[PDF]The Secret Book - Rhonda Byrne

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_ Secret has been understood by some of the most prominent people

in history: Plato, Galileo, Beethoven, Edison, Carnegie, Einstein—


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~ along with other inventors, theologians, scientists, and great thinkers.


Now The Secret is being revealed to the world.


“As you learn The Secret, you will come to know how you can
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Dedicated to You


May The Secret bring you love and
joy for your entire existence.


That is my intention for you,
and for the world.


GorJeoA


Foreword 1X
Acknowledgments X11
The Secret Revealed 1
The Secret Made Simple 2]
How to Use The Secret 45
Powerful Processes 71
The Secret to Money 95
The Secret to Relationships 113
The Secret to Health 125
The Secret to the World 141
The Secret to You 155
The Secret to Life 177


Biographies 185


Gore0oD


A year ago, my life had collapsed around me. I'd worked myself
into exhaustion, my father died suddenly, and my relationships
with my work colleagues and loved ones were in turmoil. Little
did I know at the time, out of my greatest despair was to come the
greatest gift.


I'd been given a glimpse of a Great Secret—The Secret to life. The
glimpse came in a hundred-year-old book, given to me by my
daughter Hayley. I began tracing The Secret back through history.
I couldn't believe all the people who knew this. They were the
greatest people in history: Plato, Shakespeare, Newton, Hugo,
Beethoven, Lincoln, Emerson, Edison, Einstein.


Incredulous, I asked, "Why doesn't everyone know this?" A burn-
ing desire to share The Secret with the world consumed me, and I
began searching for people alive today who knew The Secret.


One by one they began to emerge. I became a magnet: as I began
to search, one great living master after another was drawn to me.


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Foreword


When I discovered one teacher, that one would link to the next,
in a perfect chain. If I was on the wrong track, something else
would catch my attention, and through the diversion the next great
teacher would appear. If I "accidentally" pressed the wrong link
on an internet search, I would be led to a vital piece of informa-
tion. In a few short weeks I had traced The Secret back through the
centuries, and I had discovered the modern-day practitioners of
the Secret.


The vision of taking The Secret to the world in a film had become
fixed in my mind, and over the following two months my film and
television production team learned The Secret. It was imperative
that every team member knew it, because without its knowledge,
what we were about to attempt would be impossible.


We did not have a single teacher secured to film, but we knew The
Secret, and so with utter faith I flew from Australia to the United
States where the majority of the teachers were based. Seven weeks
later The Secret team had filmed fifty-five of the greatest teachers
across the United States, with over 120 hours of film. With every
step, with every breath, we used The Secret to create the The Se-
cret. We literally magnetized everything and everyone to us. Eight
months later The Secret was released.


As the film swept the world, stories of miracles began to flood in:
people wrote about healing from chronic pain, depression, and
disease; walking for the first time after an accident; even recovering
from a deathbed. We have received thousands of accounts of The Se-
cret being used to bring about large sums of money and unexpected


Foreword X1


checks in the mail. People have used The Secret to manifest their
perfect homes, life partners, cars, jobs, and promotions, with many
accounts of businesses being transformed within days of applying
The Secret. There have been heart-warming stories of stressed re-
lationships involving children being restored to harmony.


Some of the most magnificent stories we have received have come
from children using The Secret to attract what they want, including
high grades and friends. The Secret has inspired doctors to share
the knowledge with their patients; universities and schools with
their students; health clubs with their clients; churches of all de-
nominations and spiritual centers with their congregations. There
are Secret parties being held in homes around the world, as people
share the knowledge with loved ones and families. The Secret has
been used to attract all manner of things—from a specific feather
to ten million dollars. All of this has taken place in the few months
since the release of the film.


My intention in creating The Secret was—and still 1s—that it will
bring joy to billions around the world. The Secret team is experi-
encing the realization of that intention every day, as we receive
thousands upon thousands of letters from people across the world,
of all ages, all races, and all nationalities, expressing gratitude for
the joy of The Secret. There isn't a single thing that you cannot do
with this knowledge. It doesn't matter who you are or where you
are, The Secret can give you whatever you want.


Twenty-four amazing teachers are featured in this book. Their
words were filmed all over the United States, all at different times.


xii Foreword


yet they speak as one voice. This book contains The Secret teach-
ers’ words, and it also contains miraculous stories of The Secret in
action. I have shared all of the easy paths, tips, and shortcuts that I
have learned so that you can live the life of your dreams.


You will notice throughout the book that in certain places I have
capitalized the word "You." The reason I did this is because I want
you, the reader, to feel and know that I created this book for you. I
am speaking to you personally when I say You. My intention is for
you to feel a personal connection with these pages, because The
Secret has been created for You.


As you travel through its pages and you learn The Secret, you will
come to know how you can have, be, or do anything you want. You
will come to know who you really are. You will come to know the
true magnificence that awaits you.


fob no Ai mei


With the deepest gratitude I wish to thank every person who
has come into my life and inspired, touched, and illuminated me
through their presence.


I would also like to acknowledge and express my gratitude to the
following people for their magnificent support and contributions
to my journey and to the creation of this book:


For generously sharing their wisdom, love, and divinity, I pay
homage to the featured co-authors of The Secret: John Assaraf,
Michael Bernard Beckwith, Lee Brower, Jack Canfield, Dr. John De-
martini, Marie Diamond, Mike Dooley, Bob Doyle, Hale Dwoskin,
Morris Goodman, Dr. John Gray, Dr. John Hagelin, Bill Harris, Dr.
Ben Johnson, Loral Langemeier, Lisa Nichols, Bob Proctor, James
Ray, David Schirmer, Marci Shimoff, Dr. Joe Vitale, Dr. Denis Wait-
ley, Neale Donald Walsch, and Dr. Fred Alan Wolf.


The magnificent human beings that make up The Secret production
team: Paul Harrington, Glenda Bell, Skye Byrne, and Nic George.


xiii


xiv Acknowledgments


Also to Drew Heriot, Daniel Kerr, Damian Corboy, and to all who
journeyed with us in the creation of the film The Secret.


Gozer Media, for the creation of the superb graphics and for im-
pregnating them with the feeling of The Secret: James Armstrong,
Shamus Hoare, and Andy Lewis.


The CEO of The Secret, Bob Rainone, who was delivered to us from
heaven.


Michael Gardiner and the legal and advisory team across Australia
and the United States.


The Secret website team: Dan Hollings, John Herren, and all at
Powerful Intentions who manage and run The Secret Forum, along
with the wonderful people on the forum.


The great avatars and master teachers from the past, whose writ-
ings lit a burning fire of desire within me. I have walked in the
shadows of their greatness, and I honor every one of them. Special
thanks to Robert Collier and Robert Collier Publications, Wal-
lace Wattles, Charles Haanel, Joseph Campbell and the Joseph
Campbell Foundation, Prentice Mulford, Genevieve Behrend, and
Charles Fillmore.


To Richard Cohn and Cynthia Black of Atria Books/Beyond Words,
and Judith Curr of Simon & Schuster, for opening their hearts
and embracing The Secret. For their editing: Henry Covi and Julie
Steigerwaldt.


Acknowledgments xv


For their generosity in sharing their stories: Cathy Goodman; Susan
Sloate and Colin Halm; Susan Morrice, director of Belize Natural En-
ergy; Jeannie MacKay; and Joe Sugarman.


For their inspirational teachings: Dr. Robert Anthony, Jerry and Es-
ther Hicks and the teachings of Abraham, David Cameron Gikandi,
John Harricharan, Catherine Ponder, Gay and Katie Hendricks,
Stephen MR Covey, Eckhart Tolle, and Debbie Ford. For their gen-
erous support: Chris and Janet Attwood, Marcia Martin, members
of the Transformational Leaders Council, the Spiritual Cinema Cir-
cle, the staff at Agape Spiritual Center, and the assistants and staff
of all the teachers featured in The Secret.


My precious friends for their love and support: Marcy Koltun-
Crilley, Margaret Rainone, Athena Golianis and John Walker,
Elaine Bate, Andrea Keir, and Michael and Kendra Abay. And my
amazing family: Peter Byrne; my very special sisters: Jan Child
for her invaluable help with this book, Pauline Vernon, Kaye Izon
(deceased), and Glenda Bell, who is always by my side and whose
love and support knows no limits. My courageous and _ beauti-
ful mother, [rene Izon, and in memory of my father, Ronald Izon,
whose light and love continue to shine through our lives.


And finally to my daughters, Hayley and Skye Byrne. To Hayley,
who was responsible for the beginning of my life and its true jour-
ney, and to Skye, who followed my footsteps in the creation of this
book, and who brilliantly edited and transformed my words. My
daughters are the precious jewels of my life, and they illuminate
every breath I take through their very existence.


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a BOB PROCTOR
BG ie scorrenes AUTHOR, AND PERSONAL COACH


. The Secret gives you anything you want: happiness,
health, and wealth.


DR. JOE VITALE


METAPHYSICIAN, MARKETING. SPECIALIST, AND
AUTHOR


You can have, do, or be anything you want.





JOHN ASSARAF
\, ENTREPRENEUR AND MONEYMAKING EXPERT


) We can have whatever it is that we choose. I don't
care how big it is.


The Secret


What kind of a house do you want to live in? Do you want
to be amillionaire ? What kind of a business do you want to
have? Do you want more success? What do you really want?


DR. JOHN DEMARTINI


PHILOSOPHER, CHIROPRACTOR, HEALER, AND
PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION SPECIALIST


This is the Great Secret of Life.





DR. DENIS WAITLEY


PSYCHOLOGIST AND TRAINER IN THE FIELD OF
MIND POTENTIAL


The leaders in the past who had The Secret wanted






to keep the power and not share the power. They kept

people ignorant of The Secret. People went to work, they
did their job, they came home. They were ona treadmill with
no power, because The Secret was kept in the few.


Throughout history there have been many who coveted the knowl-
edge of The Secret and there have been many who found a way of
spreading this knowledge to the world.


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MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH


VISIONARY AND FOUNDER OF AGAPE
INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL CENTER


I've seen many miracles take place in people's lives.





The Secret Revealed


Financial miracles, miracles of physical healing, mental


healing, healing of relationships.


JACK CANFIELD


AUTHOR, TEACHER, LIFE COACH, AND
MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER


Alt of this happened because of knowing how to





apply The Secret.


Whe L: Che Sef?


~_ BOB PROCTOR


You've probably been sitting there wondering, "What is The
Secret?" ill tell you how I've come to understand it.


We all work with one infinite power. We all guide ourselves
by exactly the same laws. The natural laws of the universe
are so precise that we don't even have any difficulty building
spaceships, we can send people to the moon, and we can time
the landing with the precision of a fraction of a second.


Wherever you are—India, Australia, New Zealand,
Stockholm, London, Toronto, Montreal, or New York—we're
all working with one power. One Law. It's attraction!


The Secret


The Secret is the law of attraction!


Everything that's coming into your life you are attracting
into your life. And it's attracted to you by virtue of the images
you're holding in your mind. It's what you're thinking.
Whatever is going on in your mind you are attracting to you.


"Every thought of yours is a real thing—a force."


Qe Jee ¢ 7 bje? (1834-1891)


The greatest teachers who have ever lived have told us that the law
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