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teachingofaLambslain-when? OnCalvary?
No,"fromthefoundationoftheworld." That
isthegreattruthofsacrifice. No Divinesacri-
fice, no universe. No Divine self-Iimilations,
noneoftheworldswhichfilltherealmsofspace.
Itisallasacrifice,thesacrificeoflovethatlimits
itself that others maygain self-conscious being
andrejoiceintheperfectionoftheirownultimate
Divinity. Andinasmuchasthelifeoftheworld
isbasedonsacrifice,alltruelifeisalsosacrificial
;
andwhen everyactionisdoneas sacrificethen
the man becomes the perfect, spiritual man.
Now that is hard. The first stageis not so
difficult. Wemaygiveawaylargely; wemay
make our lives useful; but how difficult it is
- our lives being made useful, and wrapped
upinsomeusefulwork-tobeabletosee that
workshiveredintopieces,and look onitsruins
withcalm content. That isoneof the things
thatismeantbysacrifice-thatyoumay throw
thewholeofyourlifeintosomegoodwork,the
wholeof your energyinto some greatscheme,
youmaytoilandbuildandplanandshape,and
youmaynourish yourown begotten schemeas
a mother maycherish the child of herwomb,
and presentlyit fallsto pieces round you. It
fails, itdoesnotsucceed; it breaks,it does not
grow; it dies,it does not live. Can you be
