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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 139
to facilitate the act, the kneeling position should be taken.
On the other hand, as Emerson said:
"And though your knees are never bent
To Heaven, your hourly prayers are sent;
And, be 1 hey formed for good or ill,
Are registered and answered still,"
so that the attitude of the body during the act of prayer is
immaterial except as found to be conducive to produce the
greatest intensity of purpose;
prayer effective.
QUESTION No. 64.
for that is what makes the
Do those who have passed out of earth life keep watch
and ward over us who are left behind; for instance, do
mothers look after their little children, or even the larger
ones ?
Answer: Yes; very often a mother who has recently
passed out will watch over her little children for a long
time, and instances have been recorded where mothers
have saved their babes from dangers. Though not know-
ing consciously how to materialize, love for the little ones
and intense fear for their safety caused the mothers in