3-24. Burn away your ego by giving only Love to everyone, every day. Your ego will be no more. From its ashes, you will Arise as the Perfect Child of God you already Are.
From the perspective of the ego, to love another is difficult, for something is given and perhaps nothing is received in return. This is the limited and transactional perspective of the ego, and it is not shared by God or by Truth in an manner at all. In the Sight of God, to Love another is effortless and Complete, for all that is offered is received as well. This stands in such opposition to the ego that it is unintelligible from any perspective that is grounded in limitation. In the general parlance of this world, it is genuinely antithetical to the ego, for it requires an awareness of the unlimited Nature of Love, and the ego is the essence of the illusion of limitations, now manifest in form and subjugated to its own nature. What is this, however? What is limitation when regarded from that which is Infinite and Eternal? Nothing is recognized of impossibilities within the Sight of God, for there can be no restriction of that which expands beyond all concepts of limits. To Give is to Receive, when these concepts are transcended by the heart and transformed into the Truth that underlies all expressions of God in whatever manifestation they might take within the world of form. As such, to be freed of the ego, give. But not just giving as the ego understands it - Give as God does, eternally and endlessly. This is not intended to imply that you relinquish all that is of utility to yourself, as if cutting out your own heart and offering it to another who refuses to see their own would be of some perverse value to them. Simply because they stand, as of yet unwilling to look within, does not mean that you are possessed of any ability to direct them towards that which they refuse to see. Do not believe that Love involves any form of sacrifice, for that is a misnomer of the inherently limited understanding of this world and it has no reflection in Truth. What it truly means to Give, within this world, is to Give Love to whatever extent you are able to do so, without any attempt to sacrifice that which is necessary and proper for you to enjoy. The ego cannot stand within this framework of undifferentiated generosity, for it cannot understand that which is not of its own nature. And the Nature of Giving has no reflection within the illusions of the ego, for to the ego, to give that which is not returned i sacrifice, and only the insane or destitute of all self-respect would give to others that which they will not accept for themselves. Yet recall that that which is insanity to the ego, which is a deep madness itself, can easily be regarded as sanity and logical inference to those who have looked deeply enough within to see that their Connection to All That Is has forever remained unaffected by the ego’s tribulations and attempts to classify all that occurs within an ambit of transaction. The more that you are able to Give with no thought of Return, the more that you will Receive, for all that you offer that is genuine and pure is Given directly to God, through the channel of the heart of another. It will be recognized, appreciated and reinvested in you, also through the channel of your awakening heart. This is a simple process, but it flies so strongly in the face of the ego that you may recoil at its presentation, at least at first. The ego will scream that you are losing as another gains, and that you are suffering as another is given more than you have. But that is simply not the case, and removing yourself from this liturgical pronouncements of the ego, its irreverence for Truth and the deeply canonical process of upholding sacrifice as having any reflexive justification is of great and abiding value for you, for with time and dedicated practice, you will feel the uplifting nature of generosity and grace within every interaction you encounter. Again and with an importance that is perilous if you choose to disregard it, to Give is not to sacrifice. Do not swing the pendulum of your perception from one side, so deeply oriented towards self-absorbed awareness, all of the way towards the exactly opposing viewpoint, one from which you do not exist and the needs of others are believed to outstrip your own. That is no more in balance than the general mindset of this world, which of course shies away from genuine Service in favor of acquisition of wealth and power purely for its own sake. Seek instead the middle ground of the heart, one that enjoys ever increasing levels of peace, vitality and contentment from balance and observation of the power of Giving to uplift you along with those who you attempt to assist. Burn away all of the fragmented boundaries of the ego by approaching all situations with the intent to perform the greatest level of Service that you are able to muster, even if that is simply refraining from expressing displeasure, negativity or discontentment to another who has no responsibility for your own state of mind. Not all can benefit from your comfort and solace. They are simply not ready, and your heart will always advise you appropriately as to who is sufficiently open to be receptive, and who is far too enraptured by their own beliefs to be affected by your kindness at all. In this manner, and with dedicated practice in all situations, much of the burdens of the ego will be lifted, for you will become ever more willing to approach all that occurs and everyone that you encounter as either lessons in Love or opportunities to express the Truth of Love, rather than the encumbrances of reflective frustration that the ego is so deeply fond of presenting to you. All that is anger, malice, fear or desolation is of the ego, for these concepts have no reflection in Truth and they are all created by a perceptual framework wholly grounded in an illusion of separation. Cast them off, dearest and most precious Child of God, for their fruits are poisonous and their offerings are devoid of any nourishment at all. The amber of God flows through your heart when you approach All That Is with gratitude for your Creation and for all of the myriad opportunities to express your gratitude for yet another opportunity to See beyond all limits, and to approach another with and through your heart, seeing them not as a separate body but as a singular and unique expression of the Divinity of Creation, perhaps having forgotten their True Nature but never having been forgotten by God. In this manner, you will begin to forget the limitations of perception that are endemic and inherent to the ego, and you will open ever vaster liminal spaces of alignment with the Nature of Creation, which is a great web of connection and conjunction within which all that is needed is Given and all that is required can be accepted by all who ask, although only to the extent that they are willing to believe that they are worthy of all that they desire to be Given. What is Given is Love, and what is needed is Love. Nothing more than the Perfection of Love fires all that lives, and nothing less that this is asked of you to express to all who might be able to accept what you offer with a generosity and a sacredness of Spirit that directly aligns your heart with the Heart of God. As you continue to Arise as the Child of God that you have always been, difficulties may not directly or immediately cease. But your perception of your own ability to transcend all limitations will alter so dramatically that you will no longer stand in witness of challenges - you will instead See ever increasing opportunities to become so much more than you ever thought possible. This is the Arising of the Sanctity of Love within your heart, and it will transform all that you perceive into an ability to See the Light of Love radiating forth from all that lives, including all whom you encounter, no matter how difficult it remains for them to See themselves as they truly are. You needn’t save them, for they are already Safe within the Heart of God. You needn’t lead them, for they must direct themselves Home. But you can See them as they are, in Truth, for your ability to do so will travel directly from your heart to theirs, perhaps unrecognized by them at the time but consistently and effortlessly piercing all of the hidden veils of their egos, so that they will be unable to deny what it is that they feel, even if the experience is nearly incomprehensible to them. It is not your responsibility to carry them Home. It is your charge to See them as they were Created - as perfection incarnate, no matter their physical presentations. In this manner, all that is illusion falls away and all that is the Light of God shines forth, undeniable, eternal and perfect in every way. See for them what they have forgotten, and rest assured that in time and with their own willingness, they will See what to you is so clear that anything else is no longer recognized as Real in any way at all.