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− | '''My holiness blesses the world'''. | + | <center>'''My holiness blesses the world'''.</center> |
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| My holiness blesses the world. | | My holiness blesses the world. |
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| Today's four longer exercise periods, each to involve three to five minutes of practice, begin with the repetition of the idea for today, followed by a minute or so of looking about you as you apply the idea to whatever you see: | | Today's four longer exercise periods, each to involve three to five minutes of practice, begin with the repetition of the idea for today, followed by a minute or so of looking about you as you apply the idea to whatever you see: |
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− | :My holiness blesses this chair
| + | <center>My holiness blesses this chair</center> |
− | :My holiness blesses that window
| + | <center>My holiness blesses that window</center> |
− | :My holiness blesses this body.
| + | <center>My holiness blesses this body.</center> |
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| Then close your eyes and apply the idea to any person who occurs to you, using his name and saying: | | Then close your eyes and apply the idea to any person who occurs to you, using his name and saying: |
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− | :My holiness blesses you, [name].
| + | <center>My holiness blesses you, [name].</center> |
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| You may continue the practice period with your eyes closed; you may open your eyes again and apply the idea for today to your outer world if you so desire; you may alternate between applying the idea to what you see around you and to those who are in your thoughts; or you may use any combination of these two phases of application that you prefer. The practice period should conclude with a repetition of the idea with your eyes closed, and another, following immediately, with your eyes open. | | You may continue the practice period with your eyes closed; you may open your eyes again and apply the idea for today to your outer world if you so desire; you may alternate between applying the idea to what you see around you and to those who are in your thoughts; or you may use any combination of these two phases of application that you prefer. The practice period should conclude with a repetition of the idea with your eyes closed, and another, following immediately, with your eyes open. |