Law of Attraction and Wealth

Q: Why is it that so many people relate this law with wealth alone?


A: Relating with wealth is alright, however money is not the sum total of wealth. True wealth is overall prosperity. True wealth includes health, happiness, relations, all.

What is amazing is the survey I was reading sometime back that says that almost 70% of those who study law of attraction relate it to money, and not wealth.

I have also heard of another survey a couple of years ago that showed that health, relation, and inner satisfaction mattered more than money to most of the people the world over.

So, this is actually funny.

More people feel happy when they are healthy, they have good relationship, and they enjoy inner satisfaction; whereas the law of attraction survey showed that money was most important to all those who considered themselves as the practitioners of the law.

First thing that is according to my understanding: there is no division between practitioners and non-practitioners. The law is universal, by whichever term you call it.

Another thing, around 1900, so many people suddenly talked about this law, and it took decades those days for people everywhere to begin talking about it. Not long after, there was the infamous crash of 1929.

Law of Attraction and Empathy

Q: It is said that one must be upbeat to help others, in a 1906 book published by Atkinson this is called bracing.

A: Certainly, if you are not upbeat, then you cannot help someone who is downbeat.

Q: Yes, but, I have also heard that we do not have to sympathize with those who are downbeat. It is only then that we can help them.

A: If you do have the feelings of empathy, and sympathy, why would you even think of helping someone?

We cannot help someone if we are emotionally attached to the person. I am reminded of a renowned surgeon in Japan whose hands trembled while performing surgery on his grandson. He was disturbed. It never happened before when he was operating on his patients. He failed.

Not to be emotionally attached is not the same as not having empathy, or sympathy.

Atkinson suggested bracing, why? This is clearly because he was moved by the same feelings of empathy and sympathy. Otherwise, what is the point of bracing people?

Law of Attraction - a Historical Perspective

For the first time, there was a mentioning about Law of Attraction in 1879 in New York Times. After that, famous scientist John Fleming mentioned about it in 1902.

Indeed, several books released in the 1900s contributed to the recognition that this concept has attained, in particular William Walker Atkinson’s (Yogi Ramacharaka) 1906 manuscript entitled “Through Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World”. In this tome, he talked at length about the theory and how it works.

Other notable mentions of the exact term “law of attraction” go to the Theosophical writers William Q. Judge and Annie Besant in 1915 and 1919, respectively.The theory has actually been around for a long time.

According to the 1910 book "The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace D. Wattles:"This theory [of the Law of Attraction] is of Hindu origin, and has been gradually winning its way into the thought of the western world for three hundred years...

“God lies in every thing according to Hindu religion. The theory of law of attraction is based on the belief that when concentrated on a thing, God will give it”, says Wallace.

Still in the 1900s, the ‘new thought movement’ claimed it to be their discovery. Yet, they were very honest in mentioning all earlier sources. Alas, not so with the modern advocates of the law, they choose to forget the history. God bless them!