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Right Understanding to Help Others
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the ego. However, without sympathy (daya), the relative-self
(prakruti) would not do any service. After Self-realization, you
will have compassion (karuna).
A person whose intentions are to serve others will be
rewarded with worldly happiness; and the one who has intentions
to hurt will be punished with worldly unhappiness. However, the
Self cannot be attained through serving others. Until one attains
the Self, one should maintain an obliging nature.
Service without My-ness is Real Service
Dadashri: Whom do you help?
Questioner: I spend a lot of time helping people in
general.
Dadashri: There are all kinds of services to society, but
the true service is one where a person does not have even the
slightest belief of, ‘I am doing a service to the society.’
Questioner: That is correct.
Dadashri: There are many people who give service to
society; they go around wearing their uniforms and white hats
with the belief, ‘I do service,’ but a true server is the one who
does not have this belief.
Questioner: When I do something good, the ego right
away says ‘I did it!’
Dadashri: Yes, the ego will be present.
Questioner: What should I do in order to forget that?
Dadashri: One should not have the ego of, ‘I am serving
society.’ When you do something good, the ego will appear. So
you should ask for forgiveness from the Lord, or whichever God
you believe in, for having the ego even though you do not want
it. Do only this much. Can you do that?
Questioner: Yes, I can.