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Pray and Inquire: The Path to Inner Purity

10th July 2024|Watch on YouTube

Through persistent prayer and inquiry, one's sensitivity to inner impurities deepens, leading to a lifelong process of purifying the heart as God's temple.

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So the noticing and the acknowledging that which within us still operates in a selfish way, you see, is also a gift of Grace. So how do we—what do we then do? We have to continue to pray and inquire. Continue to pray and inquire, and you'll find it strange maybe that the more you pray, the more foolish you will take yourself to be, because more and more will be shown to you till—and this is a lifelong project—so till there is this um, even slightest egotism, you—your sensitivity will deepen more and more that you will not want it in God's temple in your heart. You want your—our Temple fully clean. And um, so if this is not happening, if this process is not unfolding, then we need to pray more, we need to inquire more.

Key Teachings

  • Noticing inner selfishness is a gift of Grace.
  • Continuous prayer and inquiry deepen self-awareness and reveal hidden egotism.
  • The goal is to purify the 'Temple of God' (the heart) completely.
  • Increased prayer and inquiry are necessary if the purification process is not unfolding.
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From: We Must Live a God Directed Life Instead of a God Assisted Life - 10th July 2024