{"id":3623,"date":"2020-10-22T15:41:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T15:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multisite.csl.org\/?page_id=3623"},"modified":"2023-04-20T15:49:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:49:31","slug":"spiritual-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/csl.org\/spiritual-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-bg-parallax\" data-bg-align=\"center center\" data-direction=\"right\" data-mute=\"false\" data-opacity=\"100\" data-velocity=\"-0.3\" data-mobile-enabled=\"false\" data-break_parents=\"0\" data-bg-image=\"https:\/\/csl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Softness.jpg\" data-bg-repeat=\"false\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container faded-background fusion-parallax-right gradient-container-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling lazyload fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/csl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Softness.jpg\" data-animationType=\"zoomIn\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\" ><div class=\"fullwidth-faded lazyload\" style=\"--awb-background-size:cover;\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/csl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Softness.jpg\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column mass-intro\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:25px;--awb-padding-right-medium:60px;--awb-padding-left-medium:60px;--awb-padding-right-small:40px;--awb-padding-left-small:40px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:rgba(242,242,242,0.89);--awb-bg-color-hover:rgba(242,242,242,0.89);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:25px 25px 25px 25px;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:30px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-font-size:30px;--awb-text-color:#303030;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Spiritual Tools<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator slant fusion-section-separator-1\" style=\"--awb-spacer-height:99px;--awb-svg-margin-left:1.92%;--awb-svg-margin-right:1.92%;--awb-svg-margin-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-svg-margin-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-svg-margin-left-small:1.92%;--awb-svg-margin-right-small:1.92%;--awb-divider-height:99px;--awb-spacer-padding-top:inherit;--awb-sep-padding:0;--awb-svg-padding:0;--awb-svg-tag-margin-bottom:-3px;--awb-sep-svg-display:block;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><svg class=\"fusion-slant-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" fill=\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\"><path d=\"M100 0 L0 100 L101 100 Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container gradient-container-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top:50px;--awb-margin-bottom:50px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you are seeking inspiration for your spiritual journey to true awakening, Centers for Spiritual Living provides easy-to-use tools to nurture your inner self\/your soul, so that you can live an inspired, healthy and happy life.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Awaken your authentic self with prayer, affirmations and meditation.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container gradient-container-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#00bcd4;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:150px;--awb-padding-left:150px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#0078c7;--awb-bg-color-hover:#0078c7;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:50px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:100px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:16px;--awb-content-font-size:25px;--awb-icon-alignment:right;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9fb;--awb-border-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#eae8e8;--awb-divider-hover-color:#eae8e8;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#0078c7;--awb-content-color:#666366;--awb-icon-box-color:#212934;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#ffc107;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Raleway&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:500;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:28px;--awb-title-letter-spacing:1px;--awb-title-line-height:1.5;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-right fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-3623-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-be67976c2a2c2f999 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_be67976c2a2c2f999\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"be67976c2a2c2f999\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#be67976c2a2c2f999\" href=\"#be67976c2a2c2f999\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Affirmative Prayer<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"be67976c2a2c2f999\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_be67976c2a2c2f999\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">At Centers for Spiritual Living, we practice a form of affirmative prayer called \u201cSpiritual Mind Treatment.\u201d Affirmative Prayer, is a practical tool that aligns our thoughts with all-good. Affirmative Prayer is a powerful process that shifts our consciousness so that we are open and available to accept the good that is already present in our life.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csl.org\/world-ministry-of-prayer\/request-a-prayer\">Request a Prayer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csl.org\/world-ministry-of-prayer\/pide-oracion\">Pide Oraci\u00f3n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-534cf2f550f521463 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_534cf2f550f521463\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"534cf2f550f521463\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#534cf2f550f521463\" href=\"#534cf2f550f521463\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">How We Pray<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"534cf2f550f521463\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_534cf2f550f521463\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Affirmative Prayer is a prayer that declares a spiritual Truth. It is a recognition of Spirit\u2019s Omniscience, Omnipotence, and Omnipresence, and a realization of humanity\u2019s unity with Spirit. Affirmative Prayer is a powerful method for setting the Creative Process into motion. It is a direct, focused, and organized method using five steps to get to your desired outcome:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">1. Recognition (God Is All There Is)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">2. Unification (I Am One with God)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">3. Realization (Speaking Your Desired Good)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">4. Thanksgiving (Grateful Acceptance) and<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">5. Release (Let Go, Let God)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csl.org\/world-ministry-of-prayer\/build-a-prayer\">Build a Prayer<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csl.org\/world-ministry-of-prayer\/recorded-prayers\">Recorded Prayers<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-526b757868b825b1c fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_526b757868b825b1c\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"526b757868b825b1c\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#526b757868b825b1c\" href=\"#526b757868b825b1c\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Practicing the Presence<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"526b757868b825b1c\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_526b757868b825b1c\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Practicing the Presence means engaging in formal, disciplined methods, such as meditation, mindfulness, and visioning, to open our awareness, and to live in alignment with spiritual Principle.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csl.org\/spiritual-community\/heart-of-peace\/\">Peace Meditations<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csl.org\/spiritual-tools\/meditation\/\">How to Meditate<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cTo daily meditate on the Perfect Life, and to daily embody the Great Ideal, is a royal road to freedom, to that &#8216;peace which passeth understanding,&#8217; and is happiness to the soul of [humankind].&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>~ The Science of Mind, Ernest Holmes, p. 185.2<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cIf we find ourself surrounded by confusion we should meditate on peace until we feel a sense of peace. Then as the mind returns to its objective state it brings an atmosphere of peace with it which dispels the confusion just as light dispels the darkness. Thus our meditation becomes a practical thing; it has an actual value in everyday experience.&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>~ Living Without Fear, Ernest Holmes p. 96<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-3567493ddd08c749d fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_3567493ddd08c749d\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"3567493ddd08c749d\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#3567493ddd08c749d\" href=\"#3567493ddd08c749d\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Self-Awareness<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"3567493ddd08c749d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_3567493ddd08c749d\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Self -Awareness is the practice of being mindful of one&#8217;s motives and inner dialogue. Self-awareness is the foundation for conscious choice and can be developed through silent reflection, journaling, spiritual coaching, and other methods.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-eb0b9016b418e953f fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_eb0b9016b418e953f\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"eb0b9016b418e953f\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#eb0b9016b418e953f\" href=\"#eb0b9016b418e953f\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Gratitude<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"eb0b9016b418e953f\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_eb0b9016b418e953f\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Gratitude is the practice of seeing creation as life-affirming, looking for the good and praising it. Gratitude is more than an emotion; it is an attitude of appreciation and acceptance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cThe reason we can make our requests known with thanksgiving is because we know from the beginning that we are to receive and therefore we cannot help being thankful. This grateful attitude to the Spirit puts us in very close touch with power and adds much to the reality of the thing that we are dealing with.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>~ Creative Mind and Success, Ernest Holmes p. 24.2<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-247d837dc9a6a91b8 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_247d837dc9a6a91b8\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"247d837dc9a6a91b8\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#247d837dc9a6a91b8\" href=\"#247d837dc9a6a91b8\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Compassion<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"247d837dc9a6a91b8\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_247d837dc9a6a91b8\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Compassion is the practice of respecting the true nature of all life and claiming the same good for others that we accept for ourselves. Compassion leads us to join personal responsibility with social conscience for the good of all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cThis is the attitude we should assume, that life holds nothing against us. It desires only our good; it wants us to be well, happy, and successful, but it wants us to play the game of life the way it is supposed to be played \u2014 in unity and cooperation with others. \u201c<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>~ Science of Mind Magazine, Ernest Holmes, October 1998<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csl.org\/spiritual-development\/spiritual-living-circles\">Spiritual Living Circles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/csl.org\/map\">Find a Community<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-9730ab19f9276e5bd fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_9730ab19f9276e5bd\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"9730ab19f9276e5bd\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#9730ab19f9276e5bd\" href=\"#9730ab19f9276e5bd\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Intentional Manifestation<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"9730ab19f9276e5bd\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_9730ab19f9276e5bd\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Intentional manifestation is the practice of mindfully bringing about the greater good, a more abundant experience of life, and a better condition for all than what existed before. Spiritual Mind Treatment is our primary method for intentional manifestation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cPure Spirit is at the center of all form. Of Itself, It is formless but It is ever giving birth to form. The forms come and go but It goes on forever. We are some part of It. If pure Spirit is at the center of everything and is always responding to our thought, there is no limit to Its manifestation for us except the limitations that we set.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>~ The Science of Mind, Ernest Holmes, p. 406.2<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-299094fa692e01e8d fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#0078c7;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_299094fa692e01e8d\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"299094fa692e01e8d\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#299094fa692e01e8d\" href=\"#299094fa692e01e8d\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Sacred Study<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"299094fa692e01e8d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_299094fa692e01e8d\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Sacred study is the practice of expanding our understanding of the nature of the One. 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