Coincidence - that is a word that is tossed around a lot in our lives. Have you ever found yourself chalking up daily actions that come in front of your life as stark coincidences? I would wager a bet that most of those occurrences are not coincidences at all - but rather manifestations of our own minds.
Whether we all realize it or not at this point in time, thought truly does generate all of our realities. While some are beginning to wake up to this concept, most have yet to come to the awareness of it. As we approach each day in our lives, some of our daily thoughts materialize quicker than others like - I want a cup of coffee, I think I'll go for a walk, or I would rather go out for dinner than stay in. These are thought forms that manifest quickly without much time. However, in the physical world that we currently are residing at this present time, some other thought forms take longer to manifest.
All thought is energy. If I have a thought of owning "the perfect home," I likely have that picture in my mind of what that perfect home looks like. It will take time, but if the power of the thought is strong enough, we will put actions in motion and the manifestation of that thought (non-physical) will bring the home into our current physical reality. The same works with losing weight or attaining that promotion at work. We confuse these "longer term" thought manifestations as "normal progression," something that was simply the output of the input. Input work = obtain promotion. Input cut back on smoking = eventual quitting of smoking. This is normal progression, but I would simply refer to it as "progression" because there is no "normal" about it. I would argue that you can obtain a lot of your goals without physical effort. The simple act of thought and focus will manifest into the physical world in which we all currently are living. Be it good or bad - which is why it is so incredibly important that we stay mindful of our thoughts. We can literally think ourselves sick or healthy, overweight or toned, happy or depressed. Rene Descartes really had it figured out when he said, "I think, therefore I am."
Science helps us understand that in our physical world, matter is more dense and takes longer to form. When dealing with things in non-physical reality - the output becomes instantaneous. Because we currently reside in this physical world we call Earth, most of our thoughts take longer to materialize versus when we go into the non-physical. For anyone that has studied "out of body experiences," or even had any of them - you would know what this means. Because our current consciousness is restricted inside of a physical body, it takes longer to affect the more dense matter through which we reside. When our consciousness is able to leave our body, we obtain exactly what we think in real time. It is why I believe we are residing in physical bodies at this present time; to help as a training ground of sorts for what comes in our non-physical lives after death. Perhaps this is one reason why we must reincarnate until we have found the ability to control our thoughts. While many of us today know how hard it is to stop the unrelenting voice and thought in our heads, imagine what would happen if our spirit forms reacted to every single conscious thought? We would be whisked every which way, all around up and down, spinning in a never ending motion of responsiveness to thought and addictions. Hence why mindfulness is so incredibility important.
So what about miracles? Are we capable of thinking miracles into our reality? I will tell you that we can. My reading of "A Course in Miracles," puts it best as, "Miracles are merely the translation of denial into truth." Simply meaning turn what you don't believe, into what you "know" to be true. This takes a great deal of practice and conditioning but I assure you that it can become possible.
It is my known life view that whatever we describe as "God" resides within us. Call it our higher Self, the universe, God, or any other known name for the all powerful life-force that exists. There is no need to look externally for any miracles or guidance. Turning inward is where the answers lie. Turning inward is where we need to begin in order to completely understand our lives and our abilities to manifest the lives that we all seek, need, and desire.
So what about asking or hoping for a miracle? Would not the same thing apply - looking inward and using our God-given ability to manifest and will it into existence? I do believe this is reality. If God resides within us, as I know it to be so, then it becomes a matter of self-will and want. Training ourselves to realize we have this ability is crucial. Once again I will quote "A Course in Miracles" as it describes our ability so eloquently:
"Miracles demonstrate that learning has occurred under the right guidance, for learning is invisible and what has been learned can be recognized only by its results. Its generalization is demonstrated as you use it in more and more situations. You will recognize that you have learned there is no order of difficulty in miracles when you apply them to all situations. There is no situation to which miracles do not apply, and by applying them to all situations you will gain the real world"
Jesus was one of a few highly advanced beings that knew this to be so. He was so close to "knowing" that he could perform "miracles" simply through how he viewed the world. His ability to simply "know truth" and not deny himself of it generated reality. He had NO DOUBT about what he was doing. His thought was so focused and so powerful that he was able to obtain amazing feats that we would describe as "miracles." Yet were they miracles or did he simply "know them to be true?" His thoughts were able to transcend the known physical reality through which we live. It defied logic as it had been known.
I define myself as highly spiritual. I do not identify or assign to any religion. However you can look through history and see many great miracle workers that understood how to use this ability. I'm not suggesting we can simply turn water into wine in one day, but with the right focus and our God given ability within us - I do believe we can generate miracles in our everyday lives, or so what we've believed to be miracles but might just be every day occurrences depending on how we view them.
I've been witness to some of my own miracles that I know are not coincidence. I've focused my energy and "knowing" about specific situations that have turned out against all odds. Coincidence? - - - Not in my world.
If anyone is curious to learn more about or read up on what "A Course in Miracles" is, I've included a reference link. I would highly encourage it to those that feel ready to understand more about life, the ego, non-duality / duality, and ending any suffering that they believe they are living under.
As always, I hope in some small way this post makes a difference. If it is through just helping one individual soul better their life view, then I'm doing my part.
Be well...
Reference:
https://facim.org/foundation-course-miracles/what-is-acim/
