In the Bible, Jesus said:

“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”

When a person is identified with the ego, his point-of-view is selfish. He sees himself as different from others, and he cares more about himself than anyone else. This is true even though he may deny it to himself.

That is why a mother can be annoyed with her children, even though she loves them more than anyone else on earth. You see, she loves herself even more, and when her children conflict with her present desire (e.g., They are noisy when she wants quiet), she becomes annoyed with them.

As we awaken to consciousness, we begin to love others in the same way we love our self. That means their needs (perceived or real) are just as important to us as our own. Even more, we put others before  ourselves, because we notice that the only part of us that wouldn’t put others before ‘me’ is the ego, and we have no more interest in ego.

These are signs that you are awakening to consciousness:

• You naturally care about others as much as you care about yourself, even if you’ve never met them before.
• You happily put yourself aside without any sense of sacrifice in order to accommodate someone else’s needs (perceived or real).
• You prefer to take on a responsibility that you know you can manage yourself than pass it to another, if the other would perceive it as a burden.
• You are willing to do things someone else’s way, as long as the effect of that decision is in harmony with intuition’s guidance.
• You recognize others as yourself and greet them with great joy and familiarity. (Sometimes you have to tone it down a bit, because others are not accustomed to it.)
• Others often tell you they feel more at ease or happier when they are around you or after talking with you.

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Today’s reading encourages commitment to our true desire … to our guiding intuition … to inner spiritual wisdom …. to truth.

At some point, it comes down to this:

What am I committed to?

Most people don’t notice my commitment to truth. Oh, they see the time I put into contemplation, because of these daily tips. They hear my teachings and know there’s something serious going on there, but my real commitment to truth is much more subtle than daily tips and teachings. My real commitment to truth shows up in the opinions I drop rather than fight for. It shows up when I do things someone else’s way instead of “my way.” It shows up in how I happily accept things as they are without trying to make everything please “me.” It shows up in how I have no grievances against anyone, and I let everyone be as they are without asking them to be different. It shows up in how I don’t expect anything from anyone, and how I respond to the moment as it is instead of thinking it should be different.

A real commitment to truth is subtle. It’s quiet. It appears passive, although it is actually a very active commitment.

Jesus said, “The meek shall inherit the earth.”

Meek is defined as “quiet, gentle and easily imposed upon; submissive.”

Someone who is genuinely meek in the way Jesus speaks of would agree with “quiet, gentle” and “submissive,” but would say she is never imposed upon. Only the ego can be imposed upon.

Genuine meekness is living from within—living from spiritual intuition and wisdom. It is not living from “I know.” It is not living from “I’m right.” It is not living from conditioning. And it certainly doesn’t seek recognition for itself. People who live from ego seldom notice meekness in another, and if they do notice it, they often interpret it as weakness. It takes meekness to notice, understand and appreciate meekness.

Genuine meekness is like a rare, overlooked jewel. It is those who live it that understand its value.

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