New PN: Mind Magic
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The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everythingby James R. Doty, MD |
“In the end, it's not about the universe: it's about you. We may have come to believe that our inner power is limited by our external circumstances or our past conditioning, but it starts in our own minds."DR. JAMES DOTY |
FROM THE BOOK“In this book, I am going to show you how to harness your brain’s power to make your intention reality and explain exactly how it works from the perspective of neuroscience.
I will guide you through the six steps I and many others follow to manifest our intentions. These are informed by a lifelong practice of studying the mind as a neuroscientist and as a meditation practitioner myself. These six steps cover every aspect of the manifesting process: reclaiming our power to focus our mind; clarifying what we truly want; removing the obstacles in our mind; embedding the intention in our subconscious; pursuing our goal passionately; and letting go of our attachment to the outcome. Additionally, I have also included different kinds of stories of manifestation in the hope of inspiring you to start living and writing yours. Even a few years ago, it was not possible to fully present a framework for how manifesting works that was grounded in the latest insights of neuroscience. Now it is possible to cut through the pseudoscience and mysticism and reveal the concrete brain mechanics that underlie the relaxation, detachment, compassion, and visualization that Ruth taught me. My hope is that a clear presentation of the science behind manifesting will empower readers not only to trust the practices, but to use them to heal themselves, change their lives, and understand their power to change their world.” |
Brian's Notes
James Doty was a clinical professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University and the founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE).
He was also the former chairman of the Dalai Lama Foundation.
It breaks my heart to write those two sentences in the past tense.
Dr. Doty just passed away last year—at 69 years old—not too long after I read this and another one of his books in which he tells the fascinating and inspiring story of how a wonderful woman changed his life as a young boy and how he used that wisdom to create a life of meaning and purpose while helping others do the same.
Memento Mori and rest in peace, Dr. Doty. Thank you for your contributions to my life and to humanity.
If you’ve been following along, you know that I’m not typically a big fan of the word “manifesting.” In fact, I have a pretty strong allergy to all things related to The Secret—which is one of the reasons I loved this book and James’s work so much.
He grounds all the best of the “law of attraction”/Secret stuff in modern neuroscience, while throwing away the silly pseudoscience and giving us an incredible framework to tap into our potential. (Get a copy of the book here.)
As per the inside flap of the book: “Doty grounds us in the practices that change our brain structure: attention, meditation, visualization, and compassion. This mind magic allows us to move through the world in ways that help us see clearly—while reclaiming our agency, realizing our dreams, and reaching out to help others along the path.”
He does that through a six-step process that we’ll take a quick look at to help YOU harness “The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything.” Let’s get to work!
Big Ideas
01: THE REAL SECRET
02: STEP #1: FOCUS YOUR MIND
03: STEP #2: KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
04: STEP #3: REMOVE OBSTACLES
05: STEP #4: FOCUS!!!!
“Always go with your passions. Never ask yourself if it's realistic or not. Find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible."DEEPAK CHOPRA |
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