What Two Secrets Can Turn Every Movie into a Spiritual
Experience?
There are two things you can do to transform every movie you
watch into an opportunity for spiritual growth and learning.
What are they?
Before revealing the secrets of turning simple cinema into
spiritual cinema you might want to examine your movie watching
tendencies. What are your favorite movies? Do you prefer
romance, comedy, sci-fi, adventure, westerns, etc.?
While these movie watching secrets can be applied to any movie,
it is important to remember that what you put into your mind
helps to shape your reality and view of the world. With that in
mind, why not choose movies that will motivate and inspire you?
Though a steady diet of horror or crime films might excite you,
they might also leave you with a view of the world that is less
than stellar. A negative outlook on life will not help you in
your interactions with others or in your quest for achieving
what you truly desire in life.
On the other hand, watching motivational and inspirational
movies can help spur you to improve your own life and the lives
of others. So, the next time you go to watch a movie, why not
make it a film that will uplift or inspire you - or at the least
bring you some joy?
Your choice of movie will make applying the following secrets
easier to implement. (Remember, though they can work with any
movie).
THE FIRST SECRET
What is the first secret to turning any movie you watch into a
spiritual experience?
It is simple but powerful. Before the movie begins close your
eyes and ask your mind or subconscious to pick out and remember
any aspects of the film that you can use and apply in your own
life to make your life better. It is that simple.
While you're watching the movie, remember anything that
impresses you deeply. Then, immediately after the movie is over,
write down the scenes, situations, or lessons that come to you
as being important in your life. Don't judge them initially just
jot them down then go over them later.
THE SECOND SECRET
Next, review the movie highlights that you have jotted down. The
second secret is to actively apply the lessons in your own life.
In other words, take something from the movie and use it to
improve your life - or the lives of others.
As an example, I recently watched the movie What the Bleep Do We
Know? A motivational movie about the power you have to create
your own reality. There was one part of the movie, though, that
really demonstrated the power of intention.
Japanese scientist Masaru Emoto did a very interesting
experiment on the power of intention and the written word to
affect the molecular structure of water. Photographs of the
structure of the water were examined before and after certain
events. The molecules was brighter, whiter, healthier, purer
looking after a blessing by a monk, and also after words were
taped to bottles of distilled water - words like "love" and
"thank you." (It should be noted that when the words were
negative in nature the molecules turned a dingy yellow.)
In some of the experiments the words were accompanied by the
mental projection of that particular word to transform the
water. The scientist also noted that these intentions seemed to
affect the structure of the molecules. (Hint: Intend to watch a
movie with the purpose of learning something that will improve
your life).
So, the lesson of the water was a testament to the power of
thoughts and words to shape physical reality. But, how to
translate and apply that lesson? That particular lesson could be
applied in a number of ways, notably, recognizing that the
thoughts and words you use on a daily basis help create your
reality. So why not continually think and use positive words and
phrases?
Of course, the most obvious application of the lesson is to
actually write down words of power on jugs of water that you
drink. (Actually, the simplicity of it eluded me until a friend
of mine told me he was doing this.)
So, now I'm drinking jugs of water "blessed" with power words.
My first batch features the words, "love energy." Is it working?
I think so - it inspired me to skip some reality tv and write
this...