Thoughts Don't Manifest. Thoughts Are Subtle Manifestations

"Feeling is the secret." It's a phrase we've all heard ad nauseam at this point. But, it's repeated so often for good reason. It's the truth, and the holy grail of successful manifestation.

What I'm about to say may be regarded as sacrilege upon first glance. But please, hear me out. The understanding I'm about to share changed my life and taught me to manifest successfully to a degree I never would've believed possible. And to boot, it's not a contradiction to of anything anyone here likely believes, just a clarification.

Thoughts do not manifest. Thoughts are manifestations.

Yes, you read that correctly. Thoughts have no power to manifest anything. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Everything you've ever read that told you "thoughts create reality" "your thinking controls your world" or any variation of this, was wrong. Well, not wrong, but a slight misunderstanding.

Think of it this way -- how could your thoughts create? Is a thought not something discrete and objective? Have you ever had a thought that went off and took some action of its own without your approval? Of course not. Because thoughts don't have independent agency -- they are in and of themselves manifestations.

In fact, thoughts are our primary manifestations.

Here's what I mean. If I begin to feel thirst, that manifests as the thought, "I'm going to get a glass of water." Then, the thought manifests physically as the actual action of getting up and getting a glass of water. Even something as simple and mundane as getting a drink of water is in essence a manifestation. It's not a flashy one, but nevertheless, it still is a manifestation.

"So what?" you may be asking. What do we do with this information? You may even be saying, "That's patently obvious and pointless to even comment on." But trust me, it's a subtle distinction that makes a world of difference.

In order to manifest effectively, you must stop focusing on your thoughts.

You don't need to disregard them completely -- actually, it'd be an incredible mistake to do that. But, you have to see them for what they are -- thoughts are evidence of your deeper state of feeling/belief.

I see post after post every day where people are going to war with their thoughts -- trying to wrestle them into submission. Even worse, I see people advocating to others that they should stuff their negative thoughts away deep down inside, that they should refuse to acknowledge them, or that they are going to somehow blow their chance at manifesting what they desire if they even acknowledge the existence of doubt.

Never, never, never refuse to acknowledge your doubts or negative thoughts. No matter how deep you bury them, they'll still be there inside you. Let those negative thoughts be a barometer of your true state of feeling. Doubts popping up? Great, you still have work to do in changing your baseline state of feeling. Having intrusive thoughts about not getting the thing you want? No problem -- that just means you haven't changed your state yet. Maybe you need to do more exercises. Maybe you need to do different ones. Personally, I'd say you need to dive deep into why your baseline state is a negative one, then work from there. But different people use different methods, and you should do what works for you.

Remember, thoughts are your first manifestations. If negative thoughts keep manifesting, don't fight with them -- go deeper, to the level of feelings and beliefs (note, when I say belief, I mean non-verbal belief. A more apt term might be "knowing." Go down to the level of what you know so deeply that you don't even have to formulate it into a thought) and figure out why and what needs to be done to enact change at this deeper level.

When you take on this perspective and start to view your thoughts as subtle manifestations -- but manifestations nevertheless -- you will expedite your progress. You won't waste any more time worrying about whether or not your doubts mean you "messed up" or using all your energy to try and ignore the intrusive thoughts that just keep coming.

One day you'll wake up with a new state of knowing. And at that point, doubtful negative thoughts will cease to arise and your manifestation won't be far off.

As always, good luck.