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To Samuels' credit, he offers clarification early in the book, explaining that the concept of "The Universe" does not represent a deity, nor does it serve as a replacement for God or religious worship. Rather, Samuels explains that the idea of "The Universe" serves as a distinct entity or concept that is not mutually exclusive from one's religious or spiritual faith. In otherwords, for those readers who believe themselves to be Christian, Muslim or Jewish, the author wants to make it clear beyond a doubt, that the ideas presented in this book do not contradict religious belief. I believe that many readers, even religious readers, will embrace Samuels' apologetic statement with open arms, wanting to justify and reconcile the ideas of the Law of Attraction with their belief systems. It is not surprising that the author would go out of his way to provide such a statement given the resurgence of spirituality and bible based faith. Nevertheless, there will be readers who reject this teaching as contradictory to the spiritual message of the bible and regard it as a gnostic or apocryphal type of teaching with no biblical support. For this reason, this book is separate and distinct from the Christian self help genre- and its believe system may be more consistent with eastern religious concepts of Karma as well as the New Age movement.
Nevertheless, the concepts are not necessarily spiritual, but rather secular. The concept about gratitude and acting by one's morals and conscious are commendable ideas that can only serve to help the individual as well as contribute to making the world a better place. The idea that life is not nor should be a competition and that there are sufficient resources and gifts available to all is refreshing. I can see how even the most apathetic and discouraged of readers might find inspiration and empowerment after reading this book. No matter how depressed one may find himself to be, reading this book will motivate any reader to act to follow his lifelong dreams and goals. This is a unique book that points the reader to find his answers to happiness externally, rather than focusing on his own works. If you have tried a variety of self help books in the hopes of trying to find the elusive answer that you seek- this book offers a unique solution- and a new direction to take.
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