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Originally Posted by Adam 
The closest answer that I can find is that the ego, the perspective of being just one person, isn't able to figure out what would really be the greater good for all, so until an individual's level of consciousness approaches enlightenment, it is still the safest bet to include these 'qualifier' phrases.
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Adam,
In the teachings I follow the qualifier is akin to: "Of myself I can do nothing" or "Not mine, but thine". Great question BTW, really got me thinking.
The following is my beliefs,
"Of myself I can do nothing" is a recognition that all things are a part of universal or superconciousness, that One Will drives the world. In manifesting we utilise our specialised self conciousness, our will, to shape subconciousness to achieve our aims. Will in this context does not mean mental force or power, it means desire. Our desires manifest as we ask.
The qualifier recognizes that we are all a part of the one will, the desire of life, on all levels. Our desire is an expression of that. Quoting "Of myself I can do nothing" connects me to all of life. Recognition of our true desires, rather than what we think we need to get what we want, brings us closer to our true will, our true selves, the one self
It's about being recptive to the one will on a self concious level.
I hope that made sense to you all, to me it seems close to Steve and Erin's subjective reality model. I'm not trying to be preachie, these are my beliefs if don't like them that's ok with me
