"It is better to put one's heart into one's prayer without finding the right words, than to find the right words without putting one's heart into them."
~ Gandhi
Consciousness individually and collectively shapes our material world. Our interior life constantly shapes our exterior life. This is why no matter how diverse our work in the external world, the "common work" of humanity —the only true way we can live our external lives — requires becoming conscious of the relationship between our inner and outer lives.