Question:

Dear Didi, 
Can you please clarify what the subtle mental projection and gross physical manifestation are?

Answer:

Projection means that one always receives from the world what one desires or fears. It is like sowing seeds. If you sow the seed of a fearful imagination, sooner or later it will manifest in the physical gross form automatically. If you sow the seed of a pleasant desire, it will manifest in the gross form naturally. This is what is called the law of attraction in layman’s terms.

The manifestation of your desire or fear is not a coincidence or intuition. It is always born of your own imagination. Before any gross manifestation appears, a subtle mental projection flashes as an inbuilt warning. The subtle preceding the gross is the unassailable design of Maaya.

How does one recognize the subtle mental projection? 

Subtle mental projection is: 
– always the first thought or the first feeling. 
– ⁠It is not known before it arises. 
– ⁠The ‘I’ is always surprised by the grand entry of the ‘FIRST’. 
– ⁠The surprise of the ‘I’ is proof that the subtle projection is not personal but an offspring of the flow. 
– ⁠The bewilderment of the ‘I’ is evidence that there is no thinker of a thought, no creator of the thought. 

How does one recognize the gross physical manifestation? 

Gross physical manifestation is: 
– the arising of physical sensation or the perception of sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch, or a thought, a feeling, or a combination of all these. 
– ⁠It is a direct manifestation of the subtle thought. 
– ⁠The ‘I’ is NOT surprised by it because it encountered the subtle thought earlier. 
– ⁠It was known before it arose. 
– ⁠As the ‘I’ is not shocked, that is proof that the ‘I’ had identified with it. 
– ⁠The ‘I’ could have assumed doership or experiencership. 

Type in the comments below how you have noticed subtle projections before gross manifestations. Happy Self-study!