當你更了解人類身心靈三面向的運作，對於神在「人類對神祈禱的整件事和整個過程」只是扮演觀察者的腳色之真相，你會自然明白和認同。你也會自然懂得此篇教導的「如何更有效地祈禱」——對任何神佛的祈拜也一樣——的秘訣，並能在日常生活裡適度應用它，過一種與神對話所謂「有意識地創造」的生活方式。
既使你是一個心智力量強大到足以勝過自己所有「發起思維」的人，你的祈求禱告所能帶給你的顯化結果，可能都不如當你更了解與神對話解說的「人類身心靈三面向如何運作、三者之間的運作關係」和神在此篇提供的方法，來得輕鬆且效益強大。這也是一個如何跨越頭腦心智地運用「being創造」的好例子。歡迎參閱探索：
聽神談：【「祈禱」與「感恩的禱告」的差別】
如果你以乞求和哀告(beg and supplicate)的態度做祈禱，你會「經驗到你所選擇的事物」的機會似乎就小得多，因為在每個懇求背後的「發起思維」是：你目前並沒有那你希望獲有的東西(the Sponsoring Thought behind every supplication is that you do not have now what you wish)。那個「發起思維」變成了你的實相(reality)。
唯一可以勝過這個(懇求背後的)發起思維的「發起思維」就是：抱著不論你要求什麼東西，神都必會應允——無一例外——的信心思維。有些人擁有這種信心，但(畢竟)這樣的人非常少。(怎麼辦呢？請參考這個秘訣：)
當你不是以「必須相信神永遠會答應」任何請求，而是直覺地了解到「做請求這件事本身」根本是不必要的(the request itself is not necessary)時，祈禱的過程就變得容易多了。這時候，祈禱便成為了一個感恩的禱告。它一點也不是請求，而是一個對本來如是的感恩聲明(a statement of gratitude for what is so)。
尼爾：你說祈禱是對本來如是的一個聲明,你的意思是說神什麼都沒做(God does nothing)，祈禱之後發生的每件事都是那祈禱者的作為所導致的結果嗎？
如果你認為神是某個萬能的存在體，在聽了所有的禱告後，對某些禱告說「好的」、對另一些說「不行」、又對其餘的人說「也許可以，但非現在」的話，你就錯了(you are mistaken 你誤會了)。神用什麼經驗法則來決定呢？
如果你認為神是你們生命中所有事情的創造者和決定者，你就錯(誤會)了。
神是你們生命中所有事情的觀察者，不是創作者(God is the observer, not the creator.)。而且神隨時都準備在你們的人生中幫助你們，但並非以你可能期待的方式幫助你。
創造或不創造你人生的情況或條件並非神的功能(是靈魂的功能)。神以神的形象和模樣(in the image and likeness of God)創造了你們(身心靈三面向的你們)。而你們又經由神給你們的力量，創造了其餘的。神創造了生命的過程，以及如你們所知的生命本身。然而，神也給了你們可以在人生中隨心所欲的自由選擇(free choice 去創造其餘的——靈魂在超意識層面設定、孕育、吸引和創造「身體和心智在潛意識和意識層面得以體驗」的情境場。)。
摘自《與神對話 I》第1章
If, therefore, you beg and supplicate, there seems a much smaller chance that you will experience what you think you are choosing, because the Sponsoring Thought behind every supplication is that you do not have now what you wish. That Sponsoring Thought becomes your reality.
The only Sponsoring Thought which could override this thought is the thought held in faith that God will grant whatever is asked, without fail. Some people have such faith, but very few.
The process of prayer becomes much easier when, rather than having to believe that God will always say “yes” to every request, one understands intuitively, that the request itself is not necessary. Then the prayer is a prayer of thanksgiving. It is not a request at all but a statement of gratitude for what is so.
Neale: When you say that a prayer is a statement of what is so, are you saying that God does nothing; that everything which happens after a prayer is a result of the prayer’s action?
If you believe that God is some omnipotent being who hears all prayers, says “yes” to some, “no” to others, and “maybe, but not now” to the rest, you are mistaken. By what rule of thumb would God decide?
If you believe that God is the creator and decider of all things in your life, you are mistaken.
God is the observer, not the creator. And God stands ready to assist you in living your life, but not in the way you might expect.
It is not God’s function to create, or uncreate, the circumstances or conditions of your life. God created you, in the image and likeness of God. You have created the rest, through the power God has given you. God created the process of life and life itself as you know it. Yet God gave you free choice, to do with life as you will.
