Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-04
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Synopsis
Once known only by an elite who were unwilling to share their knowledge of the power, 'the secret' of obtaining anything you desire is now revealed by prominent physicists, authors and philosophers as being based in the universal Law of Attraction. And the good news is that anyone can access its power to bring themselves health, wealth and happiness. Fragments of The Secret have been found in oral traditions, literature, religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. A number of the exceptional people who discovered its power went on to become regarded as the greatest human beings who ever lived. Among them: Plato, Leonardo, Galileo and Einstein. Now 'the secret' is being shared with the world. Beautiful in its simplicity, and mind-dazzling in its ability to really work, The Secret reveals the mystery of the hidden potential within us all. By unifying leading-edge scientific thought with ancient wisdom and spirituality, the riveting, practical knowledge will lead readers to a greater understanding of how they can be the masters of their own lives.

Customer Reviews

Thoughts on The Secret
Someone brought it to my attention that a few people here mentioned my book Dance with Life as helpful to working with The Secret. Thank you whoever you are for associating me with such a great book!

In my opinion the secret of The Secret is that you really need to be in the right place to get where it's coming from. My recommendation is before applying what is in The Secret you first need to read Jill Bolte Taylor's "My Stroke of Insight" to understand how the mind works. Bolte Taylor's book explains the difference between right brain and left brain function and the beauty of it is that it speaks directly to the left brain to get us to a point where we can understand the universal consciousness that is the right brain. Dance with Life speaks directly to the right brain and is a right brain experience. In essence it is a reading meditation. Though a short book, because it is written in a fictionalised, poetic format it takes a long time to read as each bit hits the mind on a different level and subtly reprogrammes it to be more responsive to life changing thoughts. I don't want to hog space here for my own book, but I felt it was important to clarify what it's all about.

The gems of advice contained in The Secret work best when the left brain and right brain are clear about their different natures. Anything in life is possible and The Secret is a great distillation of the thoughts of some of the leading teachers, past and present, on how the laws of attraction and manifestation can radically alter our lives.

The only additional piece of advice I would emphasize is that when manifesting or attracting anything into your life it is vital to be absolutely clear about what it is you want to manifest. What you request should always carry the premise of 'if it is for my highest good' and equally what you focus on should never ever involve a request that could directly or indirectly bring harm to another.

Seeing is believing
The message of this book is virtually the same as that found in Barbara Mohl's book on cosmic ordering - if you want something, ask the universe for it and it will come to you - providing you believe it's possible.That means you must focus on the idea of having what you want already - being able to visualise it helps.

Regardless of whether or not this works in terms of the universe giving you what you want, I think it's a powerful psychological tool that can help you bring about change in yourself. For example, if you want to lose weight, imagine you're already slim and you'll probably find yourself acting like a slim person i.e. eating more healthily and being more active. This then becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

If I think about my own life, positive thinking and imagining myself having the things I want in life probably has worked for me - so I guess I do believe in this book's message. That said, I don't believe everything will fall into your lap just because you ask for it - I think you have to take action to make things happen.

If you life seems humdrum and you want it to change for the better, then I recommend that you buy this book and use it as a starting point.

Wendy Green - Author of The Greatest Slimming & Healthy Living Tips in the World

Truly Inspirational
I really enjoyed reading The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. Bringing awareness to my own life, I could see how many of things Rhonda writes about has happened to me. What stood out for me is the very first chapter. It is summed up on page 25 in Secret Summaries. "Your current thoughts are creating your future life. What you think about the most or focus on the most most will appear as your life. I can see that when I believe I can do something I do and when I think I can't I don't.

The chapter, The Secret to Relationships, was also an eye opener. Dr John Gray says "You become the Solution for you" It was an eye opening idea that if my relationship isn't working the other person is not to blame and that I need to look at me. This brought to mind another book I've read and highly recommend:How To Create a Magical Relationship" Ariel & Shya's book is brilliantly written and guides the reader in how to have a Magical Relationship and how having a magical relationship is up to you and not your partner.

Thinking of both these books makes me smile. I highly recommend them both!