By Removing That Which Is Petty And

In Memorizing The Prayer, It May Be Helpful To Remind Yourself That You Are Not Addressing Some Extraterrestrial Being Outside You. The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Within Us, And The Lord Is Enshrined In The Depths Of Our Own Consciousness. In This Prayer We Are Calling Deep Into Ourselves, Appealing To The Spark Of The Divine That Is Our Real Nature.

As The Web Issues Out Of The Spider, As Plants Sprout From The Earth, As Hair Grows From The Body, Even So, The Sages Say, This Universe Springs From, The Deathless Self (the Supreme Soul), The Source Of Life.

As Meditation Deepens, Compulsions, Cravings And Fits Of Emotion Begin To Lose Their Power To Dictate Our Behavior. We See Clearly That Choices Are Possible; We Can Say Yes Or We Can Say No. It Is Profoundly Liberating.

Nothing Really Worth Having Comes Quickly And Easily. If It Did, I Doubt That We Would Ever Grow.

Everything Beautiful Has To Be Worked For.