Universal Laws ~ Must We Understand Them To Engage Them?

It's likely you've at least heard about the Law of Attraction. With the release of the movie The Secret, the world was alerted to this long-standing 'law', even though it may not have been known as such. Since it's release, with subsequent books, programs, 'coaches', business, etc., etc., ad nauseam, it's nearly impossible to avoid all the chatter. That is, unless you live in a cave.

Regardless of your own views on the topic, or your spiritual beliefs, or your background, the fact remains that are thousands of teachings that all point in a similar direction:
The Universal Law of Cause and Effect.

Some believe that we have but one lifetime, after which we may go to some splendid heaven and sit 'on the right hand of god'. Others believe that life is unending; that we come back again and again, doomed to carry with us the mistakes from previous lives and pay our debts before we may reach some state of bliss. Still others believe that when it's over, it's over. End of story. Nothing but a vast, black abyss with nary a stitch of energy remaining.

It's a bit difficult to argue with any of said beliefs, seeing as how there isn't much proof. How do we really know? How can we say one way or the other which 'end' is TRUE? While there are people who claim to have 'died', seen what they saw, and then returned to their bodies, there really isn't any way to know if those visions were a result of some neurological phenomenon or a happy dream while they were in a coma. Some claim that they could actually hear what was going on around them, see themselves lying on the hospital bed with their loved ones surrounding them, and still knew they were elsewhere.

I think it's all possible. Every bit of it. I also think that the whole idea of cause and effect is as provable as combustion. It isn't really a matter of who's right or wrong, it's more about whether or not those beliefs sustain us as we walk the paths of our human existence.

Recently, I came upon some teachings on the various 'sects' of Buddhism. I'm fascinated by dogma, in its many forms, and have always been curious how people just buy the whole story, hook, line and sinker. I've never been one of them. I need PROOF of things. It's just how I'm wired. Much as I'd like to 'just believe', it isn't in my nature to. Don't know why, and frankly, don't care. All I know is if it's got to do with my life, I want proof.

In terms of religious teachings, Nicherin Buddhism comes as close to said 'proof' as any dogma I've ever heard of. Apparently, Mr. Nicherin was equally skeptical about the teachings of the Buddha. So he spent a lifetime researching, studying, and living among the poorest of people, testing the theories, practicing the teachings, and spreading the word. That word was:

The Mystic Law IS. You don't have to believe it. In fact, I urge you NOT to just 'believe' in anything that does not provide actual proof. If you don't see any effect (on your life) from your practice of this teaching, you'd be wise to forgo further energies and seek peace elsewhere.

You really have to love a guy like that. He's my kind of 'guru'. Because no matter what you call it, karma, universal law, law of attraction, heaven, hell, or just plain luck...the bottom line is that if is doesn't make your life better, what's the point?

I've always believed that 'thoughts become things'. Nobody had to tell me, nor did I need to read a million books or watch a hundred movies. I knew it because I lived it. I saw over and over just how powerful my thoughts were, particularly when I put those thoughts into sound (words). The more proof I got, the more I knew that this was no 'accident'. This then led to even more curiosity, more research, more digging into the mysteries of said universal laws...to see just how much more I could engage the magick.

And yes, I call it magick because it's a more FUN way of looking at it. Call it what you want. Just know that you have the power to engage whatever you call it, because you ARE the universe. WE all are. Sooner we have our 'proof', sooner we'll stop killing each other.

Here's to a more peaceful New Year.