The Law of Attraction

You have probably read about the Law of Attraction. It talks about how to get from the universe whatever you want, that, you can attract love, wealth, good people, and many other things into your life. Many a time people approach me and ask for my opinion about the whole theory of the Law of Attraction and if there is any truth to it.

They ask me if it is really possible to manifest, to attract, to get exactly what we want. And if it is, where are they going wrong, why are their dreams still unfulfilled? They tell me they have not done any bad karma (really!?), that they have practiced visualization as per the Law of Attraction book and yet they are exactly where they do not want to be.

The Secret Power of Giving and the Law of Nature

Let me share a secret with you: You only ever get what you give. You give money, you get money; you give love, you get love; you give appreciation, you get appreciation, and so forth. Once you start giving something, not only do you start getting that back, but much more. And, Nature always returns multifold. This is the unfailing Law of Nature, you must be willing to part with what you wish to attract.

The Law of Attraction and the Law of Nature

If you have ever been to the mountains, you may have experienced the echo phenomenon. Whatever you say out loud, it is said back to you multiple times.

The more you shout, the louder it comes back to you. This is the law, the fundamental principle. If you shout me, me, me, the universe shouts back at you me-me-me-me-me… If you say, I want money, it says I-want-money, I-want-money, I-want-money… If you shout give me love, it echoes back give-me-love, give-me-love, and so forth. Nature’s magnitude is much greater than yours. By shouting, you cannot win. The more you want, the more it wants too.

Once you start to give, it starts to give you back. When you start to say, I want to give, it says back I-want-to-give multiple times, when you shout I am grateful, it shouts back I-am-grateful… When you say, I don’t want anything, it also says back I-don’t-want-anything… You sow one kilogram of rice, you get four kilograms back. You can only ever reap what you sow and you can do so only after you have sown it.

I have been out of the ashram for the past few days. I had to visit a dentist to get my sensitive gums treated. I often ate snow while in the Himalayas and that perhaps made the situation worse. It was my first visit to this particular dentist. A periodontist, he had a state-of-the-art clinic.

He was passionate, knowledgeable, spoke kindly, informed me well about the process, and treated me with care and compassion. The treatment was finished in two sittings. At the end of it, when I tried to pay for it, he would not accept the payment. He said the vibes he got from me were his payment, that, he saw this as an opportunity to do some good, to do some service. I practically pleaded to pay. Predominantly because I have never accepted donations of money or material gifts for any personal needs.

I try not to keep what can be given. Nothing burdens me more than taking material gifts. But, he was adamant. After much to-ing and fro-ing, he accepted a partial sum.

Clearly, his karma has been registered in the universe. He is bound to get a thousand percent back. I know for a fact that this dentist is going to roll in money in the future; not because he offered to give, but with the sentiments and nobility he did so. This is how Nature operates. He gave without expectation and Nature will give him back without condition. He was willing to give from what he worked for, he was keen to share, Nature, therefore, will also part with the same, give him the same. You may want to read about the Spirit of Service

If you are just living for yourself, it is amateurish to even try the Law of Attraction, a little too ambitious to expect that Nature will give you anything just because you are asking for it.

If you cannot spare even a dollar for a noble cause, at least, you can spare some kind words, compassion, appreciation. If you cannot fill anyone’s pockets with money, perhaps you can fill someone’s heart with love. Nature does not require your money. It does not operate on money, it sustains itself on love and compassion. If you do your part, it always does its. By giving you become worthy of receiving.

What is more important to you: getting what you want or receiving what you need, being careful about what you have, or being careworn about what you lack? Giving makes you light. When you give, the Law of Attraction starts to work for you.

If Nature chooses you as a medium to give, you are one fortunate person. To get what you want, you must start giving it first. And, learn to exercise patience. Nothing happens in a jiffy in the play of Nature.

To attract iron, you must become a magnet, to attract bees, you need to become a flower. There is no room for artificiality. Genuinely be the magnet, and you will attract naturally.

Peace.
Swami