<sod>According to theologian Hans Urs Von Balthasar, "choice" is the center of the ''Exercises'', and directed to a self-abandonment to God, in choosing God's choice.<ref name=Schindler/> The Exercises “have as their purpose the conquest of self and the regulation of one’s life in such a way that no decision is made under the influence of any inordinate attachment.”<eod>
<sod>According to the theologian Hans Urs Von Balthasar, "choice" is the center of the ''Exercises'', and they are directed to choosing God's choice, i.e. ultimately to a self-abandonment to God.<ref name=Schindler/> The Exercises “have as their purpose the conquest of self and the regulation of one’s life in such a way that no decision is made under the influence of any inordinate attachment.”<eod>