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0:00Imagine you were born with 12 tools, 12
0:03tools that never break, 12 tools that
0:06never charge you a fee, 12 tools that
0:09work every second of every day, whether
0:11you believe in them or not. [music]
0:14Now, imagine you spent your whole life
0:16using only one of them and using it
0:18badly. And then, you spent decades
0:21wondering why life felt so hard.
0:24That is exactly what happens to most
0:27people. Joseph Murphy spent his life
0:29teaching one idea. The subconscious mind
0:32is not a storage room for old memories.
0:35>> [music]
0:35>> It is a living, working, creating
0:37intelligence. It has faculties, powers,
0:40and abilities that most of us leave
0:42sitting in the dark. In the next
0:44minutes, I'm going to introduce you to
0:46all 12 of them, one at a time, with
0:49stories, with experiments, and with
0:52practices you can do tonight, [music] in
0:54your bed, with your eyes closed. By the
0:56end, you will not look at your own mind
0:59the same way [music] again. If you are
1:01listening to this at night, let it play.
1:03Your subconscious mind does not sleep.
1:06It listens. If you are listening during
1:08the day, stay with me. I will give you
1:11things to try. Before we begin,
1:13subscribe and tell me in the comments
1:15where you are listening from and what
1:16time it is there. I read these. Let's
1:19begin.
1:20Picture a house with two floors. The
1:23upstairs floor has windows. This is your
1:26conscious mind. It looks outside, makes
1:28decisions, argues, plans, and worries.
1:32It is the part of you that says, "I
1:33think." and "I choose." The downstairs
1:37floor has no windows at all. This is
1:40your subconscious mind. [music] It never
1:42looks outside. It only receives what the
1:44upstairs floor sends down, and then it
1:47builds. It builds your habits, your
1:50reactions, your health patterns, and
1:52your sense of what is possible for
1:53someone like you. Here is the part most
1:56people [music] miss. The downstairs
1:58floor is where the
2:00is. The upstairs floor decides what goes
2:02into the machine. That is all it does,
2:05but that one decision is enormous.
2:09Murphy taught that the conscious mind is
2:11the gardener and the subconscious mind
2:13is the soil. The gardener does not make
2:16the seed grow. The gardener chooses the
2:18seed, [music] plants it, and trusts the
2:20soil. If you plant fear, the soil
2:23[music] returns fear. If you plant a
2:25settled conviction of success, the soil
2:28returns that, too.
2:29>> [music]
2:29>> It does not judge. It does not argue. It
2:32only multiplies. So, when we talk about
2:3512 powers, we are really talking about
2:3712 ways this soil responds and 12 ways
2:41you can learn to plant. Here is the map
2:43for today. Power one, the power of
2:46acceptance, where belief becomes
2:49reality. Power two, the power of the
2:52picture, imagination as a blueprint.
2:55Power three, the power of repetition,
2:58>> [music]
2:59>> how a thought becomes a groove. Power
3:01four, the power of feeling, the
3:04emotional signature. Power five, the
3:07power of restoration, the body's [music]
3:10built-in repair intelligence. Power six,
3:14the power [music] of the night, what
3:15happens while you sleep. Power seven,
3:19the power of release, forgiveness as a
3:21mental technology. Power eight, the
3:25power of inner answers, intuition and
3:28creative solutions. Power nine, the
3:31power of decision, the quiet moment that
3:34changes [music] timelines. Power 10, the
3:37power of abundance, your inner economy.
3:41Power 11, the power of harmony,
3:44relationships [music]
3:45and the mirror effect. Power 12, the
3:48power of stillness, where all the other
3:51powers combine.
3:53A short note before we go. Nothing in
3:55this video replaces medical, legal, or
3:58financial professionals. When I talk
4:00about the mind's influence [music] on
4:02health or money, I am sharing a
4:04philosophy of mental practice. I am not
4:07promising outcomes. Use these ideas
4:09alongside real-world action and proper
4:12care.
4:13Power one,
4:14>> [music]
4:14>> the power of acceptance. A man walks
4:17into a doctor's office and is told, "You
4:20are a nervous person." Within a year, he
4:23is.
4:24Let me start with a small, ordinary
4:26story. A young woman is told by a
4:29teacher, "You're just not good with
4:31numbers." She is 11. She nods. She does
4:35not argue. Something inside her accepts
4:38it quietly, like a coin dropping [music]
4:41into a slot. 20 years later, she avoids
4:44spreadsheets, panics at budgeting, and
4:46tells people, "I'm just not a math
4:48person." She believes it is a fact about
4:52her. It is not a fact. It is a sentence
4:55she accepted a long time ago. This is
4:58the first power. Acceptance. Murphy's
5:02teaching was simple and strict. Your
5:04subconscious mind does not respond to
5:07what you wish. It responds to what you
5:09accept as true. And it accepts things in
5:12a surprising way. It does not require
5:15evidence. It requires conviction. Now,
5:19what is a belief? A belief is only a
5:22thought you keep thinking. That is all.
5:25Nobody is born with beliefs about money,
5:28love, health, or worth. They are
5:30installed. Parents, teachers, headlines,
5:34and old embarrassments are the
5:36installers. And here [music] is the good
5:38news hiding inside that sentence. If a
5:41belief is only a thought you keep
5:43thinking, then a belief can be replaced.
5:46An example from a different world, the
5:48placebo. Researchers have known for
5:51decades that people given an inactive
5:53pill, simply because they believe it is
5:55a real treatment, often report real
5:58changes.
5:59>> [music]
5:59>> Pain drops, mood shifts, some measurable
6:02body responses change. This does not
6:05mean the mind cures everything. It does
6:08show that expectation is not trivial.
6:11The belief that something is working
6:13[music] can itself change the experience
6:15of the body.
6:16Murphy would say that this is not a
6:18trick. It is the subconscious mind doing
6:21what it always does, responding [music]
6:24to what the conscious mind accepts.
6:26The difference between acceptance and
6:29hoping. Hope says, "Maybe it will
6:32happen." Acceptance says, "It is already
6:35settled in my mind." [music]
6:37Here is a way to feel the difference.
6:39Think of the sun rising tomorrow. You do
6:42not hope it will rise. You do not strain
6:45to believe it. You simply know. There is
6:48no tension in that knowing. That relaxed
6:51certainty is what the subconscious
6:53responds to.
6:54When you try to force belief, you create
6:57tension, and tension [music]
6:59is a signal of doubt.
7:01So, the practice is not to push harder.
7:03It is to relax into a statement you can
7:06honestly entertain. [music]
7:08The bridge sentence technique.
7:10Say you cannot honestly say, "I am
7:12wealthy." [music]
7:13The subconscious mind laughs at it, and
7:16the old belief shouts louder.
7:18>> [music]
7:18>> So, use a bridge sentence. A bridge
7:21sentence is a statement that is both
7:23true and pointing in the direction you
7:25want. Instead of "I am wealthy," try "I
7:29am learning how money works, and my
7:31understanding grows every day."
7:34Instead of "I am confident," try "I am
7:37becoming more at ease in rooms with
7:40people."
7:41Instead of "I am healed," [music]
7:43try "My body knows how to restore
7:45balance, and I cooperate with it."
7:48You can believe a bridge sentence, and
7:51what you can believe, you can plant.
7:54Practice the acceptance scan. About 4
7:57minutes.
7:58Close your eyes. Take a slow breath.
8:02Finish this sentence silently.
8:05I'm not the kind of person who
8:08Whatever came up is an installed belief.
8:11Do not fight it. Just notice it.
8:14Now ask, [music]
8:15"Who first told me this? Did I ever
8:18choose it?"
8:20Now write a bridge sentence that opens a
8:22door in that wall. Say it three times
8:25slowly and let it land.
8:29That is the first power. It sits at the
8:32entrance of all the others because
8:34whatever you accept, the other 11 powers
8:37will build.
8:39If you want this idea in a form [music]
8:40you can read slowly, mark up, and return
8:43to, I put Murphy's core teaching on the
8:45laws of the mind into an [music] ebook
8:47called The Laws of the Mind. The link is
8:50in the description and the pinned
8:52comment. We will come back to it later.
8:55Power two, the power of the picture.
8:58An architect would never pour concrete
9:01without a drawing. So, why [music] do
9:03you build a life without one?
9:06Every building you have ever walked into
9:09was a picture first. Before the beams,
9:12before the bricks, before the budget,
9:14somebody saw it in their mind. The
9:17picture came first, the structure
9:19followed.
9:21Murphy taught that your imagination is
9:23the drawing board of your subconscious
9:25[music] mind. When you hold a clear,
9:27steady mental picture, the deeper mind
9:30treats it as a work order. And the
9:32strange thing is that your mind does not
9:34strongly distinguish between a vividly
9:37imagined scene and a lived one. Athletes
9:40use this. Musicians use this. Surgeons
9:43rehearse operations mentally before
9:45performing them. Mental rehearsal is not
9:48a gimmick. It is a form of training that
9:50has been studied [music] for years.
9:52A different example, the pianist who
9:55practiced without a piano. There is a
9:57classic kind of experiment where one
10:00group practices a short piano sequence
10:02physically and another group only
10:04imagines practicing it. The imagined
10:07[music] group often shows improvement,
10:09too. And sometimes changes in the brain
10:11areas involved in the movement. [music]
10:14I am simplifying here, but the point
10:16stands. The brain rehearses what it
10:19pictures.
10:20Now, apply that to your own inner
10:23pictures.
10:24Most people use imagination in only one
10:26direction. Worry.
10:29Worry is imagination used backwards. You
10:32are running a vivid mental film of what
10:35you do not want in full color with
10:37sound. You are rehearsing the disaster.
10:41So, the second power asks a single
10:43question.
10:44What film are you running most often?
10:48The three rules of a useful picture.
10:51Rule one, make it specific.
10:54"I want to be happy." is a mood, not a
10:57picture. "I am sitting at my own kitchen
11:00table on a quiet morning finishing a
11:02project I am proud of." is a picture.
11:05Rule two, step inside it. Do not watch
11:09it like a movie on a screen. Be in it.
11:12See through your own eyes. Feel the
11:15chair. Hear the room.
11:17Rule three, keep it ordinary.
11:21People often imagine a spectacular
11:23moment and the mind rejects it as
11:25fantasy. Imagine a normal day in the
11:28life you want. The ordinary details make
11:31it feel believable and believability is
11:34the key. Practice the doorway technique
11:37about 5 [music] minutes.
11:39Sit comfortably. Close your eyes.
11:42Imagine a doorway in front of you.
11:44Behind it [music] is one ordinary day in
11:47the life you are building.
11:49Step through the doorway.
11:51What time [music] is it? What can you
11:53hear?
11:54What are your hands doing?
11:56Is anyone with you?
11:58What do they say?
12:00Now, let the feeling of this day settle
12:02into your chest. You are not wishing.
12:05You are visiting.
12:07When you [music] are ready, step back
12:09through the doorway. Carry the feeling
12:11with you and open your eyes. Do this
12:14once a day and a funny thing happens.
12:16The future version of your life starts
12:18to feel familiar
12:20>> [music]
12:20>> and familiar things are what the
12:21subconscious mind moves toward.
12:24Power three, the power of repetition.
12:28Hook for this chapter.
12:29>> [music]
12:30>> A river does not carve a canyon with
12:32force. It does it with the same path
12:35over and over.
12:37Think about a path across a lawn.
12:39>> [music]
12:39>> Nobody planned it. Nobody poured
12:41concrete. A few people cut the corner
12:44once, then others followed and a month
12:46later there is a bare line of dirt where
12:49grass used to be.
12:50This is how habits form in the mind. A
12:53thought repeated becomes a track. A
12:56track repeated becomes a groove. A
12:58groove repeated becomes your automatic
13:01way of thinking.
13:02Murphy taught that repetition is how the
13:05subconscious mind learns, not intensity,
13:08not one dramatic moment of inspiration,
13:11repetition with attention and feeling.
13:14Modern neuroscience describes something
13:16similar. Brain connections that fire
13:19together are strengthened together.
13:21Repetition makes a pathway faster and
13:24easier. That is the foundation of habit.
13:27A different example, [music] the
13:29language you did not choose. You did not
13:32decide to think in your first language.
13:34You heard it again and again until it
13:37became the water you swim in. You did
13:39not memorize it, it sank in.
13:42Your self-talk works the same way. The
13:45way you speak to yourself when you drop
13:46a glass, miss a deadline, or look in the
13:49mirror is a phrase you have repeated
13:51thousands [music] of times. It sounds
13:53like truth because it is so familiar,
13:56which means you have to ask an
13:57uncomfortable [music] question.
13:59Whose voice is that? Often it is a copy
14:02of someone else's.
14:04The rule of three quiet moments.
14:07Do not try to repeat your new thought
14:09all day.
14:10>> [music]
14:10>> That becomes a chore. Use three quiet
14:13moments. The moment after waking, when
14:16the mind [music] is still soft. A moment
14:18at midday, when you pause for 30
14:20seconds. The moment before sleep, when
14:23the door to the subconscious is open. In
14:26each moment, repeat one sentence,
14:28slowly, with meaning. Not mechanically
14:32like a parrot. Think of it like pressing
14:34a seed into soil, not shouting at it.
14:37Why people quit too early.
14:40People repeat an idea for 3 days, feel
14:43nothing, and decide [music] it does not
14:45work. But the old groove has years of
14:48traffic on it. The new path is still
14:50grass.
14:51Give it a few weeks of gentle
14:53consistency before you judge it. You are
14:56not trying to force anything.
14:58>> [music]
14:58>> You are making a new path easier to walk
15:00than the old one.
15:02Practice the one sentence, about 3
15:05minutes. Choose one bridge sentence from
15:08earlier. Say it slowly seven times, with
15:11a slow breath between each one.
15:15Notice if any part of you pushes back.
15:18Do not argue with it. Just say the
15:20sentence again, a little more gently.
15:24That is the third power. It is not
15:27dramatic. That is why it works.
15:31Power four, the power of feeling.
15:35Hook for this chapter.
15:36>> [music]
15:36>> Two people repeat the exact same
15:39affirmation. One changes, one does not.
15:42The difference is not the words.
15:45Here is a puzzle. Two people say the
15:48same sentence every morning. I am calm
15:51and confident. For one, it begins to
15:53change things. For the other, it does
15:56nothing, or makes things worse. What is
15:59the difference?
16:00The first person feels something while
16:02saying it, even a faint flicker of ease.
16:05The second person says it with a
16:07clenched jaw, silently thinking, "No,
16:10I'm not."
16:11The subconscious mind reads the feeling
16:13underneath the words. If the words say
16:16calm, but the body says panic, the
16:18deeper mind believes [music] the body.
16:21This is the fourth power, feeling.
16:24Murphy taught that an idea becomes a
16:26conviction when it is joined to emotion.
16:29Emotion is the glue. Without it, a
16:32thought floats away. With it, a thought
16:35sinks in.
16:36An example from memory. You may not
16:39remember what you ate last Tuesday, but
16:41you probably remember where you were
16:43when you received some shocking news.
16:45The emotional charge fixed the memory.
16:48That is how your subconscious indexes
16:50experience. High emotion means high
16:53importance. So, when you want to plant a
16:56new idea, you borrow that mechanism. You
16:59attach a calm, positive feeling to the
17:01idea, and the deeper mind files it as
17:04important. [music]
17:05The feeling dial. Many people think they
17:08need big emotions, like excitement and
17:10ecstasy. They do not. A quiet feeling of
17:14rightness works better.
17:16>> [music]
17:16>> Think of a feeling dial from zero to 10.
17:19You do not need a 10. A steady three or
17:22four, repeated daily, outperforms a
17:24forced 10 once a [music] month. Here are
17:27feelings you can reach honestly in a
17:29moment of practice.
17:30Relief,
17:32gratitude, appreciation,
17:34quiet satisfaction, curiosity,
17:38ease.
17:39Practice, borrowing the feeling, about 4
17:43minutes.
17:44Close your eyes.
17:45Recall a moment when you felt completely
17:48at ease. It can be small, a warm drink,
17:52a cool breeze, a quiet room.
17:55Let the feeling expand. Where is it in
17:58your body? Chest? Shoulders? Stomach?
18:03Now, holding that feeling, say your
18:05bridge sentence once,
18:07>> [music]
18:07>> slowly.
18:09Again.
18:10Again.
18:12You have just joined a sentence to a
18:14feeling. This is the whole trick of the
18:17fourth power.
18:19If you are enjoying this, you will love
18:21going deeper. My ebook [music]
18:23Commanding Your Subconscious Mind walks
18:25through step-by-step techniques for
18:27giving clear instructions to the deeper
18:29mind, written as a practical companion.
18:31[music]
18:32Link in the description.
18:34Power five, the power of restoration.
18:37[music]
18:38Your body rebuilt itself while you were
18:40reading the last sentence. What is
18:42directing that work?
18:45Have you ever cut your finger and
18:46watched it close? You did not instruct
18:49it. You did not know how. Yet a precise
18:52sequence of repair, cleaning,
18:54rebuilding, and sealing [music] began on
18:56its own without a single conscious
18:58thought.
19:00Murphy was fascinated by [music] this.
19:02He said the same intelligence that heals
19:04a cut is operating in every cell every
19:07second, and that it responds to the
19:09quality of your mental atmosphere.
19:12Let me be careful here because this is
19:14the most sensitive of the 12 powers. I
19:17am not saying thoughts replace medicine.
19:20I am saying that a calm, expectant mind
19:23supports the body's [music] natural
19:25processes, and that chronic fear,
19:27resentment, and stress work against
19:29them.
19:30>> [music]
19:30>> Modern research on stress points the
19:32same way. Long-term stress is associated
19:35with changes in sleep, digestion, immune
19:38function, [music] and blood pressure. If
19:41a stressed mind can disrupt the body, it
19:43is reasonable to think a settled mind
19:45can support it.
19:47A different example, the power of a calm
19:50waiting room.
19:51Imagine two patients waiting for the
19:53same test. One spends the hour imagining
19:56the worst, heart racing, breath shallow,
19:59shoulders tight. The other sits quietly,
20:02breathes slowly, and trusts [music] the
20:04process while doing what the doctor
20:06advises. Same test, same results
20:09pending, very different [music] internal
20:11states. And the internal state affects
20:14sleep, recovery, and decision-making
20:17afterward.
20:18What Murphy emphasized. He taught
20:21working with the body's wisdom [music]
20:23rather than against it. That means three
20:25things. One, stop feeding the problem
20:28with constant mental repetition of it.
20:31Talking about it all day and rehearsing
20:33it at night makes it the center of your
20:35mental film. Two, hold a picture of
20:38normal function and well-being. See
20:41yourself moving, eating, and living the
20:44way you want without strain. Three,
20:47release the anxious need to control the
20:49outcome. The healing intelligence is not
20:52helped by tension. And one more thing,
20:55said plainly, if you are unwell, use
20:58[music] every real resource available.
21:00Doctors, treatments, rest. [music] The
21:03mental work is a partner, not a
21:05replacement.
21:07Practice the gratitude scan, about 5
21:10minutes.
21:11Lie back or sit comfortably. Starting at
21:14the top of your head, thank each area of
21:17your body for what it does.
21:20Eyes, for showing you the world.
21:24Lungs, for breathing [music] without
21:26being asked.
21:28Heart, for beating through every night.
21:32Hands,
21:34legs,
21:35skin.
21:38Allow a sense that this body is on your
21:40side and is working for you right now.
21:45That is the fifth power. A mind at peace
21:48with the body is a good partner for it.
21:51Power six, the power of the night.
21:55What if the most productive hours of
21:57your life are the ones you spend
21:59unconscious?
22:00Most people think sleep is time off.
22:03Murphy taught that it is the opposite.
22:06When you go to sleep, the conscious mind
22:08steps away from the controls. The
22:10critical, doubting, upstairs voice goes
22:13quiet, and the downstairs floor keeps
22:16working uninterrupted.
22:18Sleep science backs up part of this.
22:21During sleep, the brain consolidates
22:23memories, sorts experiences, and
22:26strengthens connections. People often
22:28wake with a problem looking clearer than
22:30when they went to bed.
22:31>> [music]
22:32>> There is a reason the old advice is to
22:34sleep on it.
22:35A different example, the chess puzzle.
22:38Studies on learning show that people who
22:40sleep after practicing a task often
22:43perform better afterward than people who
22:45stay awake for the same stretch of time.
22:48Memory settles, skill sharpens. The
22:51night does [music] real work.
22:53If that is true for a chess puzzle,
22:55think about what it means for the last
22:57thoughts [music] you carry into sleep.
23:00The last thought principle.
23:02The final minutes before sleep are
23:04special.
23:05>> [music]
23:05>> Your mind is in a soft, receptive state,
23:08close to the edge of dreaming. Whatever
23:10you feel and think there gets carried
23:12downstairs and worked on all night. Most
23:16people use that window to scroll [music]
23:18bad news, replay arguments, or rehearse
23:21tomorrow's problems. That is like
23:23handing the night shift a list of
23:24complaints. [music]
23:26The night shift instruction.
23:28Murphy's advice was to give your
23:29subconscious a calm, clear instruction
23:32as you fall asleep. Then, let go.
23:35Here is a simple version.
23:37Step one, review the day lightly.
23:40Release anything unfinished by saying,
23:43"It is handled for tonight."
23:45Step two, state one clear request for
23:48the night.
23:49>> [music]
23:49>> For example, "Show me a clear next step
23:51on this project." Or, "Let my mind and
23:54body reset fully."
23:56Step three, fall asleep inside a feeling
23:59of thanks, as if it is already being
24:02[music] handled.
24:03Practice the night shift instruction.
24:06About 5 minutes, ideal at bedtime.
24:09If you are in bed, get comfortable. Let
24:12your breathing slow.
24:14Think of one question or intention for
24:16tonight. Keep it short and calm.
24:20Say it once in your mind.
24:22Now, imagine handing it over, like
24:25[music] placing a letter in a mailbox.
24:28You do not need to figure it out. The
24:30night will work on it.
24:32Let your body get heavy. Let the
24:34thoughts get softer. Let everything be
24:38handled.
24:39And if you are already drifting off,
24:41that is exactly what this part of the
24:43video [music] is for.
24:45Good night. I will see you in the next
24:46power whenever you wake.
24:49Power seven, the power of release.
24:53Hook for this chapter.
24:54Holding a grudge is like carrying a hot
24:56coal and expecting the other person
24:58[music] to feel the burn.
25:01There is a story told in many forms.
25:03>> [music]
25:03>> Two monks walk a muddy road and meet a
25:06woman unable to cross the stream.
25:08One monk [music] carries her across and
25:10sets her down.
25:11Hours later, the second monk, still
25:14walking, bursts out,
25:15>> [music]
25:15>> "Why did you touch her? You are not
25:17supposed to."
25:18The first monk replies, "I put her down
25:21hours ago. Are you still carrying her?"
25:24That is resentment [music] in one story.
25:26The event is over. The mind is still
25:29carrying it.
25:31Murphy gave enormous weight to
25:33forgiveness, not as a moral nicety, but
25:36as a mental technology.
25:38His view was that resentment, guilt,
25:40[music] and grievance keep a negative
25:42thought loop alive in the subconscious,
25:45and that those loops draw energy away
25:47from everything else you want to do.
25:50What forgiveness is and what it is
25:52[music] not.
25:53Forgiveness is not saying what happened
25:55was fine. It is not reuniting with
25:58someone who hurt you. It is not
26:00weakness. It is the decision to stop
26:03rerunning the injury. [music] It is
26:05cutting the cord between you and the
26:07memory, so the memory stops charging
26:09rent.
26:11Research on forgiveness has linked it
26:12with lower stress, better mood, and
26:15better relationships, though the details
26:17vary. The pattern is consistent enough
26:19that therapists often teach forgiveness
26:21skills.
26:23A different example. The browser [music]
26:25with 47 tabs open.
26:27Think of unresolved resentments [music]
26:29as browser tabs. Each one is small, but
26:33together they slow the whole machine and
26:36you cannot figure out where the noise is
26:38coming from. Forgiveness is closing
26:41tabs.
26:42Three directions of release.
26:44Release toward others, the person who
26:47wronged you. Release toward yourself,
26:50the version of you who [music] made a
26:51mistake. Release toward life, the
26:54situation that did not [music] go the
26:56way you hoped.
26:58Many people can forgive others but not
27:00themselves and self-condemnation is one
27:03of the heaviest loads of all.
27:05Practice [music] the closing of tabs,
27:08about 6 minutes.
27:10Close your eyes. Bring to mind one
27:12person or event you are still [music]
27:14carrying. Do not choose the heaviest one
27:17first. Start moderate.
27:20Say silently,
27:21"I release you and I release myself from
27:24this.
27:25What I needed from it, I have taken. The
27:27rest, I set down."
27:30Imagine the memory like a sheet of paper
27:32with writing on it. Watch the writing
27:35fade.
27:36Now, do the same for something you did
27:39that you regret. Say, "I did what I knew
27:42how to do then. I know more now. I let
27:45it go."
27:46Take a breath and feel the space where
27:49the weight was.
27:50If something very painful comes up in
27:52this practice, please do not carry it
27:54alone. Talk to a counselor or someone
27:57you trust. This work is gentle, [music]
28:00not a replacement for support.
28:02CTA three. If you want to go back over
28:05these practices on paper, my ebook The
28:08Laws of the Mind breaks down the core
28:10principles one at a time. And if you
28:12want both books together at a discount,
28:14there is a bundle. I will tell you more
28:16about it before we finish.
28:19Power eight. The power of inner answers.
28:22Hook for this chapter. Your best idea of
28:25the year probably did [music] not come
28:27while you were working on it.
28:29Think about where your best ideas
28:31arrive. In the shower, on a walk,
28:34washing dishes, half asleep, almost
28:36never at the desk straining.
28:39Murphy taught that the subconscious mind
28:41holds a kind of
28:42>> [music]
28:42>> inner guidance, an ability to produce
28:45solutions, hunches, and creative
28:47connections [music] when the conscious
28:48mind relaxes its grip. He saw this as
28:51one of its most practical powers.
28:53[music]
28:54Creativity researchers describe
28:55something similar. The mind needs a
28:57period of effort followed by a period of
29:00rest for ideas to incubate and connect.
29:03Many famous insights are reported to
29:05have arrived during a break [music]
29:07after intense work. A different example.
29:10The word on the tip of your tongue.
29:13You try to remember a name. You cannot.
29:16You give up and change the subject. 10
29:18minutes later, the name pops into your
29:20head unprompted. Where was it working in
29:23those 10 minutes? Not in the part of you
29:26that was chatting.
29:27That is the eighth power [music] in
29:29miniature. You ask the question, you let
29:32go. The answer came.
29:35The three-step method. Step one, ask
29:38clearly.
29:40Write the question as a single sentence.
29:42What is the best way to handle this
29:44conflict? What should my next step on
29:47this project be?
29:48Step two, withdraw. Do something
29:51unrelated [music]
29:52and gentle. A walk, a shower, a nap, a
29:56quiet meal. Do not chew on the question.
30:00Step three, catch what arrives.
30:03>> [music]
30:03>> Keep a notebook nearby. Answers often
30:06come as a quiet nudge, not a fireworks
30:08display. [music]
30:10How to tell a real inner answer from
30:12anxiety.
30:14Anxiety tends to be loud, urgent, and
30:17repetitive. Inner guidance [music] tends
30:19to be calm, specific, and steady, even
30:22when it asks for something difficult.
30:25And always check any insight against
30:27reality. A good idea should survive
30:30being tested with facts, advice from
30:32knowledgeable people, and common [music]
30:34sense. The subconscious offers, your
30:37conscious mind verifies.
30:39Practice the question before stillness
30:43about 5 minutes.
30:44Choose a question you are [music]
30:45genuinely stuck on. Phrase it simply.
30:49Close your eyes.
30:51Breathe slowly.
30:53Say the question once, then let it go
30:56like dropping a coin into a deep well.
31:00Do not listen [music] for an answer.
31:02Just rest.
31:04When you open your eyes, write down the
31:06first quiet thought that arrives, even
31:09if it seems minor. Check back on it
31:11tomorrow.
31:13Power nine, the power of decision.
31:16Hook for this chapter.
31:18Somewhere in your past, one quiet
31:20decision changed everything. You
31:23probably did not know it at the time.
31:26Think of the moment you decided to move,
31:28quit, start, or say [music] yes. It
31:31often felt small, a sentence in your
31:34head, a shift. Yet, on the [music] other
31:36side of that decision, a different life
31:38started to unfold.
31:40Murphy taught [music] that a true
31:42decision is a powerful act of the
31:44conscious mind. It is the moment you
31:46choose a direction and stop negotiating
31:49with yourself. And the subconscious mind
31:51responds to a settled decision by
31:53organizing resources, attention, [music]
31:56and behavior around it.
31:58Here is something worth noticing. A lot
32:00of what we call indecision [music]
32:02is really a series of small decisions
32:04made by default. Not deciding [music] is
32:07deciding. It is handing the wheel to old
32:10habit. A different example.
32:13The airplane and the 1° error.
32:16A plane that is off course by just 1°
32:18will end up far from its destination
32:20after a long flight.
32:22Tiny unexamined [music] drifts compound.
32:26And tiny corrections made early change
32:28the landing point dramatically. So,
32:31decision is not only for huge life
32:34turns. It is also the daily act of
32:36nudging your heading by 1° in a
32:39direction you chose on purpose.
32:42What makes a decision real?
32:45A wish says, "I would like." A decision
32:48says, "This is how it is going to be."
32:51A real decision usually has three marks.
32:55It is specific. It is emotionally
32:57settled, meaning you are no longer
32:59arguing about it. And it is followed by
33:02an action, even a small one, within a
33:04short time.
33:06That last mark matters. The subconscious
33:09mind watches behavior. A decision backed
33:12by a visible step is believable. A
33:15decision with no follow-up is just
33:17another thought.
33:19The decision test.
33:21Ask yourself,
33:22"If I knew this would take a year, would
33:24I still choose it?"
33:26If yes, the decision is real. If not, it
33:30may be a mood.
33:32Practice. The single-line decision.
33:35About 4 minutes.
33:37Choose one area of life. Write one
33:40sentence beginning with, "I have decided
33:42that." Make it specific and honest.
33:46Read it aloud. Notice how your body
33:49responds. A little tension is normal. A
33:52strong no means the sentence needs to be
33:55adjusted.
33:56Now, write the first small action you
33:59will take within 48 [music] hours. Then,
34:02do it. That is the ninth power. It is
34:05the moment the soil receives its seed on
34:08purpose.
34:10Power 10. The power of abundance.
34:14Hook for this chapter.
34:16Two people receive the same amount of
34:18money. [music] One feels rich. The other
34:21feels broke within a month. Why?
34:24You can see the same thing in lottery
34:26stories, inheritances, and sudden
34:28raises. Some people keep and grow what
34:31arrives. Others lose it fast.
34:35Murphy's view was that wealth is first
34:37an inner condition. Your subconscious
34:40holds a thermostat for how much
34:42abundance you feel you deserve and can
34:44handle. And just like a home thermostat,
34:47[music] it quietly corrects any
34:49deviation from the set point. Earn a lot
34:52more than the setting and you feel
34:54uneasy and find ways [music] to spend or
34:56lose it. Earn less than the setting and
34:59you feel restless and find ways to
35:01recover.
35:02That does not mean circumstances are
35:04irrelevant. Opportunity, education, and
35:07luck matter a great deal.
35:09It means that [music] your inner setting
35:11influences how you notice, pursue, and
35:14handle opportunities. Imagine two people
35:17are each offered a promotion. One
35:19thinks, "I'm not ready. They'll find out
35:21I'm a fraud." and talks themselves out
35:24of it.
35:24>> [music]
35:25>> The other thinks, "I can grow into
35:27this." and accepts.
35:28The opportunity was identical. The inner
35:31setting decided the outcome.
35:34Four inner settings worth examining.
35:36First, your beliefs about money itself.
35:40Is it dirty, rare, hard to get, or a
35:43tool?
35:44What did you hear as a child?
35:46Second, your sense of worth. Do you feel
35:49allowed to receive?
35:51Third, your attitude toward other
35:53people's success.
35:54>> [music]
35:55>> Resentment blocks you. Appreciation
35:57opens you.
35:59Fourth, your relationship to giving.
36:02Murphy often spoke of the circulation of
36:04good. Money held in fear tends to
36:06stagnate, while money used wisely and
36:09generously feels like flow.
36:12What this is not. This is not a promise
36:15that thinking about money creates money.
36:17It is a call to clean up the inner
36:19limits that quietly sabotage honest
36:21effort. Pair it with skills, work,
36:24saving, and smart decisions.
36:27Practice the thermostat reset. About 5
36:30minutes.
36:32Close your eyes. Complete the sentence.
36:35Having plenty of money means
36:37Say the first thing that comes. Do this
36:40three times.
36:42Notice any negative ideas. Greedy,
36:45stressful, unfair. These are the
36:48thermostat's wiring.
36:50Now say, "I am willing to be a person
36:53who handles abundance wisely, [music]
36:55generously, and calmly."
36:57Say it again.
36:59Imagine one ordinary day in which
37:01[music] your finances feel steady and
37:03your mind is quiet about them.
37:06That is the tenth power, an inner
37:08economy [music]
37:09that supports your outer one.
37:11At this point in the video, I want to
37:13tell you about the bundle I mentioned.
37:15If you like the way we are breaking down
37:17Murphy's ideas, the mindful books bundle
37:19combines the laws of the mind and
37:21commanding your subconscious [music]
37:22mind in one package at a lower price
37:25than buying separately. It is written to
37:27be read and reread with space to apply
37:29it. The link is in the description and
37:32the pinned comment. [music]
37:33Let me go on because we have two powers
37:35left. Power 11, the power of harmony.
37:40Hook for this chapter. Every person in
37:42your life is a mirror, not of who they
37:45are, but of who you are being.
37:47Here is an observation many people find
37:50uncomfortable. Think of the three people
37:52who annoy you most. Often, they share a
37:55trait, and often that trait touches
37:57something you have not made peace with
37:59in yourself. Murphy taught that our
38:01relationships reflect our inner states,
38:04not in a blaming way as if you cause
38:06other people's behavior, but in a
38:08practical way.
38:10The way you interpret others, the
38:12expectations you carry into a room, and
38:14the inner stories you tell about them
38:16shape how you act and how they respond.
38:20Psychologists describe something
38:21related. When we expect hostility, we
38:24tend to behave defensively, and people
38:27respond to our defensiveness with real
38:29hostility.
38:30We create the very thing we feared. It
38:33is a self-fulfilling loop.
38:36A different example, the new co-worker.
38:39Two people meet the same new co-worker.
38:42The first has been told they're
38:43difficult. The second has been told
38:46nothing. The first arrives tense, short,
38:49and guarded. The co-worker senses it and
38:52responds coolly.
38:54The first person thinks, "See, I was
38:56right."
38:57The second person [music] arrives open
38:59and curious and gets a friendly
39:01response.
39:02Same co-worker, different [music]
39:04inner state.
39:06Three practices of harmony.
39:09One, assume a good intention when you
39:11can. Not naively, just as a starting
39:14stance. It changes your tone.
39:17Two, wish people [music] well in your
39:20mind, especially those you struggle
39:22with.
39:23Murphy taught this as a way to dissolve
39:25inner friction. It does not require them
39:27to change. It stops you from feeding the
39:30loop.
39:31Three,
39:32>> [music]
39:32>> take responsibility for your own state.
39:35You cannot control other people's moods,
39:37but you can choose what you bring into
39:39the room.
39:41A note [music] on boundaries. Harmony
39:43does not mean tolerating mistreatment.
39:46Peace of mind sometimes [music] means
39:48leaving, saying no, or protecting
39:50yourself. Healthy boundaries are part of
39:53harmony, not the opposite of it.
39:56Practice the inner handshake, about 5
39:59minutes.
40:00Think of someone with whom there is
40:02tension. Picture them in a neutral
40:04setting.
40:05Silently say, "I wish you peace. I wish
40:09you clarity.
40:10I release the need to be right."
40:13Notice how your body reacts. Does
40:16anything [music] soften?
40:17Now picture a calm conversation with
40:20them. See yourself [music] speaking with
40:22ease, listening fully.
40:25Whether or not anything changes
40:26outwardly, you have changed the inner
40:29stage. That is the part you can control.
40:33Power 12, the power of stillness.
40:37Hook for this chapter.
40:39Everything you have learned in this
40:40video quietly depends on one skill that
40:43most [music] people never practice.
40:46We have walked through 11 powers,
40:49acceptance, the picture, repetition,
40:52feeling, restoration, the night,
40:54>> [music]
40:55>> release, inner answers, decision,
40:58abundance, and harmony. And now [music]
41:01the 12th, which holds the others
41:03together. Stillness. Murphy returned
41:06again and again to the idea of the quiet
41:09mind. A state where the busy chatter
41:11drops, [music] the body relaxes, and the
41:14conscious mind becomes receptive.
41:17In that state, [music] suggestions go in
41:19smoothly, resistance falls, and the
41:22subconscious works without interference.
41:25Research on meditation and relaxation
41:27[music] points in a similar direction.
41:29Regular quiet practice is associated
41:32with lower stress, better [music]
41:33attention, and improved emotional
41:36regulation. You do not need to believe
41:38anything mystical for these benefits to
41:40be real.
41:42A different example, the pond. Throw a
41:45handful of pebbles into a pond [music]
41:47and the surface becomes chaotic. You
41:49cannot see the bottom.
41:51Wait, and the water settles, and
41:53suddenly you can see all the way down.
41:56>> [music]
41:56>> Your mind is the same. The clarity was
41:59always there. It was just disturbed.
42:03Why stillness amplifies [music]
42:05everything.
42:06In a noisy state, you plant seeds while
42:09arguing with yourself. In a still state,
42:11[music]
42:12you plant seeds with no resistance. That
42:15is why a 3-minute calm practice often
42:17outperforms an hour of strained effort.
42:21The stillness sequence.
42:23Step one, drop your shoulders and soften
42:27your jaw.
42:28Step two, slow your exhale so it is
42:31longer than your inhale.
42:33Step three, let your attention rest on
42:36the breath, and when a thought arrives,
42:39let it pass like a cloud.
42:41Step four, in the quiet, [music]
42:44hold a single feeling of thanks. That is
42:47all. It can be done for 2 minutes or 20.
42:51Practice, [music] the final stillness,
42:54about 8 minutes.
42:56Settle into a position where you can be
42:58comfortable [music]
42:58and awake.
43:00Breathe in for four counts. Hold for
43:03two.
43:04Breathe out for six.
43:07Again,
43:08in for four, hold for two,
43:11out for six.
43:13Let your body get heavy.
43:16Let your thoughts get quiet.
43:18If they come, let them pass.
43:21In this stillness, silently thank the
43:24part of you that has been working for
43:26you all your life, unnoticed.
43:29Say softly,
43:30"I trust the intelligence [music] within
43:32me. I cooperate with it.
43:35I am at peace."
43:37Rest here.
43:38There is nothing you need to do.
43:41Let me pull the thread through
43:42everything we have covered, so you can
43:44leave with a simple map.
43:46Acceptance chooses the seed. The picture
43:50gives it a form. Repetition waters it.
43:54Feeling roots it deep. Restoration keeps
43:57the soil healthy.
43:59The night works while you are away.
44:02Release pulls the weeds.
44:04Inner answers send up shoots you did not
44:06plan.
44:07Decision puts you on the right plot of
44:10land. Abundance sets how large the
44:13garden may grow. Harmony protects it
44:15from storms of friction.
44:17Stillness is the sunlight in which all
44:20of it grows.
44:21You do not need to master all 12. Nobody
44:24does. Choose two.
44:27Here is my suggestion for a first week.
44:29Pick one bridge sentence.
44:31Use the rule of three quiet moments.
44:34Add the night shift [music] instruction
44:36at bedtime. That is three of the 12 and
44:405 minutes a day.
44:41In week two, add the doorway technique.
44:44In week three, add the [music] closing
44:46of tabs. Build slowly.
44:49One last thing. You may notice
44:51resistance as you start. Old patterns do
44:54not [music] go quietly. That is normal.
44:57It is the sign that you are asking the
44:59system to update. Be patient and be
45:02consistent. You are not fixing a broken
45:05machine. You are learning to operate a
45:07very capable one.
45:09Thank you for spending these hours with
45:11me. If you made it here, you are already
45:14doing what most people never do. You are
45:16paying attention to the instrument that
45:19shapes everything else. [music]
45:21Let me tell you how to keep going. If
45:23you want a structured, readable version
45:25of these ideas that you can mark up and
45:27return to, I have two ebooks. The laws
45:30of the mind lays out the foundations,
45:32[music] how the conscious and
45:34subconscious interact, and the
45:36principles that govern what you plant
45:38and what grows. Commanding your
45:40subconscious mind is the practical
45:42companion
45:43>> [music]
45:43>> with step-by-step techniques for giving
45:45your deeper mind clear, effective
45:47instructions. And if you want both, the
45:50mindful skate bundle includes the two
45:52together at a better price than buying
45:54them one by one. Read the first for
45:56understanding, then use the second
45:58[music]
45:58to practice. The link is in the
46:00description and the pinned comment.
46:03Whether you pick one, both, or neither,
46:05the free practices in this video are
46:07yours [music] to keep. And if this video
46:10gave you even one useful idea, do three
46:13things for me. Like the video so it
46:15reaches more people. Subscribe to
46:17Mindful Books because new full
46:19audiobooks arrive regularly. And leave a
46:22comment with the power you are going to
46:24practice first. Writing it down is
46:26already a form of the ninth power.
46:29One final thought before we end. You
46:32were not born with a broken mind that
46:34needs fixing. You were born with 12
46:37working tools and no instruction manual.
46:40Today, you got a first draft of one. Use
46:43it gently. Use it daily. And be kind to
46:46yourself while you learn.
46:48Decode your mind. Rewire your habits.
46:52Unlock your potential.
46:54I will see you in the next video. Sleep
46:56well or have a wonderful day.

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