Inner Confirmation for Outer Manifestations
By Richard Dotts
Table of Contents
Richard Dotts 2015
st Kindle Edition
Questions / comments? The author can be contacted at RichardDotts@gmail.com
Chapter 1 - Inner Confirmations for Outer Manifestations
I still remember that moment clearly.
Driving in the slightly dimmed tunnel, I cruised along at a comfortable speed, slightly lulled by the gray tunnel walls that passed me in a blur. I had driven this route probably hundreds of times, but today was different.
Suddenly, in that one single moment, I experienced a deep and profound sense of inner knowing. A strong sense of inner peace came over me, assuring me from within that everything was alright, and has always been. This powerful knowing came from the inside. I felt a sense of oneness, of being at one with myself and with everything else in the Universe. I felt light and in perfect harmony with everything. There was nothing that had to be changed and everything was perfect just the way it was.
In that moment, I became the Universe.
As I emerged from the tunnel, I continued to be awash in those wonderful feelings unlike anything I had ever experienced before. On some level, those feelings felt vaguely familiar to me. I recall feeling them in the encounter I described in The Magic Feeling. Yet this inner knowing went way deeper than my previous encounter from almost a decade ago. More than just plain good feelings, they came in the form of an inner knowing, an inner confirmation. It was as if something clicked for me on the inside, and I knew then with utmost certainty that I was part of a benevolent Universe. In that moment I also knew all the truths of the Universe I have been studying to be true.
In the weeks that followed I read up on similar kinds of spiritual experiences. Abraham Maslow would have called them peak experiences while ancient spiritual masters often refer to them as satori experiences Moments of profound illumination, peace and inner knowing. Regardless of what they are called, I am greatly humbled and thankful to have that experience of inner confirmation.
Since that moment in the tunnel, Ive had many happy moments in my life and also a few less-than-happy moments which constantly remind me of the creative powers we are bestowed with. My life continues to unfold with a great sense of ease and flow that astonishes even me, and I continue to be humbled by the great reception of this series of spiritual books. What started out as a personal, heartfelt letter to one friend to help him improve the conditions of his own life turned into a series of ten (as of this writing) bestselling books on the subject of manifestation in modern times. Clearly these books have struck a chord with many readers who are recognizing their own creative powers and learning how to apply these age-old techniques in the age of social media.
I remember how I just wanted to get the word out when I first started writing these books. The first decade of my spiritual journey was filled with countless challenges, setbacks and disappointments, some of which I described in my other books. Thankfully I did not give up. I stuck around. I walked away from these spiritual teachings many times, but came back to them each time round. The longest I was away from them was a few years, and those years were just awfully lifeless! I felt very little joy, and had little to look forward to.
I just wanted to add this note at the beginning of my 11th book to let you know that you too, should not give up . The Universe is always trying to send you nudges to move you in the direction of your greatest good no matter how hopeless the outer physical situation seems. Whether it is financial, relationship or health setbacks youre recovering from those are already in the past as we speak. A new and more desired reality can always be created from this moment forward. As Seth says, Your point of power is in the present. All of your power is concentrated in the now. Think of everything you know now (and are learning about now) that you didnt know back then! Your life can only get better with all this new knowledge from this point!
I say this because had I believed in my own physical reality back then, had I taken everything I experienced with my five senses at face value I would probably have given up and committed suicide in sadness! I understand today that physical reality is merely an illusion and a reflection of our own inner states which we carry around all the time. What a foolish thing it would have been if I had ended my physical life early, because I would not be around to experience all of this magic and miracles in my continually unfolding life. So hang in there, and be sure to commit yourself to applying these tips and techniques to your life. If so many of my readers can do it, so can you. There is no limit to how good life can get.
What I have attempted to do with each of these books is to touch on a separate piece of the manifestation puzzle. Why are there so many pieces of the puzzle, you may ask. Why does manifestation seem so complicated? It is not, and I can assure you that most of the complications arise from our own stuck / stubborn ways of thinking and our inabilities to get past them. Therefore, learning how to manifest effectively is really about learning how to let go of unwanted roadblocks and limiting beliefs in the process, rather than learning something totally new. Its about letting go rather than picking up more new stuff. An effective, conscious manifestor walks around with very little emotional baggage.
I started on my manifestation journey not knowing that I was carrying a ton (probably several tons!) of emotional baggage around all the time. I looked years older than my age and felt constantly moody, dissatisfied and tired. All of that emotional baggage was sapping my energy and weighing me down without me even realizing it! The funniest thing was that I tried to practice all these techniques and apply them while holding on to my excess baggage! I even tried to justify my negative feelings, reasoning that since I was doing so much positive spiritual work on the outside it was alright to feel those negative feelings on the inside. Little did I know that the Universe picks up on the sum total of our thoughts and feelings, and not just the positive ones :)
As I began to let go of my emotional baggage piece by piece, I felt lighter than I had been in years. My mood improved and things started happening in my life. I was gradually stepping into my new reality. Today, I am at a place where the Universe uses me as a conduit to get this message out to people. I am often in awe at how everything I write comes so easily to me, because writing (just like everything else) is a form of creative manifestation! I am literally helping to bring the words on this page into their physical form from the ethereal world. What amazes me is how effortless this whole process is, and how page after page gets filled up with these positive, uplifting words that have made an impact on the lives of thousands of readers around the world. But I know that I too, am part of the grander, greater and more beautiful scheme of things.
Perhaps the best advice I could give before we start on our journey would be this: Quit worrying about whether you are doing things right, or whether you are on the right track. That was one of my primary worries I constantly grappled with when I was on the seekers path. I was always second-guessing myself, wondering whether I was moving towards my goals when I chose to do this instead of that. I was worried about lost opportunities. But I need not have worried at all, because when we relax and just allow things to happen one step at a time, the Universe always sweeps us along effortlessly and powerfully in a way that most delights us! Somewhere along the way, I set deep intentions to be a writer and teacher. The Universe is now making these intentions come true in the most fulfilling and rewarding ways for me, just not in the ways I originally envisioned many years ago.