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If he still does not feel, he should pray to the Creator to open his eyes and heart to feel the greatness of the Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here the two discernments develop: 1) He should regret not having a sensation of the greatness of the King. 2) He should be happy that his regrets are about spirituality and not like the rest of the people, whose regrets are only in order to receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We should know who it is who gave us the awareness that our regrets should be over spirituality, and we should be happy that the Creator has sent us thoughts of spiritual deficiency, which in itself is regarded as the salvation of the Creator. 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