Page 234 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6

Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
Mind gets settled only when the thought is of the nature of the Divine which in the human context is best understood as selfless service to others. (Parahita). Any kind of service done selflessly is helpful and we should be as busy with it as we are with our daily routine of life.
In true service there is no selfishness of any kind and all actions are meant for the good of others. One should take suffering on to himself and render service to everybody both in the spiritual and physical way.
Dr KCV Vol 1:
“The service of man is better done when this service is done for the upliftment of the human soul to the Divine nature. Any other type of service may be good. It was well recognised that the highest service that we can do to man is to make him conscious of his divinity, or Divine possibility.”
It is therefore essential for one to think of himself as a humble being, and act in the spirit of love and service. One must completely devote oneself to the service of his fellow-beings both individually and collectively. The service may be physical as well as spiritual.
But how do we cultivate the habit of selfless service? The easiest method, our master suggested, for it would be to think every thing one has to do as the order of God, and treat it as one's duty. We must remember that every thing we have in this world has come down to us from the same source. Our fellow beings are also His creation. In this way we shall be relieved of the feelings of undue attachment. If this feeling becomes deep-rooted, one will be serving them with a sense of duty and at the same time be remembering the Great Master as well, as
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