Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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The human body is to be utilized properly. We have received a lot of

everything in abundance - virtues, power to discriminate, knowledge,

power to serve, etc. These have been given to us to utilize.

Utilizing this body is by serving others. We all know that none of

this will ever stay. None of this is ours. So we should renounce the

sense of mine (the mine-ness) that we have created in whatever we

have received. The sense of mine-ness is easily renounced by serving

others. Service gives us the strength to renounce mine-ness.

 

The first feeling of mine-ness that we have is with the body. Due to

our attachment to the body all other relations - with the family, the

society, the country, the world, all become real. When we do not

remain attached to the body, our relation with the rest will also go

away. Serve the body also - do not make it lazy - but do not have any

attachment to it - do not

consider it as yours. Serve it without egoism, mineness and desire.

Nothing is ours - it is all God's. In serving all, we are serving

God. Strengthen this feeling. Service will help you detach yourself

from all.

 

We have all been given all that is required to attain God. We do not

need to go to the forest or leave the family. God has provided us

with everything that we need. We just need to utilize whatever has

been provided properly.

 

There are three things to remember in service - (i) consider no one

bad; (ii) want bad for no one and (iii) do bad to no one. Everyone

will be pleased and you will become good. Salvation becomes very

easy. This results in serving the whole of mankind and this is

possible with just a change in our feeling. Everything changes with

just this change in our feeling. Do not look at what others are

doing - look at yourself only.

 

Renunciation of bad is much more significant than doing good. If you

renounce bad either you will naturally do good or you will do

nothing. You yourself will become good. Leave evil from within. Doing

good you do not naturally become good. Leaving bad - you will

naturally become good. charity in the form of renunciation is better

as renunciation will lead to salvation. Renounce evil - serve all.