Zen Manifestation Techniques That Work like MAGIC Empty Your Mind...

Aaron Doughty teaches manifestation through emptying your mind rather than obsessing over goals. He uses a radio-dial metaphor for tuning your frequency, shares how he stopped constant content creation in Costa Rica to shift his beliefs, and recommends daily practice with his completion process meditation.
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This video I'm going to be sharing with you Zen manifestation techniques. I'm going to show you how emptying your mind is the key to attracting everything you want. Welcome back to another video. My name is Aaron and I help people expand their consciousness. Now in this video I'm going to be sharing with you that of Zen manifestation techniques Understanding how you can use some of the principles of what we would call a yogi or what we would call someone that's just very present to the moment, so present to the moment they attract everything they want. And it's going to show you a new paradigm for going about manifestation. This is something I've been thinking about for a while and it's something actually I've been experiencing myself because you may have heard me say before that there's a powerful shift that happens when we go from having and thinking into being, or is it having and doing, having and doing into being powerful shift? Because then you're present to the moment. When you're present to the moment, more of your energy is in the present moment right now. And what happens is because you're more so embodying the present moment, your state of being goes up, your vibration raises, and you attract more of what you want in your life anyways. Now there's a couple of principles that I'm going to be sharing with you today. You may have heard me talk about before, but I'm going to put it in a context that's like easy to understand and something that you're like, oh, I could apply that in my own life. And the first one I want to talk about is simply understanding the power of emptying your mind. Now, why would you want to do that? Emptying your mind? Well, don't you want to always be thinking about your manifestation or what you want to experience? Well, that's actually something that many times Things create— things are created with resistance when you do that. So sometimes people have that of, I'm always going to think about my goal. If I want a relationship, I'm going to think of a relationship all the time. If I think of a relationship all the time, I'm gonna attract more and more of it into my life. But remember, it's not just what you're thinking about. It is how you feel about what you were thinking about. So if you are feeling resistance when you're thinking about that thing that you want, you end up creating more resistance in your life and then you experience a reality that is equal to that resistance that you feel. So sometimes one of the best things you could do is actually in a way ignore it, to think about it, intend for it, to feel the emotion, but then to let it go. That's why letting go is so powerful. That's why in these Zen manifestation techniques there is that of emptying the mind, understanding vibrational frequency. Imagine that you have a radio dial and that you have it tuned to a certain frequency. When it is purely tuned to a certain frequency, it's going to pick up on that frequency and it's going to sound very clear. It's going to be very easy to hear. In the same way, our experiences in life are equal to the vibration we put out. In the same way, if you want to experience a reality of you, uh, being in a certain level of abundance, you have to tune to that reality to then experience that in your life. However, if you are focused on multiple different things at the same time, and you have all these different bandwidths going on, then the signal gets a little bit jumbled. And what happens is you're not purely focused on that one reality. So something that has worked like magic for me is this simple idea. And I used to use this before I even understood these Zen manifestation techniques I'm sharing with you right now. I used to use it when I was at Barney's New York selling women's shoes. I would practice this little thing. What I would do is whatever I did, I would be 100% present with it while I did it. The idea is that you do one thing at a time. Most of the time we think, oh, multitasking. This is how we do things in the West. We multitask. We can do multiple things at the same time. However, that causes a jumbled amount of energy. Instead of having one thing that you do in one direction that you're going in, you end up being in multiple different— your energy is dispersed. For you to manifest what you want and for you to vibrate with the reality you want to experience, what you must do is you must have dialed in focus, dialed in vibration. Vibration is a combination of what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You want these three things to be aligned in the direction that you're going in so that you experience it, because if there is disturbance there because there's other thoughts, other focus, then what will happen is you will pull in and that disperses your energy. You don't want to disperse your energy with distractions. Instead, what you want to do is you want to focus on the moment, being present to the moment. So in general, for this process, understand that emptying the mind may be the best thing that you do. Because when you empty the mind, you also let go of the outcome. Understand that the ego's identity, the ego's looking at the situation. The best case scenario for the ego may be the lowest possibility for the higher self. The higher self is the larger aspect of us that can see around the corner. Our ego can only see exactly what's in front, but the higher self can see how things link together. Yes, it might look like this isn't so good, Aaron, but then it eventually will get better. So just trust the process. That's why trusting the process is powerful and part of trusting the process is letting go, letting go of the outcome. So let go. Just let go. All you gotta do is let go. Now, okay, I get it. Some people are going to hear me say let go. Does that mean I don't do anything? Does that mean I don't think anything? Does that mean I don't feel anything? You still do that, but you let go of how things happen. Normally things have to happen a certain way and the moment we give a meaning in reality that something's not happening to the blueprint in our mind, We feel resistance and remember that resistant feeling will then resonate with other things in life that will reflect that resistance back, which could be a roadblock, which could be something happening. You're like, why is this here? So the key is giving positive meaning to things in life, knowing that they lead to something better or they are simply a part of the process. So that's like the first part of the Zen manifestation technique I want to share with you is emptying the mind. Now, how do you empty the mind? You might be like, Aaron, I get it. How do I empty the mind though? This is what you do. Emptying the mind is about observing the thoughts and observing your thoughts is about realizing that every thought you have is just neutral. You may think, well, I have good thoughts and bad thoughts. That's duality. I'm just saying it's just duality. That's good. That's a bad thought. It's a good thought. Thoughts just are. We give them meaning as to what they mean. If I were to say a word right now, goshmorschenbord, goshmorschenbord. You hear that word, Gershmorschenbord? What does it mean to you? What does it mean, Gershmorschenbord? How do you feel when I say Gershmorschenbord? Now what the mind will do is might say, well, I remember this one German word and it's kind of similar and it meant this and all of these different things. But if you had no idea what it meant, you had no other associations in your mind, even I don't know how to feel about it, but I'd be like, yo, you know what? You want to know what Gershmorschenbord means? It means, uh, It means high vibrational feeling in your heart and a connection between all things. And you might be like, yo, I kinda like that word. I like that word because I've given the meaning of the context for what that is. In the same way, all our thoughts are simply thoughts. And when you observe them, they don't get caught up in the mind. It's only when you judge the thoughts that they get caught up in the mind and then they stay there. But instead of what you do is they go into the mind and you say, oh, I see you, it's okay. And you let it be there. Then they start to go away. That's the key is the observation. By emptying your mind, your vibration will be more pure. And when your vibration is more pure, whatever you focus on has more intensity. Think about it in the form of intensity. But if your energy is dispersed, you got thoughts going everywhere, your energy can't really click. You can't really attract what you want because you You've got everything going in all which directions in the same way of a radio. You want it dialed in, you want it dialed into the frequency you want. You don't want it the static. You get static when your focus is going in many directions. You don't want that static. You want the intensity of focus. Now the best way I found to do that is to just simply focus on one thing at a time. I remember working, like I said, at Barney's New York. I was selling women's shoes is what I was doing, and what I would do is I would help one customer and I would just help that customer. I would focus on them and how can I add value or whatever it was. I was selling women's shoes, but if I was focused on that customer and then looking at other customers thinking, oh, I wonder if I could pick up those customers. I wonder if we could do this. I want to go do that, do that. Then I wasn't trusting the process. I was busy and I had to, but in general I would focus on one person at a time and by focusing on one person at a time, I was able to be present and by doing one thing at a time, I'd go in the back, I would do something and I would just, I would be present with it. How you do one thing is how you do everything. So if your energy is dispersed in a million different directions, then what will happen is you'll continue to create experiences where things in your life feel very dispersed in many different ways. You'll feel like you can't really get a handle on things. Think about it in the terms of, like I said, like the radio dial. Dial in on what you want and stay tuned to it for as long as it resonates. And then you can change it, but don't try to multitask. Don't try to do many different things at the same time. Keep it focused on one point. When I even look at my success on YouTube, for example, it came from unfocused. If I was like, yo, I want to be on YouTube and Instagram and Facebook and all of this stuff, I would have had my eggs in so many different baskets. I wouldn't gain momentum. Have the focus. Stay focused on one thing you want to experience. You can move on to something else. It doesn't mean you can't ever focus on something else. It just means that while you have a strong intention, be honest with yourself and put the energy in that direction, have an intensity about it, and then let go of all the distractions and then you'll let go of the disbursement of all that energy. It takes energy for amazing things to happen, so put that energy in that direction. So that's also a Zen manifestation technique. I got more for you though. You might be like, yo, that's like mind blowing. All this stuff's mind blowing. I never heard of this stuff before. There's still more. All right, here's the next step. The next one is something I've shared before. You may have heard it. It is called decreasing importance and also decreasing desire. We're gonna talk about those— decreasing importance, decreasing desire. When you look and you study Eastern philosophy, there's this powerful understanding of letting go. Like I was talking about a little bit ago, letting go is very powerful. Now in terms of vibration, when you say, I really, really want this, You're saying, I really, really don't currently have it because if you had what you wanted, you wouldn't want it. So vibrational resonance is what you're looking at here. So the key is instead of saying, I really, really want that, focus on the person you will become. Focus on your vibration. Your vibration is a combination of what you think, how you feel, and what you do. Align these three things to that best version of you. And it's not that you're trying to fake it till you make it. It's that you're letting go of what's inauthentic anyways, because if you're doing what you're passionate about, that is who you are. When I make these videos, they are who I am. Like, this is what I'm passionate about. So it's very easy for me to be in that vibrational frequency. And when you do it, you'll find that then there's less desire in the way of, I really, really need to get somewhere else. And what I'm learning is the more I let go, the more amazing things begin to happen. I recently got back from Costa Rica and when I was in Costa Rica, I'm gonna always say it like that. When I was in Costa Rica, I was learning to let go. I'll explain a little bit about that right now. So before I went to Costa Rica, grind mode, grind, grind, grind, make videos, make videos, take action, take action, business stuff, business stuff, website stuff, website stuff, over and over and over again. Wake up every day, business, grind, grind, grind. I love doing it though. That's the thing is I love doing it. However, I realized I've been working since February 2000. No, I've been working. Yeah, February 2017. I haven't had even one day off because I make videos every single day, bro. I was like, dang, I need a day off. And I've been trying to take days off, but I'm like, I want to do stuff. I like doing what I do, you know what I mean? But when I went to Costa Rica, what I did is I said, you know what, this next week I'm going to be here for a week with other YouTubers, with other friends. I said, I ain't gonna make one video. I did make a couple videos, I'm not gonna lie, but I'll talk about that in a minute. What I did though is I had— I did not wake up every morning, do my normal morning routine. I did not go in YouTube and actually even comment. I'll show you that with you in a minute as well. And what I did is I just simply got up, ate, had fun. I didn't even make— last time I was there, I was there in November 2017, I made videos every day. State of my morning routine, all that stuff. I said, you know what, I'm not gonna do any of that because I want to wire it into my mind in my belief system that I don't have to take as much action to be successful. You see, certain beliefs will serve for a certain period of time. The belief that served me was I take a lot of action, I get a lot of results. It served me, but I said, I believe that I don't have to work very hard, but my actions were still aligned to that old belief because I was still working and putting in a lot of effort. So I said, you know what? I'm going to wire it into my mind and not take action for a whole week. And by doing so, I'm going to wire it in that I don't have to do all of this stuff to stay on top of it and I can still grow. So it'd be sending a signal to my subconscious mind that I can upgrade to a new paradigm, a new belief system. So that's what I did. However, of course the ego wants to get a little bit involved. So I said, okay, I'm not going to make videos, but within what happened, I go into my YouTube channel to comment on people's stuff and comment on my stuff and, you know, be like, hey, you know, someone's like, hey, this video. And I'm like, oh cool, love you. And I would go in there to do that and guess what? I go to log in, can't log in. I need my password. I don't remember my password. Guess what? They have to send me a verification on my phone. Guess what? I'm in Costa Rica. Guess what? I can't get into my phone to verify it to get into my YouTube channel. So I'm locked out of my channel for like 4 days. So I can't even get into my YouTube channel to comment and reply to people. Guess what I did? I took it as a sign. The universe is saying, no, Aaron, we got you. Really let go. It's okay. Let go. You don't even have to get your channel to comment every day. So I waited 3 or 4 days until— because I wanted to get in my channel because I like to engage with people that watch my videos and I like to go back and forth. I think that's important because I want people to know that I'm there. And yeah, so that was kind of my mindset about it. But that's what I did. I waited 3, 4 days, then I got in and all I did was comment. I didn't start making videos. The last day there I made a whole bunch of videos because I was with like 4 or 5, I was with 4 other YouTubers. So we made videos the very last day that we were there. But for the first 6 days I really didn't make any videos. So it's a lot of Instagram stories, but that's so easy and casual, you know, but that's what I did is I learned to let go. So I wanted to share that with you because I let go and by letting go, it's like I almost allowed more to come in. So let go. And then I was, I realized that so much more creativity has come through. I've had like the shift in my own awareness. Maybe you feel in my videos, maybe they feel more authentic. Authentic. If you look pre, pre Costa Rica, those videos, there's an energy behind me. I was like, gotta get somewhere else. Yo, this is who you are. Boo. It's a little bit more angry, but now I'm kind of like, I'm a little more chill, you know what I mean? I'm like, hey, feel authentic. You know, there's less filters here. I'm still taking action. I'm still doing what I love, but it's a little bit different vibe, you know what I mean? So yeah, that, that's the key is letting go. Now decrease importance. Anytime we make something very, very important, we put it on a pedestal. The moment we put it on a pedestal, we create this resistance and we create this potential for that thing to get taken away. So the key to this is to take it off the pedestal. How do you take something off the pedestal where you see what happens if you put it on a pedestal? What you're saying is that your current self-image is not linked up to what that is. If someone were to look and say, whoa, "$100,000 a year, that's crazy." They put it on a pedestal. What they're saying is that my self-image is not that I'm capable of making $100,000 a year. But if you believe that you can make $100,000 a year, you will look at that and go, "Oh, that's just what I can do." It's so natural. And it's not that big of a deal. If there's someone that you're attracted to and you put them on a pedestal, they're gonna feel that resistance. But if instead you see yourself as worthy of talking to them and you could care less about how they respond to you because you're not attached to the outcome, then guess what happens? There's more likely for that attraction to be there because they don't feel that neediness. It's an energetic type thing. And the same way when it comes to your manifestations, if you really, really want something, you have a car you just bought and it's really, really important that nobody touches your car. It's really, really important that cars don't park so close to it. It's really, really important that rocks don't hit it when you're driving. You create potential for that to happen. Because there's a disparity in that vibration. So the thing is to see things as neutral, to see things as natural, to let go of the outcome. So decrease importance is also about letting go of the outcome. But when it comes to manifestation, think in terms of vibrational resonance. Right now, what is the best version of you and how are you being? How are you acting? What are you doing? When I imagine the best version of me traveling the world, giving seminars, very dynamic seminars in front of crowds, going like this with my hands, when I imagine me just saying expand your awareness over and over and over again in front of crowds, it's like, that's just, that's just natural, you know? But if I was like, oh my God, that'd be so cool to not only be on YouTube going expand your awareness, but to be in front of crowds going, hey, my name's Aaron, expand your awareness. How cool would that be? If I put it on a pedestal, I am emphasizing the vibrational resistance between where I am to quote unquote where I want to be. But instead what I can do is acknowledge that I can, that I'm that person now, and that by having that equal level vibration with it, I'm no longer creating that resistance. I'm no longer creating that disparity in vibration, that dissonance. I am closing that gap, bridging it, and I am here and I'm going from having and doing into being. I'm being. So that's the key. Everything I'm sharing with you right now is Zen manifestation techniques. And just to summarize it a little bit, empty your mind, stay tuned to the frequency you want, and focus on what you're doing and are doing 100%. Don't disperse your energy. Yes, you might have, oh, I want a relationship and I want this and I want that, but be honest with your priorities. And when you're focused on one thing, do it 100%. When I was focused in Costa Rica on relaxing, I was focused on enjoying myself. It wasn't without purpose. Now, as I'm back in the real world, what I do is when I go do things, I focus on doing whatever I'm doing. So for example, I go film a video. I'm filming a video right now. After this, I go and edit a video. I'm going to edit that video. I'm not going to like do other things. I mean, sometimes I'll do, but for the most part, I'm just going to edit that video. And then what I do is after that, I might go to the gym. I'm going to go to the gym 100%, not think about work, not think about other stuff. Then what I'll do is I might relax, watch a Netflix thing. I will sit down and watch a Netflix thing, go hang out with friends. What I'm going to do, I'm going to do it 100% with the intention of being present to the moment. And by doing so, I bring presence into the present moment. Like gifts, like gifts. You ever see that? It's like the whole stereotypical, oh, you always call the presence a gift or whatever. It's true. It's true. And you become more— things in your life will become more magical when you do that as well. Because when you're present to the moment, you're more tuned into synchronicity. So let go and understand desire in the sense that embody and focus on the person you will become instead of what you want outside of yourself. Decrease the level of importance, link up your self-image to what you want to experience, and focus on being present to the moment. By doing all of these things, you will begin to transform your life. These are Zen manifestation techniques, manifestation techniques you may have never heard of, but I think they can change your life. Intensity. Intensity of focus, intensity of being, be present to the moment. Watch what happens. So something else I'll be doing is more live Q&As, not just Qs, not just As, but both Q&As on Instagram. So if you would like to interact with me, I did one and a half hour long Instagram Q&A yesterday and it was really cool. People really liked it. And if you want to be involved with those, also if you want daily content on, on Instagram, just comment— or not comment. I mean, you could comment, but you could also just follow me right here. You'll see it right there. Also, the most powerful meditation that I have ever made is a completion process meditation. It's about understanding, feeling 100% worthy, whole, and complete. So if you want to feel 100% worthy and complete, you want to let go of past vibrations that don't serve you, which will also help you to become more present to the moment, you will see that in the top of the description box below. It's the most powerful one I've made. Read the comments just to See what is possible. You listen to it for 21 days and it will transform your life. It'll help you to complete the patterns of the past, to let them go and to not have to experience them again, and you will feel fresh. You will cut the shackles of your past and you will be present to the moment. So listen to that for 21 days. It will transform your life if you do so. You'll see it in the top description box below. Other than that, I hope you enjoyed this video. Feel free to like this video if you liked it. Subscribe if you haven't already. Also push the notification button so you could see daily vids that I do because YouTube does that now. You actually have to hit that to see the daily vids. I got a lot more good stuff coming. Can tell you. And other than that, anyways, peace, much love, and namaste.










