Golden words of Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba - 58.

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58. Service

 

Service is best built on the strong foundation of Tath-Thwam-Asi. (That and

This are the same) - there is no other. There is only One. Kites fly high, but

all are lifted and kept high by the same air, the same wind. The kites have no

separate will. The pots of water in which the Sun is reflected may be many, but

the Sun is One. When another is poor, you cannot be rich. When another is in

distress, you cannot have joy. The same current runs through and activates all.

All help you give is therefore help given to yourself, all service is to the

Self alone.

 

In rendering Seva (selfless service), one should not think that their services

should be confined to the poor and the destitute. There is no need to make any

artificial distinction between the rich and the poor in the sphere of service.

What matters is the service done to a person who needs it. Your concern should

only be with what kind of service is required, when and where, and not the

status or position of the person concerned. The primary requisite is a genuine

spirit of love and camaraderie. If there is no feeling of kindness and

compassion, whatever service that is done becomes an artificial exercise, done

for getting publicity or recognition. Ostentation in rendering service is

harmful as it will only inflate the ego.