Service

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" Service can be briefly defined as the spontaneous effect of soul

contact. This contact is so definite and fixed that the life of the

soul can pour through into the instrument which the soul must

perforce use upon the physical plane. It is the manner whereby the

nature of that soul can demonstrate in the world of human affairs.

Service is not a quality or a performance; it is not an activity

towards which people must strenuously strive, nor is it a method of

world salvage. This distinction must be clearly grasped, or else our

whole attitude to this momentous demonstration of the success of the

evolutionary process in humanity will be at fault. Service is a life

demonstration. It is a soul urge, and is as much an evolutionary

impetus of the soul as the urge to self-preservation or the

reproduction of the species is a demonstration of the animal soul.

This is a statement of importance. It is a soul instinct, if we may

use such an inadequate expression and is, therefore, innate and

peculiar to soul unfoldment. It is the outstanding characteristic of

the soul, just as desire is the outstanding characteristic of the

lower nature. It is group desire, just as in the lower nature it is

personality desire. It is the urge to group good. It cannot,

therefore, be taught or imposed upon a person as a desirable evidence

of aspiration, functioning from without and based upon the theory of

service. It is simply the first real effect, evidenced upon the

physical plane, of the fact that the soul is beginning to express

itself in outer manifestation. Neither theory nor aspiration will or

can make a man a real server.

… Today we have much running after service, and much philanthropic

effort. All of it is, however, deeply covered by personality, and it

often produces much harm, for people seek to impose their ideas of

service and their personal techniques upon other aspirants. They may

have become sensitive to impression, but they oft-times misinterpret

the truth and are biassed by personality ends. They must learn to

lay the emphasis upon soul contact and upon an active familiarity

with the egoic life, and not upon the form side of service. May I

beg those of you who respond to these ideas, and are sensitive to

soul impression (oft-times misinterpreting the truth, being biassed

by personality ends) to lay the emphasis upon soul contact and not

upon the form side of service. Activity of the form side lays stress

upon personality ambition, veiling them with the glamour of service.

If care over the essential to service—soul contact—is taken, then the

service rendered will flow with spontaneity along the right lines,

and bear much fruit. Of this, the selfless service and the deep flow

of spiritual life, which have been demonstrated in the world work of

late, is a hopeful indication. "

 

Alice A. Bailey in her " Esoteric Psychology II " , pages 124-126

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That's right. None of us make it until we all do. It is the mandate

of this dispensation....

 

-richard O

 

 

, " sarceto "

<sarceto wrote:

>

> Though to share this...

>

> Namaste

> A.

>

> " Service can be briefly defined as the spontaneous effect of soul

> contact. This contact is so definite and fixed that the life of

the

> soul can pour through into the instrument which the soul must

> perforce use upon the physical plane. It is the manner whereby

the

> nature of that soul can demonstrate in the world of human

affairs.

> Service is not a quality or a performance; it is not an activity

> towards which people must strenuously strive, nor is it a method

of

> world salvage. This distinction must be clearly grasped, or else

our

> whole attitude to this momentous demonstration of the success of

the

> evolutionary process in humanity will be at fault. Service is a

life

> demonstration. It is a soul urge, and is as much an evolutionary

> impetus of the soul as the urge to self-preservation or the

> reproduction of the species is a demonstration of the animal

soul.

> This is a statement of importance. It is a soul instinct, if we

may

> use such an inadequate expression and is, therefore, innate and

> peculiar to soul unfoldment. It is the outstanding characteristic

of

> the soul, just as desire is the outstanding characteristic of the

> lower nature. It is group desire, just as in the lower nature it

is

> personality desire. It is the urge to group good. It cannot,

> therefore, be taught or imposed upon a person as a desirable

evidence

> of aspiration, functioning from without and based upon the theory

of

> service. It is simply the first real effect, evidenced upon the

> physical plane, of the fact that the soul is beginning to express

> itself in outer manifestation. Neither theory nor aspiration will

or

> can make a man a real server.

> … Today we have much running after service, and much philanthropic

> effort. All of it is, however, deeply covered by personality, and

it

> often produces much harm, for people seek to impose their ideas of

> service and their personal techniques upon other aspirants. They

may

> have become sensitive to impression, but they oft-times

misinterpret

> the truth and are biassed by personality ends. They must learn to

> lay the emphasis upon soul contact and upon an active familiarity

> with the egoic life, and not upon the form side of service. May I

> beg those of you who respond to these ideas, and are sensitive to

> soul impression (oft-times misinterpreting the truth, being

biassed

> by personality ends) to lay the emphasis upon soul contact and not

> upon the form side of service. Activity of the form side lays

stress

> upon personality ambition, veiling them with the glamour of

service.

> If care over the essential to service—soul contact—is taken, then

the

> service rendered will flow with spontaneity along the right lines,

> and bear much fruit. Of this, the selfless service and the deep

flow

> of spiritual life, which have been demonstrated in the world work

of

> late, is a hopeful indication. "

>

> Alice A. Bailey in her " Esoteric Psychology II " , pages 124-126

>

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--- richard O <eyeoneblack wrote:

 

> That's right. None of us make it until we all do.

> It is the mandate

> of this dispensation....

>

 

 

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