Manifestation refers to a concept of either recurring or transitive phenomena, as instances which become "manifest" or "realised."
In Medicine, the term refers to the symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease. A disease can be separated into etiology and manifestation, which, simplistically, correspond respectively to cause and effect.
Manifesting is a term often used in New Thought and New Age circles to refer to the belief that one can by force of will, desire, and focused energy, make something come true on the physical level. For example, the Indian guruSathya Sai Baba is famous for allegedly manifesting objects out of thin air. See also: Law of Attraction.
In the mystical traditions, the manifest, or being, is that which exists. This is as opposed by the unmanifest. Both of these categories are included in the nondual.
Members of the Bahá'í Faith commonly use the term manifestation where others use the term prophet. See also Manifestation of God
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Bahá'u'lláh had, at that time, been a prisoner and an exile for almost 40 years and His teachings were shrouded in obscurity; today He is recognized by millions of followers around the world as the Manifestation of God or Divine Teacher for this age.
From everlasting Thou hast existed, alone with no one else beside Thee, and wilt, to everlasting, continue to remain the same, in the sublimity of Thine essence and the inaccessible heights of Thy glory.
Describing the relationship between the Manifestations of God and Their Creator, Bahá'u'lláh used the analogy of the mirror: God is as the Sun, and the Manifestations are as Mirrors that reflect that divine light -- but they are in no way to be considered as identical to that Sun:
Intend that your goal manifest in such a manner that is for the greatest good of all.
So most people manifest a cluttered mish-mash of conflict in their lives because their thoughts are in conflict.
The purpose of this experiment is to see what happens when a large group of people all focus on the same intention - to have $1,000,000 come into their lives and the lives of all others participating - for one minute daily, and to observe and record the result.