Sufferings 4

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Question: In the case of persons who are not

capable of long meditation will it not be enough if they

engage themselves in doing good to

others?<br><br>Maharshi: Yes, it will do. The idea of good will be in

their heart. That is enough. Good, God, love, all are

the same thing. If the person keeps continuously

thinking of any one of these, it will be enough. All

meditation is for the purpose of keeping out all other

thoughts.<br><br>Question: So one should try to ameliorate suffering, even

if one knows that ultimately it is

non-existent?<br><br>Maharshi: There never was and never will be a time when all

are equally happy or rich or wise or healthy. In fact

none of these terms has any meaning except in so far

as the opposite to it exists. But that does not mean

that when you come across anyone who is less happy or

more miserable than yourself, you are not to be moved

to compassion or to seek to relieve him as best you

can. On the contrary, you must love all and help all,

since only in that way can you help yourself.

<br><br>When you seek to reduce the suffering of any fellow

man or fellow creature, whether your efforts succeed

or not, you are yourself evolving spiritually

especially if such service is rendered disinterestedly, not

with the egotistic feeling ‘I am doing this’, but in

the spirit ‘God is making me the channel of this

service; he is the doer and I am the

instrument.’<br><br>If one knows the truth that all that one gives to

others is giving only to oneself, who indeed will not be

a virtuous person and perform the kind act of

giving to others? Since everyone is one’s own Self,

whoever does whatever to whomever is doing it only to

himself. <br><br>Hari Aum !!!