SEPARATION
The ego strives to delliberately separate itself from the larger Self on purpose. It senses that by itelf it is King of the Road, the Host of its daily activity. While ego understands on an intrinsic level that the separation is not good for the whole (Holy) Self, in its quest for self-importance it chooses to isolate itself from the greater good (God) in order to have a moment in time where it is the only power recognized by the computerized mind and body. But what the ego does not realize is the enormous harm done by this drive to make itself the only recognizable power the mind and body can see on a temporal level.
However, make no mistake about it, the ego is not completely ignorant in making this choice. It understands that it has chosen isolation. What the ego does not understand is the temporary damage/harm done by its isolation from the great Source.
We can only excuse the ego's ignorance to a certain degree. When we hear the phrase "forgive them for they know not what they do," what is actually being said is that while they may not understand the consequences of their actions, their egos are/were cognizant of the fact that they were choosing isolation over love.
The ego will make deliberate and selfish choices to further its existence and power. Beware of this fact. You can be burned by those who would choose to harm you because of their misguided notion that there is some form of temporary gain rather than choosing the discipline of the path of love and light that teaches abstaining from harmful actions by honoring the God within all beings.
In other words, if your tendency toward forgiveness is great as you follow the path of love and light, you must practice discernment. Understand that for you to continue on this path you must protect your Self from being burned by the ignorance of another's ego.
You may feel empathy for the difficult conditions created in individual lives if they are driven by their ego, but do not make the mistake of believing that they "see" with the clarity and perspective you may now enjoy. As long as the ego is in control it will make choices designed to separate itself from the greater Source because it knows that to be integrated into the High Self includes sacrifice and discipline.
The ego can be thought of as the "baby" stage of the individual's development. Babies, while cute, have egocentric thought patterns as a matter of survival. Also, their sphere of understanding is very limited. As a result, a baby can only sense its own immediate temporal needs. Likewise --- the ego cannot sense the larger picture and the need for sacrifice and discipline.
There is a difference between sacrifice and discipline; they are not synonymous. Sacrifice entails letting go of personal wants so that the wants and needs of the godself are the primary goals to be achieved in life. This does not mean that fun is eliminated from your life. Quite the contrary. When love and light control your thoughts and activities, the result is exhilerating and jubilescent {their word]. God's Will brought into force in your life is the Gift of Heaven promised mankind since the inception of life on earth.
Separation is an unnatural state of awareness. Or, to be precise, UNawareness of the greater good. And the greater good is God.
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