The purpose of this exercise section is to give you experiential understanding of God’s universal principles discussed in Section I of this book. While intellectual understanding is important as a first step, it has very limited benefits in application. Similarly, understanding traffic laws does not make you a proficient driver until you have achieved experiential understanding of driving. I consider this section to be the most important and beneficial part of this book. Even if you have never heard of universal principles and you do the exercises in this section, you will experience benefits in every aspect of your life.

I have worked as a physician in my practice and in a state prison system for the last 20 years. Often, I did not have time to elaborate on the theoretical details of universal principles. I have taught many patients and inmates awareness tools, some of which are described in this section. I have seen people healing themselves from so called incurable diseases, and from allegedly incurable serious mental illnesses. I have seen people resolving problems and achieving goals they previously believed to be impossible. All it took was for them to have enough motivation to take charge of their own will and do the exercises.

Your consciousness and mind can be compared —in some respects— to your muscles. You can read the best books about building your muscles and strengthening them. You can totally understand how healthful and important it is. However, until you get up and actually exercise, you will never develop your muscles. Most people have never learned to use their consciousness in alignment with universal principles. If you understand the crucial importance of universal principles, take advantage of these exercises and enjoy them. After some time you will be applying them automatically and effortlessly in your daily life just like any skill you have learned. When you reach this point, you will also realize that life, when experienced in alignment with universal principles, becomes an unceasing process of learning and expanding awareness, which will increase your feelings of appreciation, compassion, and unconditional love. Remember that as long as you are a creation with limits, the process of learning and expansion in consciousness is a journey with no end. This is one of God's gifts to you! Another crucial reason for doing these exercises is that intellectual knowledge alone does not make things happen. Knowing what is right does not make things right until we start taking action NOW. This is the main message and purpose of this book and the Better World Project. Enjoy it.