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Charles P. Tiley discusses the concept of true religion, which he defines as the process of reuniting or bringing together that which was seemingly separated. He believes that this separation is an illusion and that in reality, there is no separation from the All-good. Tiley argues that humanity has been steeped in the belief of separateness and that it is only with great effort that men can discern the truth concerning themselves. He shares his personal experience of reaching a place of consciousness where he understood the truth of unity and felt transported to a new realm, where he took on new life and felt that the game of life was not one of chance, but of certainty. Tiley believes that religion is the right way of living and that it is by right living that the apparent separation in man's consciousness is bridged over and made one. He emphasizes the importance of thought in shaping reality and argues that a man's body is the conscious picture of the thoughts he has held in the past. Tiley concludes that the race is in the condition it is because it thinks of itself as a thing apart from the All-good, and that this mindset is the root of sickness, disease, poverty, war, and pestilence.