What’s is philanthropy?
Doing “philanthropic” deeds in order to “gain” something is the the antethesis of charity.
What is unconditional love?
When conditions are attached, it becomes a transaction. Love, compassion (in whatever form), charity, are all these that’s must be given unconditionally, from a standpoint of MERCY, not desire, or any other selfish reasoning. There is no self in unconditional love (and by extension in sincere acts of philantropy), there is only all.
I was thinking more about this concept of “I AM” and how we are all one, just don’t realize it.
What is the “illusion” and how does one break it?
Well just like to be able to love and respect one another, one must first learn to accept forgive and love oneself (again, not in a narcissistic self serving way, but in a love rooted in MERCY),
To break the illusion for anyone else, one must first break the illusion for themselves, no?
They say that your “shadow”, the parts of ones character that one cannot accept or come to terms with will manifest in reality in the people you come across in day to day life.
In other words, all the things you hate and criticize the most in those around you be it family friends lovers strangers, from the talking heads on tv and to pet salamander, are simply reflections of yourself, blurring the true reality of things.
Know yourself：break the illusion.
If you know what shadow you are casting on people, and can identify it for what it is you will find that you see the difference between your mental projections and what is real aka the other person.
Everything starts from there.