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Prayer provides us with a sense of connection with the God of our understanding, which for many of us is experienced most directly as Spirit within. Chanting with its repetitiveness empties the mind. Once empty, we can cultivate awareness from the inside out, opening to the vast- ness of our pure potentiality. Our humanity can make a slew of poor choices; however, nothing WKDWKXPDQLW\GRHVFDQGLPLQLVKWKH'LYLQH²RXU'LYLQHHVVHQFH² RXUVRXO:KHQ,KHDUSHRSOHVSHDNRI³VRXOFOHDQVLQJ´,¿QGLWFRQ - fusing. How can the soul, that aspect of each individual that is Spirit, JHWVRLOHG"$QGZKRDUHZHWRDWWHPSWWRFOHDQWKH'LYLQH" The soul is the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal. It is regarded as immortal. Oneness understands that we are HDFKLQGLYLGXDWLRQVRI2QH'LYLQH2XUVRXOWKHGHHSHVWSRLQWRIRXU XQLRQZLWKWKH'LYLQHFDQEHQR OHVVSHUIHFWWKDQWKH'LYLQHZKLFK resides within each of us, showing up uniquely as each of us. Noth- ing in the world of circumstances or our most addled thoughts can damage, diminish or tarnish the seat of our divinity. This Spirit is the 'LYLQH,PDJHLQZKRVHOLNHQHVVZHDUHPDGH It is this Spirit that gives us the power to create our life experiences. This immense power is the power of choice. Choice is a practice we XVHFRQVFLRXVO\RURWKHUWKDQFRQVFLRXVO\EHQH¿FLDOO\RUPDOHYROHQW - ly. We can use this power for good or malpractice. It gives us the abil- ity to shackle or free ourselves, to hold us back or set us free to soar. We can cleanse our thinking, washing away our attachment to hurdles and challenges of our own making, and save ourselves from poor de- cisions. This is the genuine deep cleansing that empties out the clutter of our all-too-humanly-acquired habits. The resulting void draws in unlimited possibilities. We must stay alert to what we are letting into
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