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Rays of Dharma
people are involved in his comforts. One has sown the seeds and grown grains for him; someone else has woven his clothes, several persons have been helpful in building his home and in making his furniture; someone has made scientific research, which is providing him the light and other amenities and so on. What we know or see around is also the outcome of many people's endeavor. Those interested in our well being have arranged to provide the education and opened up the ways for our progress, and the saints have showered their blessings upon us. Our entire life thus subsists on the labor of many people. Do we not hold any responsibility towards them?
Due to our ignorance and self-centeredness, however, we remain unhappy and miserable. If we open the eyes blinded by ignora we can realize that happiness lies in thinking of others' interest and in being benevolent to them; in fact our true interest lies implicit in it. It is identical to giving perfume to others, whereby our hands also become perfumed; it can be compared to holding the lamp for them whereby we also happen to get the light.
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