one of the most common comments I get on my videos is some permutation of oh, I would love to have the freedom and agency that you do, but I am compelled to bob and duck and weave my way through this mental straightjacket that we refer to as capitalism just so I can put food on the table and pay my rent. And look, I grew up in poverty. I turned down a $60,000 salary, and now I make YouTube videos. I don't know where the hell my next paycheck is coming from most of the time. I understand manifestation is real, and it is one of the most woefully misunderstood concepts in all of spirituality. Unlocking its true essence will change your entire life and free you from the 9 to 5 grind because most people have this belief, especially with all these documentaries on Gaia and stuff, that manifestation means that if they write down I have $1,000 on a bay leaf and then repeat this phrase to themselves like a mantra, that if in a week's time $1,000

doesn't magically appear in their pocket. Then manifestation is, and that is proof that they are indeed a victim of some mysterious cosmic force that they erroneously believe is outside of their own creation. And the key word here, my friends, is creation because you are the capital C creator of reality. And notice how I'm not saying your reality because all of this, this infinitely unwinding tapestry of conscious experience, is so far removed this tiny little eye that you believe is housed inside this so-called sack of flesh that you identify as your human body. Okay, great manifestation is real. How do I do it? Well, first of all, you need to understand that everything that you experience in your seeming external reality is simply the product of your own beliefs. You haven't moved a single inch in your entire life. You've simply been shining your attention on different narratives about your identity like this spotlight that is circling around all the time. And everything that you believe to be true about yourself and about your life is reflected in this endless hall of cosmic mirrors. That's why you feel so

stuck in the inertia of your 9 to 5 because you take your 9 to 5 seriously. And so, the way that we manifest a better life is simply the way that we engage with all spiritual practice. We shift our attention from the constant circular logic of our forehead to our heart. We allow our attention to sink from this swirling of mental narratives about how we're not worthy of happiness or not capable of it to what is direct and raw to our experience. The feeling of our breath flow going in and out in tandem with this Cosmic dance of all of life. This delicacy of these raindrops hitting my forehead. The light touch of these Impressions and Sensations flowing in and out of me who remains still the entire time. Awareness is so gentle. Manifestation has nothing to do with acquiring an entirely new set of beliefs about who you are but is simply the willingness to allow these crushing narratives of self-limitation to Fall Away on their own simply by depriving them of the juice, the substance that is

your attention. Your attention is a sacred substance, and it is the tool to manifest whatever you want to experience. And the truth is that you're always experiencing whatever you want to experience because whatever you're putting your attention on all the time, the universe takes to be whatever you want to experience. And I understand that that can be really frustrating coming out of this mouth, you know, especially to the people who are working a 9 to 5 and bagging customers' groceries at Tesco all day long and feel like they just don't have time or mental energy to spiritually practice. But it's like the bag is God, the customer is God, the fluorescent lights buzzing above you, they're God, you know. And the longer that you deprive yourself of the self-responsibility, the self-sovereignty of stepping into your birthright of being the capital C creator of your experience, well, you're just going to continue being right about how hard life is instead of being happy, you know what I mean. And I understand

that that is like really harsh sounding, especially considering the tone of my other videos. But it's like I'm not going to beat around the bush about something that's so fundamental to our everyday lives, especially as the entire planet is waking up and we're getting all these new technologies, artificial intelligence, and mass communication that are mirroring more and more perfectly the inherent instancy of all creation, right? It's time to drop this sense of smallness that feels so compelling and feels so real and allow ourselves to step into this unending River of abundance, which has nothing to do initially with changing your external life but simply has to do with changing your mindset. It sounds new Agy because there's all this new age about it, but it's really that simple. It really is, and I'm speaking from experience, my friends. And the most important thing to understand is that manifestation has nothing to do with making money. Love is money. I will repeat that. Love is money. I only have a few hundred in my bank account at any period of time.

but because I'm a lot more still and a lot more centered in my being than I used to be. A) I know where not to waste my money, and B) I seem to just constantly be making these connections that open doors for me that wouldn't have existed if I was constantly contracting to this series of beliefs about how my life wasn't good enough to live. Like the places I've been able to set my feet and lay my head to rest, into the people I've been able to, um, receive such wonderful favors from. You know, I didn't grow up with a silver spoon like those people. Often just appeared out of nowhere, and it really felt like it was the direct consequence of my own willingness to just relax into the intimacy of being, into the sheer wonder of creation. So if you're looking for some way out of your 9 to 5, if you want to escape the matrix, just see that there is no matrix, there is no spoon. You are the creator, and if you put your

attention and your energy because energy flows where your attention goes into love, into acceptance, into communion with others, into seeing yourself as capable of whatever you think is true. That will get reflected more and more in your experience, and you don't have to take my word for it 'cause it's just going to be natural and effortless and spontaneous, and that's just how it works. That's what creation is. It's just everything is manifestation. Manifestation isn't special. It's not some new age thing. It's just that's what it is. So, my friends, whatever thoughts you have about me or the truth of what I'm saying, just be willing to see yourself as something better. You know you deserve the entire world. Don't guilt yourself for thinking that you've only ever experienced yourself. Just love yourself. That's all it is, and I love you.

The “9-5” is a Lie, Manifestation is Real

The “9-5” is a Lie, Manifestation is Real