Today's idea is the introduction to your declaration of release. Again, the idea should be applied to both the world you see without and the world you see within. In applying the idea, we will use a form of practice which will be used more and more, with changes as indicated. Generally speaking, the form includes two aspects, one in which you apply the idea on a more sustained basis, and the other consisting of frequent applications of the idea throughout the day.

Two longer periods of practice with the idea for today are needed, one in the morning and one at night. Three to five minutes for each of these are recommended. During that time, look about you slowly while repeating the idea two or three times. Then close your eyes, and apply the same idea to your inner world. You will escape from both together, for the inner is the cause of the outer.

As you survey your inner world, merely let whatever thoughts cross your mind come into your awareness, each to be considered for a moment, and then replaced by the next. Try not to establish any kind of hierarchy among them. Watch them come and go as dispassionately as possible. Do not dwell on any one in particular, but try to let the stream move on evenly and calmly, without any special investment on your part. As you sit and quietly watch your thoughts, repeat today's idea to yourself as often as you care to, but with no sense of hurry.

In addition, repeat the idea for today as often as possible during the day. Remind yourself that you are making a declaration of independence in the name of your own freedom. And in your freedom lies the freedom of the world.

The idea for today is also a particularly useful one to use as a response to any form of temptation that may arise. It is a declaration that you will not yield to it, and put yourself in bondage.

𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱'𐑟 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑛𐑳𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑧𐑒𐑤𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑕. 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑿 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑿 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯. 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾, 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑹𐑥 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑥𐑹 𐑯 𐑥𐑹, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛. 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑼𐑩𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑞 𐑓𐑹𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑛𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑨𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑕, 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑿 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲 𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑹 𐑕𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑱𐑕𐑦𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑒𐑢𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑨𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑔𐑮𐑵𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑱.

𐑑𐑵 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑐𐑽𐑾𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑓 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑸 𐑯𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑛, 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑝 𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑓 𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑸 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛. 𐑛𐑫𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑿 𐑕𐑤𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑑𐑵 𐑹 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑘𐑹 𐑲𐑟, 𐑯 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑦𐑯𐑼 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛. 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑱𐑐 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑬𐑑𐑼.

𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑱 𐑘𐑹 𐑦𐑯𐑼 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, 𐑥𐑽𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑘𐑹 𐑩𐑢𐑺𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑰𐑗 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑓 𐑩 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑑. 𐑑𐑮𐑲 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑲𐑼𐑸𐑒𐑦 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑢𐑪𐑗 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑯 𐑜𐑴 𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑐𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤. 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑼𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑿𐑤𐑼, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑲 𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑥𐑵𐑝 𐑪𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑒𐑭𐑥𐑤𐑦, 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑸𐑑. 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑕𐑦𐑑 𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑗 𐑘𐑹 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕, 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱'𐑟 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑑 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑨𐑟 𐑪𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑒𐑺 𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑳𐑮𐑦.

𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑛𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑 𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑓 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑨𐑟 𐑪𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑐𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑫𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑛𐑱. 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑸 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑛𐑧𐑒𐑤𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥. 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑤𐑲𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛.

𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑓 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑩 𐑐𐑼𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑿𐑤𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑿𐑕𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑿𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑪𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑓𐑹𐑥 𐑝 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑼𐑲𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑧𐑒𐑤𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑰𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑡.