Right Understanding To Help Others

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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Right Understanding to Help Others
the ego. However, without sympathy (daya), the relative-self (prakruti) would not do any service. After Self-realization, you will have compassion (karuna).
A person whose intentions are to serve others will be rewarded with worldly happiness, and the one who has intentions to hurt will be punished with worldly unhappiness. However, the Self cannot be attained through serving others. Until one attains the Self, one should maintain an obliging nature.
Service without My-ness is Real Service Dadashri: Whom do you help?
Questioner: I spend a lot of time helping people in general.
Dadashri: There are all kinds of services to society, but the true service is one where a person does not have even the slightest belief of, 'I am doing a service to the society.'
Questioner: That is correct.
Dadashri: There are many people who give service to society; they go around wearing their uniforms and white hats with the belief, 'I do service,' but a true server is the one who does not have this belief.
Questioner: When I do something good, the ego right away says 'I did it!'
Dadashri: Yes, the ego will be present. Questioner: What should I do in order to forget that?
Dadashri: One should not have the ego of, 'I am serving society.' When you do something good, the ego will appear. So you should ask for forgiveness from the Lord, or whichever God you believe in, for having the ego even though you do not want it. Do only this much. Can you do that?
Questioner: Yes, I can.
Dadashri: Do just this much.
Service to society, to some extent, destroys the 'my (mamata; 'my-ness'). When 'my' is completely destroyed, then You will become the absolute Self (parmatma)! Then bliss is inevitable!
Ego in Service Questioner: So, then nothing remains for us to do for the world?
Dadashri: You were not meant to do anything. That is merely the ego that has arisen; only human beings have the ego of doership
Questioner: This lady is a doctor. If a poor person comes to her, she takes care of him out of compassion towards him. But based on what you are saying, there is no need for compassion, is that correct?
Dadashri: Even compassion is a natural feeling, but a person who is compassionate will say, 'I acted out of compassion. This is egoism. It is fine as long as one does not have any ego in the matter, but one cannot stop from having this ego of doership. Surrendering the Self in Service to Others Does Not
Lead to Liberation Questioner: When a person goes about with an inner intent (bhaav) of serving God (parmatma) within all, is that his duty?
Dadashri: Yes, his reward will be merit karma (punya) effect in his next life, but he will not attain liberation (moksha).
Questioner: But if he were to surrender the fruits of his action to the supreme Soul, then would he not attain liberation?
Dadashri: No, one cannot pass on benefits that way.