| Well, if that's not a daunting task, to take on the | | | | peacefulness. Even though this creature is so small |
| subject of death and how it relates to the Tao and the | | | | and seemingly insignificant, if it's desire is strong enough, |
| Law of Attraction. I preface this by saying that I | | | | it has the ability to project as powerful an emission of |
| practice Taoism and LOA from Christian perspective. I | | | | vibrational energy as any other infinite expression of |
| am inspired to write this article in regard to a small | | | | Source. |
| section in Dr. Wayne Dyer's Book, Change Your | | | | As we know, LOA brings the universe together by the |
| Thoughts, Change Your Life; Living the Wisdom of the | | | | quickest easiest means available. Now, in walks |
| Tao. Great book, and one of my very favorites. While I | | | | Wayne Dyer, compassionate human being. There is a |
| respect Lau-tzu's teachings, I don't always trust the | | | | perfect alignment in the making; the bee's vibration is |
| interpretations of his verses. Dr. Dyer is probably more | | | | literally crying out for peace, if it had not been, Dr. Dyer |
| qualified to translate what is in this ancient text than | | | | would have never noticed it. The bee could never |
| anybody, and I appreciate the interjection of his own | | | | have died in the manner in which it did, if it hadn't |
| wisdom in this work. | | | | attracted it, that is LAW! This is the perfection of this |
| That being said, I would like to attempt to connect the | | | | awesome law; Dr. Dyer does notice the bee, and is |
| Tao Te Ching, and the Law of Attraction. In my opinion, | | | | inspired to assist the bee, only out of pure compassion. |
| Lau-tzu, found the true path to connection with Source, | | | | The bee attracted him and he attracted the bee! He |
| by putting himself in the most highly vibrational states. | | | | very quickly (and probably painlessly) ended the bee's |
| When following his wisdom, one will certainly, begin to | | | | life, allowing the bee to again become one with the |
| attain an attractor state of existence, there is no doubt. | | | | Source from which it came, part of the beautiful and |
| However, there are certain digressions from the pure | | | | perfect cycle. Why would this scenario not be part of |
| science of LOA or the law of resonance. I do not | | | | that Tao "choreography"? |
| want to get into all of the areas where the teachings | | | | Afterward, Dr. Dyer seemed to think that the energy |
| do not completely line up; this essay is about how it | | | | that surrounded him seemed to have a negative feel, |
| pertains to the perception of death. | | | | because he had taken on the role of "Lord of Death". I |
| In the 74th verse of the Tao Te Ching, Lau-tzu talks | | | | say, the only reason the energy changed is because, |
| about the "Lord of Death"; Dr. Dyer, gives a great | | | | as he began to over think the incident, he started on a |
| explanation that at your entry into this world, your | | | | spiral of guilt. As those of us who study LOA know, |
| entire experience from beginning to end has already | | | | guilt is the lowest energy on the scale, and if you begin |
| by the nature of the Tao, been laid out in advance. He | | | | to entertain it at all, you run the risk of attracting in |
| adds that even your death has been "choreographed" | | | | more and more. The feeling state, should have been |
| and allowed to unfold naturally by "Divine Timing". He | | | | caught immediately. Dr. Dyer himself, in early chapters |
| goes on to say that since death must be in accord | | | | of the very book, advises that one should be an |
| with nature, that it is never our job to kill as a result of | | | | observer, and forgive oneself, and everyone else |
| an ego decision. He then discribes an incident where | | | | immediately and also to surround oneself and others in |
| he saw a bee that was lying on it's back, in it's last | | | | love and light. This is why his energy field changed. If |
| moments. He felt that there was a possibility that the | | | | he had noticed the feeling, and immediately searched |
| bee could be suffering, so he took it upon himself to | | | | for better feeling thoughts, (and taken his own advice |
| quickly stomp out the bee's life, sort of a mercy killing. | | | | and forgiven himself), the energy field around him |
| After that, he went through waves of guilt for a time, | | | | would have changed back to positive immediately. |
| deciding that he had no right to make that decision, and | | | | My summation is that sometimes, killing is "nature's" |
| the the act negatively impacted the energy surrounding | | | | way. Of course I do not condone killing, especially if it is |
| him for a time. So, he concludes, that act was wrong, | | | | done out of malice, or out of any of the lower states |
| and no one should ever kill anyone or anything. | | | | of energy. I say that not out of concern for the one |
| Now, I would like to analyze this from an LOA point of | | | | who is killed, but for the killer. Such a passionate, |
| view. I positively believe that killing should be avoided at | | | | extremely low vibrational state will attract in horrifying |
| all costs. Dr. Dyer, says that death is "choreographed" | | | | results. Just look at how most serial killers end up being |
| and should unfold naturally. Who is to say that this | | | | executed. It is wrong to judge society for capitol |
| event with the bee was not a natural perfect unfolding | | | | punishment; if someone dies in that way or in any |
| of the bee's death. Animals of every size and shape | | | | other way it is because they themselves attracted |
| meet their natural demise by being killed by other | | | | that way of leaving this plane of existence. Nothing |
| animals; it happens millions of times everyday! The | | | | can directly affect your experience that you did not |
| animals that have been killed have attracted the | | | | create through your own chronic thoughts and beliefs. |
| animals that will kill them. I hate to make this point, but in | | | | Your experience will always be the best it can be for |
| keeping with the purity of LOA, there are no victims. In | | | | you, by noticing how you are feeling, then always |
| the case of the bee, imagine if you will, this little | | | | searching for better feeling thoughts. That being said, |
| creature, on it's back, we have no way of knowing if | | | | as a Christian, when my thoughts are with Jesus Christ |
| the bee was suffering or not. There is a probability | | | | in the spirit of true love, compassion, gratitude and |
| though that in some way the bee had a desire for | | | | appreciation, I am always raised up, no matter what |
| peace; it was sending out vibrations of it's desire for | | | | level I started at. |