The 95-5 Code

for activating the Law of Attraction

By Richard Dotts

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - A More Effective Definition of Manifestations
Chapter 2 - Working With Manifestation Stuck Points
Chapter 3 - Seeing Through The Eyes of the Universe
Chapter 4 - How I Discovered The 95-5 Code
Chapter 5 - Understanding the '5' In The 95-5 Code
Chapter 6 - How I Spend My Sacred Manifestation Time
Chapter 7 - Living the 95 in the 95-5 Code
Chapter 8 - Living The Immersion Technique
Chapter 9 - The Universe Holds Your Intentions In Escrow!
Chapter 10 - Living The Way Of The Great Master

© Richard Dotts 2015

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Chapter 1 - A More Effective Definition of
Manifestations
Most books on manifestation and reality creation emphasize outer-
directed actions and steps to ask for what you want. “If only you’ll do these
steps in the right order as described… then you’ll get this!” Indeed, a quick
browsing of titles on any bookstore shelf (or online catalog) will show you
that there is no shortage of books wanting to show you physical methods that
claim to materialize your desires and attract greater good into your life. All is
well and good, but all this brings about several unanswered questions: What
do we do during the rest of our time when we are not using these techniques?
Are we supposed to use these manifestation techniques and state our
intentions / desires over-and-over again? Or are we supposed to do them just
once, as is often suggested? What do we do with the 95% (or possibly more)
of our time when we are not actively stating our desires, visualizing, writing
affirmations, meditating, praying, or engaged in some esoteric technique…
What do we do during the times in between?

It turns out that the answer to this question holds the keys to successful
and effective manifestations. In fact, it makes all of the difference, and is
responsible for most of your day-to-day results. Even I am surprised, looking
back, that I did not realize this profound truth earlier… because I too, like
many others, have also fallen into the trap of focusing on outer-directed
rituals that one can take to manifest our desires. What I realize today after
more than a decade of doing this work is that all the active manifestation
techniques we practice constitute only a very small portion of our waking
hours. I calculated that even if we meditated or engaged in active
visualization three times a day for fifteen minutes each time, it still only
works out to be a measly 3% of our day. Three percent! And most people I
know don’t even actively state their intentions or visualize for that long every
single day.

Is it any wonder that these manifestation techniques often do not

produce desired results for most people? It is not because these techniques do
not work, but because their effects are being overridden by what most of us
do during the remaining portion of our time. And so this is the premise of the
book you’re holding in your hands right now. Using a concept which I call
the 95-5 (nine five five) code, I explain and address the fundamental question
of what you should do during the intervening periods… the time in between
that can make all the difference.

Perhaps it is apt to start off here with an explanation of what

“manifestation” really means. Over the years, I have heard various definitions
and explanations of “manifestation”, ranging from the practical to downright
esoteric. None of these definitions have really stuck with me, because to me,
manifestation is such a central concept that is intertwined with the core of our
being. It is indefinable. It is literally who we are. As creative beings, we
cannot be separate from the concept of manifestation, and of bringing things
into being. Therefore, understand that you don’t even have to know what
manifestation means or is in order to tap into these powerful Universal Laws.
I define manifestation (in its simplest form) as bringing something which you
want into physical form, from its non-physical form. At its most fundamental
level, manifestations are about bringing what you want into form, by
deliberately aligning yourself with the feelings, thoughts and emotions that
match what you physically want. You’ll find that this definition is in line
with what a lot of spiritual teachers teach — Which is that in order to create
something in your life, you first have to become the thing. You have to
resonate with it, and be one with it. You must think thoughts and feelings that
are in line with the desired outcome that you want. That is the essence of
manifestation.

I would also like to add that the manifestations we are talking about
here are deliberate manifestations. In other words, we are concerned with the
usage and application of these Universal Laws to bring about desired
conditions into our lives. We are not interested in unconscious
manifestations, or unconscious creations, which may sometimes bring us our
deepest fears instead of our deepest desires! Therefore, much of effective
manifestations comes from applying these Universal principles in the right
way, such that we bring about our greatest good into our lives… instead of
having to spend time undoing our unwanted manifestations. You’ll be
surprised at how “effective” some individuals are as manifestors, except that
they are constantly bringing in unwanted stuff into their lives! They then
have to use lots of mental and physical energy to correct these physical
conditions after they have manifested. This leads to a lot of unnecessary time
and energy spent, not to mention heartache and disappointments.

The New Year is just round the corner as I write these words, and as
we enter a whole new season I am inspired to share a new understanding of
manifestations with everyone. This understanding is closer to our hearts, and
I feel it is also more relevant and easily applicable than previous definitions.
It is this: Effective manifestations are about getting past blind-spots in our
own thinking. How incredibly simple and apt! The first time this definition
came to me as I was going about my day… I was amazed by the simplicity
and truth of what the Universe had just presented me with — Effective
manifestations in our lives are nothing more than getting past blind-spots in
our own thinking!

I was then inspired to think back to several episodes in my life, and I

realized that it was exactly what happened in each of those episodes that led
to successful manifestations. Each time I asked for something, I often did not
believe it could come to me… or I would be worried over when and how my
desires would be fulfilled. All of this erroneous thinking went on for the
longest time. I did not realize it back then, but I realize today with profound
clarity that they were simply blind-spots in my OWN thinking! Not blind-
spots in anyone else’s thinking… because no one was withholding my good
from me. Not blind-spots in the Universe’s perception… because the
Universal always has a complete, whole, and perfect picture of our good in
full view. But simply blind-spots in my own thinking. I had not allowed
myself to think that it was possible to have what I asked for. For example,
when I asked for a luxury car, I did not think it was possible because I used a
lack of money as an excuse, or the excuse that the bank would not grant me a
loan. That was nothing more than a blind-spot in my own thinking. Similarly,
with many other desires in my life, I was constantly worried over whether
they would be delivered. My blind-spot in my own thinking had prevented
me from trusting and having faith in the Universe, that what I wanted would
be delivered in the most perfect way possible… in its most perfect time.

Today, as I write these words, I realize that manifestations are simple!

There is nothing mysterious or magical about them. Everything has been laid
out in plain sight all along, expounded by ancient (and modern) spiritual
masters using different words over the ages. These spiritual masters have
been trying to drive home these spiritual truths time and time again, through
the use of parables, shock techniques (!), humor, jargon, scientific
explanations… You name it, they have used it. Almost every single technique
has been applied with the sole purpose of helping us get past blind-spots in
our own thinking. Once you are able to get past those blind-spots in your
thinking… no matter what methods you use, the manifestations will appear
almost instantaneously that you’ll be surprised by the speed and precision of
it all!

For many years I wanted a luxury car. I asked and asked for the longest
time, five years in fact, and it did not come to me. Everything stayed the
same externally on the outside. I was doing all the outer-directed rituals I
could possibly be engaged in, from meditations to very vivid visualizations
complete with emotions, sounds, mantras and imagined actions! I was
visualizing and doing everything as taught… yet I did not understand that my
actions, no matter how frequently or fervently I engaged in them, constituted
only a very small portion of my waking hours. Even in those days when I was
intensely focused on my desires, I estimate that I spent no more than 5% of
my waking hours intently focused on my desires. It is rather difficult in this
modern day and age to be thinking about our desires all the time and to
engage in outer-directed actions to “attract” them all the time, as we have
day-jobs and other responsibilities to attend to. And no, thinking about them
all the time and spending all our time visualizing is not the answer either, as
I’ll explain in the later part of this book.

Despite the fact that I was spending lots of energy / emotions

visualizing and thinking about what I wanted, I still had not allowed myself
to get past the blind-spots in my own thinking. I did not manage to think past
those blind-spots. Two of which I still remember quite clearly now: First, I
did not think I could have enough money to afford the car. I did not think I
could afford it. And second, I did not think I deserved to drive such a nice
car. How I came to believe in those unresourceful beliefs is not the issue
here, because that is not the key to effective manifestations. What is key to
any manifestation is how we think past (or around) those blind-spots. The
moment we successfully do so, the manifestations will happen very fast! This
means to say that the moment I could allow myself to think in a way that I
could afford the car, or that I deserved to own that car… then physical reality
had to match up to my new way of thinking almost immediately.

That’s probably the simplest and the most effective way to explain the
entire art of manifestation. Manifestation is nothing more complicated than
identifying the road blocks, the blind-spots in our own thinking which we
have been unable to get past no matter what… and then finding creative ways
such that we can now think around these blind-spots. In other words, whereas
previously I was unable to see a way which I could afford the car
financially… the moment I allowed myself to “see” how I could afford it
(even though it was only a “thought” and nothing manifested in reality yet)…
then my physical reality matched up with my new understanding very
quickly. The longer I allowed myself to stay stuck with that stuck thinking
and roadblock in my mind… the longer I harped on the fact that “I cannot
afford the car”, that was how my reality responded as well. At the end of the
day, it is all in our own thinking. It is all in our own inner world and state as I
have explained time and time again, and there are no exceptions. Get past
these roadblocks in your own thinking in whatever creative ways you can…
and the outer manifestations will happen really quickly for you.

This has been the case for me, time-and-time again. In the case of
manifesting that luxury car, I finally got to a place where I allowed myself to
“think” (or “see” in my mind’s eye), even just for a moment… a possibility
through which the money could come to me. That was all that was needed.
Now notice that this does not have to be the eventual actual way in which the
money came to me, neither does it have to be rooted in existing physical
reality at that time. All I had to do was to create a possibility inside of myself,
an opening in my mind of sorts, that this was somewhat possible. All I did
was to create the remote possibility in my own thinking, my own
imagination, that allowed me to get rid of the excuses and self-imposed
limitations I have previously been using. Once I did that, I was swept along
by the physical flow of things and just took one logical step after another,
culminating in the final manifestation.

That is manifestation explained in the simplest words and terms

possible. I now realize today that there is nothing grandiose or earth-shaking
about manifestations. You do not have to recite mantras or part seas and
move mountains. All it takes for something to manifest is to get past the
roadblocks and blind-spots of your own thinking on the inside! You DO need
to move your own inner mountains and part your own inner seas. You do
need to create perceptual changes within yourself and allow yourself to get
past previously stuck points in your own thinking. We all have these stuck
points in the form of negative beliefs or thought patterns. The faster you are
able to get past these stuck points and overcome them, the more pleasing
your outer reality will be to you. And the faster these manifestations will
happen. Until one day, you finally reach a point where you do not have to
consciously “ask” for stuff anymore, and the things you want will still keep
happening for you.

When you get there in time, it will be done. This is the powerful
premise we will be exploring together in this book.
Chapter 2 - Working With Manifestation Stuck Points

The moment you understand that manifestations have absolutely

nothing to do with what is happening on the outside, and have everything to
do with what happens on the inside, you gain a newfound sense of freedom
and profound clarity.

Most individuals who are stuck with their manifestations perceive

something on the outside as stopping whatever they want from coming to
them. They say, “I can’t have this because I cannot afford it.” Their “not
being able to afford it” then becomes an actual manifestation block as to why
something cannot happen for them. Ironically, it is also these individuals who
“ask for” things the hardest by using various manifestations techniques and
“hacks”. The mistake they are making is in trying to transcend whatever outer
difficulties they perceive through the desperate and repeated fervent use of
these techniques. This is not the way in which deliberate manifestations
work.

Once you are able to understand this key piece of information, you’ll
gain the much-needed clarity in your manifestation process. In my old days, I
was trying to make up for all the outer deficiencies I perceived through the
repeated usage of these manifestation techniques. I was hoping to manifest in
spite of them, while continuing to believe in those limitations. Because I
perceived that I could not possibly afford what I was asking for, I could only
hope that it would come to me (somewhat miraculously) through the use of
these manifestation techniques! Hence I was trying to “ask for the seeming
impossible” through the use of all these techniques… and the Universe did
not seem to respond.

Again, is it any wonder that the Universe did not respond to my

desperate “requests” at all? Here I was, seeing something as “impossible” for
me through the usual routes… and then desperately putting my desires out
there through all these means so they could come in other equally
“impossible” ways! I chuckle a little just thinking about it now and even find
it a bit amusing, because I was trapped in the prison of my own thinking
without even realizing it. I was setting myself up for repeated failures and
disappointments! But I also understand that it is certainly no laughing matter
if your desires do not come to you even after several years of asking. I was
there once too. With each passing new year, I would say excitedly to myself,
“Perhaps this is the year which things will finally change!” Even that was a
fallacy in itself, because I was hoping that something external… the passing
of a new year, would somehow (and automatically) bring about the much-
needed change within myself! Thus you can see how someone who
repeatedly fails to get tangible results through manifestations sets themselves
up for more disappointments and limited thinking.

Are you trying to manifest something while holding on to all your

perceived beliefs on why you cannot have them? If so, that is a major part of
the issue that is holding your manifestations up.

The Universe is always knocking on our door, trying to give us greater

good. This is a concept which has been expounded over-and-over again by
classical New Thought authors like the great Florence Scovel Shinn. I was so
taken away by her lucidity in writing that I felt inspired to update her classic
book, The Magic Path of Intuition, for the modern reader. One thing that
made a strong impression on me from that book (and the reason why I
decided to rewrite it back then) was how we were essentially delivering the
same message in different ways. Each of us have reached the same place of
understanding through different paths, which converged at the end of the day.

At the start, the “good” that the Universe delivers to you will not be in
terms of outer physical manifestations! They may be something even subtler,
and often dismissed or missed by most people. In the beginning, your good
will come in the form of subtle shifts in perception. Whereas previously you
felt hung up over something, you now feel okay and alright about it. That is
the first sign (and in fact the surest indicator) that your physical good is on its
way. A change in the way you feel inside about things that tripped you up
previously is a surefire indicator that things are happening on the outside.
 I have a book from spiritual author Richard Bach on my desk. It is
titled the Messiah’s Handbook — Reminders for the Advanced Soul.
Notwithstanding its grandiose title, it is actually a fun “answers” book. Have
you ever visited the bookstore as a child and went to one of those “answer”
books which claimed to be able to answer whatever question you had flipping
the book to any page? The Messiah’s Handbook goes along the same vein,
and it is actually a “book from a book”. The protagonist in Richard Bach’s
novel “Illusions” had a similarly titled book that seemed to give profound
answers when flipped to any page, and this book was released following the
popularity of that story.

Since I am always looking for fun ways to deepen my understanding of

Universal Laws, I purchased this “book from a book” and started asking it
questions. For the longest time, whatever question I asked always had me flip
open to the same page. This frustrated me a little, since I could never
understand why I always ended up on that page which had little relevance to
the question I was asking! Let me first give you the message from that page,
before discussing its significance. This is the page I always flipped to, and it
reads: “It’s a slow process, changing principles, and you’ll never know that
they’ve changed until something that used to be right just doesn’t feel that
way any more.”

And so that drove me a bit crazy, because what does changing

principles have to do with the questions I was asking? I was asking about
delays in my manifestation! And then a long time later after I had all these
realizations… it finally dawned on me. I was dumbstruck when I realized the
significance of that message all along. It was actually relevant. What the
message was trying to say, was that I had to get past the “stuck points” in my
own perception, and that I would never know that I have gotten over them
until “something that used to be right just doesn’t feel that way any more”.
On another level, it also speaks of our negative tendencies and habits. For
example, worrying used to feel so natural and right to me in the past, but it
does not feel that way for me any more.

(Note: Before you rush out to get the book in order to ask various
questions, know that doing so will be falling into the realm of superstition.
There is no one book that can predict the future, simply because the future is
malleable and not cast in stone. In other words, you have the power to change
any future outcome from your “now” moment. Most people like to ask
questions about the future because we always like a bit more assurance /
control over how things will turn out, without realizing that the things and
events that are lined up can often be changed! What the book serves as is a
possibility playbook for our unconscious. Since the divine and our higher self
is always trying to send us messages which we may not easily pick up on,
books / techniques like this allow a “channel” through which such messages
can get through to us, by offering a “reference point” by which we can frame
and interpret the messages. In other words, by reading a passage which is
open to interpretation, the words set us thinking in a particular direction,
eventually leading to a realization. Otherwise, we would not even be thinking
in that direction in the first place.)

And so the answer which I was looking for has always been in plain
view all along! The answer which I needed, and which many others
struggling with their manifestations need, is a way to deal with these inner
“stuck points” about the various intentions and experiences they are trying to
manifest. It is of no use letting all these stuck points remain in our
consciousness, while using heaps of manifestation or positive thinking
techniques to cover them up on the outside. Doing so would be like piping
lots of cream on a spoiled cake! What you need to do is to deal with the cake
itself. The cake is the foundation of everything, and makes all the difference
in the world. The cream is just the proverbial cherry on top of the cake.

Let me explain in greater detail what I mean by manifestation stuck

points. There is a subtle difference between manifestation stuck points and
limiting beliefs. I will use examples from various scenarios (some of which I
have observed in other individuals) to illustrate my point, so you’ll quickly
become aware of how to spot stuck points when they occur. Stuck points are
the things that trip up and delay any manifestations. In other words, the
longer you allow these stuck points to remain, the longer you are going to be
without your manifestations!
 The first example I’ll use is one related to health and well-being. On
some mornings, I would wake up with a runny nose (possibly due to some
allergic reaction) that went on for almost half a day. My reaction to my runny
nose was to pop an anti-allergy tablet, which resolved my allergic symptoms
in about half an hour. And so each time I woke up with a runny nose, I would
pop a tablet and the symptoms would be gone.

One morning, I realized that I had run out of these tablets… and so my
nose continued to run throughout the day! Those of you who have been
through this experience will know that it can totally spoil your day, especially
if you have to keep blowing your nose while doing your other chores! Since I
had been an avid student of all these spiritual healing techniques, I decided to
try a few of them on my nose… but nothing worked! In this case, the
intention I set was to have a clear nose, but no matter what manifestation
technique I used, I still continued to feel as bad.

Now this is obviously not a book about how to treat medical illnesses
or even diagnose any of them. I am merely using this example to illustrate
how to treat manifestation stuck points. What do you think was the stuck
point here that prevented my manifestation from working? I usually get what
I ask for quickly, so it was a surprise to me that this did not work. What’s
happening here?

I did not realize what the manifestation stuck point was until I had this
recur a few times over the next few weeks. I still had not found the time to
get more anti-allergy tablets from the drugstore, but I am glad things turned
out the way they did because it taught me an important lesson out of this
experience! Once again, I am not asking that you skip medication or use
these techniques to diagnose any illness, so please do not attempt to do so. I
am merely citing this example to show you that Universal principles apply in
all circumstances.

One morning, it finally dawned on me that my stuck point for this

particular manifestation was: “I cannot get my nose to stop running without
eating the anti-allergy medication!” Wow! What a powerful realization it
was! And while I had not vocalized or uttered those words before, it was an
innate belief which I steadfastly held. In other words, a stuck point is a reason
why we cannot have whatever it is that we want. In this case, the stuck point
(which is actually stuck energy) was so subtle… I had come to see the anti-
allergy pill as the only way in which I could get better and clear up my nose!

I am bringing this example up for a few reasons. First to deliberately

show you that manifestation stuck points occur in every kind of
manifestations — physical and non-physical. In this case, I wasn’t asking for
a physical object or a particular sum of money. I was instead asking for my
nose to be restored to its usual state. Second, it is to illustrate that these
Universal principles can truly apply under any and all circumstances.

Once I identified the stuck point, I set out to see how I could gently
overcome it. Although I use the word “overcome”, what I really mean is how
we can “think around” it. Once you are able to think around, to be not tripped
up by a stuck point which previously tripped you up… the outer
manifestations will happen very quickly! So let’s take a closer look at what
happened to me here: I wanted my nose to be clear. I asked for it to be clear.
But I was stuck on my thinking because the only way for my nose to be clear
was by using the anti-allergy tablet. Therefore this tripped me up every single
time I stated an intention for my nose to be clear!

Now here’s where it starts to get a little crazy… but it is so fun and it
contains the entire KEY to successful manifestations. The key is this — It
does not matter how you get past your manifestation stuck points, as long as
you get past them. In other words, it does not matter how you think around
them, as long as you think around them. You can think around them in some
pretty crazy ways. Whatever works… is whatever works for you!

I had just read an excellent book by Dr. Joe Dispenza, titled “You Are
The Placebo”. In it, Dr. Dispenza cited medical studies in which individuals
who had taken a medication for a while could actually synthesize the same
chemical compounds in their bodies, even after they stopped taking the drug!
Reading Joe’s book lay the foundation for me and was the first step towards
getting past my manifestation stuck point. I then decided to try something
fun. Since I always ate my Clarinase tablets and they worked, I figured that
my body would know how to synthesize the exact same compounds. What I
did was to go into a deep state of relaxation and intend “Clarinase 500mg” to
myself, while feeling the feelings of having just ingested that tablet! Within
the hour, my runny nose symptoms stopped. The desired outcome had
occurred.

Once again for the third time, I must remind you that I am NOT
advocating that you stop any medication. All I am doing is sharing with you
the lessons contained in this very valuable experience. What I did when I
intended and acted as if I consumed the tablet was to get past my own
manifestation stuck point that I had to eat the tablet in order to get better.
Therefore, the method which I devised to think around that stuck point was to
“pretend” I had eaten the tablet, and then rely on the placebo effect to
chemically synthesize those compounds in myself. Did I really synthesize
those compounds in myself when I intended it? I wouldn’t know. But that is
not important at all. What’s important is that I overcame my own stuck
point by giving myself an alternative possibility — that it was possible to get
the same benefits of the drug without having to ingest the physical tablet.
Once you are able to get past any manifestation stuck points on the inside, it
is done!

Do you see why I am so excited about sharing this technique with you?
I think my example above is testament that it works, even in a perceived
“challenging” situation. Manifesting a desired well-being outcome is not like
manifesting a physical object, so I deliberately used this example to show you
how these principles can apply, even under such circumstances. Understand
that my nose cleared up not because I had synthesized those compounds
within my body (whether it actually did is not important, although Dr.
Dispenza would support this view), but because I had allowed myself to get
past a major mental hurdle that was standing between myself and my desired
outcome.

Herein also lies the difference between thinking around a manifestation

stuck point, and “believing” in something. Both are not exactly the same.
When you try to “believe” in something, you are usually doing it in a forceful
manner. In the earlier example, “believing” that my body was really
producing the chemical compounds was not the key. I did not have to believe
in it. The belief was optional. I did not deliberately and forcefully make
myself believe in something that I had a difficult time believing in. All I did,
and this is the difference between the two, was to show my mind an
alternative possibility to think around the stuck point. It does not matter
whether that alternative possibility is true or otherwise.

Alright, now let us look at another example that is more similar to a

conventional manifestation scenario. I’ll use an example about finances, since
this is close to our hearts. My friend Mark always had a fixed idea about how
much his income would be. Since he traded hours for dollars as a coach, he
could never see his income exceed a certain point once he had filled up all his
slots with clients. His manifestation stuck point was: “My income can never
exceed a certain level since I have a limited number of hours each week.”

Many of these manifestation stuck points seem perfectly logical to a

person. That is why we continue to be tripped by them on the inside,
oftentimes for years on end! Think about my earlier example of how I needed
my anti-allergy medications to get better. That was certainly a very logical,
scientific thought! Therefore, the reality that followed was that without my
medications, my condition would not improve! I am not asking that you stop
believing in whatever manifestation stuck points. All you need to do is to
allow yourself to conceive of an alternative possibility.

Since I had done a fair share of business consulting, I could

immediately see Mark’s manifestation stuck points. I pointed out to him that
if he opened up to the possibility of doing group coaching instead of
individual coaching, he could now make more money per hour than before.
Mark had not considered this possibility before, and what my words did was
to allow him to get past his previous stuck point. Notice that my words were
all that was necessary. All we need to do is to plant that seed in our
consciousness, and our consciousness takes over from there. The moment we
get past our previous stuck points, we are immediately elevated to higher
levels of understanding and consciousness. That is all that is necessary.

Notice that I did not even tell Mark how to get additional coaching
clients, or how to pack more clients into one slot. All I told him was he could
do it. It was something he could consider. That’s all that is needed! The
technicalities and the how-to’s are not important in the grand scheme of
things! Once you see the possibilities, your mind can achieve anything. You
are no longer stuck or blocked.

Within one month after planting this seed in Mark’s consciousness, he

went from a four-figure to a five-figure monthly income. What happened? He
had allowed himself to get past his previous manifestation stuck point. He
had spent so much time and energy reinforcing and showing himself why his
monthly income was fixed at a particular level in the past. My words showed
him that an alternate reality was possible, and that is all that was needed.

Are you starting to get excited now too at the possibilities? No matter
what manifestations you have been asking for in the past, and no matter how
long in coming they have been for you… all that does not matter and never
mattered in the first place. Stop trying to find outer-directed steps and actions
you should take to fulfil your desires. Give up the need to try any outer-
directed actions, techniques or steps to “force” your manifestations into
being. Instead, start by identifying the inner stuck points that are holding you
up on the inside.

In my previous two examples, there was only one major stuck point
holding up each manifestation. Therefore, when we managed to think around
these stuck points, the manifestations came almost instantly! In some other
cases, there may be several stuck points holding the manifestation up which
you need to identify and work on. In those cases, we would need to work
around each stuck point until we are no longer stuck on any of them. Once
you have managed to overcome most of the stuck points surrounding an
intention, you’ll find yourself propelled almost magically in the direction of
that desire. But it is not magic, it is Law.
Chapter 3 - Seeing Through The Eyes of the Universe

Some readers may be amazed by the fact that by making a few simple
inner changes, outer reality matches up perfectly and delivers what you want,
every single time. But this is really all that is necessary for outer
manifestations to take place. Give up the need to engage in more convoluted,
forceful or desperate outer-directed actions. Give up the need to search and
look for more advanced techniques! There is nothing more “advanced” than
the subtle inner work which one can do, and it is always this inner work
which is the most advanced — because so few people ever take the time and
effort to do them. We are always looking for outer mantras, chants and even
magical steps to take that make it seem as if lots of things are happening…
when in actual fact, the sole purpose of all those outer-directed steps is to
convince us that something is happening on the inside. The whole purpose of
various outer-directed techniques is to help an individual get past his own
manifestation stuck points.

Once you have successfully worked / thought around your inner

manifestation stuck points, it does not mean that your desires will come to
you through the manner specified. Let me explain using the previous
example. When Mark successfully thought around the manifestation stuck
point that his monthly income was fixed at a particular level, his income
actually doubled within the short span of a month. But his corresponding
increase in income wasn’t entirely driven by the fact that he managed to
group several coaching students together as suggested by me. That wasn’t the
full story of how his income actually increased. In fact, once he had
successfully moved past this stuck point, he started getting more calls and
inquiries about his services seemingly out of the blue! He started booking
more coaching clients and people started approaching him. Therefore, getting
past one’s manifestation stuck points does not entail dictating to the Universe
a particular course of action to take. When we successfully overcome our
manifestation stuck points, we are not dictating that things have to happen in
a certain way. We are not trying to send any message to the Universe. All we
are doing, is to overcome blind-spots in our own thinking. Once we are able
to overcome these blind-spots, we open ourselves to the good that the
Universe has in store for us. It may be through the means we have imagined,
or it may be through even better means.

Some of our manifestation stuck points can be very pervasive. One of

the biggest ones I’ve seen is this: “I don’t think it is possible for me to have
this thing or outcome.” As a result of this pervasive stuck point, we find that
some people don’t even bother asking for the things they want, because they
think they will not get it… or that it is impossible for them! This happens for
everyone, even advanced students of this material.

Upon writing the previous chapter, I examined my own life and

realized that even I had certain things in life which I “accepted”, because I
thought I wouldn’t be able to change them. That is alright as long as you are
at peace with these things and conditions in your life. However, don’t fall
into the trap of thinking that a particular condition is unchangeable and
therefore one has to grit his teeth and bear with it. Anytime you are not at
peace with something and find it a struggle to “bear” with anything, your
discomfort is an indication that it can be changed. It is providing the impulse,
the impetus you need to change it. However, many of us do not even bother
asking for an improved situation because we are caught by a big
manifestation stuck point, which is that the particular condition cannot
possibly be changed.

The good news is that once we are able to allow ourselves to think
around that stuck point, the outer situation will usually resolve itself very
quickly. Sometimes, a mere shift in perception (from moving past the stuck
point) will cause a perceived problem to fall apart on its own accord. We may
no longer perceive a problem that we perceived in the first place. We have
transcended a previous level of understanding. This happens to me all the
time. For example, I used to be very hung up when I wrote a nice greeting
card to an old friend and did not hear back from them. In fact, I would walk
around for days wondering if they received the card, and why is it that they
have not replied! The desired outcome that I was asking for was to have my
friends reply to my letters and cards, which can’t seem to be that difficult in
the modern age!
 When negative feelings started stewing in me, I decided to do
something about it. Remember that any type of negative feelings have an
effect on your current and future manifestations, since the Universe is always
picking up on the sum total of your thoughts and feelings. Therefore, even
though the negative feelings you feel are not directly related to what you are
asking for, throwing in these negative feelings into the mix upsets your
vibrational balance. As I sat down and examined this issue closely, I realized
that I had a major manifestation stuck point surrounding this issue. One that
was so big and obvious that I did not realize it in the past. The manifestation
stuck point was: “My efforts are unappreciated because my friend did not
reply to me.”

Once this stuck point was laid out in plain view, it was easy to see why
I felt negative feelings when I did not receive a reply. I felt unappreciated! I
felt that my efforts were going to waste! Now please understand that
manifestation stuck points are always about us, and nothing about the people
that are involved or even named in our stuck points. Therefore, this
manifestation stuck point pointed to something inside of myself that needed
to be resolved, and nothing about my friends who did not reply to my
messages. It is very easy to identify a manifestation stuck point and then cite
reasons why these stuck points exist by pointing to the various external
parties involved. But doing so would be falling into the very common trap of
giving our power to external events and factors. In other words, if I had
continued to put the blame on my friends for making me feel those negative
feelings, I would not have resolved this stuck point at all.

Once the stuck point was identified, I began looking for ways to think
around it. Recall it does not matter whether any of the alternative possibilities
we come up with are true. What is important is that they allow us to sort out
the kinks in our own thinking and feelings. How should one think around the
stuck point previously identified? First, I noticed that I equated a non-reply
with being unappreciated. This strong association made it impossible for me
to experience any other reality.

Second, I began to ponder alternative realities. Is it possible that non-

reply equals appreciation? Definitely! Since there were many times in my life
in which I received a greeting card and didn’t have the time to reply. I was
certainly thankful and grateful to the sender in my heart, but just didn’t get
round to thanking them in writing or in person. I should have, but I did not,
and I still felt thankful and appreciative of their well-wishes. Therefore, my
stuck point was that I equated non-reply with not being appreciated, when a
non-reply can mean so many other things as well! With that, I had created
alternative possibilities for myself. I was no longer stuck on that point. I was
free.

With that one single realization, I was completely free. All the negative
feelings dissolved and dissipated. This is a perfect example of perceiving a
problem when there is none. There was not even an issue in the first place,
but I perceived one due to my own stuck thinking. I conditioned my good
feelings on whether my old friends replied to my greetings or otherwise. The
moment I got past the manifestation stuck point, it was like a whole new
reality. I felt so happy and elated for sending out the card. I felt pure joy in
imagining that they received my card and were uplifted by the messages
within. I felt pure joy for them and for myself. I was completely free. This
has never been about anything or anyone else… but only about myself. The
only work to do is always on ourselves.

The moment I had this realization, I knew I had cleared another major
manifestation block in my life. Sometimes all of our stuck points share a
common thread or theme. In this case, the common theme is one of “not
being appreciated by others.” In other words: Doing things for others and not
being appreciated for them, expecting some kind of “thank you” or
reciprocation. But why should our good feelings be conditional on whether
others reciprocate? Why should we bind them with our own expectations of
what’s appropriate or inappropriate, right or wrong? Let us give up all
expectations of how anyone else should behave, and cut off all these binds
that we have unconsciously imposed on others. The moment we do that, we
are free.

I dropped this whole issue from my mind and went about my day. The
very next day, I received a phone call out-of-the-blue from a new client
wanting to engage my services and book me in advance for the new year. I
have no way of confirming it, but I know deeply that it happened as a result
of me letting go of yet another self-imposed limitation from my life. When
we free ourselves from negative feelings and emotions, especially recurring
ones, we return back to that peaceful and pure state that we have always been.
There is another ending to this story too. Two days after I successfully
dissolved this manifestation stuck point, I did hear back from my old friend.
It turned out that he was away and did not receive my card in time. I also
know that had I not overcome that manifestation stuck point first, this new
reality would not have emerged. Outer reality could only match up when I
lived a new level of understanding.

I hope I have convinced you about the importance of taking a good

look at your manifestation stuck points. Some of them will seem very logical
or “obvious” to you, so much so that we dismiss them at first glance as valid
obstacles. They should be, since they have always been there since the
beginning! That is why our desired good cannot even come through to us!
But these perceived obstacles are often manifestation stuck points that need
to be addressed, and we handle them not by making them disappear on the
outside (for example, not by taking outer actions to “force” my friends to
reply to me so that I could feel appreciated), but by making them disappear
on the inside. Remember — It is always an inside job! Always. Always.
Always.

When you understand that it all happens on the inside, a very

empowering and peaceful feeling comes over you. The day I realized that
everything happened on the inside, and that outer reality simply mirrored
everything I felt or perceived on the inside (a saying I had previously heard
many times), I felt totally free. I knew, in that moment, that I could manifest
absolutely anything I wanted… and it was an exhilarating feeling! For the
first time in my life, I was free from other people’s expectations, antics and
actions. I knew I could not longer be affected by them if I did not allow
myself to. At the same time, I was freeing other people from my
expectations. They were free to be whoever they were and I still accepted
them wholeheartedly for what they were. When you realize all of these, you
are indeed seeing through the eyes of the Universe.
Chapter 4 - How I Discovered The 95-5 Code

For the first few years in my manifestation journey, I was extremely

focused on various manifestation techniques which I could use to manifest
my desires. I read almost every single book out there, took every single
course out there and had some success with the techniques… but not as much
as I liked. In particular, there were a few intentions and desires which
continually eluded (and even frustrated) me, as I could never seem to make
them work. Despite all of that, I did what most persistent people would. I
pressed on, never once stopping to question whether I was moving in the
right direction.

Somewhere along the way, I realized I had read almost every single
book on the subject of manifestation. I had read almost every single take on
the topic, and yet things were still not happening! That was when it became a
real wake-up call for me. I had two choices: First, I could choose to declare
all of these teachings as untrue and turn my back against them. Or second, I
could choose to take a good look at what was happening inside myself. I
could scrutinize everything I have been doing up till that point. Choosing
option two would have made for a good story, but the truth is that I chose the
first option more than once. Those who have read my other books would
know that more than once, I turned my back against these teachings in
disappointment and frustration. I had tried so many different “techniques” out
there that I was deluded. But each time I gave up, a calm voice within told me
to go back. It was a nudging feeling, something I recognize today as coming
from our higher selves. It was the divine gently guiding me in the right
direction.

The Universe can send us general signals and nudges, but it can never
force or compel us to do anything. That’s why Abraham-Hicks always joke
that there is nothing they can do to “zap” us into action! Or into changing our
beliefs! We have to do it ourselves. However, since a part of us is always
connected to Source, that larger part of us is always pulling and calling us
forth in the direction of our greater good. I know it is that greater part of
myself that called me back to these teachings over-and-over again, because
deep down inside, I recognized those teachings as true even when I was
unable to elucidate them as clearly as I do today. So wherever you are on the
path right now, rest in the assurance that even if you feel totally lost or
clueless, there is still that larger part of you that is gently guiding and
nudging you in the right direction. All you have to do is to listen to it that one
little bit more.

And that’s exactly what I did. I listened to my inner self that one little
bit more. The final time I came back to these teachings, I sat down and really
examined all of it logically. I reasoned that I had done all the outer-directed
actions a person could humanely take. I also reasoned that I had all the
technical knowledge on the subject anyone can possibly have. So what was
missing? That was when I finally realized that there have been certain aspects
of these teachings that I was neglecting. For one, I could not give up my
worrying (a topic which I cover in my other book “It Is Done”). I had
convinced myself repeatedly that it was alright to worry, since I was doing all
these very positive actions on the outside. In other words, I had totally
neglected the ‘95’ in the 95-5 code. I did not pay any attention to what I did
during 95% of the time when I wasn’t actively doing all these manifestation
techniques. It was an eye-opening moment for me, as I realized that even
though I was so deeply involved in these various positive techniques… what
I did during 95% of my day was still terribly negative and skewed in the
other direction!

That was when everything started to click for me. I started to examine
all my past manifestations and discovered that whenever things happened
quickly for me, those were the intentions which I had no manifestation stuck
points about. I was clear about them right from the start. Then I looked at the
things which were not manifest in my life, and discovered (not surprisingly)
that I had all these various stuck points around them! The more manifestation
stuck points surrounding an intention, the more challenges I had getting it to
manifest! I had hoped to press ahead in spite of these manifestation stuck
points, instead of finding clever ways to think around them! That was the
crux of the entire issue and the discovery was a real eye-opener for me. It was
like a giant weight being lifted off my shoulders!

That was when I became aware of what I did during the 95% of my
time. In the beginning, I still continued engaging in the various outer
manifestation techniques. But the real change came when I began to have
conscious awareness over what I did during 95% of the time. It was what
made all the difference, and it should — since it represents what we do
during most of our waking hours! How you think and feel during the majority
of your time makes all the difference in the speed and timing of your
manifestations. Whether you are an effective manifestor or not boils down to
how you manage your inner state during the 95% of the time you are not
meditating, praying, affirming… as opposed to the 5% of the time that you
are.

In fact, the moment I placed my conscious awareness on how I thought

and felt during the 95% of my time… The moment I worked to consciously
eliminate these manifestation stuck points… everything happened for me.
Longstanding manifestations started coming into my life from all directions,
be it in the area of finances, career or relationships. Suddenly, everything
worked and clicked!

Bear in mind that in the beginning, I was not entirely successful at

controlling the way I felt the whole 95% of the time. I was merely shifting
my conscious awareness to it. I did not successfully get rid of all of my
negative feelings or emotions, but lots of good things still happened for me
anyway. This is the way it works in our Universe. I am not requesting that
you eliminate 100% of your negative thoughts, worries or stuck points from
your consciousness right now. That would be doing it the hard way. If you
even reduce or think around a single stuck point… that would suffice. Getting
rid of that single stuck point will provide the much-needed momentum to
move you forward. Therefore, do not ever be concerned that you have too
many stuck points to overcome, or that you are constantly thinking negative
thoughts all day. Conversely, do not beat yourself up when a negative
thought somehow floats through your mind. All I am asking that you do is to
reduce the frequency of these negative thoughts, not to eliminate them
completely. I’ve found that even a small reduction in negative thoughts can
lead to a huge improvement in outer results.

What happened soon after I cleared up what was going on 95% of my

time? As mentioned earlier, longstanding manifestations which have been
“stuck” started coming true for me. Even intentions and desires which I set
years ago, and had long given up on and forgotten started coming true for
me! In the moment they came true, I had a sense of instant recognition and
knowing. It was then I realized, “Oh yes! This is what I asked for back then!
And it’s true now!” That feeling is truly incredible. Therefore, I now know
today that the Universe never forgets any of our intentions and desires unless
we choose to change them. Put differently, once we hold an intention, the
broader part of ourselves continues holding that intention… and there is no
need to keep re-stating our intentions for fear that the Universe misses out on
it. There is no “signal” we need to keep broadcasting out there.

I rarely talk about the downsides, but I should right now and show you
a simple workaround. In fact, this is the first time I will be talking about the
seeming “downsides” of doing any spiritual manifestation work. Recall that
both our negative and positive strongly-held feelings are attractive / magnetic
in nature, and that the Universe does not discern or care about what you ask
for. The Universe always gives us whatever is in line with our vibrations. It
will give you whatever you ask for, whether consciously or unconsciously,
without judging the “rightness” of it. Therefore, you may ask for something
which is considered “bad” by others, but if you really ask for it and put
yourself in alignment with it… you’ll still get it. The Universe simply does
not judge.

One thing I discovered after practicing these techniques was the need
to deal with my residual fear-based intentions and vibrations from the past.
Let me give you a simple example. Have you ever heard met one of those
unreasonable or rude individuals at the grocery store, and fantasized about
giving them a piece of your mind? Or maybe giving your boss or nasty
colleague a piece of your mind? Of course you would not have done it for
real, but each time you observed your nasty colleague doing something that
riled you, you might have fantasized giving him or her a piece of your
mind… and played that satisfying scenario over and over in your mind’s eye
just for the fun of it! I myself have “fantasized” over these scenarios even for
just a fleeting moment. Guess what, whenever we feel strong emotions and
feelings, regardless of the reasons we are feeling them for… our strong
feelings are setting things into motion as future physical manifestations!

And so, it was quite amusing to have a few of those instances actually
come true for me once I started practicing the 95-5 code. Lots of my desired
good came to me almost instantaneously, but I also found some of these
undesired scenarios materializing for me really fast! It was a really valuable
lesson in manifestation for me… Because it was then that I finally understood
the impartiality and precision of these Universal Laws. They work for
whatever you ask for. The Universe always gives you exactly what you ask
for (whether consciously or unconsciously). By replaying a scenario over and
over in my mind vividl, even though I was just fantasizing for the kick of it, I
was actually setting a strong intention to have a similar experience in my
physical reality. When I cleared all the negative feelings and worries that
were standing in the way of my manifestations, these seemingly “negative”
scenarios manifested in my life for me as well. Therefore, when I found
myself in those unpleasant situations, a part of me was secretly saying, “Oh
my… These Laws actually work! Look at what’s happening now!” So I was
able to recognize the humor of the Universe and move on.

I feel inspired to add a few paragraphs about this subject here because
a small portion of readers may start having certain “bad things” come true for
them, along with the good stuff they have always asked for. Recognize that
this is a natural consequence of your residual vibrations and what you have
asked for in the past. All is always well.

Now some of you may be reading this and find yourselves worried
about whether “bad” things will start happening to you out of the blue. There
is absolutely no cause for concern as things never happen out-of-the-blue for
no reason at all. Note that apart from the one or two isolated incidents,
nothing “bad” or untoward has happened to me. I had tons and tons of ever-
flowing, endless good stuff and just two of these seemingly negative
experiences coming true for me by comparison. Therefore, do not be worried
that bad things you conjured in the past will suddenly start happening for
you, because many of those “bad” intentions would have been erased or
countered by your subsequent and numerous good intentions for well-being
and safety. This is the purpose of the time buffer, which is to allow yourself
to clarify your intentions. The reason why those one or two incidents still
happened for me was because I was feeling neutral about them (a lack of
manifestation stuck points), and because I had “rehearsed” those scenarios
over-and-over again, each time feeling strong and vivid emotions. In other
words, by repeatedly visualizing them, I was “wanting” them. At the same
time, since those scenarios did not really threaten my safety or well-being, I
was not setting counter-intentions that pushed them away from me. Thus,
when I let go of the general fears and worries that were holding my other
manifestations apart from me… these “manifestations” came true for me as
well. So don’t worry, bad things will not happen to you once you start
practicing these techniques. On the contrary, all the good that you desire will
start happening for you very quickly.

This recommended affirmation by Abraham-Hicks is perhaps the most

apt for use here: “Today, no matter where I’m going, no matter what I am
doing, and no matter who I’m doing it with — it is my dominant intent to
look for that which I’m wanting to see.” And it is so!
Chapter 5 - Understanding the '5' In The 95-5 Code

So far, we have established the main reason why manifestation

techniques do not produce results for most people. The reason is because they
are focused on the wrong aspects of the process! They are channeling
excessive amounts of time and energy into 5% of the process, when they
should be broadening their awareness to what takes place 95% of the time.
This often neglected 95% makes all of the difference. When you successfully
change what goes on during 95% of your conscious waking awareness, you
would have produced huge changes in your outer reality… so much so that
you would be a completely different person both on the inside and outside!

In this chapter, we’ll talk about the ‘5’ in the 95-5 code. In other
words, what you should be doing during the 5% (or less) of your time. This is
the time in which you actively state your intentions or engage in visualization
and meditation exercises. Before we go into greater detail on what to do, let
us get a few common misconceptions out of the way. The first one (a biggie)
is that there is no “right” way to engage in all of these manifestation
techniques. As I’ve repeated numerous times across all my books, it is useful
to give up the idea that there is a “right” way in which you should carry out
all these techniques.

New readers often worry about whether they are doing things right,
and whether they are following the steps exactly as written. I once read a
wonderful book teaching spiritual manifestation exercises, and while I found
the book to be absolutely superb, I saw readers commenting in the Reviews
section that the author was not clear enough on whether they should be
breathing this way or that way! Hence, readers were not sure whether they
were doing things right! Can you identify the manifestation stuck point here
that was preventing some readers from applying those techniques? That’s
right, the stuck point is: “There is a right way to do these techniques, and I
don’t know what it is since the author did not describe it clearly.”
 Now applying what we have learnt in the previous few chapters, and
since we cannot get the author to change his writing… let’s see if we can
think around that stuck point and instantly produce outer results. How about:
“There is no right way to do these techniques as long as I do it!” Now that
sounds better and more resourceful. Or how about: “Whatever works is what
works for me… These techniques are a wonderful starting point!” In fact, this
is the very mindset and attitude I adopt when I learn any new manifestation
techniques. I see them as a starting point to reinforce whatever I already
know, and to allow greater good to come into my life. A simple shift in
perception can make the difference between having no results and amazing
results. So instead of getting hung up on whether you are doing things
“right”, just go out there and have fun! Just do it already!

Back in my earlier days, I was always worried that these techniques

would not “work” if I was distracted. For example, if I was doing them in a
fairly noisy place with some noise… I would get irritated and agitated that I
wasn’t in a quieter place where these techniques could work better. Can you
see the manifestation stuck point here again? “These techniques can only
work if I do them in an absolutely quiet place.” Which is a totally absurd
stuck point… since I made that one up for myself! It caused me to feel
agitated each time there was some noise as I was trying out these techniques,
or each time someone interrupted me when I tried them. Can you now see
how we are always imposing these ridiculous limitations on ourselves?
Understanding the manifestation stuck points concept will allow you to get
past all these frivolous thinking easily and effortlessly. When I thought
around those stuck points, I changed it to: “These techniques work no matter
where I try them, as long as I do them.” I can tell you today that all these
techniques work no matter where I do them. Even if I am interrupted halfway
while doing them, or if I get distracted somehow, I no longer feel agitated or
irritated about it. I just smile, go back to what I was doing and simply repeat
it again! A simple change in perception produces massive changes in outer
results!

The second major misconception is that you “need” to do them. Here’s

one of the biggest and most counter-intuitive “secrets” ever — There is no
need to even engage in this 5%, if you do not want to. Therefore, the ‘5’ in
the 95-5 code is completely optional and not compulsory. That’s right. Let
me repeat it again: All of this work is optional and up to you. You can choose
not to engage in any of it and still have all your good flowing to you, as long
as you take note of the other 95%. Therefore, you can stop doing this work
right now if you feel obliged or “forced” to do it. When I reached this level of
understanding and realization for myself, I immediately dropped all of the
forceful asking I was doing. From doing lots of it every single day and
walking around like an affirmation machine (!), I dropped all of that and just
allowed myself to be. I allowed myself to be the whole, complete and free
being that I always was, and always have been… with absolutely no need to
“ask” or engage in any outer-directed actions. Instead, I focused my energies
on the ‘95’ in the 95-5 code… and all the good I desired flowed to me, and
more!

Nowadays, I do very little of the ‘5’ in the 95-5 code. In fact, my actual
percentage should be closer to 1 - 3% when we base it on the amount of time
spent daily. But that 1% produces massive results for me… because I am now
leveraging the immense power of that 1% through the remaining 99% of my
day. When you put the 95-5 code into practice, amazing things start
happening for you and more good than you ever imagined comes into your
life. I am not saying this to make you feel good, but because I live it and
know it is truly possible for every single person who is willing to spend the
time to do this work. This is possibly the “easiest” work you’ll ever do in
your life… and yet the results are massive! So give up the need to try any
techniques or force yourself to do them if you do not feel like it. I set a target
to spend some quiet time with myself 3 times a day, for 5 to 10 minutes each.
But do I do it every single day? On certain days I am so caught up with things
and a packed schedule that I do not have the time to do it 3 times a day. Still,
the good has not stopped flowing to me because my eyes are never off that
‘95’ in the 95-5 code. When you truly understand the 95-5 code, the ‘5’ is
optional.

Now that we have these two major misconceptions out of the way, let
us look at the ‘5’ in the 95-5 code. As suggested, all the active techniques that
you engage in should take up no more than 5% of your time. That is a good
guidance and starting point to begin with. If you are spending more than 72
minutes (that’s 5%) a day engaged in active manifestation techniques… such
as chanting mantras, affirmations, new-age healing techniques, energy work,
spells and so on… you are likely to be counter-productive instead of
productive. That’s because you are spending more than required to produce
massive results in your life!

I know of readers who spend hours on end doing these techniques

repeatedly. I used to be one of them too. I would walk around with a stack of
self-help books and a long list of techniques to try, one after another! To be
honest, it wasn’t fun for me… because I found it all to be like a chore. It was
like forcing myself to go through the motions, yet I was worried that if I
stopped doing any of them things wouldn’t happen for me. Can you infer the
inner state of someone who acts like that? His inner state would be filled with
worry and desperation! He wants what he wants so badly that he keeps doing
these techniques over-and-over again, hoping for things to happen faster. And
that very inner state is contrary to the one needed for your manifestations to
occur in the first place. Therefore, the first step is to take a good look at the
time spent practicing these active techniques. Are you spending more than
one hour each day? If so, it might be a good idea to free up some of that time.
(Reading time does not count, as reading is not an active manifestation
technique.)

Once you have made the conscious decision to cut down on the time
spent doing these active techniques, what should you do during this sacred
time? What should you do during the 5% of your time? As mentioned above,
once you live in a truly manifestative inner state… no outer actions are
necessary. You literally are at the right place at the right time… People,
events and circumstances seem to revolve and happen around you!

But I know it may not be possible to give up all of your outer-directed

actions all at once. You may still choose to engage in some of them for the
time being, so these following suggestions may be useful for you. For me, I
still choose to engage in these spiritual exercises because they feel just so
good to me! I do them not because I want to make anything happen on the
outside, but because I am reconnecting with and really becoming aware of the
divinity within me when I do them.

If you will adopt this mindset when practicing the ‘5’ in the 95-5 code,
your manifestations will happen effortlessly because you are no longer
pushing against reality with a sense of desperation and hurry. Instead, you
would be allowing yourself to be carried along by the forward momentum
and flow of the Universe. Relaxation and ease is really the key here. Now
let’s take a look at how I do it…
Chapter 6 - How I Spend My Sacred Manifestation
Time

Since I engage in so few of these activities nowadays, I consider my

time spent on them to be really sacred. It is an important part of the day for
me, and I treat this five to ten minutes with the utmost veneration and respect.
In the past, when I spent hours on end trying to get these techniques to work,
it was like forcing myself to go through the external motions just to get it
over and done with! I did not care about the internal changes that were
happening. As a result, no lasting internal changes happened. My focus was
solely on when I could get my stuff! The moment I started practicing the 95-5
code, I began to see this 5% as an integral part of the whole. This 5% is like
planting a seed in the whole energy field, allowing my intentions to be
amplified and leveraged upon effortlessly through the other 95%. Think of
this as dropping a beautiful pebble in a pond. The 5% is where the pebble hits
the water, and the remaining 95% is where the ripples extend all around. Both
work to complement each other.

I choose to engage in my sacred time thrice a day, for around five to

ten minutes each time. I do not keep track of the precise time spent, as that
would set up expectations that I need to be spending a certain amount of time.
I do not use a timer or clock. Instead, I let whatever that happens be okay.
Sometimes I feel inspired to spend a little more time doing this 5%, and on
other days, I get the feeling that what I have done is sufficient and enough for
the day. As always, listen to your inner nudges and intuition. The messages
that your higher self send you are always leading you towards your greater
good, if you’ll listen to them purely enough!

I usually choose a particular window of the day in which I know I will

not be interrupted for the next half hour or so. This frees up my mind from
any worries of interruption. The way I have done it is to re-arrange the
furniture in my room to be as comfortable as possible. One place where I
engage in my sacred time is in my office, and I recommend that you move
your furniture around a bit to suit your manifestation routine. Buy a new
plush armchair if necessary, or even a simple cushion which can be propped
behind your back or under your neck. All of this is valuable investment that
will make your manifestation journey much more enjoyable and rewarding!

Due to space constraints, I gave up on the idea of having a full-sized

plush armchair in my office. However, I did shop around for a comfortable
plush neck pillow. It was another intention I put out, which subsequently
manifested on one of my shopping trips! I knew the moment I saw the orange
pillow that it would be perfect for my manifestation needs, although it was
marketed to drivers for use on long road trips. The lesson here is that the
Universe is always standing by to provide whatever support you may need…
so use the help provided by the Universe! Ask for help to manifest your
desires in the form of equipment, furniture or location, even when it is for
something seemingly small such as locating the right neck pillow for your
manifestation time!

Once I found a small orange neck pillow that was right for me, the
quality of my sacred manifestation time improved considerably! I could now
lie back comfortably in my office chair with the orange pillow propped under
my neck for support. I felt physically comfortable. The first key is to ensure
that you’re physically comfortable in whatever position you choose to be in.
There is no need to be lying down flat (I have found this position to be
counter-productive for me), and there is no need to be sitting up straight with
the spine erect either (as in meditation).

I have chosen to just lie back in my office chair, ensuring that my back
and neck is well-supported. This position seems to work best for me, and
you’ll need to experiment to see what’s suitable for you. By best, I mean the
one that makes you feel the most comfortable, and not the one that produces
the most manifestations! Any position is alright so long as you feel
comfortable with it, and everyone is different. I have personally found some
recommended positions to be really uncomfortable for me, such that I
focused on my discomfort more than my actual intentions. So don’t take any
written instructions as gospel.

Next, our physical surroundings are important because small

distractions may cause our focus to suddenly jump from our inner world to
our outer environment. As much as possible, we want to keep our focus
inwards. Especially in the beginning, distractions such as noise and light may
cause our focus to be disturbed, although the more you practice this, the more
you’ll be able to maintain your focus for longer periods of time. For a start, I
do everything I can — That includes putting the phone on silent, locking the
doors and turning out all the lights in the room for my really sacred time.
This is the time I’m spending exclusively with my higher self.

I start off by taking three deep breaths. Again, as I’ve explained in my

other books (such as “The Magic Feeling”), three is an arbitrary number and
it helps me relax completely. It is important that you don’t just “go through
the motions” when taking 3 deep breaths. Instead, I really feel the energy in
each breath. I feel the sacredness in each breath. I know that when I’m
breathing, I’m moving energy. I feel goosebumps and a pleasant, warm
feeling all over my body. Real changes in the energetic environment are
occurring. As I breathe in, I feel the energy moving all around my body.
Therefore, my breath is really doing something — It is moving energy all
around my body. I am not just doing some mindless action.

After taking my three deep breaths, I continue breathing as usual and

turn my focus inwards. Years of meditation practice has helped me do this
fairly easily, although if you have never meditated, you may continually find
your mind’s focal point coming to rest on something outside of you. For
example, you may be thinking about external objects like your chair or your
computer. When that happens, simply recognize that you are focused on
something external and bring that focal point back to the inside of your body.
Rest your awareness on the inside of your body. By doing so, you are turning
your focus from the outer physical world into the inner spiritual world.

There are two spots “in” the body which I recommend resting your
conscious awareness on. We will focus on one of them here. Once again, this
will not be easy to do in the beginning and you may find it somewhat
unnatural, especially if you have never meditated or engaged in any kind of
spiritual practice before. However, it is important to turn your attention
inwards because we are now making a journey into the inner spiritual world.
We are taking a closer look at and changing our inner states, instead of trying
to make things happen on the outside. When you make the needed changes
on the inside, outer reality will match up automatically, and it is all you need
to do! So for a moment, give up any thoughts or concerns about the outer
physical world. Leave all of that behind and turn inwards. The spot where I
place my conscious awareness on is in the center of my head, between my
eyes and right in the middle of my brain. If you imagine your head as a ball,
this will be right at the center / core of it, probably somewhere towards the
top. This is also the spot where many spiritual practitioners have
recommended. I let my conscious awareness rest there because it feels good
and natural.

Once I have done my 3 deep breaths and settled my conscious

awareness in the center of my head, I state my affirmations and visualize,
while breathing normally. Once again, I must clarify that I do very little of
this nowadays, because my manifestations are all coming into being and
everything in my outer environment pleases me. However, this may not be
the case for someone who is just starting to become a deliberate creator. As
such, it may be necessary in the beginning to engage in these steps just to get
things going. But rest assured that when things start happening for you,
they’ll be happening so quickly and completely that you’ll find very little
need to constantly do these techniques.

For ease of explanation, let’s assume that there is a situation or

“problem” that you perceive, and you desire for this situation to be improved.
Therefore in this framework, I would take 3 deep breaths slowly, and let my
conscious awareness settle in the center of my head. I would take as much
time as needed to do this and not rush things. Often, it will feel like a long
time has passed, such that you feel the urge to hurry and speed things up…
But be assured that when you open your eyes, only a few minutes in physical
time would have passed. We often do not have a good grasp of the flow of
time when we turn inwards.
 Once your awareness is centered in your head, state your affirmations /
intentions and visualize the harmonious outcome that you are asking for. If it
is a particular sum of money you need, see yourself sitting there, feeling
happy and satisfied that you already have that sum of money. It may be
useful to read the relevant chapters from “It Is Done”, as well as the useful
reminders about manifesting money from my book “Banned Money Secrets”
to learn the specifics about manifesting money. For now, we are just going to
be talking about the general mechanics of the process. It is important that you
do all of this and give up absolutely any need to make things happen.
You’re doing all of this not to make anything happen, but because it feels so
good for you! You’re doing it because it feels good to experience that feeling
of exhilaration and relief!

What you’ll feel are simultaneous good feelings that well up from
using your imagination in this directed manner. Feel these good feelings and
let them wash over you. Let the good feelings culminate and peak. This is
what I refer to as a peaking moment. Again, you are letting the good feelings
come to an overwhelming peak not because you want anything to happen on
the outside… but because it feels so good for you! Stay there for as long as
you can. I usually stay there until I receive an inner “click”, upon which I
know that it is done… and I can return once again to my outer world.

Now if you somehow get interrupted while doing any of these… here
are two good ways to handle distractions. The first type of distractions are
intervening thoughts. For example, your mind may suddenly drift to concerns
and thoughts about work. I have found that distracting thoughts tend to
happen more for me when I am tired. I therefore recommend that you do this
work when you are well-rested and have the ability to concentrate. I find that
if I do this when I’m sleepy, I would either drift off to sleep or have a hard
time maintaining my inner focus. If distracting thoughts do surface for you,
just acknowledge them and gently guide your awareness back to your
conscious intentions. Do not entertain nor try to fight them. Just acknowledge
them and let them go.

The second type of distractions are external. For example, someone

may suddenly knock on the door or walk in on you. In the beginning, I used
to be very irritated by such distractions such that my mood would be spoiled
because I thought my manifestations were not going to work anymore! It is
useful to give up this stuck point for yourself right now. If you are
interrupted, simply do whatever you need to do to take care of the
interruption and then go right back to whatever you were visualizing before!
It is alright to just go back and continue where you left off. If I need to state
an intention out loud in my mind and I am interrupted, or I feel that I did not
do it properly. I just stop, and go back and repeat it… No bad feelings! I
repeat it until I am satisfied it went well. Do not invest excessive energy into
worrying about interruptions, or feeling irritated by them.

After I have immersed myself into a conducive inner state for long
enough, I usually receive an inner nudge that it is done. It is a very assuring,
deep sense of inner peace and satisfaction. It comes from within, and there
are no external signs to cue me that my manifestations are complete. I just
know it on the inside. When that happens, I again take three deep breaths
(once again, do not rush through them)… feel the relaxation and energy
flowing all over my body, open my eyes and go about my day.

It is done! This is all you need to do, if you feel compelled to take
some outer-directed action, especially at the beginning. However as I’ve
explained over and over again, even the steps above are optional! What’s
compulsory is the ‘95’ in the 95-5 code. You must watch how you feel 95%
of the time. You must watch your inner state for most of the time. If only
you’ll do so, the rest will take care of itself. If you feel adventurous and want
to be surprised by the goodness of the Universe, you can absolutely eschew
the steps above and still have good things happening to you.

Let us now talk about how to live the ‘95’ in the 95-5 code!
Chapter 7 - Living the 95 in the 95-5 Code

If I were to summarize the key to fast and effective manifestations in

one sentence, it would be this: Think around your manifestation stuck points
that continually trip you up on the inside. Do whatever you can to think
around them. That’s all there is to it. There is no big “secret” out there which
you have to pay money to learn. No esoteric techniques that are somehow
withheld from you which you have to spend years of spiritual practice trying
to master. The essence of manifesting your desires can be eloquently
expressed in one single sentence: Manifestation is about learning how to
think around your manifestation stuck points, plain and simple. Once you
have learnt how to think around them, things will never be the same for you
again.

Of course, doing so isn’t going to be easy at first glance. The reason

why you may have those stuck points in the first place is because you
perceive them as actual obstacles and limitations standing between yourself
and your desires. In other words, they are all very “real” reasons as to why
you cannot have what you want. But remember that all limitations are self-
imposed, and no matter how “real” those limitations seem to you at any
moment, they can be dissolved and the situation changed.

On the contrary, the more you allow yourself to be transfixed by the

illusion of those limitations… the more you solidify them permanently in
place through your continued focus / insistence on them, and make it
extremely difficult for yourself to experience an alternative reality where
your desires are already manifest. The easiest way to dissolve any perceived
limitations (no matter what they may be) is to find creative ways to think
around them, instead of constantly trying to fight against them and deny their
existence. Therefore, manifesting anything is always an inner exercise in
mental focus. When you allow yourself to straighten out the kinks on the
inside no matter how long you’ve had them, your outer manifestations have
to follow! This process is a part of our universal creative laws that are always
unfailing and dependable, no matter what you are trying to create.

Some of you may argue hard against the use of my word “illusions”.
These manifestation stuck points may not seem illusory to you… but I can
tell you, having gone through this process time-and-time again that they are
just that — mere illusions that we perceive to be the problem. Even the
hardest and most stubborn of illusions can be dissolved by simply changing
our perceptions, because these perceived barriers are not even real in the first
place. So give up the reasons for why you cannot change them (or think
around them) just because you’ve had them for such a long time. One of the
most common excuses I’ve heard for not being able to give up any of these
self-imposed limitations is because we have been stuck with them for the
longest time. But why should the length of time we’ve had to put up with
something dictate whether we can get rid of it right now, or within the next
few hours? Even that in itself is a manifestation stuck point. Give all of those
up. Think around them.

I would like to recount a recent example to illustrate the above.

Granted that the following example is more of an un-manifestation rather
than a manifestation scenario, in which I was trying to “undo” something I
had previously created by mistake. But it illustrates the point of not allowing
oneself to be stuck on self-imposed limitations beautifully. Here goes — Just
recently, I found myself signing a 2-year mobile phone contract online, in my
hurry to get a new phone as a gift for a family member. Shortly after I had
done so, I realized I had made the wrong choice, as I should have transferred
my plan to another provider for a much cheaper price. Now I was stuck with
something I did not want that was financially unfavorable to me, and I was
beating myself up over it! I spent the next two hours fuming and cursing at
my mistake, and making myself feel bad by performing additional
calculations showing that I had indeed, chosen wrongly! Now I was faced
with a penalty had I decided to cancel the signed contract, and the more I
thought about what I had done, the lousier I felt. So I fumed and felt
extremely bad for the entire afternoon…

Now I have not felt this bad for a long time… for years in fact! But
something about this incident just made me feel so bad. It so happened that I
was working on the draft of this book, and I decided to look at my
manifestation stuck points. Why was I feeling so miserable? Why was I
feeling so stuck? I was feeling stuck because I perceived the contract as
signed, and that the company would not allow me to change it without
charging a huge penalty. I was feeling bad because I saw no way to change
the situation. Sounds familiar? Finally, I decided that I had enough stewing
and fuming… and decided to take a shower to clear my mind a little. That
was when I felt an inner nudge from within, and I realized I had been so
foolish to allow myself to be stuck on a self-imposed manifestation stuck
point! “Why don’t you just call them up and see what they can do for you?” I
had previously denied myself that possibility, because I had argued so hard in
favor of my self-imposed limitations… which was my firm belief that the
company would not possibly accede to my requests. I had dealt with them
before, and a contract was a contract.

But by then, I had gotten past my manifestation stuck point. I had

thought around it and foreseen a new possibility for myself. Just the thought
of a new possibility made me feel so much better than how I was feeling the
hour before! The first signs of relief that you’ll feel will always be on the
inside, even before the physical signs start manifesting. I was now in a better
place. The moment I stepped out of the shower, I made a call to the company
and fifteen minutes later… canceled the contract with a $30 penalty and
thousands of dollars saved! The whole process was so easy that I did not even
have to explain myself over the phone! All I did was to tell them that I
wanted the contract canceled, and it was done! I am convinced now that
Universal forces orchestrated my desired outcome once I was able to
straighten out the kinks in my inner thinking and give up any negative or bad
feelings about my situation.

In fact, I felt a sudden impulse to phone the company, whereas just a

few moments ago I was cursing them, stewing at them and imagining every
single worse possible outcome ever. But the whole incident was settled in an
easier manner than I could have imagined! That is the power you have when
you are aligned with the greater flow of the Universe. The reverse is true.
When you are trying to go against the flow of the Universe, you feel
miserable and powerless to do anything. The objects or outcomes we are
trying to manifest here do not matter. It could just have easily been a new car,
or a new relationship, or a new job as opposed to the cancellation of a mobile
phone contract… but the Universe never discerns between what you want.
Whatever desire you use these techniques on does not matter.

Once you have dealt with your manifestation stuck points and used the
active manifestation techniques as outlined in the previous chapter, what
should you do during the rest of your time? Should you wake up and think
about your manifestations most of the time until you fall asleep at night?
Should you keep repeating your intentions and affirmations out loud
whenever you have the chance to? Should you visualize your desires
repeatedly? By now, you should know that all these are “active” actions,
which means that it is not recommended that you spend more than 5% of
your day engaging in them. So leave all those actions to the 5% of your day
when you are purely engaged in active manifestation techniques. Do none of
them during the remaining 95% of your day.

Instead, the remaining 95% of your day is for your living and
enjoyment only. Don’t squander it by wondering how and when your desires
will come to you… that’s a waste of valuable energy that can be directed
elsewhere! The remaining 95% of your day is for you to express yourself in
the most creative way possible. It is for you to savor and enjoy, not to worry
about whether a particular outcome will result… or whether the things you
ask for will come true!

After you have set your intentions and become clear on them, let them
go! Immediately go do something else, which means… go about your day in
the usual manner, doing what you normally have to do. I like to fully
immerse myself in either work or play, as I find that this frees my mind from
thinking about my intentions and desires frequently. I now know that they are
taken care of by the safe hands of the Universe, and that Universal forces
have already been set into motion in response to my intentions and desires.
So what more is there for you to worry about? In the moment that you get
clear about something, it is done!
 What you should do after setting your intentions and desires (during
the 5% or less of your day) is to immerse yourself wholeheartedly into living
life to the fullest! If you are currently engaged in any job or livelihood, put
your heart and mind into your job and perform it to the best of your abilities.
Rest in the assurance that whatever you ask for is already done, and on its
way! If you find it difficult to do so, if intruding thoughts of worries and fears
keep creeping back into your conscious awareness… first be thankful for
those worrying thoughts because they are a sure sign that you have not
completely dealt with your manifestation stuck points. It follows that if you
resolve most of your manifestation stuck points, intruding thoughts and
worries will no longer creep into your awareness as frequently. So if
worrying thoughts keep coming back, take a close look at their content
without engaging / entertaining them. Take a close look at the triggering
thought. What is the first thought usually about? You’ll be able to infer what
you are stuck on. For example, if you are constantly worried about whether
something will come to you, then your stuck point could be related to not
trusting in these Laws, and not generally trusting that you have set your
intentions well enough. Reading this and similar books that explain the
process will give you more ways to get past these manifestation stuck points.

I like to do something completely different after I have set my

intentions. Deliberate distraction is often the key here so that intruding
thoughts have no chance to occupy my awareness! For example, I like to
bring myself to beautiful places for a stroll, or to engage myself in one of my
hobbies wholeheartedly. The two to three hours you spend engaging in your
hobbies without a care for the world creates an “opening” through which the
Universe can work its magic and dissolve any self-imposed boundaries or
limitations, simply because you are no longer “insisting” on their existence
through your continued focus on them! This is key, which is why I keep
returning to this same point over and over again. Do whatever you can to take
your mind off what you have just asked for, and the omnipotent Universe
responds in the most beautifully way possible. Therefore, taking a walk and
engaging in any form of physical exercise in which you are too engaged to
think about anything else is often a good way to take your mind off things for
a while. Pick up jogging, cycling, swimming or a sport if you have to. One
hour of engaging in a moderately vigorous sporting activity not only does
wonders for your health, but also for your manifestations… I am living proof
of it!

If you set your desires and visualize / meditate in a particular room of

your house, it is often a good idea to get out of the house and start moving
about on the outside so your physical location will not remind you of the
intentions you have just set. Very often, I see individuals who spend so much
time visualizing at home that just being in that place reminds them of their
unmanifested desires! That is certainly not a position you want to find
yourself in. As I was in my early days, I was trying out all these techniques
and actions for such a huge portion of the day that I literally allowed myself
to remain stuck in my own routine! I would wake up, try the techniques in
vain, and then go to sleep… and this went on over-and-over again. Is it any
wonder that very little changed? Even my physical routine was the same!

Break out of any physical routine you may have that is built around
your active manifestation activities. Make a conscious decision right now to
spend only 5% of your time (or less!) engaged in those active manifestation
activities, and the remaining 95% of your time really living life. Initially, you
may feel “empty” or “weird” when you have given up on your repeated
asking. You may suddenly find yourself with lots of (or more) free time on
hand. In which case, it is a good idea to see if you can replace that free time
with fruitful and meaningful activities that you enjoy doing. In the past few
years, I have signed up for interesting classes, picked up new hobbies and
done things which I normally would not have done… all using the huge
amount of time I previously spent visualizing and trying to make all these
manifestation techniques work! Remember — Your life is for living and not
for you to engage in all these actions to “ask” or “attract” what you want. If
you are spending disproportionate amounts of time on these actions and still
not getting what you want, perhaps it is time to change tact!

I have been surprised by all the good that has come to me ever since I
adopted this new way of living. Even though I have greatly reduced the
amount of time I’ve spent stating or visualizing my desires, the good that has
come to me must have increased a thousandfold and keeps on coming in
response to my greater allowance of it! Our good is always flowing to us. It
does not ever stop flowing. The question is whether we are putting ourselves
in a receptive inner state to receive it. Or is all our mental activity, all our
negative mind chatter, interfering with our greater good? Give up the need to
argue for why something cannot be yours, and stop dwelling on those stuck
points for most of the time… and what you want will be yours when you get
there in time!
Chapter 8 - Living The Immersion Technique

Over the years, I have made it a point to constantly tune in and check
how I am feeling on the “inside”. As mentioned, this can be difficult to do
without any prior spiritual training since by default, our attention is always
placed on something outside of ourselves. Notice how at this very moment,
you are focused on the words on this page. That is something outside of
yourself. You may be slightly lulled by the pleasant singing of birds, or the
sound of traffic in the background. That again, is our focus on things outside
of us. With so many things happening on the outside, we rarely check in to
notice how we feel on the inside. It turns out that how you feel on the inside,
your inner state, makes all the difference to your manifestation results… but
we are all so numb and dull to that feeling! We perceive it as natural and
“always there”.

As I check inside of myself right now, I feel a deep inner sense of

peace and calm. I feel a sense of assuredness and security. This is the inner
state I have come to know as being conducive to manifestations. I also feel a
bit of the Magic Feeling in the background (a feeling which I describe in my
book of the same name)… and I recognize the feeling as underlying
everything, always there. But most people do not feel this way. When they
take the time to turn inwards and check how they feel on the inside… first,
they will encounter a sense of active resistance. Their ego will convince them
to stop doing it, that it’s silly or weird, and that there is nothing there. But no
matter how “weird” or “unnatural” it seems, you must push pass these
feelings and be persistent with this exercise. We have been so conditioned to
live by what goes on on the outside, and what is happening outside of us that
we cannot bear to turn inwards for even a moment! But turning inwards is the
key to being an effective and deliberate manifestor. Only by always turning
inwards can you start cultivating a conducive inner state.

So for the next few moments, I would like you to sit quietly by
yourself and turn your conscious awareness inwards. Sure, you will still be
aware of the chair you’re sitting on, or the words on this page… but turn your
awareness inwards and notice what’s happening on the inside. Notice how
you are feeling on the inside. Take a reading of how you feel and just notice
what is there. Is there a sense of deep inner calm and peace? Is there a sense
of inner lightness? Or is there a tinge of worry and fear? For most people,
there will be a slight tinge of worry or fear… one of dis-ease or dis-comfort.
But understand that these feelings arise from the negatively conditioned
mind, which has been trained to spontaneously bring up these feelings over
long periods of time. This is not our true nature.

I was lying in bed one night and my thoughts drifted to the time I was a
little boy. I had been born premature and grew up as an extremely shy and
timid boy, always afraid of everything. That night, as I lay in my bed and
drifted off to sleep, I somehow thought back to the time when I was little
Richard. I then began to realize (somewhat surprisingly) as I stepped into my
body back then… that I was constantly filled with an overwhelming and
profound sense of fear! Suddenly, all those feelings came rushing back to me
and they seemed all too real. I know those were the exact feelings I felt back
then when I was a child, and continued to carry with me throughout my
teenage years. That feeling of being fearful, worried and scared… of being
self-conscious… was actually what I carried around with me all those years
with such intensity!

That was a huge revelation for me… In that moment, I received all the
answers I needed. I knew why certain things in my life turned out the way
they were, and why I lived a certain way as I was growing up. It was a
liberating realization that confirmed everything I teach today. While I know
today that our inner state influences our outer results and teach this truth
passionately, going back to that time as a young boy allowed me to
understand why certain things happened the way they did. I had always
thought I was the victim of circumstances growing up, that people were
somehow unkind or mean to me. I always thought I was the “unlucky” one,
perhaps not vocalizing those words but subconsciously feeling them at a very
deep level. But being transported back into how I was as a child that night
and going back into my previous inner state confirms everything I now know
today. How could things have been otherwise when I was always so worried
and fearful? How could things have been otherwise when I was always so
afraid of everything? I remember the fear as being intense.

The good news is that as adults today, we have the power to change
our inner states at will. No longer are we at the mercy of authority figures in
our lives, who while having our best interests at heart, may themselves not
fully comprehend these wonderful Universal laws. Therefore we as adults
today have the freedom to choose. In every moment, we can choose how we
want to feel… and hence what we want to create. So check in right now and
make a mental note of how you feel. I am not asking that you try and change
the way you feel, but merely to recognize and notice how you feel. Just
noticing it is enough. Do you feel 100% light, peaceful and calm? If so, your
manifestations will be coming very quickly. Do you feel 80% light, peaceful
and calm… with a 20% feeling of worry or uneasiness? If so, do not despair
because the moment you drop and reduce that 20% down to zero… things
will happen to you in such easy, effortless ways that you will be amazed.
Make it your goal to get whatever negative feelings down to zero. That’s the
most important.

I like to devote the next half of this chapter to walking you through the
immersion technique, which I’ve found to be very useful for letting go of
negative worries and living fully in the now. It does not matter what activity
you choose for this immersion technique, but it should not be one of the
active manifestation techniques that you do during the 5% of your time. In
other words, it should not be any actions which you do to “ask” for your
manifestations. The immersion technique can be used on anything else — for
work, play, or even mundane activities like tidying your closet. Sometimes, I
prefer to work on seemingly “mundane” activities just to clear my mind a
little and create an opening for the Universe to work its magic.

The way to do the immersion technique is to immerse yourself fully,

wholeheartedly, in whatever activity you have at hand. For example, let’s
suppose that you have just done the ‘5’ activities in the 95-5 code, and now
you’re switching modes and going back to your daily life. You are now living
the 95 part of the 95-5 code. What you should do when living this ‘95’ is to
pick whatever activity that you have to do, and then immerse yourself fully in
it. Let’s suppose that the activity I have to do next is to draft an email to an
associate at work. Instead of just mindlessly typing the email like you would
do before, going through the motions of it, be extra aware and conscious of
each step as you do it. This is not entirely the same as concentration or being
in deep focus. Rather, do it with a sense of purpose. Let the act of drafting
that email and typing it out fill your entire consciousness such that what you
have just asked for while you were visualizing is completely out of your
mind. Immerse yourself so wholeheartedly in whatever activity you are doing
at hand that you completely forget what you asked for!

The same goes for other activities you may choose to engage in.
Suppose that you choose to go shopping for groceries after you engaged in
active manifestation. Instead of doing what you’ve always done in the past,
which is to shop for groceries mindlessly, going through the motions, while
letting your thoughts float to your usual worries or desires… make it a point
to immerse yourself completely in the shopping for groceries. Notice the
labels, the freshness of the produce, the texture, the sights, the sounds and the
colors. Notice things that you haven’t noticed before. Develop a genuine
interest in everything that goes on around you. Observe people and their
emotions. Feel happy for them. When you engage yourself with full
awareness, when you are one hundred percent present in any moment… you
are living to your fullest potential. You are engaged to the maximum.

If you need to be in conversation with someone, then become super

aware and present when you’re having the conversation. Don’t pretend to
listen and let your mind be somewhere else. No matter how trivial or
mundane the conversation may be, be fully present and notice everything the
other person is saying. Notice the words coming out of your mouth and how
you formulate the responses in your mind. Notice how much you are
enjoying the interaction and the conversation. This is the art of full
immersion, and the art of being completely in the present moment.

Why is it important to live in this manner? You may think that all this
is just a spiritual exercise, something which has been expounded and
espoused by so many new-age writers on “being here now”, or being “fully
aware and present”. But it is not just a new-age fad or concept. This practice
brings about tangible benefits to your life. First, you’ll notice yourself
enjoying life more. You’ll be fully living and savoring each moment as it
goes by… instead of savoring only half of the moment… and spending the
other half in some imagined world of your problems. You’ll realize what it
means to be truly alive!

I’ve always found it interesting that individuals especially in modern

times have taken to more and more extreme activities that push the
boundaries of excitement or thrill. They have been increasingly willing to go
for adrenaline-rushing activities, all in the name of seeking that new “high”.
But do you know why they are even seeking that high in the first place?
Many of them are looking for sensory stimulation beyond what daily
activities can provide. They want something that can deliver them to a higher
place of exhilaration and good feeling, hence all the almost dangerous,
daredevil and sometimes even illegal activities. Doing so is like trying to
increase the flow of water when your pipes are clogged by connecting it to
larger and larger pumps, when a simpler solution is just to unclog the pipes or
increase the size of the pipelines.

An individual who is fully engaged in very moment and who is always

present feels the full exhilaration and joy of life. That sense of joy and
enthusiasm is so intense and overwhelming that it permeates every single cell
of your body. It’s like the best feeling in the world, and you can be immersed
in it round the clock if you want to. It is the Magic Feeling that produces
instant manifestations! It’s the highest high one can possibly get, and there is
no limit to how good you can feel. Once you realize this truth and experience
this state that can be obtained from turning inwards, you’ll not see the need to
engage in any of those outer activities just to get that temporary high, or to
make something “happen” on the outside.

Perhaps the most counter-intuitive realization about living in this

manner is that once you fully immerse yourself into each present moment
(not caring for either the future or the past), you don’t even care about
whether your desires become manifest or not. You’re too busy living in the
now moment and feeling the good feelings of it to care about the past or
worry about the future! You start to find joy in everything that you do, no
matter how mundane it seems. And because of your newfound attitude of
hootlessness and divine indifference, things will then start happening for you.
When you truly give up caring whether you’ll get everything you’ve asked
for and just focus on feeling good in each moment… what you ask for has to
come.
Chapter 9 - The Universe Holds Your Intentions In
Escrow!

Just yesterday evening while spring cleaning, I came across a beautiful

golden book of affirmations and intentions I had written down many years
ago. What surprised me as I flipped through the pages was the number of
intentions that manifested exactly the way I had written them. Reading
through what I had written brought back many fond memories. Those desires
came true even though I had forgotten about the notebook shortly after
writing those intentions down over a period of several months in my life,
never to pick it up again until a few years later. As Abraham-Hicks always
teach, our desires are held in “escrow” for us until we are ready to receive
them. We become ready by aligning with the vibrational essence of what we
are asking for. And so in the moment we ask for something, it is done!

This example beautifully illustrates that we only have to ask for our
intentions and desires only once. As long as we do so and not contradict them
through our own manifestation stuck points, limiting beliefs and counter-
intentions, what we have asked for is held in escrow for us until we are ready
for it. It is all lined up, waiting to be delivered. I would not have realized this
point so strongly had I not found this old notebook of mine. Some of the
intentions and desires were long forgotten by me. I had forgotten about the
specifics and details of those intentions, and yet they were delivered to me in
perfect harmony and order! Truly, the Universe does not forget and always
remembers every little minute detail about what we have asked for. We only
have to be open to the whole experience and trust. So don’t worry about
keeping a book of your highest intentions and desires. If anything, those are
for your reference only. The Universe needs no reminders.

After reading through the handwritten notebook of beautiful intentions,

I did something which, a few short years ago, would have been absolutely
unthinkable! I threw the book in the wastebasket, letting it go from my life. A
few years ago, I would have held onto the notebook like it was a precious
treasure… but I know today that the lesson is complete. I truly understand the
life lessons and principles contained within this experience that has come full
circle. I noticed that I peppered the front of the book with proclamations to
the Universe, on how I hoped the Universe would deliver everything written
in the book to me in “divine timing and order”.

But I need not have written those words. I realize today that those
words were ultimately for my own understanding only. They served only as a
reminder to myself, and not as a message to the Universe. The Universe
would have delivered whatever I wanted in perfect divine timing and order
whether I made those statements or otherwise. How can it be done in any
other way? And hence, I made the decision to let the book go from my life,
because I know today that the Universe always delivers whatever we want to
us in the most harmonious way possible. There is no need to engage in any
outer actions such as repeatedly writing our intentions down, reading them or
keeping the book close at hand.

There are many readers who ascribe the magic to a particular notebook
of intentions, or to certain words and phrases written down. There is value in
all of those practices, but that is not where the “magic” truly is. The magic
resides in our own inner state, and it is our non-resistive, light inner state that
makes things magnetically happen on the outside. The power does not lie in a
notebook of intentions which we write and keep around. It does not lie in the
repeated reading of what we have written down. As mentioned, all these
repeated actions serve as reminders for ourselves only… and for many, they
can be a source of comfort and motivation. However, if the repeated writing
and reading of affirmations stirs up feelings of discomfort or discouragement
for you… then you would certainly be better off without the practice! Tailor
your daily practice such that it suits you, and makes you feel best. You can
live the rest of your life without engaging in any of these outer-directed
activities and still have everything you want come true for you in your life.
These outer-directed actions are always optional but the inner work is
mandatory.
 When you first start living in this manner, by being fully present and
immersed in all of life… and by eliminating any feelings of worry or fear
from your life… you’ll start to see changes quickly. At first (and actually
instantly), the results you observe will be a drastic change to the way you feel
inside. You’ll feel emotionally freer and lighter, as if that huge rock that has
been weighing you down in the past is now gone. You would feel less self-
conscious… and you would also be able to see the humor in a lot more
situations. That is the immediate benefit of putting the 95-5 code in practice.

The second thing that will happen is that manifestations will occur that
seem to be unrelated to the major things which you are asking for. These
smaller manifestations will start popping up for you all over the place… and
they’ll keep happening over and over again for you! For example, you may
have a thought of “Wouldn’t it be nice to dine at this restaurant and have this
experience”… and the very next day, a friend invites you out for dinner at
this exact same restaurant! None of this has to be forced. It all happens
naturally and spontaneously.

I hardly find myself in situations where I have to queue. Everything is

just smooth-sailing and fast for me. I will go to a restaurant and there is a
perfect spot ready for me, with the perfect food on the menu. I’ve also
noticed that after I sit down and order my food that the restaurant fills up
really fast! These are the spontaneous “little things”, the little miracles that
give you an indication that things are truly lining up. Another fun experience
I’ve had was to feel like not going for an appointment, and then have the
other person tell me he can’t make it, without me having to cancel the
appointment. In other words, the Universe precedes your desires and delivers
everything that is just right for you, whether in physical objects or physical
experiences!

I am spending some time describing what it feels like here because

some of you may be wondering when the “big” stuff is going to come. After
so many years, I’ve understood that when all the seemingly “small” stuff
starts lining up… that is when a whole lot of energy (and momentum) is
moving all that “big” stuff into place as well. Remember that the size of our
requests is only relative, and the Universe does not discern between any of
those. So focus on your inner state and what you do during 95% of your time,
and the Universe will take care of the rest. If you find it difficult to keep your
mind away from your intentions and desires (or from worrying about them),
then use the full immersion technique that I shared in the previous chapter.

Immerse yourself completely in living your life, and become extremely

aware of every single small detail and “now” moment as you are going
through the experience. Do this for the next task, and then the next, and the
next… and so on throughout the day. If you’ll remind yourself to be fully
engaged for your normal waking activities, you will be turning away so
completely from what you have asked for that the Universe is free to do its
planning and magic. The full immersion technique focuses your attention on
what you can do. It focuses your attention on the part of the equation which
you can change, which is living life the best you can, and taking care of
whatever that comes up for you, as it comes up. Resist the urge to check
reality for signs of your manifestation. It is hard for reality to change if you
keep checking it.

Before using the full immersion technique, I was constantly sitting

around waiting for the Universe to “deliver” the things I’ve asked for. I was
constantly checking to see if things have changed on the outside, and if my
stuff has arrived. Hence I would engage in those active manifestation
techniques, sit around and wait… and then engage in those manifestation
techniques some more! You would think that my constant “asking for” things
would cause them to come faster into my life… but I can tell you today that
my life was at a complete standstill! Nothing creative or productive was
happening! I can now see that an individual who lives this way is not living
his highest good as intended, but is living a life completely devoid of any
creation. He thinks he is creating, when all he is doing is in fact creating the
same reality over and over again.

Therefore, do not dismiss any aspect of your life as less important. Do

your best and take care of what needs to be done at hand. Most individuals
who start doing spiritual manifestation work tend to see the rest of their
activities (their daily activities) as comparatively “useless”, and start focusing
exclusively on the practice of whatever manifestation techniques. They start
spending inordinate amounts of time on the ‘5’ in the 95-5 code, thinking it is
what makes all the difference! That cannot be further from the truth! Life is
for your joyful moment-to-moment living, not to apply one manifestation
technique after another! Live the best you can, with whatever you have on
hand… and soon the Universe will deliver some surprises to you in the most
amazing way possible. This quote by spiritual mystic Osho sums its up
perfectly: “If you cannot be a creator, if you cannot love work, if you cannot
love life, then the only possibility for you is just to be a beggar.”

Like everyone else, I have errands to run, work to do, some activities
arguably more enjoyable than others. I have a life to live. But I do all of them
fully immersed and engaged. Don’t make the mistake of only doing things
that you foresee can “lead” to a manifestation. Don’t discern between
activities that “make things happen”, and those that do not. Because at the
end of the day, how would you know? The Universe works in mysterious
ways and I’ve been led on the path by having things turn out completely
different from what was expected. So always listen to your inner impulse and
not base your actions on whether they would “achieve” something on the
outside. Even the mundane tasks are enjoyable because they allow me to take
my mind off things and become fully focused on whatever is at hand. When I
am so deeply immersed in the now moment, I am alive. Immersing yourself
fully into the task at hand while you go about your daily activities turns out to
be an extremely effective manifestation “technique”, as counter-intuitive as it
seems! It stops your wandering mind from questioning when and how
something is going to come to you. It is the best way to take care of the
intervening buffer time. If you will spend this “buffer time” living life
comfortably, you wouldn’t even mind the existence of it! It is only when you
sit around and wait that it becomes extremely glaring and sticks out like a
sore thumb. Have you ever sat around waiting for a package to arrive in the
mail? You know, the “why is it not here yet” feeling and it does drive us
nuts! The simplest solution is just to go do something distractingly fun in the
meantime!
Chapter 10 - Living The Way Of The Great Master

For years, I heard Abraham-Hicks teach that the only journey one has
to ever make is on the inside — an inner journey. The first time I heard it, I
was extremely skeptical and in disbelief about this claim. “What do you mean
the only journey I have to make is on the inside? Making all these inner
changes is certainly not going to lead to anything happening on the outside! I
need to go out there and start doing something! Now show me what I have to
do to get my stuff!”

I continued to be stuck on this point for many years. Until one day I
finally realized through my life experience that it’s all true. Every bit of it is
true. The only journey anyone has to make, to have anything happen on the
outside, is our inner journey on the inside. While that sounds simple enough
to do, it is actually the most difficult journey to make… sometimes even
more so than any “outer” journey we will ever take because we are dealing
with unchartered territory here. There are no ready maps. Most of us do not
even take the time and effort to look inwards and make the much-needed
inner changes. That’s why the good most people seek continue to remain out
of reach for many of them… they’re unwilling to really look inside and make
the inner changes. Once you really do the work, no outer actions are
necessary to “make” things happen… It is my absolute promise to you.

In the final chapter of this book, I would like to take you through the
profoundly simple three-part process again and talk about a practical way to
deal with problems and issues that crop up throughout the day. When you
first start practicing the 95-5 Code, the first thing you’ll invariably have to
deal with are nagging thoughts of “what if this does not work”, or “am I
doing it the right way?” Know that all these thoughts result from past
negative conditioning that have been built up over a long period of time.
Hence, even though you may consciously decide today to live the 95-5 code,
these thoughts will still crop up in your conscious awareness from time to
time. How you deal with them makes all the difference. With determination
and practice, the frequency of these negative interfering thoughts will be
reduced… until you hardly get them at all. For me, I go through my day with
very few negative thoughts popping into my conscious awareness. If it does, I
quickly acknowledge it, recognize it for what it is, and send it back to where
it came from. In other words, I do not entertain the thought nor allow myself
to be consumed by it. I do not allow these negative thoughts to snowball. So
at the beginning, you need to ensure that negative thoughts do not get bigger
and bigger, until they consume the whole of your awareness.

It is natural to have worry thoughts, or thoughts of things not working

out especially if you have been disappointed countless times in the past. The
mind always reverts to what it knows and what it is familiar with. Therefore,
it keeps reminding you of the only reality which it has known. Bear in mind
that you are on the brink of creating a whole new reality for yourself now that
will soon become the new reference point. Hence, one practical way to deal
with such worry thoughts (as they come up) is to remind yourself that the ‘5’
in the 95-5 code is taking care of all the details. “Everything is being taken
care of, and there is nothing else I have to do!”

Whenever worry or fear thoughts came up for me spontaneously,

whenever I found myself drifting off and worrying about whether things were
indeed happening on the outside… I would immediately remind myself that
the 5% of active manifestation activities I’ve done is taking charge of
everything. Keep doing this each time a worry thought crops up for you, and
they’ll not even pop up in time to come.

The converse is also true. If you keep allowing yourself to believe in

negative thoughts when they come up, results will be slow in coming for
you… simply because you have not changed your inner state at all. I estimate
that I probably had to remind myself around twenty to fifty times each day
when I first started this process. You have to be relentless at changing your
inner state if you want lasting changes to happen. Each time thoughts of
“what if this doesn’t work” crop up, assure yourself that things are being
taken care of by the ‘5’ in the 95-5 code… Then turn your mind away
completely. Forget what you have asked for. You have done all the asking,
and it is done!

The second practical issue one may have to deal with are actual
problems and issues that crop up throughout the day. This is different from
spontaneous negative thoughts resulting from past conditioning, in that these
are related to certain existing conditions in your life. For example, you may
perceive a problem at work, or have a particular situation that needs to be
urgently resolved. Your perception and noticing of this situation stirs up
negative and unpleasant situations within you. Any situation that brings up
negative feelings and emotions needs to be resolved, as those negative
feelings and emotions will interfere with physical manifestations in other
areas of your life as well… but how do you go about doing so?

A few rules of thumb are handy here. I generally do not allow myself
to stew over a problem for long. The longer I allow myself to brood over it,
the worse I feel, and the more negative energy I summon around the issue.
Recall that it only takes 17 seconds of focused thought to set something into
motion, so stewing over something for hours on end can indeed result in
something unwanted down the road, which then has to be dealt with
physically! While it may be difficult to do so in the beginning, you have to
give up your wanting to feel bad in order to welcome greater good and
manifestations in your life. This means you must have the willingness to look
at the bigger picture.

Would you rather have your manifestations and all the good you have
asked for… or allow yourself to stew and stay miserable on something for a
few days on end just to be right? Once again, this is easier said than done.
Certain issues are so in-our-faces that we sometimes miss the forest for the
trees, but that is where your determination and discipline comes in. You must
make feeling good such an overriding priority for yourself above everything
else. You must condition yourself to take the high road every single time,
even if it means letting the other person be “right”. Again, this is what
Abraham-Hicks mean when they say, “Nothing is more important than that I
feel good.”

I used to think that was such a narcissistic statement! I want my stuff,

not just to feel good all-day everyday! But I now know how logical that
statement by Abraham-Hicks is, because feeling good is at the basis of
everything. When you feel good 95% of your time, what you asked for during
the other 5% of the time HAS to come true! I just cannot put enough
emphasis on this. Conversely, if you allow yourself to feel miserable and
lousy 95% of your time… no amount of concentrated visualization or
affirming will be able to take care of the negativity generated during the
majority of your waking hours. Feeling good has to become an overriding
priority for you to the exclusion of everything else.

There will be situations in life (as you put all of this into practice) that
get on your nerves. There will be situations that will test everything that you
have learnt up to this point. There will be times you feel like giving up. My
own limits were tested with the earlier incident I recounted. But if you remind
yourself of these teachings often enough, you’ll soon be able to recover from
such unpleasant situations quickly. Avoid situations that throw your inner
state into turmoil.

A while back I was ordering a piece of furniture that failed to arrive on

time, with each party denying their responsibility. The seller said they have
already shipped it, while the courier said it had already been delivered.
Throughout the whole episode, I adopted the stance of a neutral observer with
the deep belief that everything was already settled. I could have reverted to
my old mode of operation, which was to get angry at the seller for not
handling it well enough, or with the courier for being so irresponsible. I could
have expressed my anger or taken it out on them, but what’s the use? They
may have been prodded into action, but that would have thrown my inner
state into turmoil too, which can only lead to undesirable outcomes. Give up
the need to be right, even if you are right. Your feelings are letting you know,
in each moment, how things will turn out. I decided that feeling good was so
important to me that I wasn’t going to let myself be bothered by any of it. I
kept reminding myself that the Universe was taking care of all my affairs,
even when external evidence appeared to be on the contrary and when it
seemed I was going to lose my money. I had such a sense of deep faith and
belief that even when I met up with the seller to settle the incident, I thanked
her genuinely and profusely for willing to work with me. In return, she was
very nice and helpful about the whole incident, and even gave me a free gift
for my inconvenience. When you make that inner journey and get past your
own manifestation stuck points, outer reality reciprocates in the most
unimaginable ways.

Throughout the 95% of your day, allow everything that happens to be

alright. Remember — Feeling good must be of overriding importance to you.
So before you engage in any outer action, or go into any interaction with
another person or thing, ask yourself how it would make you feel. Ask
yourself how your inner state will change as a result of the interaction. Does
it make you feel better or worse? If it makes you feel worse, then don’t do it!
Don’t do it just to prove that you’re right, or to prove your point. Don’t do
something you’ll regret later on, that you’ll eventually come to feel sorry or
guilty about. Don’t! Just stay away from all that. Take the high road, even if
it means letting the other person be right or letting the other party have their
way. Nothing is more important than that you feel good, and it is all that
matters. If you want to be an effective manifestor, you have to go to great
lengths to maintain your inner composure and state. You must allow yourself
to be imperturbable, despite of outer circumstances and situations.

When you get to that state of imperturbability and stay there… when
you make feeling good 95% of the time your one and only priority in your
life… everything happens and flows. Things you have asked for in the past
and long forgotten, things you have barely asked for, and things you have not
even asked for! Because when you truly live the 95-5 Code, the only thing
you have to do is to take things one step at a time, and the rest will be done
unto you.

As is so eloquently stated in the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, “The great

Master that is the Tao does nothing, yet he leaves nothing undone.” And it is
so!