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Pray persistently first to be cleansed of compulsions; second, for deliverance from ignorance and forgetfulness; and third, from every temptation and sense of abandonment.
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In your prayer seek only righteousness and the kingdom, that is, virtue and knowledge, and all the rest will be added to you.
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It is right to pray not only for your own cleansing, but also for all your fellow people, so that you may imitate the way of the angels.
Alex Poulos, PhD 