I am free to use all [my] capacities to alleviate the suffering of those around me. In living for others, I come to life. – Eknath Easwaran, December 31, “Words to Live By”
We learn, slowly but we do learn, that in living for others we are opened to God's gift to us...the gift of God Itself.
Then we discover that the others cannot be limited to our family, our community, our friends. We must be ready, willing and available to whomever comes to us in need...sometimes physically but more often mentally by way of our attack mind...ah, those with whom we are less than enchanted.
Those who are wrong according to our egoic mind.
It is by allowing into our life those with whom we disagree that we discover they are truly our angels...for, along with fear, nothing sends us to God so quickly...so sincerely. We begin to understand the words, "Help me to seek to understand rather than seek to be understood." Not to mention, "Relieve me of the bondage of self."
The action that turns us to God is the keeping of our Self centered...by keeping our own primary purpose in life first in our consciousness. For if we lose our center, forget our primary purpose, we are back to being self-centered...where none other is allowed entrance into our consciousness.
This is the place where I See Me aligns with ego...and EGO-ISM rules. Uh-oh, alone again, naturally.
Thank you.
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