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In man's life, it is only when there is a relationship, connection and
communion between different components of the community that life will be happy
and pleasurable. Man cannot live in isolation from society even for one moment.
So to take notice of the problems of the society and through the efforts to
resolve that if we seek peace and perform our Sadhana, that would be the best
and sacred path to tread. Man’s good and bad are inextricably tied up with the
society. It is only when the society is good that man can also be good and do
good to his environment, but if the society is bad, man can become bad and can
do harm to his environment. So, the proper path is for us to find out the ways
in which we can do service to the society and through service to the society,
we should acquire the right path of action for ourselves.
To save a drowning man, mere willingness and eagerness to save him is not good
enough. One must also know to swim. So too, we may have the pure intention to
be of service to others, but apart from resourcefulness, there are other
prerequisites for service.
When we do service, instead of merely doing service for one's own satisfaction,
service that is done keeping the satisfaction of the recipient in the mind is
the best form of seva. You must first introspect if your act of service is
causing any harm or inconvenience to others. The essence and ideals of the
Sathya Sai Seva Organisation should be promulgated and practiced; this should
be taken up as an important Sadhana. Serving humans alone is not service. It is
essential to serve all beings and creatures when the need arises. God is
present in all beings. You must first recognise this Truth that God is present
in all. It is only when this sacred thought is established in your mind, the
seva that you do is sanctified. Without this faith and belief, any service
rendered merely for earning name and fame will not aid you in sanctifying your
life.
In the Gita, Krishna declared to Arjuna, “There is no duty for me to do in all
the three worlds, O Partha, nor do I have anything to gain or attain. Yet, I am
engaged in prescribed duties.” This truly is what comes to our mind when we
recollect Bhagawan’s life. And in that clip He reveals the secret for His
Ananda, when He says that He keeps Himself busy in the service of those around.
And to give us the same joy, Bhagawan has given this tool called Seva. Swami
would beautifully describe what should be the journey of every devotee in this
manner - Chamatkar (miracles) to Sanskar (refinement or transformation),
leading to Paropakar (being of service to others) culminating in Sakshatkar
(Self-Realisation). In the clips we presented today we heard Swami speaking
lucidly on this journey from Paropakar to Sakshatkar. The direction and the
base for Paropakar must be the goal, Sakshatkar. But at the same time one
cannot deride Paropakar as nothing but meaningless action, just because once
sight is fixed on Supreme Oneness.
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All the pain and pleasure people experience are the results of their own
actions and not due to any act of the Divine. God is only a witness, a postman!
He delivers to you whatever letter is addressed to you. The grief or joy you
derive from the contents of the letter ...is intended for you! Likewise
suffering or happiness one experiences is the result of one's own bad or good
deeds! However, God will shower ‘special grace’, when you pray to God with a
pure heart, without a trace of selfishness and with sacred feelings. Also, when
a person has done some unique sacrifice in a previous life or sometime in the
past, the Divine rewards it at the appropriate time. Lord Krishna rescued
Draupadi when Duryodhana attempted to disrobe her by making her sari endless.
This was in return for the spontaneous act of Draupadi wherein she tore off a
piece from her sari to stop the bleeding from Krishna’s finger.
- Sathya Sai Speaks, June 30, 1996.
Water flows from a higher level to the lower levels. God’s grace too is like
that. It flows down to those who are bent with humility. – BABA.
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