Why I Stopped Manifesting Alone?

So, you’re simply supposed to say — “I’m happy”… “I’m successful”… and see the magic. I found one such viral video long back advising to start affirming thus…

Like most of us, I also wanted to, you know, achieve my dreams, wanted success, wanted a peaceful and fulfilling life. So, after watching a couple of more such videos, I ended up reading about the law of attraction on the internet and noticed the topic — “manifestation”, deeply for the first time. 

And the gist of everything, as I deduced it then, was this: what we repeatedly think and say eventually shapes who we become.

So whatever you want to manifest in life, just keep on saying that, keep on feeling that, keep on visualising that, and you will end up there. 

On the outside, it seemed to me pretty easy. So, I tried saying those affirmations. I thought, let’s start small with the simple ones — I’m happy, I’m successful… like that. So, initially for a few days, I tried and felt a little bit happier than before, or some shift probably. 

I noticed something positive developing within me. But eventually, something never felt complete. Like, it felt like there’s a huge void inside me, and I’m just trying to fill it with some more words, and this is not exactly what I want. 

Something was missing there, but I couldn’t actually understand what it was when I tried to understand why my manifestation wasn’t working. It was not that I was against manifestation. Of course, I wouldn’t be wasting time on trying something if I didn’t believe that at all. Of course, I wanted to see my material goals and spiritual goals materialise, but I couldn’t connect with the process and realised I can’t just try manifestation alone. 

I just couldn’t connect with doing everything by myself.

This is when I realised I can only manifest through God. 

Only if I involved Holy Mother did I feel I could truly progress on this journey… not because it is some superstition or something, but because my constitution is different from those who are practising it by themselves. 

See, if you feel confident enough saying I’m happy, I am successful, I’m healthy, I’m calm, I’m relaxed — go ahead, things will eventually unfold for you like that. You can skip reading this piece.

But if you’re someone like me, who even after practising for many days, writing goals, writing affirmations, saw something was not clicking — then stay with me. The ride is going to be worth it. 

Why I Chose to Manifest Through God Instead of Alone

It was a gap that I always found when I tried to manifest alone. It felt like a burden. And I was not willing to add another one to the already available list (at that point of my life).

So I took the most natural route available — manifestation through God. Deep inside, I had that conviction that She is going to make my life way better than what I was trying to do by myself.

Also, through Her grace, I realised something profound — Manifestation is something we do every second, knowingly or unknowingly. 

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This was really striking. It completely changed the way I looked at life because I realised every thought carries the potential to grow into something beautiful or something disastrous. 

And consciously as well as subconsciously, I had been doing the latter for years, so why not consciously choose the other? 

That’s how it all began. That’s why I stopped manifesting alone and chose to involve God in every part of it, because that simply felt safer to me.

That gave a sense of security which was missing when I tried earlier, and it didn’t work. 

Also, I thought, if you’re someone who is drawn to the Divine and doesn’t hesitate to ask for spiritual aspirations — say, for instance, deeper chanting, deeper meditation, and more — then why would you shy away from asking about material goals?

I’m saying this from lived experience; I used to do the same. Later on, I realised how foolish that was of me. So the journey became from can I manifest with God — to only through Her, I can do it.  

In front of whom am I trying to pretend that I don’t have or I don’t seek any material aspirations — 

The One who already sees everything. 

Also, those goals remain quietly at the back of your mind, and sooner or later, they’ll return, becoming blockages you’ll eventually have to work through before moving deeper into your spiritual journey.

And it’s not that both are impossible at the same time.

Of course, simultaneously, they’re possible, but just focusing on one part and ignoring the other part would just make your journey difficult. 

To move forward in spiritual life, you need to have at least the basics covered. And if you want more, just be honest with the Divine. Tell Her, this is what I want in my life, and leave it to Her to decide.

Funny thing was, whenever I used to think like that, I’ll tell Mother about my material dreams, a part of my mind would always argue like “oh come on you are on a spiritual path and so you shouldn’t be telling God about such petty goals, such as buying a car, a house, a phone, a watch, travel bucket list, or something like that”.

But I finally insisted I had had enough of this. I am going to tell every single thing to Her, just like the way I tell Her about my spiritual journey. 

How Manifestation Through God Changed My Journey

All right, when I finally decided that I was going to manifest through God and not alone, it brought such a sense of relief… I can’t even tell you how much.

Not because a million dollars suddenly appeared in my bank account, but because I stopped living with two different identities.

The guilt that was there suddenly vanished. Because it was always my creation. 

I became more honest in my prayer.

I stopped hiding anything from Her. Every damn single thing I would confess to Her that moment, most of the time. If I forgot, I will confess it at the end of the day before going to sleep. Work also became an offering. Even the daily simple things like cooking, washing the dishes, cleaning my room, the evening walks, every single thing became an offering to her. 

The result was that I genuinely started feeling happier and more peaceful.

I started taking more meaningful action towards my goals and dreams. 

Meanwhile, slowly manifestation through God turned to surrendering everything to Her. Although, believe me, I couldn’t even see that initially.

Surrendering is not as easy as it seems on the outside, and of course, it definitely needs grace. 

You just cannot wake up one fine morning and decide. Because that will not be a genuine surrender. 

When you genuinely surrender, you won’t feel any fear, any doubt; you know that it’s certain it’s been done. It’s been told to Mother, and She knows everything, and She’s going to grant it if it’s good for me. 

If not, She will show the way, and She will do even something better for me. She won’t fail me by any chance. This is genuine surrender, where you’re not constantly repeating your desires, not pestering Her every single day, every single moment. Why didn’t you do this? Why didn’t I get a 25% hike this appraisal? Why didn’t my business scale?

If you see fear setting in, confess that to Her and tell Her to take charge, but don’t check in every minute. Real surrender requires burning faith, unflinching devotion towards the Divine.

And again, it’s a sweet paradox as that (deep faith) has to be granted by Her only.

So it’s still a learning curve that I’m going through… and a beautiful one.

What Manifesting Through God Means to Me Today 

Over the last few months, the definition of manifestation changed for me. 

Manifestation for me is no longer just about declaring affirmations. It’s a conscious and truthful way of living for me by involving God in every thought. 

Manifesting through God gives a different kind of peace. And in that calm state, you can take the best actions. 

If you’re looking for the most peaceful way I know, simply share what you want to manifest with Her and ask Her to get the work done through you.

I stopped manifesting alone because I realised I wanted every dream to bring me closer to Holy Mother rather than further away from Her.