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Right Understanding to Help Others
is born as an Indian for these two goals, yet he attains neither.
Instead, he is caught up in cheating others and paving a way for
a life in the animal kingdom.
Solution for Harmony in Life
Questioner: How does one go about making his life
simple and ideal?
Dadashri: Maintain an obliging nature. Give to others
whatever you have. In this manner, your life will become ideal
and harmonious (satvik). Have you ever done this? Do you like
an obliging nature?
Questioner: I have, to a certain degree.
Dadashri: The more obliging in nature you are, the more
you will benefit. Continue to be obliging and Help Others in any
way that you can. You can help someone financially, run errands
for people, give clothing to the needy, etc.
Lord Mahavir says, ‘Use your mind, speech, body and
soul (worldly self) for others. If then you experience any pain,
let me know.’
Religion begins with an obliging nature. Happiness is found
in giving to others. But instead people tend to take away from
others. Do not do anything for yourself. When you do for others,
you will not have to do anything for yourself.
Keep Firm in the Intent to Help
Do any of the fruit trees eat their own fruits? No. These
trees teach human beings to give their fruits to others. When you
do this, nature in turn will reward you. The Neem tree is very
bitter, yet people grow it because of its many benefits; otherwise,
they would uproot it. It is beneficial in many ways: it is cooling
to the body, it has medicinal value and its extracts have healing
properties. In Satyug (past time cycle characterized by unity in
thoughts, speech and acts), people strived only to make others