2-44. Release your ego, because it cannot see your real self. Open your heart to Love, because it has always known who you are in Truth.
The ego is forever incapable of seeing anything that is actually Real, for the ego is not real and all that the ego attempts to perceive are but the merest of whispers, reflections of a truth that the ego desires to be real. The ego is an illusion, a seemingly powerful darkness that is based on such ephemerality that it can never be considered to be Real when it is regarded from the perspective of Infinity. The ego is a transitory state, a perspective from which this world appears to take on a reality and a depth that it does not actually enjoy. The ego is not permanent. It is not Eternal. It will fall before the Light of Love, for while the darkness of the ego appears to be vast indeed, it is only the Light that is actually capable of being present throughout all of space and time. You created the ego, even though the process by which it was formed and solidified into its present state is likely not wholly clear to you. The youngest among us have little use for an ego, for they are simply present, accepting all that occurs with little need for judgment. They are literally wide-eyed in wonder as they take in the vast array of sensory input that this world offers, regarding it generally with a placid yet eager manner. They witness and process events, but they do not have a strong sense of themselves as being distinctly separate from their sensory environments. While they are certainly aware, even on the day of their birth, that some amount of distinction exists between themselves and others, they do not dwell on these concepts, endlessly pondering the nature of their existence and wondering why it is that they might be such a discrete unit of consciousness, present in a body but unlimited in scope and depth. They simply are, and that is enough for them, at least at first. The process by which an idea and a sense of individuality and distinct differentiation between themselves and the others in their lives, who generally care for them with great loving kindness, takes time to develop. In many cases, the ego forms over a period of years, a learned behavior that is picked up and replicated from the lessons that others impart on their developing minds, modeled behavior that reflects standards of perception that are nearly universal in all of human culture. But what use does this illusion of impenetrable separation hold for any child, as they accept it as their own with little thought of the consequences of their willingness to believe simply because others demonstrate in countless ways the myriad aspects of a belief in the ego, if that child were to be able to accurately evaluate the eventual and unavoidable consequences of the patterns of thought that they are ingraining into their rapidly developing minds? This illusionary state of perception has no utility for any who accept it, though rarely are any Children of God sufficiently composed to reject the ego when it first begins to take root in their own minds. Generally and almost universally, it is necessary to first pick up and accept the illusionary nature of the ego as one’s own, dwelling within it for a great many years, before the impermanence and emptiness of its propositions are finally recognized as being utterly devoid of any value whatsoever. Love is so very different than the ego that to even attempt to compare the two is a proposition without value - such a comparison is actually impossible, for what correlation can be found between that which is nothingness and that which is everything and so much more even than that concept can contain? Do not attempt to contrast the baseless banality of the ego to the Glory and the Light that is Love everlasting. Such an attempt to draw any distinctions between that which is All and that which is truly nothing in every sense of the word will never have value for you, for in doing so you are trying to assign a reality to the ego that it will never enjoy. The ego cannot see you as you are in Truth, for the ego sees nothing that is real and it will never be able to accomplish such a task. The darkness of the ego knows nothing of the Light of Love, for the ego’s misty veils serve only to cover its eternally empty center. The Light of Love pervades all of the Universe with its Perfection, forever available to you as it is available to all of the Children of God, containing within its structure and composition all of the reassurance, certainty and purity that God holds for you within the Heart of God, forever Knowing you just as you were when you were Created - as the Perfect Child of God that you will always be. Do not attempt to combat or defeat the ego. This will not do. You will be struggling with shadows, trying in vain to solidify them into a structure that can actually be confronted. This is not possible. The ego is not to be defeated. It is merely to be transcended, left behind as the illusion that it has always been, allowing the Light of Love to return to your heart from whence it was once banished in favor of the ego’s lies. You may not remember all of the steps and the enormous amount of compromises that you accepted to allow the ego to become the ruler of your mind. But know that this process has transpired, for if it had not, the ego would never have been able to have taken ahold of your mind, warping your thoughts from endless appreciation for the Perfection of Creation into sickly minions of defeat, constantly assailing you with the fear of death which forever must be the final resting place of the ego. The ego will fall when your body finally fails, for the ego is of the body and it is a lie that cannot transcend this world. But Love will remain constant, forever accessible to you and always ready to accept you back in to the fold of Love and Truth that is both your origin and your destination. Love will always See and Know you just as you are in Truth, for the ego is nothing and Love is Everything and so much more that to attempt to capture even the merest of aspects of the Universality of Love with words is a pointless exercise in hopeless futility. Accept the Truth of Love and be Free again, beautiful Child of God, for you have not been forgotten by God or by yourself in any measure that has but one iota of true value for you. Choose now, using the infinite power of your own Free Will, to accept the limitless healing power of Love, allowing it to show you a world transformed from darkness, pain, isolation and unavoidable death into a veritable Garden, one filled with the brightest of Lights, forever welcoming you Home to God and to Love. You are already Seen, Known, Appreciated and infinitely Loved. You do not need to achieve anything or become anyone other that just who you are to be worthy and deserving of this Love. It is forever Given, for this Love can See you with complete clarity and with no regard for the dark illusions of the ego which have for so long attempted to blind you to what is forever yours to accept. Turn away from the ego now, for it offers nothing that you want in Truth and accept the Light of Love as your Light, for with its transformative Power, you will be able to See your own Grace, Glory and Purity. You have forever been worthy of infinite Love. Accept it, for it has already accepted you, just as you are.