoughts and change the reception of live feeds coming across the canvas of your mind.” – David Scott
“As you think you vibrate. As you vibrate you attract.” – Abraham Hicks
“You are never going to soar higher than your beliefs tell you, you can.” – David Scott
“Everything that has a beginning, has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”
“Never be so busy just surviving that you forget to live.” – David Scott
“Sometimes you might feel like the world is shooting water at you with a water gun. Just protect that light inside you and keep it bright.” –David Scott
“Whatever you hold in your mind on a consistent basis is exactly what you will experience in your life.” – Tony Robbins
“Stay close to people who feel like sunshine. Real friends do not rejoice at your failures and defeats but hold your hand through the difficult moments of life. When your heart breaks into thousands of tiny pieces, a true friends helps you pick up the brokenness and helps you put yourself back together, unconditionally. Let us be grateful for true friends in our lives and learn to recognize wolves in sheep clothing that act like friends when the sun shines, but turn into monsters in the darkness.” – David Scott
“Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.”
“If you want to know the past, look at your present. If you want to know the future, look at your present.”
“Just as a lamp or candle cannot burn bright without fire, a person cannot be enlightened without passion.” – David Scott
“Change is never painful, only the resistance to change is painful.”
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
“You stand at the crossroads of the path of love and the path of fear. Which do you choose to follow?”
“Crying with the wise is better than laughing with the fool.”
“Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the cheap skate with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.” – David Scott
Mantra : “I don’t chase anymore, I attract. What belongs to me will simply find me.” – David Scott
“Everything is within your power, and your power is within you.” – Janice Trachtman
He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.”
“If you are quiet enough, you will hear the flow of the universe. You will feel its rhythm. Go with this flow. Happiness lies ahead. Meditation is key.”
“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”
“In order to gain anything you must lose everything.”
“Rule your mind or it will rule you.”
“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”
“It is only when you connect to the silence within you, that you can make sense of the noise going on around you. Silence is an empty space teeming with answers. A fence around wisdom. Space is the home of the awakened mind.” – David Scott
“The thought manifests as the word; The word manifests as the deed; The deed develops into habit; And habit hardens into character.”
“There isn’t enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle.”
“The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do to others as you would want done to you.”
“Minds are like flowers, they only open when the time is right.” – Stephen Richards
“When the student is ready the teacher arrives.”
“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.” Maya Angelou
“Never allow your mind to wander untamed like a wild animal that exists on the basis of survival of the fittest. Tame your mind with consistent focus on your goals and desires.” – Stephen Richards
“The mind has a powerful way of attracting things that are in harmony with it, good and bad.” – Idowu Koyenikan, Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability
“If you knew your potential to feel good, you would ask no one to be different so that you can feel good. You would free yourself of all of that cumbersome impossibility of needing to control the world, or control your mate, or control your child. You are the only one who creates your reality. For no one else can think for you, no one else can do it. It is only you, every bit of it you.” – Esther Hicks