LESSON 126, All that I give is given to myself.

LESSON 126, All that I give is given to myself.

From A Course in Miracles Experience by Rev. Devan Jesse Byrne

April 7, 2026 · 11 min · Season 1 · Episode 126

About this episode

This episode discusses the concept that all that we give is ultimately given to ourselves, emphasizing the importance of forgiveness and the interconnectedness of our perceptions and actions.

LESSON 126 All that I give is given to myself. Today’s idea, completely alien to the ego and the thinking of the world, is crucial to the thought reversal that this course will bring about. If you believed this statement, there would be no problem in complete forgiveness, certainty of goal, and sure direction. You would understand the means by which salvation comes to you, and would not hesitate to use it now. Let us consider what you do believe, in place of this idea. It seems to you that other people are apart from you, and able to behave in ways which have no bearing on your thoughts, nor yours on theirs. Therefore, your attitudes have no effect on them, and their appeals for help are not in any way related to your own. You further think that they can sin without affecting your perception of yourself, while you can judge their sin, and yet remain apart from condemnation and at peace. When you “forgive” a sin, there is no gain to you directly. You give charity to one unworthy, merely to point out that you are better, on a higher plane than he whom you forgive. He has not earned your charitable tolerance, which you bestow on one unworthy of the gift, because his sins have…

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Host: Rev. Devan Jesse Byrne

Topics covered

  • forgiveness
  • self-perception
  • ego
  • salvation
  • spirituality

Keywords

  • forgiveness
  • ego
  • self-perception
  • spirituality
  • salvation

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