Deepak Chopra
The Seven
spiritual
laws
of
Success
Contents
Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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The law of pure potentiality
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The Law of Giving
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The law of  karma   or cause and
effect......................................................................... 15
The law of least effort
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The law of Intention and Desire
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The law of Detachment
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The law of  dharma   or purpose in life
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Summary and conclusion
............................................................................................. 35ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to express my love and gratitude to the following people: Janet
Mills for lovingly nurturing this book from conception to comp letion. Rita
Chopra, Mallika Chopra, and Gautama Chopra for being the living
expression of The Seven Spiritual Laws. Ray Chambers, Gayle Rose, Adrianna Nienow , David Simon, Geor ge
Harrison, Olivia Harrison, Naom i Judd, Demi Moore, and Alice Walton for
their courage and commitment to a vision that is awesome, inspiring, lofty,
noble, and life-transforming. Roger Gabriel, Brent Becvar , Rose Bueno-
Mur-phy, and all my staff at the Sharp Center for MindBody Medicine for
being inspiring examples to all our guests and patients. Deepak Singh,
Geeta Singh, and all my staff at Quantum Publications for their unflagging
energy and dedication. Muriel Nellis for her unflinching intention to maintain the highest level of
integrity in all our endeavors. Richard Peri for being such a great example of self-referral. Arielle Ford for
her unshakable faith in self-knowledge and her infectious enthusiasm and
commitment to transform the lives of so many people. And Bill Elkus for his understanding and friendship. INTRODUCTION
Although this book is titled The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, it could
also be called The Seven Spiritual Laws of Life, because these are the same
principles that nature uses to create everything in material existence 
everything we can see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. In my book, Creating
Affluence: Wealth Consciousness in the Field of All Possibili ties, I have
outlined the steps to wealth consciousness based on a true understanding of
the workings of nature. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success form the
essence of this teaching. When this knowledge is incorporated in your
consciousness, it will give you the ability to create unlimited wealth with
effortless ease, and to experience success in every endeavour . Success inlife could be defined as the continued expansion of happiness and the
progressive realization of worthy goals. Success is the ability to fulfill your
desires with effortless ease. And yet success, including the creation of
wealth, has always been considered to be a process that requires hard work,
and it is often considered to be at the expense of others. We need a more
spiritual approach to success and to affluence, which is the abundant flow
of all good thing s to you. With the knowledge and practice of spiritual law,
we put ourselves in harmony with nature and create with carefulness, joy,
and love. There  are many aspects to success; material wealth is only one
component. Moreover , success is a journey , not a destination. Material
abundance, in all its expression s, happens to be one of those things that
makes the journey more enjoyable. But success also includes good health,
energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom,
emotional and psychological stability , a sense of well-being, and peace of
mind. Even with the experience of all these things, we will remain
unfulfilled unles s we nurture the seeds of divinity inside us. In reality , we
are divinity in disguise, and the gods and goddesses in embryo that are
contained within  us seek to be fully materialized. True success is therefore
the experience of the miraculou s. It is the unfolding of the divinity within
us. It is the perce ption of divinity wherever we go, in whatever we perceive 
in the eyes of a child, in the beauty of a flower , in the flight of a bird. When
we begin to expe rience our life as the miraculous expression of divinity   not
occasionally , but all the time   then we will know the true meaning of
success. Before defining the seven spiritual laws, let us understand the
concept of law. Law is the process by which the unmanifest becomes the
manifest; it  s the process by which the observer becomes the observed; it  s
the process by which the seer becomes the scenery; it  s the process through
which the dreamer manifests the dream. All of creation, everything that exists in the physical world, is the result of
the unmanifest transforming itself into the manifest. Everyth ing that we
behold comes from the unknown. Our physical body , the physical universe 
anything and everything that we can perceive through our senses   is the
transformation of the unmanifest, unknown, and invisible into the manifest,
known, and visible.The physical universe is nothing other than the Self curving back within
Itself to experience Itself as spirit, mind, and physical matter. In other
words, all processes of creation are processes through which the Self or
divinity express es Itself. Consciousness in motion expresses itself as the
objects of the universe in the eternal dance of life. The source of all creation
is divinity (or the spirit); the process of creation is divinity in motion (or the
mind); and the object of creatio n is the physical universe (which includes
the physical body). These three components of reality   spirit, mind, and body , or observer , the
process of observing, and the observed   are essentially the same thing. They
all come  from the same place: the field of pure potentiality which is purely
unmanifest. The physical laws of the universe are actually this whole
process of divinity in motion , or consciousness in motion. When we
understand these  laws and apply them in our lives, anything we want can be
created, because  the same laws that nature uses to create a forest, or a
galaxy , or a star , or a human body can also bring about the fulfillment of our
deepest desires. Now let  s go over The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and
see how we can apply them in our lives. 1
The law of pure
potentiality
The law of pure potentiality
¶7
The source of all creation is pure consciousness, pure potentiality seeking
expression from the unmanifest to the manifest. And when we realise that our true Self is one of pure potentiality , we align
with the power that manifests everything in the universe. In the beginning there was neither existence
nor non-existence,
All this world was unmanifest ener gy . . .The One breathed, without breath, by Its own
power Nothing else was there . . .  Hymn of Creation, The Rig V eda
The first spiritual law of success  is the Law of Pure Potentiality . This law is
based on the fact that we are, in our essential state, pure consciousness. Pure consciousness is pure potentiality; it is the field of all possibilities and
infinite creativity . Pure consciousness is our spiritual essence. Being infinite
and unbounded, it is also pure joy. Other attributes of consciousness are
pure knowledge, infinite silence, perfect balance, invincibility , simplicity ,
and bliss. This is our essential nature. Our essential nature is one of pure
potentiality . When you discove r your essential nature and know who you
really are, in that knowing itself  is the ability to fulfill any dream  you have,
because you are the eternal possibility , the immeasurable potential of all
that was, is, and will be. The Law of Pure Potentiality could also be called
the Law of Unity , because underlying the infinite diversity of life is the
unity of one allpervasive spirit. There is no separation between you and this
field of energy. The field of pure potentiality is your own Self. And the
more you experience your true nature, the closer you are to the field of pure
potentiality . The experience of the Self, or  self-referral,   means that our internal reference
point is our own spirit, and not the objects of our experience. The opposite
of self-referral is object-referral. In object-referral we are alway s influenced
by objects outside the Self, which include situations, circumstances, people,
and things. In object-referral we are constantly seeking the approval of
others. Our thinking and our behaviour are always in antici pation of a
response. It is therefore fear -based. In objec t-referral we also feel an intense need to control things. We feel an
intense need for external power . The need for approval, the need to control
things, and the need for extern al power are needs that are based on fear. This kind of power is not the power of pure potentiality , or the power of the
Self, or real power . When we experience the power of the Self, there is an
absence of fear, there is no compulsion to control, and no struggle for
approval or external power .In objec t-referral, your interna l reference point is your ego. The ego,
however , is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your
social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on
approval. It wants to control, and it is sustained by power , because it lives
in fear . Your true Self, which is your spirit, your soul, is ^completely free of those
things. It is immune to criticism , it is unfearful of any challenge, and it feels
beneath no one. And yet, it is also humble and feels superior to no one,
because it recognizes that everyone else is the same Self, the same spirit in
different disguises. The Seven spiritual laws of Success
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That s the essential difference between object-referral and self-referral. In
self-referral, you experience your true being, which is unfearful of any
challenge, has respect for all people, and feels beneath no one. Self-power
is therefore true power . Power based on object-referral, however , is false
power . Being ego-based power , it lasts only as long as the object of
reference is there. If you have a certain title   if you  re the president of the
country or the chairman of a corporation   or if you have a lot of money , the
power you enjoy goes with the title, with the job, with the money . Ego-
based power will only last as long as those things last. As soon as the title,
the job, the money go away , so does the power . Self-power , on the other hand,  is permanent, because it is based on the
knowledge of the Self. And there are certain characteristics of self-power . It
draws people to you, and it also draws things that you want to you. It
magnetizes people, situations, and circumstances to support your desires. This is also called support from the laws of nature. It is the support of
divinity; it is the support that comes from being in the state of grace. Your
power is such that you enjoy a bond with people, and people enjoy a bond
with you. Your power is that of bonding   a bonding that comes from true
love. How can we apply the Law of Pure Potentiality , the field of all
possibilities, to our lives? If you want to enjoy the benefits of the field of
pure potentiality , if you want to make full use of the creativity which isinherent in pure consciousness, then you have to have access to it. One way
to access the field is through the daily practice of silence, meditation, and
non-judgment. Spending time in nature will also give you access to the
qualities inherent in the field: infinite creativity , freedom, and bliss. Practicing silenc e means making a commitment to take a certain amount of
time to simply Be. Experiencing silence means periodically withdrawing
from the activity of speech. It also means periodically withdrawing from
such activities as watching television, listening to the radio, or reading a
book. If you never give yourself the opportunity to experience silence, this
creates turbulence in your internal dialogue. Set aside a little time every once in a while to experience silence. Or simply
make a commitm ent to maintain silence for a certain period each day. You
could do it for two hours, or if that seems a lot, do it for a one-hour period. And every once  in a while experience silence for an extende d period of
time, such as a full day, or two days, or even a whole week. What happens
when you go into this experience of silence? Initially your internal dialogue
becomes even more turbulent. You feel an intense need to say things. I  ve
known people who go absolut ely crazy the first day or two when they
commit themselves to an extended period of silence. A sense  of urgency
and anxiety suddenly comes over them. But as they stay with the
experience, their internal dialog ue begins to quieten. And soon the silence
becomes profou nd. This is because after a while the mind gives up; it
realizes there is no point in going around and around if you   the Self, the
spirit, the choice-maker   are not going to speak, period. Then, as the internal
dialogue quieten s, you begin to experience the stillness of the field of pure
potentiality . Practicing silen ce periodically as it is convenient to you is one way to
experience the Law of Pure Potentiality . Spending time each day in
meditation is another . Ideally , you should meditate at least thirty  minutes in
the morning, and thirty minutes in the evening. Through meditation you
will learn to experience the field of pure silence and pure aware ness. In that
field of pure silence is the field of infinite correlation, the field of infinite
organizing power , the ultimate  ground of creation where everything is
inseparably connected with everything else. 9The law of pure potentiality
¶
In the fifth spiritual law, the Law of Intention and Desire, you will see how
you can introduce a faint impuls e of intention in this field, and the creation
of your desires will come about spontaneously . But first, you have to
experience stilln ess. Stillness is the first requirement for manifesting your
desires, because in stillness lies your connection to the field of pure
potentiality that can orchestrate an infinity of details for you. Imagine throwin g a little stone  into a still pond and watching it ripple. Then, after a while, when the ripples settle down, perhaps you throw
another little stone. That  s exactl y what you do when you go into the field of
pure silence and introduce your intention. In this silence, even the faintest
intention will ripple across the underlying ground of universal
consciousness, which connects everything with everything else. But, if you
do not experience stillness in consciousness, if your mind is like a turbulent
ocean, you could throw the Emp ire State Building into it, and you wouldn  t
notice a thing. In the Bible is the expression,  Be still, and know that I am
God.   This can only be accomplished through meditation. Another way to
access the field of pure potentiality is through the practice of non-judgment. Judgment is the constant evalu ation of things as right or wrong, good or
bad. When you are constantly evaluating, classifying, labeling, analyzing,
you create a lot of turbulence in your internal dialogue. This turbulence
constricts the flow of energy between you and the field of pure potentiality . You literally squeeze the  gap   between thoughts. The gap is your connection
to the field of pure potentiality . It is that state of pure awarenes s, that silent
space between thoughts, that inner stillness that connects you to true power . And when you squeeze the gap, you squeeze your connection to the field of
pure potentiality and infinite creativity . There is a prayer in A Course in Miracles that states,  Today I shall judge
nothing that occurs.   Non-judgment creates silence in your mind. It is a good
idea, therefore, to begin your day with that statement. And throughout the
day, remind yourself of that statement each time you catch yourself judging. If practicing this procedure for the whole day seems too difficult, then you
may simply say to yourself,  For the next two hours, I won  t judge anything, or For the next hour, I will experience non-judgment.   Then you can extend
it gradually . Through silence, through meditation, and through non-
judgment, you will access the first law, the Law of Pure Potent iality . Once
you start doing that, you can add a fourth component to this practice, and
that is regularly spending time in direct communion with nature. Spending
time in nature enables you to sense the harmonious interactio n of all the
elements and forces of life, and gives you a sense of unity with all of life. Whether it be a stream, a forest, a mountain, a lake, or the seashore, that
connection with nature  s intelligence will also help you access the field of
pure potentiality . You must learn to get in touch with the innermost essence of your being. This true essence is beyond the ego. It is fearless; it is free; it is immune to
criticism; it does not fear any challenge. It is beneath no one, superior to no
one, and full of magic, myste ry, and enchantment. Access to your true
essence will also give you insight into the mirror of relationship, because all
relationship is a reflection of your relationship with yourself. For example,
if you have guilt, fear, and insecurity over money , or success, or anything
else, then these are reflections of guilt, fear, and insecurity as basic aspects
of your personality . No amount of money or success will solve these basic
problems of existence; only intimacy with the Self will bring  about true
healing. And when you are grounded in the knowledge of your true Self 
when you really  understand your true nature   you will never feel guilty ,
fearful, or insecure about money , or affluence, or fulfilling your desires,
because you will realize that the essence of all material wealth is life
energy, it is pure potentiality . And pure potentiality is your intrinsic nature. The Seven spiritual laws of Success
¶10
As you gain more and more access to your true nature, you will also
spontaneously receive creative thoughts, because the field of pure
potentiality is also the field of infinite creativity and pure knowl edge. Franz
Kafka, the Austrian philosopher and poet, once said,  You need not leave
your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Y ou need not even listen,
simply wait. You need not even wait, just learn to become quiet, and still,and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has
no choice; it will roll in ecstasy at your feet. 
The affluence of the universe   the lavish display and abundance of the
universe   is an expression of the creative mind of nature. The more tuned in
you are to the mind of nature,  the more you have access to its infinite,
unbounded creativity . But first, you have to go beyond the turbulence of
your internal dialogue to conn ect with that abundant, affluent, infinite,
creative mind. And then you create the possibility of dynamic activity while
at the same time carrying the stillness of the eternal, unbound ed, creative
mind. This exquisite combination of silent, unbounded, infinite mind along
with dynamic, bounded, individ ual mind is the perfect balance  of stillness
and movement simultaneously that can create whatever you want. This
coexistence of opposites   stillness and dynamism at the same time   makes
you independent of situations, circumstances, people, and things. When you quietly acknowledge this exquisite coexistence of opposites, you
align yourself with the world of energy   the quantum soup, the non-material
non-stuf f that is the source of the material world. This world of energy is
fluid, dynamic, resilient, chang ing, forever in motion. And yet it is also
non-changing, still, quiet, eternal, and silent. Stillness alone is the
potentiality for creativity; movement alone is creativity restricted to a
certain aspect of its expression . But the combination of movement and
stillness enables you to unleash your creativity in all direction s   wherever
the power of your attention takes you. Wherever you go in the midst of
movement and activity , carry your stillness within you. Then the chaotic
movement aroun d you will never overshadow your access to the reservoir
of creativity , the field of pure potentiality . APPLYING THE LAW OF PURE
POTENTIALITY
I will put the Law of Pure Potentiality into effect by making a commitment
to take the following steps:(1) I will get in touch with the field of pure potentiality by takin g time each
day to be silent, to just Be. I will also sit alone in silent meditation at least
twice a day for approximately thirty minutes in the morning  and thirty
minutes in the evening. (2) I will take time each day to commune with
nature and to silently witness the intelligence within every living thing. I
will sit silently and watch a sunset, or listen to the sound of the ocean or a
stream, or simply smell the scent of a flower . In the ecstasy of my own
silence, and by communing with nature, 1 will enjoy the lire throb of ages,
the field of pure potentiality and unbounded creativity . (3) I will practice non-judgment. I will begin my day with the statement,
Today , I shall judge nothing that occurs,   and throughout the day I will
remind myself not to judge. 2
The Law of
Giving
The Seven spiritual laws of Success
¶12
The universe operates through dynamic exchange... giving and receiving
are dif ferent aspects of the flow of ener gy in the universe. And in our willingness to give that which we
seek, we keep the abundance of the universe circulating in our lives. This
frail vessel thou emptiest again and again,
and fillest it ever with fresh life. This little flute of a reed thou hast carried
over hills and dales, and hast
breathed through it melodies eternally new . . . . Thy
infinite gifts come to me only on those very small
hands of mine. Ages pass, and still thou pourest,
and still there is room to fill.  Rabindranath T agore, GitanjaliThe second spiritual law of success is the Law of Giving. This law could
also be called the Law of Giving and Receiving, because the universe
operates through dynamic exch ange. Nothing is static. Your body is in
dynamic and constant exchange with the body of the universe; your mind is
dynamically interacting with the mind of the cosmos; your energy is an
expression of cosmic ener gy. The flow of life is nothing other than the harmonious interaction of all the
elements and forces that structu re the field of existence. This harmonious
interaction of elements and forces in your life operates as the Law of
Giving. Because your body and your mind and the universe are in constant
and dynamic exchange, stopping the circulation of energy is like stopping
the flow of blood. Whenever blood stops flowing, it begins  to clot, to
coagulate, to stagnate. That is why you must give and receive in order to
keep wealth and affluence   or anything you want in life   circulating in your
life. The word affluence comes from the root word  affluere,   whic h means  to
flow to.   The word affluence means  to flow in abundance.   Money is really a
symbol of the life energy we exchange and the life energy we use as a result
of the service we provide to the universe. Another word for money is
currency ,   which also reflects the flowing nature of energy. The word
currency comes from the Latin word  currere   which means  to run   or to flow. Therefore, if we stop the circulation of money   if our only intention is to
hold on to our money and hoard it   since it is life energy, we will stop its
circulation back into our lives as well. In order to keep that energy coming
to us, we have to keep the ener gy circulating. Like a river , money must keep
flowing, otherwi se it begins to stagnate, to clog, to suffocate and strangle its
very own life force. Circulation  keeps it alive and vital. Every relationship
is one of give and take. Giving engenders receiving, and receiving
engenders givin g. What goes up must come down; what goes out must
come back. In reality , receiving is the same thing as giving, because giving
and receiving are different aspects of the flow of energy in the universe. And if you stop the flow of either , you interfere with nature  s intelligence. In every  seed is the promise of thousands of forests. But the seed must not
be hoard ed; it must give its intelligence to the fertile ground. Through itsgiving, its unseen ener gy flows into material manifestation. 13
The law of Giving
¶
The more you give, the more you will receive, because you will keep the
abundance of the universe circulating in your life. In fact, anything that is of
value in life only multiplies when it is given. That which doesn  t multiply
through giving is neither worth giving nor worth receiving. If, through the
act of giving, you feel you have lost something, then the gift is not truly
given and will not cause increas e. If you give grudgingly , there is no energy
behind that givin g. It is the intention behind your giving and receiving that
is the most important thing. The intention should always be to create
happiness for the giver and receiver , because happiness is life-supporting
and life-sustaining and therefor e generates increase. The return is directly
proportional to the giving when it is unconditional and from the heart. That
is why the act of giving has to be joyful   the frame of mind has to be one in
which you feel joy in the very act of giving. Then the energy behind the
giving increases  many times over. Practicing the Law of Giving  is actually
very simple: if you want joy, give joy to others; if you want love, learn to
give love; if you want attention and appreciation, learn to give attention and
appreciation; if you want material affluence, help others to become
materially affluent. In fact, the easiest way to get what you want is to help
others get what they want. This principle works equally well for
individuals, corporations, societies, and nations. If you want to be blessed
with all the good things in life, learn to silently bless everyone with all the
good things in life. Even the thought of giving, the thought of blessing, or a
simple prayer has the power to affect others. This is because our body ,
reduced to its essential state, is a localized bundle of energy and
information in a universe of energy and information. We are localized
bundles of consciousness in a conscious universe. The word  consciousness 
implies more than just energy and information   it implies energy and
information which is alive as thought. Therefore we are bundle s of thought
in a thinking universe. And thought has the power to transform . Life is the
eternal dance of consciousness that expresses itself as the dynamicexchange of impulses of intelligence between microcosm and macrocosm,
between the human body and the universal body , between the human mind
and the cosmic mind. When you learn to give that which you seek, you
activate and choreograph the dance with an exquisite, energetic, and vital
movement that constitutes the eternal throb of life. The best way to put the
Law of Giving into operation   to start the whole process of circu lation   is to
make a decision  that any time you come into contact with anyone, you will
give them something. It doesn  t have to be in the form of material things; it
could be a flower , a complime nt, or a prayer . In fact, the most powerful
forms of giving are non-material. The gifts of caring, attention, affection,
appreciation, and love are some of the most precious gifts you can give, and
they don  t cost you anything. When you meet someone, you can silently send them a blessing, wishing
them happiness, joy, and laughter . This kind of silent giving is very
powerful. One of the things I was taught as a child, and which I taught my
children also, is never to go to anyone  s house without bringing  something 
never visit anyone without bringing them a gift. You may say,  How can I
give to others when at the moment I don  t have enough myself? 
You can bring a flower . One flower . You can bring a note or a card which
says something about your feelings for the person you  re visitin g. You can
bring a compliment. Y ou can bring a prayer . Make a decision  to give wherever you go, to whomever you see. As long as
you re giving, you will be receiving. The more you give, the more
confidence you will gain in the miraculous effects of this law. And as you
receive more, your ability to give more will also increase. Our true nature is
one of affluence  and abundance; we are naturally affluent because nature
supports every need and desire . We lack nothing, because our essential
nature is one of pure The Seven spiritual laws of Success
¶14
potentiality and infinite possibilities. Therefore, you must know that you are
already inherently affluent, no matter how much or how little money you
have, because the source of all wealth is the field of pure poten tiality   it isthe consciousnes s that knows how to fulfill every need, includin g joy, love,
laughter , peace, harmony , and knowledge. If you seek these things first 
not only for yourself, but for others   all else will come to you
spontaneously . APPLYING THE LAW OF GIVING
I will put the Law of Giving into ef fect by making a commitment to take the
following steps:  (1) Wherever I go, and whoever I encounter , I will bring
them a gift. The gift may be a compliment, a flower , or a prayer. Today , I
will give something to everyone I come into contact with, and so I will
begin the process of circulating joy, wealth and affluence in my life and in
the lives of others. (2) Today I will gratefully receive all the gifts that life has to offer me. I
will receive the gifts of nature: sunlight and the sound of birds  singing, or
spring showers or the first snow  of winter . I will also be open to receiving
from others, whether it be in the form of a material gift, money , a
compliment, or a prayer . (3) I will make a commitment to keep wealth circulating in my life by
giving and receiving life  s most precious gifts: the gifts of caring, affection,
appreciation, and love. Each time I meet someone, I will silently wish them
happiness, joy , and laughter . 3
The law
of karma 
or cause
and ef fect
The Seven spiritual laws of Success
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Every action generates a force of ener gy thatreturns to us in like kind . . . what we sow is what we reap.And when we
choose actions that bring happiness and success to others, the fruit of our
karma is happiness and success. Karma is the eternal assertion of human freedom. . . . Our thoughts, our
words, and deeds are the threads of the net which we throw around
ourselves.   Swam i Vivekananda The third spiritual law of success is the Law
of Karm a.  Karm a   is both action and the consequence of that action; it is
cause and effect simultaneously , because every action generates a force of
energy that returns to us in like kind. There is nothing unfamiliar about the
Law of Karma. Everyone has heard the expression,  What you sow is what
you reap.   Obviously , if we want to create happiness in our lives, we must
learn to sow the seeds of happiness. Therefore, karma implies the action of
conscious choice-making. You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities
where we have access to an infinity of choices. Some of these  choices are
made consciously , while others are made unconsciously . But the best way to
understand and maximize the use of karmic law is to become consciously
aware of the choices we make in every moment. Whether you like it or not, every thing that is happening at this moment is a
result of the choices you  ve made  in the past. Unfortunately , a lot of us make
choices unconsciously , and therefore we don  t think they are choices   and
yet, they are. If I were to insult you, you would most likely make the choice
of being offended. If I were to pay you a compliment, you would most
likely make the choice of being pleased or flattered. But think about it: it  s
still a choice. I could offend you and I could insult you, and you could make the choice of
not being offended. I could pay you a compliment and you could make the
choice of not letting that flatter you either . In other words, most of us   even  though we are infinite choice-m akers   have
become bundles of conditioned reflexes that are constantly being triggered
by people and circumstances into predictable outcomes of behaviour . These
conditioned reflexes are like Pavlovian conditioning. Pavlov is famous for
demonstrating that if you give a dog something to eat every time you ring abell, soon the dog starts to saliv ate when you just ring the bell, because it
has associated one stimulus with the other . Most of us, as a result of conditioning, have repetitions and predictable
responses to the stimuli in our environment. Our reactions seem to be
automatically triggered by people and circumstances, and we forget that
these are still choices that we are making in every moment of our existence. We are simply making these choices unconsciously . If you step back for a
moment and witness the choices you are making as you make those choices,
then in just this act of witnessing, you take the whole proce ss from the
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The law of Carma or Cause and Ef fect
¶realm into the conscious realm. This procedure of conscious choice-
making and witnessing is very empowering. When you make any choice   any choice at all   you can ask yourself two
things: First of all,  What are the consequences of this choice that I  m
making?   In your heart you will immediately know what these are. Secondly ,
Will this choice that I  m makin g now bring happiness to me and to those
around me?   If the answer is yes, then go ahead with that choice. If the
answer is no, if that choice brings distress either to you or to those around
you, then don  t make that choice. It  s as simple as that. There is only one choice, out of the infinity of choices available in every
second, that will create happine ss for you as well as for those around you. And when you make that one choice, it will result in a form of behaviour
that is called spontaneous right action. Spontaneous right action  is the right
action at the right moment. It  s the right response to every situation as it
happens. It  s the action that nourishes you and everyone else who is
influenced by that action. There is a very interesting mechanism that the
universe has to help you make spontaneously correct choices. The
mechanism has to do with sensations in your body . Your body experiences
two kinds of sensations: one is a sensation of comfort, the other is a
sensation of discomfort. At the moment you consciously make a choice, pay
attention to your body and ask your body ,  If I make this choice, what
happens?   If your body sends a message of comfort, that  s the right choice. Ifyour body sends a message of discomfort, then it  s not the appropriate
choice. For some people the message of comfort and discomfort is in the area of the
solar plexus, but for most people it  s in the area of the heart. Consciously put
your attention in the heart and ask your heart what to do. Then wait for the
response   a physical response in the form of a sensation. It may be the
.faintest level of feeling   but it  s there, in your body . Only the heart knows
the correct answer . Most people think the heart is mushy and sentimental. But it  s not. The heart is intuitive; it  s holistic, it  s contextual, it  s relational. It
doesn  t have a win-lose orientat ion. It taps into the cosmic computer   the
field of pure potentiality , pure knowledge, and infinite organiz ing power 
and takes everyt hing into account. At times it may not even seem rational,
but the heart has a computing ability that is far more accurate and far more
precise than anything within the limits of rational thought. You can use the
Law of Karma to create money and affluence, and the flow of all good
things to you, any time you want. But first, you must become consciously
aware that your future is generated by the choices you are making in every
moment of your life. If you do this on a regular basis, then you are making
full use of the Law of Karma. The more you bring your choices into the
level of your conscious awaren ess, the more you will make those choices
which are spont aneously correct    both for you and those around  you. What
about past karma and how it is influencing you now? There are three things
you can do abou t past karma. One is to pay your karmic debts. Most people
choose to do that 
unconsciously , of course. This may be a choice you make, also. Sometimes
there  s a lot of suffering involved  in the payment of those debts, but the Law
of Karma says no debt in the universe ever goes unpaid. There  is a perfect
accounting syste m in this unive rse, and everything is a constan t  to and fro 
exchange of ener gy. The second thing you can do is to transmute or transform your karma to a
more desirable experience. This is a very interesting process in which you
ask yourself, as you  re paying your karmic debt,  What can I learn from this
experience? Why is this happening and what is the message that theuniverse is giving to me? How  can I make this experience useful to my
fellow human beings? 
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By doing this, you look for the seed of opportunity and then tie that seed of
opportunity with your dharma, with your purpose in life, which we  ll talk
about in the Seventh Spiritual Law of Success. This allows you to transmute
the karma to a new expression. For example, if you break your leg while
playing sports, you might ask,  What can I learn from this experi ence? What
is the message that the universe is giving me?   Perhaps the message is that
you need to slow down and be more careful or attentive to your body the
next time. And if your dharma is to teach others what you know , then by
asking,  How can I make this experience useful to my fellow human beings? 
you may decide to share what you learned by writing a book about playing
sports safely. Or you may design a special shoe or leg support that prevents
the kind of injury you experienced. This way, while  paying your karmic debt, you will have also converted the
adversity into a benefit that may bring you wealth and fulfillment. This is
the transmutation of your karma into a positive experience. You haven  t
really gotten rid of your karma,  but you are able to take a karmic episode
and create a new and positive karma out of it. The third way to deal with
karma is to transcend it. To transcend karma is to become indep endent of it. The way to transcend karma is to keep experiencing the gap, the Self, the
Spirit. It  s like washing a dirty piece of cloth in a stream of water . Every
time you wash it, you take away a few stains. You keep washing it again
and again, and each time it gets a little cleaner . You wash or transcend the
seeds of your karma by going into the gap and coming out again. This, of
course, is done through the practice of meditation. All actions are karmic
episodes. Drinking a cup of coffee is a karmic episode. That action
generates memo ry, and memory has the ability or the potentiality to
generate desire. And desire generates action again. The operational software
of your soul is karma, memory , and desire. Your soul is a bundle of
consciousness that has the seeds of karma, memory , and desire. By
becoming conscious of these seeds of manifestation, you become aconscious gener ator of reality . By becoming a conscious choice-maker , you
begin to generat e actions that are evolutionary for you and for those that are
around you. And that  s all you need to do. As long as karma is evolutionary 
for both the Self and everyone af fected by the Self 
then the fruit of karma will be happiness and success. APPLYING THE LAW OF KARMA OR
CAUSE AND EFFECT
I will put the Law of Karma into effect by making a commitmen t to take the
following steps:
(1) Today I will witness the choices I make in each moment. And in the
mere witnessing of these choices, I will bring them to my conscious
awareness. I will know that the best way to prepare for any moment in the
future is to be fully conscious in the present. (2) Whenever I make a choice,
I will ask mysel f two questions:  What are the consequences of this choice
that I  m making?   and  Will this choice bring fulfillment and happiness to me
and also to those who are af fected by this choice? 
(3) I will then ask my heart for guidance and be guided by its message of
comfort or discomfort. If the choice feels comfortable, I will plunge ahead
with abandon. If the choice feels uncomfortable, I will pause and see the
consequences of my action with my inner vision. This guidance will enable
me to make spontaneously correct choices for myself and for all those
around me. 4
The law of least
effort
The Seven spiritual laws of Success
¶20
Nature 5 intelligence functions with ef fortlessease . . . with carefreeness, harmony , and love. And when we harness the forces of harmony ,
joy, and love, we create success and good fortune
with ef fortless ease. An integral being knows without going, sees
without looking, and accomplishes without doing.  Lao TZU
The fourth spiritual law of success is the Law of Least Effort. This law is
based on the fact that nature  s intelligence functions with effortless ease and
abandoned careful ness. This is the principle of least action, of no
resistance. This is, therefore, the principle of harmony and love. When we
learn this lesson from nature, we easily fulfill our desires. If you observe nature at work, you will see that least effort is expended. Grass doesn  t try to grow , it just grows. Fish don  t try to swim, they just
swim. Flowers don  t try to bloom, they bloom. Birds don  t try to fly, they fly. This is their intrinsic nture. The earth doesn  t try to spin on its own axis; it is
the nature of the earth to spin with dizzying speed and to hurtle through
space. It is the nature of babies to be in bliss. It is the nature of the sun to
shine. It is the nature of the stars to glitter and sparkle. And it is human
nature to make our dreams manifest into physical form, easily and
effortlessly . In Vedic Science, the age-old philosophy of India, this principle is known as
the principle of economy of effort, or  do less and accomplish more. 
Ultimately you come to the state where you do nothing and accomplish
everything. This means that there is just a faint idea, and then the
manifestation of the idea comes about effortlessly . What is commonly
called a  miracle   is actually an expression of the Law of Least Ef fort. Nature  s intelligence functions effortlessly , fric-tionlessly , spontaneously . It
is non-linear; it is intuitive, holistic, and nourishing. And when  you are in
harmony with nature, when you are established in the knowledge of your
true self, you can make use or the Law of Least Effort. Least effort isexpended when your actions are motivated by love, because nature is held
together by the ener gy of love. When you seek power and control over other
people, you waste energy. When  you seek money or power for the sake of
the ego, you spend energy chasing the illusion of happiness instead of
enjoying happin ess in the mome nt. When you seek money for personal gain
only, you cut off the flow of energy to yourself, and interfere with the
expression of nature  s intelligenc e. But when your actions are motivated by
love, there is no waste of energy. When your actions are motiva ted by love,
your ener gy multiplies and accumulates 
and the surplus energy you gather and enjoy can be channeled to create
anything that you want, including unlimited wealth. You can think of your physical body as a device for controlling energy: it
can gene rate, store, and expend energy. If you know how to generate, store,
and expend energy in an efficient way, then you can create any amount of
wealth. Attention to the ego consumes the greatest amount of energy. When
your internal reference point is the ego, when you seek power and control
over other people or seek approval from others, you spend energy in a
wasteful way . When that energy is freed up, it can be rechanneled and used to create
anything that you want. When your internal reference point is your spirit,
when you are immune to criticism and unfearful of any challenge, you can
harness the power of love, and use energy creatively for the experience of
affluence and evolution. 21
The law of least ef fort
¶
In The Art of Dreaming, Don Juan tells Carlos Castaneda,  . . . most of our
energy goes into upholding our importance. ... If we were capable of losing
some of that importance, two extraordinary things would happen to us: One,
we would free our energy from trying to maintain the illusory idea of our
grandeur; and two, we would provide ourselves with enough  energy to
catch a glimpse or the actual grandeur of the universe. There are three components to the Law of Least Effort   three things you can
do to put this principle of  do less and accomplish more   into action. The first
component is acceptance. Acceptance simply means that you make a
commitment:  Today I will accept people, situations, circumstances, and
events as they occur .   This means I will know that this moment is as it
should be, because the whole universe is as it should be. This moment   the
one you  re experiencing right now   is the culmination of all the moments
you have experienced in the past. This moment is as it is because the entire
universe is as it is. When you struggle against this moment, you  re actually
struggling against the entire universe. Instead, you can make the decision
that today you will not struggle against the whole universe by struggling
against this moment. 1 his means that your acceptance of this moment is
total and complete. You accept things as they are, not as you wish they were
in this moment. This is importan t to understand. You can wish for things in
the future to be different, but in this moment you have to accept things as
they are. When you feel frustrated or upset by a person or a situation, remember that
you are not reacting to the perso n or the situation, but to your feelings about
the person or the situation. These are your feelings, and your feelings are
not someone else  s fault. When you recognize and understand this
completely , you are ready to take responsibility for how you feel and to
change it. And if you can accept things as they are, you are ready to take
responsibility for your situation and for all the events you see as problems. This leads us to the second component of the Law of Least Effort:
responsibility . What does responsibility mean? Responsibility  means not
blaming anyone  or anything for your situation, including yourself. Having
accepted this circumstance, this event, this problem, responsibility then
means the abilit y to have a creative response to the situation as it is now. All problems contain the seeds of opportunity , and this awareness allows
you to take the moment and transform it to a better situation or thing. Once you do this, every so-called upsetting situation will become an
opportunity for the creation of something new and beautiful, and every so-
called tormento r or tyrant will become your teacher . Reality is an
interpretation. And if you choo se to interpret reality in this way, you willhave many teachers around you, and many opportunities to evolve. Whenever confronted by a tyrant, tormentor , teacher , friend, or foe (they all
mean the same thing) remind yourself,  This moment is as it should be. 
Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment are
precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden
meaning behind  all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own
evolution. The third component of the Law of Least Effort is defencelessness, which
means that your awareness is established in defenselessness, and you have
relinquished the need to convinc e or persuade others of your point of view . If you observe people around you, you  ll see that they spend ninety-nine
percent of their time defending  their points of view . If you just relinquish
the need  to defend your point of view , you will in that relinquishment, gain
access to enormous amounts of ener gy that have been previously wasted. When you become defensive, blame others, and do not accept and surrender
to the moment , your life meets resistance. Any time you encounter
resistance, recognize that if you force the situation, the resistan ce will only
increase. You don  t want to stand rigid like a tall oak that cracks and
collapses in the storm. Instead,  you want to be flexible, like a reed that
bends with the storm and survives. Completely desist from defending your point of view . When you have no
point to defend, you do not allow the birth of an argument. If you do this
consistently   if you stop fighting and The Seven spiritual laws of Success
¶22
resisting   you will fully experience the present, which is a gift. Someone
once told me,  The past is history , the future is a mystery , and this moment is
a gift. That is why this moment is called  the present  . 
If you embrace the present and become one with it, and merge with it, you
will experience a fire, a glow , a sparkle of ecstasy throbbing in every living
sentient being. As you begin to experience this exultation of spirit in
everything that is alive, as you become intimate with it, joy will be born
within you, and you will drop the terrible burdens and encum brances ofdefensiveness, resentment, and hurtfulness. Only then will you become
light-hearted, carefree, joyous, and free. In this joyful, simple freedom, you will know without any doubt in your
heart that what you want is available to you whenever you want it, because
your want will be from the level of happiness, not from the level of anxiety
or fear. You do not need to justify; simply declare your intent to yourself,
and you will experience fulfillment, delight, joy, freedom, and autonomy in
every moment of your life. Make a commitment to follow the path of no resistance. This is the path
through which nature  s intelligen ce unfolds spontaneously , without friction
or effort. Whe n you have the exquisite combination of acceptance,
responsibility , and defenselessness, you will experience life flowing with
effortless ease. When you remain open to all points of view   not rigidly attached to only
one  your dreams and desires will flow with nature  s desires. Then you can
release your intentions, without attachment, and just wait for the
appropriate season for your desires to blossom into reality . You can be sure
that when the season is right, your desires will manifest. This is the Law of
Least Ef fort. APPLYING THE LAW OF LEAST
EFFORT
I will put the Law of Least Effort into effect by making a commitment to
take the following steps:
(1) I will practice Acceptance. Today I will accept people, situations,
circumstances, and events as they occur . I will know that this moment is as
it should be, because the whole universe is as it should be. I will not
struggle against the whole universe by struggling against this moment. My
acceptance is total and complet e. I accept things as they are this moment,
not as I wish they were. (2) Having accepted things as they are, I will take Responsibility for my
situation and for all those even ts I see as problems. I know that taking
responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for my situation (and
this includes myself). I also know that every problem is an opportunity in
disguise, and this alertness to opportunities allows me to take this moment
and transform it into a greater benefit. (3) Today my awareness will remain
established in Defenselessness. I will relinquish the need to defend my
point of view . I will feel no need to convince or persuade others to accept
my point of view . I will remain open to all points of view and not be rigidly
attached to any one of them. 5
THE LAW of
INTENTION and
DESIRE
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¶24
Inherent in every intention and desire is the
mechanics for its fulfillment. . . intention and desire in the field of pure
potentiality have infinite organizing power . And when we introduce an
intention in the fertile ground  of pure potentiality , we put this infinite
organiyng power to work for us. In the beginning there was desire, which was
the first seed of mind; sages, having meditated in
their hearts, have discovered by their wisdom the
connection of the existent with the non-existent.  The Hymn of Creation, The Rig V eda
The fifth spiritual law of succes s is the Law of Intention and Desire. This
law is based on the fact that energy and information exist everywhere innature. In fact, at the level of the quantum field, there is nothin g other than
energy and infor mation. The quantum field is just another label for the field
of pure consciousness or pure potentiality . And this quantum field is
influenced by intention and desire. Let  s examine this process in detail. A
flower , a rainbow , a tree, a blade of grass, a human body , when broken
down to their essential components, are energy and information . The whole
universe, in its essential nature, is the movement of energy and information. The only difference between you and a tree is the informational and energy
content of your respective bodies. On the material level, both you and the
tree are made up of the same recycled elements: mostly carbon , hydrogen,
oxygen, nitrogen, and other elements in minute amounts. You could buy
these elements in a hardware store for a couple of dollars. The difference,
therefore, between you and the tree is not the carbon, or the hydrogen, or
the oxygen. In fact; you and the tree are constantly exchanging your carbon
and oxygen with each other . The real difference between the two of you is
in the energy and in the informa tion. In the scheme of nature, you and I are
a privileged species. We have a nervous system that is capable of becoming
aware of the energy and informational content of that localize d field that
gives rise to our physical body . We experience this field subjectively as our
own thoughts, feelings, emotions, desires, memories, instincts, drives, and
beliefs. This same field is experienced objectively as the physical body   and
through the physical body , we experience this field as the world . But it  s all
the same  stuff. That is why the ancient seers exclaimed,  I am that, you are
that, all this is that, and that  s all there is. 
Your body is not separate from the body of the universe, because at
quantum mechanical levels there are no well-defined edges. You are like a
wiggle, a wave, a fluctuation, a convolution, a whirlpool, a localized
disturbance in the lar ger quantum field. The lar ger quantum field
 the universe   is your extended body . Not only is the human nervous system capable of becoming aware of the
information and energy of its own quantum field, but because human
consciousness is infinitely flexible through this wonderful nervous system,
you are able to consciously chan ge the informational content that gives rise
to your physical body . You can consciously change the energy andinformational content or your own quantum mechanical body , and therefore
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mational conten t of your extende d body   your environment, your world   and
cause things to manifest in it. This conscious change is broug ht about by the two qualities inherent in
consciousness: attention and intention. Attention energizes, and intention
transforms. Wha tever you put your attention on will grow stronger in your
life. Whatever you take your attention away from will wither , disintegrate,
and disappear . Intention, on the other hand, triggers transformation of
energy and information. Intentio n organizes its own fulfillment. The quality
of intention on the object of attention will orchestrate an infinity of space-
time events to bring about the outcome intended, provided one follows the
other spiritual laws of success. This is because intention in the fertile
ground of attention has infinite organizing power . Infinite organizing power
means the power to organize an infinity of space-time events, all at the
same time. We see the expression of this infinite organizing power in every
blade of grass, in every apple blossom, in every cell of our body. We see it
in everything that is alive. In the scheme of nature, everything correlates
and connects with everything else. The groundhog comes out of the earth
and you know it is going to be spring. Birds begin to migrate in a certain
direction at a certain time of the year. Nature is a symphony . And that
symphony is being silently orchestrated at the ultimate ground of creation. The human body is another good example of this symphony . A single cell
in the human body is doing about six trillion things per second, and it has to
know what every other cell is doing at the same time. The human body can
play music, kill germs, make a baby , recite poetry , and monitor the
movement of stars all at the same time, because the field of infinite
correlation is part of its information field. What is remarka ble about the nervous system of the human species is that it
can command this infinite organizing power through conscious intent. Intent in the human species is not fixed or locked into a rigid network of
energy and infor mation. It has infinite flexibility . In other words, as long as
you do not violate the other laws of nature, through your intent you canliterally comman d the laws of nature to fulfill your dreams and desires. You
can put the cosmic computer with its infinite organizing power  to work for
you. You can go to that ultimate ground of creation and introduce an
intention, and just by introducing the intention, you activate the field of
infinite correlation. Intention lays the groundwork for the effortless,
spontaneous, frictionless flow of pure potentiality seeking expression from
the unmanifest to the manifest. The only caution is that you use your intent
for the benefit of mankind. This happens spontaneously when  you are in
alignment with The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. Intention is the real power behind desire. Intent alone is very powerful,
because intent is desire without  attachment to the outcome. Desire alone is
weak, because desire in most people is attention with attachment. Intent is
desire with strict adherence to all the other laws, but particularly the Law of
Detachment, which is the Sixth Spiritual Law of Success. Intention
combined with detachment leads to life-centered, present-moment
awareness. And when action is performed in present-moment awareness, it
is most effective. Your intent is for the future, but your attention is in the
present. As long as your attentio n is in the present, then your intent for the
future will mani fest, because the future is created in the present. You must
accept the prese nt as is. Accept the present and intend the future. The future
is some thing you can always create through detached intention, but you
should never struggle against the present. The Seven spiritual laws of Success
¶26
The past, presen t, and future are all properties of consciousness. The past is
recollection, memory; the future is anticipation; the present is awareness. Therefore time is the movement of thought. Both past and future are born in
the imagination; only the present, which is awareness, is real and eternal. It
is. It is the potentiality for space-time, matter , and energy. It is an eternal
field of possibil ities experiencin g itself as abstract forces, whether they be
light, heat, electricity , magnetism , or gravity . These forces are neither in the
past nor in the future. They just are.Our interpretation of these abstract forces gives us the experience of
concrete phenomena and form. Remembered interpretations of abstract
forces create the experience of the past, anticipatory interpretations of the
same abstract forces create the future. They are the qualities of attention in
consciousness. When these qualities are freed from the burden  of the past,
then action in the present becom es the fertile ground for the creation of the
future. Intention , grounded in this detached freedom of the present, serves
as the catalyst for the right mix of matter , energy, and space-time events to
create whatever it is that you desire. If you have life-centered, present-
moment awareness, then the imaginary obstacles 
which are more than ninety percent of perceived obstacles   disintegrate and
disappear . The remaining five to ten percent of perceived obstacles can be
transmuted into opportunities through one-pointed intention. One-pointed intention is that quality of attention that is unbe nding in its
fixity of purpose. One-pointed intention means holding your attention to the
intended outcom e with such unbending purpose that you absolutely refuse
to allow obstacles to consume and dissipate the focused quality of your
attention. There is a total and complete exclusion of all obstacles from your
consciousness. You are able to maintain an unshakable serenity while being
committed to your goal with intense passion. This is the power of detached
awareness and one-pointed, focused intention simultaneously . Learn to harness the power of intention, and you can create anything you
desire. You can still get results through effort and through trying, but at a
cost. The cost is stress, heart attacks, and the compromised function of your
immune system. It is much better to execute the following five steps in the
Law of Intention and Desire. When you follow these five steps for fulfilling
your desires, intention generates its own power:
(1) Slip into the gap. This means to center yourself in that silent space
between thoughts, to go into the silence   that level of Being which is your
essential state. (2) Established in that state of Being, release your intentions
and desires. When you are actua lly in the gap, there  s no thought, there  s no
intention, but as you come out of the gap   at that junction betw een the gap
and a thought   you introduce the intention. If you have a series of goals, you
can write them down, and have your intention focused on them before yougo into the gap. If you want a successful career , for example, you go into
the gap with that intention, and the intention will already be there as a faint
flicker in your awareness. Releasing your intentions and desires in the gap
means planting them in the fertile ground of pure potentiality , and expecting
them to bloom when the season is right. You do not want to dig up the seeds
of your desires to see if they are growing, or get rigidly attached  to the way
in which they will unfold. Y ou simply want to release them. (3) Remain in the state of self-re ferral. This means remain established in the
awareness of your true Self   your spirit, your connection to the field of pure
potentiality . It also 27
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means not to look at yourself  through the eyes of the world, or allow
yourself to be influenced by the opinions and criticisms of others. A helpful
way to maintain  that state of self-referral is to keep your desires to yourself;
do not share them with anyone else unless they share the exact same desires
that you have and are closely bonded with you. (4) Relinquish your attachment to the outcome. This means giving up your
rigid attachment to a specific result and living in the wisdom of uncertainty . It means  enjoyi ng every moment in the journey of your life, even if you
don t know the outcome. (5) Let the universe handle the details. Your
intentions and desires, when released in the gap, have infinite  organizing
power . Trust that infinite organizing power of intention to orches trate all the
details for you. Remember that your true nature is one of pure spirit. Carry the
consciousness of your spirit wherever you go, gently release your desires,
and the universe will handle the details for you. APPLYING THE LAW OF INTENTION
AND DESIRE
I will put the Law of Intention and Desire into effect by making a
commitment to take the following steps:(1) I will make a list of all my desires. I will carry this list with me
wherever I go. I will look at this list before I go into my silence and
meditation.
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        Deepak Chopra
The Seven
spiritual
laws
of
Success
Contents
Acknowledgments. 3
Introduction. 4
The law of pure potentiality. 6
The Law of Giving. 1 1
The law of  karma   or cause and
effect. 15
The law of least effort. 19
The law of Intention and Desire. 23
The law of Detachment. 28
The law of  dharma   or purpose in life. 32
Summary and conclusion. 35ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to express my love and gratitude to the following people: Janet
Mills for lovingly nurturing this book from conception to comp letion. Rita
Chopra, Mallika Chopra, and Gautama Chopra for being the living
expression of The Seven Spiritual Laws. Ray Chambers, Gayle Rose, Adrianna Nienow, David Simon, Geor ge
Harrison, Olivia Harrison, Naom i Judd, Demi Moore, and Alice Walton for
their courage and commitment to a vision that is awesome, inspiring, lofty,
noble, and life-transforming. Roger Gabriel, Brent Becvar, Rose Bueno-
Mur-phy, and all my staff at the Sharp Center for MindBody Medicine for
being inspiring examples to all our guests and patients. Deepak Singh,
Geeta Singh, and all my staff at Quantum Publications for their unflagging
energy and dedication. Muriel Nellis for her unflinching intention to maintain the highest level of
integrity in all our endeavors. Richard Peri for being such a great example of self-referral. Arielle Ford for
her unshakable faith in self-knowledge and her infectious enthusiasm and
commitment to transform the lives of so many people. And Bill Elkus for his understanding and friendship. INTRODUCTION
Although this book is titled The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, it could
also be called The Seven Spiritual Laws of Life, because these are the same
principles that nature uses to create everything in material existence 
everything we can see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. In my book, Creating
Affluence: Wealth Consciousness in the Field of All Possibili ties, I have
outlined the steps to wealth consciousness based on a true understanding of
the workings of nature. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success form the
essence of this teaching. When this knowledge is incorporated in your
consciousness, it will give you the ability to create unlimited wealth with
effortless ease, and to experience success in every endeavour. Success inlife could be defined as the continued expansion of happiness and the
progressive realization of worthy goals. Success is the ability to fulfill your
desires with effortless ease. And yet success, including the creation of
wealth, has always been considered to be a process that requires hard work,
and it is often considered to be at the expense of others. We need a more
spiritual approach to success and to affluence, which is the abundant flow
of all good thing s to you. With the knowledge and practice of spiritual law,
we put ourselves in harmony with nature and create with carefulness, joy,
and love. There  are many aspects to success; material wealth is only one
component. Moreover, success is a journey, not a destination. Material
abundance, in all its expression s, happens to be one of those things that
makes the journey more enjoyable. But success also includes good health,
energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom,
emotional and psychological stability, a sense of well-being, and peace of
mind. Even with the experience of all these things, we will remain
unfulfilled unles s we nurture the seeds of divinity inside us. In reality, we
are divinity in disguise, and the gods and goddesses in embryo that are
contained within  us seek to be fully materialized. True success is therefore
the experience of the miraculou s. It is the unfolding of the divinity within
us. It is the perce ption of divinity wherever we go, in whatever we perceive 
in the eyes of a child, in the beauty of a flower, in the flight of a bird. When
we begin to expe rience our life as the miraculous expression of divinity   not
occasionally, but all the time   then we will know the true meaning of
success. Before defining the seven spiritual laws, let us understand the
concept of law. Law is the process by which the unmanifest becomes the
manifest; it  s the process by which the observer becomes the observed; it  s
the process by which the seer becomes the scenery; it  s the process through
which the dreamer manifests the dream. All of creation, everything that exists in the physical world, is the result of
the unmanifest transforming itself into the manifest. Everyth ing that we
behold comes from the unknown. Our physical body, the physical universe 
anything and everything that we can perceive through our senses   is the
transformation of the unmanifest, unknown, and invisible into the manifest,
known, and visible. The physical universe is nothing other than the Self curving back within
Itself to experience Itself as spirit, mind, and physical matter. In other
words, all processes of creation are processes through which the Self or
divinity express es Itself. Consciousness in motion expresses itself as the
objects of the universe in the eternal dance of life. The source of all creation
is divinity (or the spirit); the process of creation is divinity in motion (or the
mind); and the object of creatio n is the physical universe (which includes
the physical body). These three components of reality   spirit, mind, and body, or observer, the
process of observing, and the observed   are essentially the same thing. They
all come  from the same place: the field of pure potentiality which is purely
unmanifest. The physical laws of the universe are actually this whole
process of divinity in motion, or consciousness in motion. When we
understand these  laws and apply them in our lives, anything we want can be
created, because  the same laws that nature uses to create a forest, or a
galaxy, or a star, or a human body can also bring about the fulfillment of our
deepest desires. Now let  s go over The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and
see how we can apply them in our lives. 1
The law of pure
potentiality
The law of pure potentiality
¶7
The source of all creation is pure consciousness, pure potentiality seeking
expression from the unmanifest to the manifest. And when we realise that our true Self is one of pure potentiality, we align
with the power that manifests everything in the universe. In the beginning there was neither existence
nor non-existence,
All this world was unmanifest ener gy. The One breathed, without breath, by Its own
power Nothing else was there.  Hymn of Creation, The Rig V eda
The first spiritual law of success  is the Law of Pure Potentiality. This law is
based on the fact that we are, in our essential state, pure consciousness. Pure consciousness is pure potentiality; it is the field of all possibilities and
infinite creativity. Pure consciousness is our spiritual essence. Being infinite
and unbounded, it is also pure joy. Other attributes of consciousness are
pure knowledge, infinite silence, perfect balance, invincibility, simplicity,
and bliss. This is our essential nature. Our essential nature is one of pure
potentiality. When you discove r your essential nature and know who you
really are, in that knowing itself  is the ability to fulfill any dream  you have,
because you are the eternal possibility, the immeasurable potential of all
that was, is, and will be. The Law of Pure Potentiality could also be called
the Law of Unity, because underlying the infinite diversity of life is the
unity of one allpervasive spirit. There is no separation between you and this
field of energy. The field of pure potentiality is your own Self. And the
more you experience your true nature, the closer you are to the field of pure
potentiality. The experience of the Self, or  self-referral,   means that our internal reference
point is our own spirit, and not the objects of our experience. The opposite
of self-referral is object-referral. In object-referral we are alway s influenced
by objects outside the Self, which include situations, circumstances, people,
and things. In object-referral we are constantly seeking the approval of
others. Our thinking and our behaviour are always in antici pation of a
response. It is therefore fear -based. In objec t-referral we also feel an intense need to control things. We feel an
intense need for external power. The need for approval, the need to control
things, and the need for extern al power are needs that are based on fear. This kind of power is not the power of pure potentiality, or the power of the
Self, or real power. When we experience the power of the Self, there is an
absence of fear, there is no compulsion to control, and no struggle for
approval or external power. In objec t-referral, your interna l reference point is your ego. The ego,
however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your
social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on
approval. It wants to control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives
in fear. Your true Self, which is your spirit, your soul, is ^completely free of those
things. It is immune to criticism, it is unfearful of any challenge, and it feels
beneath no one. And yet, it is also humble and feels superior to no one,
because it recognizes that everyone else is the same Self, the same spirit in
different disguises. The Seven spiritual laws of Success
¶8
That s the essential difference between object-referral and self-referral. In
self-referral, you experience your true being, which is unfearful of any
challenge, has respect for all people, and feels beneath no one. Self-power
is therefore true power. Power based on object-referral, however, is false
power. Being ego-based power, it lasts only as long as the object of
reference is there. If you have a certain title   if you  re the president of the
country or the chairman of a corporation   or if you have a lot of money, the
power you enjoy goes with the title, with the job, with the money. Ego-
based power will only last as long as those things last. As soon as the title,
the job, the money go away, so does the power. Self-power, on the other hand,  is permanent, because it is based on the
knowledge of the Self. And there are certain characteristics of self-power. It
draws people to you, and it also draws things that you want to you. It
magnetizes people, situations, and circumstances to support your desires. This is also called support from the laws of nature. It is the support of
divinity; it is the support that comes from being in the state of grace. Your
power is such that you enjoy a bond with people, and people enjoy a bond
with you. Your power is that of bonding   a bonding that comes from true
love. How can we apply the Law of Pure Potentiality, the field of all
possibilities, to our lives. If you want to enjoy the benefits of the field of
pure potentiality, if you want to make full use of the creativity which isinherent in pure consciousness, then you have to have access to it. One way
to access the field is through the daily practice of silence, meditation, and
non-judgment. Spending time in nature will also give you access to the
qualities inherent in the field: infinite creativity, freedom, and bliss. Practicing silenc e means making a commitment to take a certain amount of
time to simply Be. Experiencing silence means periodically withdrawing
from the activity of speech. It also means periodically withdrawing from
such activities as watching television, listening to the radio, or reading a
book. If you never give yourself the opportunity to experience silence, this
creates turbulence in your internal dialogue. Set aside a little time every once in a while to experience silence. Or simply
make a commitm ent to maintain silence for a certain period each day. You
could do it for two hours, or if that seems a lot, do it for a one-hour period. And every once  in a while experience silence for an extende d period of
time, such as a full day, or two days, or even a whole week. What happens
when you go into this experience of silence. Initially your internal dialogue
becomes even more turbulent. You feel an intense need to say things. I  ve
known people who go absolut ely crazy the first day or two when they
commit themselves to an extended period of silence. A sense  of urgency
and anxiety suddenly comes over them. But as they stay with the
experience, their internal dialog ue begins to quieten. And soon the silence
becomes profou nd. This is because after a while the mind gives up; it
realizes there is no point in going around and around if you   the Self, the
spirit, the choice-maker   are not going to speak, period. Then, as the internal
dialogue quieten s, you begin to experience the stillness of the field of pure
potentiality. Practicing silen ce periodically as it is convenient to you is one way to
experience the Law of Pure Potentiality. Spending time each day in
meditation is another. Ideally, you should meditate at least thirty  minutes in
the morning, and thirty minutes in the evening. Through meditation you
will learn to experience the field of pure silence and pure aware ness. In that
field of pure silence is the field of infinite correlation, the field of infinite
organizing power, the ultimate  ground of creation where everything is
inseparably connected with everything else. 9The law of pure potentiality
¶
In the fifth spiritual law, the Law of Intention and Desire, you will see how
you can introduce a faint impuls e of intention in this field, and the creation
of your desires will come about spontaneously. But first, you have to
experience stilln ess. Stillness is the first requirement for manifesting your
desires, because in stillness lies your connection to the field of pure
potentiality that can orchestrate an infinity of details for you. Imagine throwin g a little stone  into a still pond and watching it ripple. Then, after a while, when the ripples settle down, perhaps you throw
another little stone. That  s exactl y what you do when you go into the field of
pure silence and introduce your intention. In this silence, even the faintest
intention will ripple across the underlying ground of universal
consciousness, which connects everything with everything else. But, if you
do not experience stillness in consciousness, if your mind is like a turbulent
ocean, you could throw the Emp ire State Building into it, and you wouldn  t
notice a thing. In the Bible is the expression,  Be still, and know that I am
God.   This can only be accomplished through meditation. Another way to
access the field of pure potentiality is through the practice of non-judgment. Judgment is the constant evalu ation of things as right or wrong, good or
bad. When you are constantly evaluating, classifying, labeling, analyzing,
you create a lot of turbulence in your internal dialogue. This turbulence
constricts the flow of energy between you and the field of pure potentiality. You literally squeeze the  gap   between thoughts. The gap is your connection
to the field of pure potentiality. It is that state of pure awarenes s, that silent
space between thoughts, that inner stillness that connects you to true power. And when you squeeze the gap, you squeeze your connection to the field of
pure potentiality and infinite creativity. There is a prayer in A Course in Miracles that states,  Today I shall judge
nothing that occurs.   Non-judgment creates silence in your mind. It is a good
idea, therefore, to begin your day with that statement. And throughout the
day, remind yourself of that statement each time you catch yourself judging. If practicing this procedure for the whole day seems too difficult, then you
may simply say to yourself,  For the next two hours, I won  t judge anything, or For the next hour, I will experience non-judgment.   Then you can extend
it gradually. Through silence, through meditation, and through non-
judgment, you will access the first law, the Law of Pure Potent iality. Once
you start doing that, you can add a fourth component to this practice, and
that is regularly spending time in direct communion with nature. Spending
time in nature enables you to sense the harmonious interactio n of all the
elements and forces of life, and gives you a sense of unity with all of life. Whether it be a stream, a forest, a mountain, a lake, or the seashore, that
connection with nature  s intelligence will also help you access the field of
pure potentiality. You must learn to get in touch with the innermost essence of your being. This true essence is beyond the ego. It is fearless; it is free; it is immune to
criticism; it does not fear any challenge. It is beneath no one, superior to no
one, and full of magic, myste ry, and enchantment. Access to your true
essence will also give you insight into the mirror of relationship, because all
relationship is a reflection of your relationship with yourself. For example,
if you have guilt, fear, and insecurity over money, or success, or anything
else, then these are reflections of guilt, fear, and insecurity as basic aspects
of your personality. No amount of money or success will solve these basic
problems of existence; only intimacy with the Self will bring  about true
healing. And when you are grounded in the knowledge of your true Self 
when you really  understand your true nature   you will never feel guilty,
fearful, or insecure about money, or affluence, or fulfilling your desires,
because you will realize that the essence of all material wealth is life
energy, it is pure potentiality. And pure potentiality is your intrinsic nature. The Seven spiritual laws of Success
¶10
As you gain more and more access to your true nature, you will also
spontaneously receive creative thoughts, because the field of pure
potentiality is also the field of infinite creativity and pure knowl edge. Franz
Kafka, the Austrian philosopher and poet, once said,  You need not leave
your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Y ou need not even listen,
simply wait. You need not even wait, just learn to become quiet, and still,and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has
no choice; it will roll in ecstasy at your feet. 
The affluence of the universe   the lavish display and abundance of the
universe   is an expression of the creative mind of nature. The more tuned in
you are to the mind of nature,  the more you have access to its infinite,
unbounded creativity. But first, you have to go beyond the turbulence of
your internal dialogue to conn ect with that abundant, affluent, infinite,
creative mind. And then you create the possibility of dynamic activity while
at the same time carrying the stillness of the eternal, unbound ed, creative
mind. This exquisite combination of silent, unbounded, infinite mind along
with dynamic, bounded, individ ual mind is the perfect balance  of stillness
and movement simultaneously that can create whatever you want. This
coexistence of opposites   stillness and dynamism at the same time   makes
you independent of situations, circumstances, people, and things. When you quietly acknowledge this exquisite coexistence of opposites, you
align yourself with the world of energy   the quantum soup, the non-material
non-stuf f that is the source of the material world. This world of energy is
fluid, dynamic, resilient, chang ing, forever in motion. And yet it is also
non-changing, still, quiet, eternal, and silent. Stillness alone is the
potentiality for creativity; movement alone is creativity restricted to a
certain aspect of its expression. But the combination of movement and
stillness enables you to unleash your creativity in all direction s   wherever
the power of your attention takes you. Wherever you go in the midst of
movement and activity, carry your stillness within you. Then the chaotic
movement aroun d you will never overshadow your access to the reservoir
of creativity, the field of pure potentiality. APPLYING THE LAW OF PURE
POTENTIALITY
I will put the Law of Pure Potentiality into effect by making a commitment
to take the following steps:(1) I will get in touch with the field of pure potentiality by takin g time each
day to be silent, to just Be. I will also sit alone in silent meditation at least
twice a day for approximately thirty minutes in the morning  and thirty
minutes in the evening. (2) I will take time each day to commune with
nature and to silently witness the intelligence within every living thing. I
will sit silently and watch a sunset, or listen to the sound of the ocean or a
stream, or simply smell the scent of a flower. In the ecstasy of my own
silence, and by communing with nature, 1 will enjoy the lire throb of ages,
the field of pure potentiality and unbounded creativity. (3) I will practice non-judgment. I will begin my day with the statement,
Today, I shall judge nothing that occurs,   and throughout the day I will
remind myself not to judge. 2
The Law of
Giving
The Seven spiritual laws of Success
¶12
The universe operates through dynamic exchange. giving and receiving
are dif ferent aspects of the flow of ener gy in the universe. And in our willingness to give that which we
seek, we keep the abundance of the universe circulating in our lives. This
frail vessel thou emptiest again and again,
and fillest it ever with fresh life. This little flute of a reed thou hast carried
over hills and dales, and hast
breathed through it melodies eternally new. Thy
infinite gifts come to me only on those very small
hands of mine. Ages pass, and still thou pourest,
and still there is room to fill.  Rabindranath T agore, GitanjaliThe second spiritual law of success is the Law of Giving. This law could
also be called the Law of Giving and Receiving, because the universe
operates through dynamic exch ange. Nothing is static. Your body is in
dynamic and constant exchange with the body of the universe; your mind is
dynamically interacting with the mind of the cosmos; your energy is an
expression of cosmic ener gy. The flow of life is nothing other than the harmonious interaction of all the
elements and forces that structu re the field of existence. This harmonious
interaction of elements and forces in your life operates as the Law of
Giving. Because your body and your mind and the universe are in constant
and dynamic exchange, stopping the circulation of energy is like stopping
the flow of blood. Whenever blood stops flowing, it begins  to clot, to
coagulate, to stagnate. That is why you must give and receive in order to
keep wealth and affluence   or anything you want in life   circulating in your
life. The word affluence comes from the root word  affluere,   whic h means  to
flow to.   The word affluence means  to flow in abundance.   Money is really a
symbol of the life energy we exchange and the life energy we use as a result
of the service we provide to the universe. Another word for money is
currency,   which also reflects the flowing nature of energy. The word
currency comes from the Latin word  currere   which means  to run   or to flow. Therefore, if we stop the circulation of money   if our only intention is to
hold on to our money and hoard it   since it is life energy, we will stop its
circulation back into our lives as well. In order to keep that energy coming
to us, we have to keep the ener gy circulating. Like a river, money must keep
flowing, otherwi se it begins to stagnate, to clog, to suffocate and strangle its
very own life force. Circulation  keeps it alive and vital. Every relationship
is one of give and take. Giving engenders receiving, and receiving
engenders givin g. What goes up must come down; what goes out must
come back. In reality, receiving is the same thing as giving, because giving
and receiving are different aspects of the flow of energy in the universe. And if you stop the flow of either, you interfere with nature  s intelligence. In every  seed is the promise of thousands of forests. But the seed must not
be hoard ed; it must give its intelligence to the fertile ground. Through itsgiving, its unseen ener gy flows into material manifestation. 13
The law of Giving
¶
The more you give, the more you will receive, because you will keep the
abundance of the universe circulating in your life. In fact, anything that is of
value in life only multiplies when it is given. That which doesn  t multiply
through giving is neither worth giving nor worth receiving. If, through the
act of giving, you feel you have lost something, then the gift is not truly
given and will not cause increas e. If you give grudgingly, there is no energy
behind that givin g. It is the intention behind your giving and receiving that
is the most important thing. The intention should always be to create
happiness for the giver and receiver, because happiness is life-supporting
and life-sustaining and therefor e generates increase. The return is directly
proportional to the giving when it is unconditional and from the heart. That
is why the act of giving has to be joyful   the frame of mind has to be one in
which you feel joy in the very act of giving. Then the energy behind the
giving increases  many times over. Practicing the Law of Giving  is actually
very simple: if you want joy, give joy to others; if you want love, learn to
give love; if you want attention and appreciation, learn to give attention and
appreciation; if you want material affluence, help others to become
materially affluent. In fact, the easiest way to get what you want is to help
others get what they want. This principle works equally well for
individuals, corporations, societies, and nations. If you want to be blessed
with all the good things in life, learn to silently bless everyone with all the
good things in life. Even the thought of giving, the thought of blessing, or a
simple prayer has the power to affect others. This is because our body,
reduced to its essential state, is a localized bundle of energy and
information in a universe of energy and information. We are localized
bundles of consciousness in a conscious universe. The word  consciousness 
implies more than just energy and information   it implies energy and
information which is alive as thought. Therefore we are bundle s of thought
in a thinking universe. And thought has the power to transform. Life is the
eternal dance of consciousness that expresses itself as the dynamicexchange of impulses of intelligence between microcosm and macrocosm,
between the human body and the universal body, between the human mind
and the cosmic mind. When you learn to give that which you seek, you
activate and choreograph the dance with an exquisite, energetic, and vital
movement that constitutes the eternal throb of life. The best way to put the
Law of Giving into operation   to start the whole process of circu lation   is to
make a decision  that any time you come into contact with anyone, you will
give them something. It doesn  t have to be in the form of material things; it
could be a flower, a complime nt, or a prayer. In fact, the most powerful
forms of giving are non-material. The gifts of caring, attention, affection,
appreciation, and love are some of the most precious gifts you can give, and
they don  t cost you anything. When you meet someone, you can silently send them a blessing, wishing
them happiness, joy, and laughter. This kind of silent giving is very
powerful. One of the things I was taught as a child, and which I taught my
children also, is never to go to anyone  s house without bringing  something 
never visit anyone without bringing them a gift. You may say,  How can I
give to others when at the moment I don  t have enough myself. 
You can bring a flower. One flower. You can bring a note or a card which
says something about your feelings for the person you  re visitin g. You can
bring a compliment. Y ou can bring a prayer. Make a decision  to give wherever you go, to whomever you see. As long as
you re giving, you will be receiving. The more you give, the more
confidence you will gain in the miraculous effects of this law. And as you
receive more, your ability to give more will also increase. Our true nature is
one of affluence  and abundance; we are naturally affluent because nature
supports every need and desire. We lack nothing, because our essential
nature is one of pure The Seven spiritual laws of Success
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potentiality and infinite possibilities. Therefore, you must know that you are
already inherently affluent, no matter how much or how little money you
have, because the source of all wealth is the field of pure poten tiality   it isthe consciousnes s that knows how to fulfill every need, includin g joy, love,
laughter, peace, harmony, and knowledge. If you seek these things first 
not only for yourself, but for others   all else will come to you
spontaneously. APPLYING THE LAW OF GIVING
I will put the Law of Giving into ef fect by making a commitment to take the
following steps:  (1) Wherever I go, and whoever I encounter, I will bring
them a gift. The gift may be a compliment, a flower, or a prayer. Today, I
will give something to everyone I come into contact with, and so I will
begin the process of circulating joy, wealth and affluence in my life and in
the lives of others. (2) Today I will gratefully receive all the gifts that life has to offer me. I
will receive the gifts of nature: sunlight and the sound of birds  singing, or
spring showers or the first snow  of winter. I will also be open to receiving
from others, whether it be in the form of a material gift, money, a
compliment, or a prayer. (3) I will make a commitment to keep wealth circulating in my life by
giving and receiving life  s most precious gifts: the gifts of caring, affection,
appreciation, and love. Each time I meet someone, I will silently wish them
happiness, joy, and laughter. 3
The law
of karma 
or cause
and ef fect
The Seven spiritual laws of Success
¶16
Every action generates a force of ener gy thatreturns to us in like kind. what we sow is what we reap. And when we
choose actions that bring happiness and success to others, the fruit of our
karma is happiness and success. Karma is the eternal assertion of human freedom. Our thoughts, our
words, and deeds are the threads of the net which we throw around
ourselves.   Swam i Vivekananda The third spiritual law of success is the Law
of Karm a.  Karm a   is both action and the consequence of that action; it is
cause and effect simultaneously, because every action generates a force of
energy that returns to us in like kind. There is nothing unfamiliar about the
Law of Karma. Everyone has heard the expression,  What you sow is what
you reap.   Obviously, if we want to create happiness in our lives, we must
learn to sow the seeds of happiness. Therefore, karma implies the action of
conscious choice-making. You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities
where we have access to an infinity of choices. Some of these  choices are
made consciously, while others are made unconsciously. But the best way to
understand and maximize the use of karmic law is to become consciously
aware of the choices we make in every moment. Whether you like it or not, every thing that is happening at this moment is a
result of the choices you  ve made  in the past. Unfortunately, a lot of us make
choices unconsciously, and therefore we don  t think they are choices   and
yet, they are. If I were to insult you, you would most likely make the choice
of being offended. If I were to pay you a compliment, you would most
likely make the choice of being pleased or flattered. But think about it: it  s
still a choice. I could offend you and I could insult you, and you could make the choice of
not being offended. I could pay you a compliment and you could make the
choice of not letting that flatter you either. In other words, most of us   even  though we are infinite choice-m akers   have
become bundles of conditioned reflexes that are constantly being triggered
by people and circumstances into predictable outcomes of behaviour. These
conditioned reflexes are like Pavlovian conditioning. Pavlov is famous for
demonstrating that if you give a dog something to eat every time you ring abell, soon the dog starts to saliv ate when you just ring the bell, because it
has associated one stimulus with the other. Most of us, as a result of conditioning, have repetitions and predictable
responses to the stimuli in our environment. Our reactions seem to be
automatically triggered by people and circumstances, and we forget that
these are still choices that we are making in every moment of our existence. We are simply making these choices unconsciously. If you step back for a
moment and witness the choices you are making as you make those choices,
then in just this act of witnessing, you take the whole proce ss from the
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The law of Carma or Cause and Ef fect
¶realm into the conscious realm. This procedure of conscious choice-
making and witnessing is very empowering. When you make any choice   any choice at all   you can ask yourself two
things: First of all,  What are the consequences of this choice that I  m
making.   In your heart you will immediately know what these are. Secondly,
Will this choice that I  m makin g now bring happiness to me and to those
around me.   If the answer is yes, then go ahead with that choice. If the
answer is no, if that choice brings distress either to you or to those around
you, then don  t make that choice. It  s as simple as that. There is only one choice, out of the infinity of choices available in every
second, that will create happine ss for you as well as for those around you. And when you make that one choice, it will result in a form of behaviour
that is called spontaneous right action. Spontaneous right action  is the right
action at the right moment. It  s the right response to every situation as it
happens. It  s the action that nourishes you and everyone else who is
influenced by that action. There is a very interesting mechanism that the
universe has to help you make spontaneously correct choices. The
mechanism has to do with sensations in your body. Your body experiences
two kinds of sensations: one is a sensation of comfort, the other is a
sensation of discomfort. At the moment you consciously make a choice, pay
attention to your body and ask your body,  If I make this choice, what
happens.   If your body sends a message of comfort, that  s the right choice. Ifyour body sends a message of discomfort, then it  s not the appropriate
choice. For some people the message of comfort and discomfort is in the area of the
solar plexus, but for most people it  s in the area of the heart. Consciously put
your attention in the heart and ask your heart what to do. Then wait for the
response   a physical response in the form of a sensation. It may be the. faintest level of feeling   but it  s there, in your body. Only the heart knows
the correct answer. Most people think the heart is mushy and sentimental. But it  s not. The heart is intuitive; it  s holistic, it  s contextual, it  s relational. It
doesn  t have a win-lose orientat ion. It taps into the cosmic computer   the
field of pure potentiality, pure knowledge, and infinite organiz ing power 
and takes everyt hing into account. At times it may not even seem rational,
but the heart has a computing ability that is far more accurate and far more
precise than anything within the limits of rational thought. You can use the
Law of Karma to create money and affluence, and the flow of all good
things to you, any time you want. But first, you must become consciously
aware that your future is generated by the choices you are making in every
moment of your life. If you do this on a regular basis, then you are making
full use of the Law of Karma. The more you bring your choices into the
level of your conscious awaren ess, the more you will make those choices
which are spont aneously correct    both for you and those around  you. What
about past karma and how it is influencing you now. There are three things
you can do abou t past karma. One is to pay your karmic debts. Most people
choose to do that 
unconsciously, of course. This may be a choice you make, also. Sometimes
there  s a lot of suffering involved  in the payment of those debts, but the Law
of Karma says no debt in the universe ever goes unpaid. There  is a perfect
accounting syste m in this unive rse, and everything is a constan t  to and fro 
exchange of ener gy. The second thing you can do is to transmute or transform your karma to a
more desirable experience. This is a very interesting process in which you
ask yourself, as you  re paying your karmic debt,  What can I learn from this
experience. Why is this happening and what is the message that theuniverse is giving to me. How  can I make this experience useful to my
fellow human beings. 
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By doing this, you look for the seed of opportunity and then tie that seed of
opportunity with your dharma, with your purpose in life, which we  ll talk
about in the Seventh Spiritual Law of Success. This allows you to transmute
the karma to a new expression. For example, if you break your leg while
playing sports, you might ask,  What can I learn from this experi ence. What
is the message that the universe is giving me.   Perhaps the message is that
you need to slow down and be more careful or attentive to your body the
next time. And if your dharma is to teach others what you know, then by
asking,  How can I make this experience useful to my fellow human beings. 
you may decide to share what you learned by writing a book about playing
sports safely. Or you may design a special shoe or leg support that prevents
the kind of injury you experienced. This way, while  paying your karmic debt, you will have also converted the
adversity into a benefit that may bring you wealth and fulfillment. This is
the transmutation of your karma into a positive experience. You haven  t
really gotten rid of your karma,  but you are able to take a karmic episode
and create a new and positive karma out of it. The third way to deal with
karma is to transcend it. To transcend karma is to become indep endent of it. The way to transcend karma is to keep experiencing the gap, the Self, the
Spirit. It  s like washing a dirty piece of cloth in a stream of water. Every
time you wash it, you take away a few stains. You keep washing it again
and again, and each time it gets a little cleaner. You wash or transcend the
seeds of your karma by going into the gap and coming out again. This, of
course, is done through the practice of meditation. All actions are karmic
episodes. Drinking a cup of coffee is a karmic episode. That action
generates memo ry, and memory has the ability or the potentiality to
generate desire. And desire generates action again. The operational software
of your soul is karma, memory, and desire. Your soul is a bundle of
consciousness that has the seeds of karma, memory, and desire. By
becoming conscious of these seeds of manifestation, you become aconscious gener ator of reality. By becoming a conscious choice-maker, you
begin to generat e actions that are evolutionary for you and for those that are
around you. And that  s all you need to do. As long as karma is evolutionary 
for both the Self and everyone af fected by the Self 
then the fruit of karma will be happiness and success. APPLYING THE LAW OF KARMA OR
CAUSE AND EFFECT
I will put the Law of Karma into effect by making a commitmen t to take the
following steps:
(1) Today I will witness the choices I make in each moment. And in the
mere witnessing of these choices, I will bring them to my conscious
awareness. I will know that the best way to prepare for any moment in the
future is to be fully conscious in the present. (2) Whenever I make a choice,
I will ask mysel f two questions:  What are the consequences of this choice
that I  m making.   and  Will this choice bring fulfillment and happiness to me
and also to those who are af fected by this choice. 
(3) I will then ask my heart for guidance and be guided by its message of
comfort or discomfort. If the choice feels comfortable, I will plunge ahead
with abandon. If the choice feels uncomfortable, I will pause and see the
consequences of my action with my inner vision. This guidance will enable
me to make spontaneously correct choices for myself and for all those
around me. 4
The law of least
effort
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Nature 5 intelligence functions with ef fortlessease. with carefreeness, harmony, and love. And when we harness the forces of harmony,
joy, and love, we create success and good fortune
with ef fortless ease. An integral being knows without going, sees
without looking, and accomplishes without doing.  Lao TZU
The fourth spiritual law of success is the Law of Least Effort. This law is
based on the fact that nature  s intelligence functions with effortless ease and
abandoned careful ness. This is the principle of least action, of no
resistance. This is, therefore, the principle of harmony and love. When we
learn this lesson from nature, we easily fulfill our desires. If you observe nature at work, you will see that least effort is expended. Grass doesn  t try to grow, it just grows. Fish don  t try to swim, they just
swim. Flowers don  t try to bloom, they bloom. Birds don  t try to fly, they fly. This is their intrinsic nture. The earth doesn  t try to spin on its own axis; it is
the nature of the earth to spin with dizzying speed and to hurtle through
space. It is the nature of babies to be in bliss. It is the nature of the sun to
shine. It is the nature of the stars to glitter and sparkle. And it is human
nature to make our dreams manifest into physical form, easily and
effortlessly. In Vedic Science, the age-old philosophy of India, this principle is known as
the principle of economy of effort, or  do less and accomplish more. 
Ultimately you come to the state where you do nothing and accomplish
everything. This means that there is just a faint idea, and then the
manifestation of the idea comes about effortlessly. What is commonly
called a  miracle   is actually an expression of the Law of Least Ef fort. Nature  s intelligence functions effortlessly, fric-tionlessly, spontaneously. It
is non-linear; it is intuitive, holistic, and nourishing. And when  you are in
harmony with nature, when you are established in the knowledge of your
true self, you can make use or the Law of Least Effort. Least effort isexpended when your actions are motivated by love, because nature is held
together by the ener gy of love. When you seek power and control over other
people, you waste energy. When  you seek money or power for the sake of
the ego, you spend energy chasing the illusion of happiness instead of
enjoying happin ess in the mome nt. When you seek money for personal gain
only, you cut off the flow of energy to yourself, and interfere with the
expression of nature  s intelligenc e. But when your actions are motivated by
love, there is no waste of energy. When your actions are motiva ted by love,
your ener gy multiplies and accumulates 
and the surplus energy you gather and enjoy can be channeled to create
anything that you want, including unlimited wealth. You can think of your physical body as a device for controlling energy: it
can gene rate, store, and expend energy. If you know how to generate, store,
and expend energy in an efficient way, then you can create any amount of
wealth. Attention to the ego consumes the greatest amount of energy. When
your internal reference point is the ego, when you seek power and control
over other people or seek approval from others, you spend energy in a
wasteful way. When that energy is freed up, it can be rechanneled and used to create
anything that you want. When your internal reference point is your spirit,
when you are immune to criticism and unfearful of any challenge, you can
harness the power of love, and use energy creatively for the experience of
affluence and evolution. 21
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In The Art of Dreaming, Don Juan tells Carlos Castaneda, . most of our
energy goes into upholding our importance. If we were capable of losing
some of that importance, two extraordinary things would happen to us: One,
we would free our energy from trying to maintain the illusory idea of our
grandeur; and two, we would provide ourselves with enough  energy to
catch a glimpse or the actual grandeur of the universe. There are three components to the Law of Least Effort   three things you can
do to put this principle of  do less and accomplish more   into action. The first
component is acceptance. Acceptance simply means that you make a
commitment:  Today I will accept people, situations, circumstances, and
events as they occur.   This means I will know that this moment is as it
should be, because the whole universe is as it should be. This moment   the
one you  re experiencing right now   is the culmination of all the moments
you have experienced in the past. This moment is as it is because the entire
universe is as it is. When you struggle against this moment, you  re actually
struggling against the entire universe. Instead, you can make the decision
that today you will not struggle against the whole universe by struggling
against this moment. 1 his means that your acceptance of this moment is
total and complete. You accept things as they are, not as you wish they were
in this moment. This is importan t to understand. You can wish for things in
the future to be different, but in this moment you have to accept things as
they are. When you feel frustrated or upset by a person or a situation, remember that
you are not reacting to the perso n or the situation, but to your feelings about
the person or the situation. These are your feelings, and your feelings are
not someone else  s fault. When you recognize and understand this
completely, you are ready to take responsibility for how you feel and to
change it. And if you can accept things as they are, you are ready to take
responsibility for your situation and for all the events you see as problems. This leads us to the second component of the Law of Least Effort:
responsibility. What does responsibility mean. Responsibility  means not
blaming anyone  or anything for your situation, including yourself. Having
accepted this circumstance, this event, this problem, responsibility then
means the abilit y to have a creative response to the situation as it is now. All problems contain the seeds of opportunity, and this awareness allows
you to take the moment and transform it to a better situation or thing. Once you do this, every so-called upsetting situation will become an
opportunity for the creation of something new and beautiful, and every so-
called tormento r or tyrant will become your teacher. Reality is an
interpretation. And if you choo se to interpret reality in this way, you willhave many teachers around you, and many opportunities to evolve. Whenever confronted by a tyrant, tormentor, teacher, friend, or foe (they all
mean the same thing) remind yourself,  This moment is as it should be. 
Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment are
precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden
meaning behind  all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own
evolution. The third component of the Law of Least Effort is defencelessness, which
means that your awareness is established in defenselessness, and you have
relinquished the need to convinc e or persuade others of your point of view. If you observe people around you, you  ll see that they spend ninety-nine
percent of their time defending  their points of view. If you just relinquish
the need  to defend your point of view, you will in that relinquishment, gain
access to enormous amounts of ener gy that have been previously wasted. When you become defensive, blame others, and do not accept and surrender
to the moment, your life meets resistance. Any time you encounter
resistance, recognize that if you force the situation, the resistan ce will only
increase. You don  t want to stand rigid like a tall oak that cracks and
collapses in the storm. Instead,  you want to be flexible, like a reed that
bends with the storm and survives. Completely desist from defending your point of view. When you have no
point to defend, you do not allow the birth of an argument. If you do this
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resisting   you will fully experience the present, which is a gift. Someone
once told me,  The past is history, the future is a mystery, and this moment is
a gift. That is why this moment is called  the present . 
If you embrace the present and become one with it, and merge with it, you
will experience a fire, a glow, a sparkle of ecstasy throbbing in every living
sentient being. As you begin to experience this exultation of spirit in
everything that is alive, as you become intimate with it, joy will be born
within you, and you will drop the terrible burdens and encum brances ofdefensiveness, resentment, and hurtfulness. Only then will you become
light-hearted, carefree, joyous, and free. In this joyful, simple freedom, you will know without any doubt in your
heart that what you want is available to you whenever you want it, because
your want will be from the level of happiness, not from the level of anxiety
or fear. You do not need to justify; simply declare your intent to yourself,
and you will experience fulfillment, delight, joy, freedom, and autonomy in
every moment of your life. Make a commitment to follow the path of no resistance. This is the path
through which nature  s intelligen ce unfolds spontaneously, without friction
or effort. Whe n you have the exquisite combination of acceptance,
responsibility, and defenselessness, you will experience life flowing with
effortless ease. When you remain open to all points of view   not rigidly attached to only
one  your dreams and desires will flow with nature  s desires. Then you can
release your intentions, without attachment, and just wait for the
appropriate season for your desires to blossom into reality. You can be sure
that when the season is right, your desires will manifest. This is the Law of
Least Ef fort. APPLYING THE LAW OF LEAST
EFFORT
I will put the Law of Least Effort into effect by making a commitment to
take the following steps:
(1) I will practice Acceptance. Today I will accept people, situations,
circumstances, and events as they occur. I will know that this moment is as
it should be, because the whole universe is as it should be. I will not
struggle against the whole universe by struggling against this moment. My
acceptance is total and complet e. I accept things as they are this moment,
not as I wish they were. (2) Having accepted things as they are, I will take Responsibility for my
situation and for all those even ts I see as problems. I know that taking
responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for my situation (and
this includes myself). I also know that every problem is an opportunity in
disguise, and this alertness to opportunities allows me to take this moment
and transform it into a greater benefit. (3) Today my awareness will remain
established in Defenselessness. I will relinquish the need to defend my
point of view. I will feel no need to convince or persuade others to accept
my point of view. I will remain open to all points of view and not be rigidly
attached to any one of them. 5
THE LAW of
INTENTION and
DESIRE
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Inherent in every intention and desire is the
mechanics for its fulfillment. intention and desire in the field of pure
potentiality have infinite organizing power. And when we introduce an
intention in the fertile ground  of pure potentiality, we put this infinite
organiyng power to work for us. In the beginning there was desire, which was
the first seed of mind; sages, having meditated in
their hearts, have discovered by their wisdom the
connection of the existent with the non-existent.  The Hymn of Creation, The Rig V eda
The fifth spiritual law of succes s is the Law of Intention and Desire. This
law is based on the fact that energy and information exist everywhere innature. In fact, at the level of the quantum field, there is nothin g other than
energy and infor mation. The quantum field is just another label for the field
of pure consciousness or pure potentiality. And this quantum field is
influenced by intention and desire. Let  s examine this process in detail. A
flower, a rainbow, a tree, a blade of grass, a human body, when broken
down to their essential components, are energy and information. The whole
universe, in its essential nature, is the movement of energy and information. The only difference between you and a tree is the informational and energy
content of your respective bodies. On the material level, both you and the
tree are made up of the same recycled elements: mostly carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen, nitrogen, and other elements in minute amounts. You could buy
these elements in a hardware store for a couple of dollars. The difference,
therefore, between you and the tree is not the carbon, or the hydrogen, or
the oxygen. In fact; you and the tree are constantly exchanging your carbon
and oxygen with each other. The real difference between the two of you is
in the energy and in the informa tion. In the scheme of nature, you and I are
a privileged species. We have a nervous system that is capable of becoming
aware of the energy and informational content of that localize d field that
gives rise to our physical body. We experience this field subjectively as our
own thoughts, feelings, emotions, desires, memories, instincts, drives, and
beliefs. This same field is experienced objectively as the physical body   and
through the physical body, we experience this field as the world. But it  s all
the same  stuff. That is why the ancient seers exclaimed,  I am that, you are
that, all this is that, and that  s all there is. 
Your body is not separate from the body of the universe, because at
quantum mechanical levels there are no well-defined edges. You are like a
wiggle, a wave, a fluctuation, a convolution, a whirlpool, a localized
disturbance in the lar ger quantum field. The lar ger quantum field
 the universe   is your extended body. Not only is the human nervous system capable of becoming aware of the
information and energy of its own quantum field, but because human
consciousness is infinitely flexible through this wonderful nervous system,
you are able to consciously chan ge the informational content that gives rise
to your physical body. You can consciously change the energy andinformational content or your own quantum mechanical body, and therefore
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mational conten t of your extende d body   your environment, your world   and
cause things to manifest in it. This conscious change is broug ht about by the two qualities inherent in
consciousness: attention and intention. Attention energizes, and intention
transforms. Wha tever you put your attention on will grow stronger in your
life. Whatever you take your attention away from will wither, disintegrate,
and disappear. Intention, on the other hand, triggers transformation of
energy and information. Intentio n organizes its own fulfillment. The quality
of intention on the object of attention will orchestrate an infinity of space-
time events to bring about the outcome intended, provided one follows the
other spiritual laws of success. This is because intention in the fertile
ground of attention has infinite organizing power. Infinite organizing power
means the power to organize an infinity of space-time events, all at the
same time. We see the expression of this infinite organizing power in every
blade of grass, in every apple blossom, in every cell of our body. We see it
in everything that is alive. In the scheme of nature, everything correlates
and connects with everything else. The groundhog comes out of the earth
and you know it is going to be spring. Birds begin to migrate in a certain
direction at a certain time of the year. Nature is a symphony. And that
symphony is being silently orchestrated at the ultimate ground of creation. The human body is another good example of this symphony. A single cell
in the human body is doing about six trillion things per second, and it has to
know what every other cell is doing at the same time. The human body can
play music, kill germs, make a baby, recite poetry, and monitor the
movement of stars all at the same time, because the field of infinite
correlation is part of its information field. What is remarka ble about the nervous system of the human species is that it
can command this infinite organizing power through conscious intent. Intent in the human species is not fixed or locked into a rigid network of
energy and infor mation. It has infinite flexibility. In other words, as long as
you do not violate the other laws of nature, through your intent you canliterally comman d the laws of nature to fulfill your dreams and desires. You
can put the cosmic computer with its infinite organizing power  to work for
you. You can go to that ultimate ground of creation and introduce an
intention, and just by introducing the intention, you activate the field of
infinite correlation. Intention lays the groundwork for the effortless,
spontaneous, frictionless flow of pure potentiality seeking expression from
the unmanifest to the manifest. The only caution is that you use your intent
for the benefit of mankind. This happens spontaneously when  you are in
alignment with The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. Intention is the real power behind desire. Intent alone is very powerful,
because intent is desire without  attachment to the outcome. Desire alone is
weak, because desire in most people is attention with attachment. Intent is
desire with strict adherence to all the other laws, but particularly the Law of
Detachment, which is the Sixth Spiritual Law of Success. Intention
combined with detachment leads to life-centered, present-moment
awareness. And when action is performed in present-moment awareness, it
is most effective. Your intent is for the future, but your attention is in the
present. As long as your attentio n is in the present, then your intent for the
future will mani fest, because the future is created in the present. You must
accept the prese nt as is. Accept the present and intend the future. The future
is some thing you can always create through detached intention, but you
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The past, presen t, and future are all properties of consciousness. The past is
recollection, memory; the future is anticipation; the present is awareness. Therefore time is the movement of thought. Both past and future are born in
the imagination; only the present, which is awareness, is real and eternal. It
is. It is the potentiality for space-time, matter, and energy. It is an eternal
field of possibil ities experiencin g itself as abstract forces, whether they be
light, heat, electricity, magnetism, or gravity. These forces are neither in the
past nor in the future. They just are. Our interpretation of these abstract forces gives us the experience of
concrete phenomena and form. Remembered interpretations of abstract
forces create the experience of the past, anticipatory interpretations of the
same abstract forces create the future. They are the qualities of attention in
consciousness. When these qualities are freed from the burden  of the past,
then action in the present becom es the fertile ground for the creation of the
future. Intention, grounded in this detached freedom of the present, serves
as the catalyst for the right mix of matter, energy, and space-time events to
create whatever it is that you desire. If you have life-centered, present-
moment awareness, then the imaginary obstacles 
which are more than ninety percent of perceived obstacles   disintegrate and
disappear. The remaining five to ten percent of perceived obstacles can be
transmuted into opportunities through one-pointed intention. One-pointed intention is that quality of attention that is unbe nding in its
fixity of purpose. One-pointed intention means holding your attention to the
intended outcom e with such unbending purpose that you absolutely refuse
to allow obstacles to consume and dissipate the focused quality of your
attention. There is a total and complete exclusion of all obstacles from your
consciousness. You are able to maintain an unshakable serenity while being
committed to your goal with intense passion. This is the power of detached
awareness and one-pointed, focused intention simultaneously. Learn to harness the power of intention, and you can create anything you
desire. You can still get results through effort and through trying, but at a
cost. The cost is stress, heart attacks, and the compromised function of your
immune system. It is much better to execute the following five steps in the
Law of Intention and Desire. When you follow these five steps for fulfilling
your desires, intention generates its own power:
(1) Slip into the gap. This means to center yourself in that silent space
between thoughts, to go into the silence   that level of Being which is your
essential state. (2) Established in that state of Being, release your intentions
and desires. When you are actua lly in the gap, there  s no thought, there  s no
intention, but as you come out of the gap   at that junction betw een the gap
and a thought   you introduce the intention. If you have a series of goals, you
can write them down, and have your intention focused on them before yougo into the gap. If you want a successful career, for example, you go into
the gap with that intention, and the intention will already be there as a faint
flicker in your awareness. Releasing your intentions and desires in the gap
means planting them in the fertile ground of pure potentiality, and expecting
them to bloom when the season is right. You do not want to dig up the seeds
of your desires to see if they are growing, or get rigidly attached  to the way
in which they will unfold. Y ou simply want to release them. (3) Remain in the state of self-re ferral. This means remain established in the
awareness of your true Self   your spirit, your connection to the field of pure
potentiality. It also 27
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means not to look at yourself  through the eyes of the world, or allow
yourself to be influenced by the opinions and criticisms of others. A helpful
way to maintain  that state of self-referral is to keep your desires to yourself;
do not share them with anyone else unless they share the exact same desires
that you have and are closely bonded with you. (4) Relinquish your attachment to the outcome. This means giving up your
rigid attachment to a specific result and living in the wisdom of uncertainty. It means  enjoyi ng every moment in the journey of your life, even if you
don t know the outcome. (5) Let the universe handle the details. Your
intentions and desires, when released in the gap, have infinite  organizing
power. Trust that infinite organizing power of intention to orches trate all the
details for you. Remember that your true nature is one of pure spirit. Carry the
consciousness of your spirit wherever you go, gently release your desires,
and the universe will handle the details for you. APPLYING THE LAW OF INTENTION
AND DESIRE
I will put the Law of Intention and Desire into effect by making a
commitment to take the following steps:(1) I will make a list of all my desires. I will carry this list with me
wherever I go. I will look at this list before I go into my silence and
meditation. Section summary: 

This passage introduces "Deepak's" conceptually unique perspective regarding spirituality-oriented principles guiding individual achievement towards limitless prosperity ("Creating Affluent") rather than mere financial resources. He emphasizes the significance of transcendent alignment (''Be-ing'' ) versus 'ego-centricality. ' He discusses four key concepts underpinning this framework

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The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
What is the title of the book written by Deepak Chopra?
The book is not just about success, but also about the laws of life, and how to apply them to create a fulfilling life.
What is the main theme of the book, according to the author?
The first law is the Law of Pure Potentiality, which emphasizes the importance of silence, meditation, and non-judgment in order to connect with the field of pure potentiality and infinite creativity.
What is the first spiritual law of success, and what does it emphasize?
The second law is the Law of Giving, which is based on the principle of dynamic exchange and the interconnectedness of all things in the universe.
What is the second law of success, and what is its principle?
The third law is the Law of Karma or Cause and Effect, which emphasizes the importance of making conscious choices and taking responsibility for one's actions, and the need to transcend the ego and connect with the field of pure potentiality.
What is the third law of success, and what is its significance?