God gives us a Trust for poor,
(Man Surrenders )
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The physical frame of a man owes much to the world because it is
made of the same five elements of which this world is composed. One
has, therefore, to serve one and all without any distinction
whatsoever and without any expectation of return or reward so that
he
may clear out his debt towards the world. One must properly
understand
that the acquired wealth and power are not his own but are the
'trust'
of the poor and weak.
In the right use of things lies the key which consists in the service of others. Service and sacrifice, hence, are the acme of duty and dutifulness. When a duty is performed as a duty for duty's sake, it becomes the source of salvation and not the bondage of attachment. But he should not have the idea of doership.
Hence the service and performance of duty with a feeling of responsibility and pure heart without expectations, which is prompted by an inner sense of fellowship and unity, reduces attachment and destroys the sense of doership and thus liberates the man.
Love is light, life, eternity. There is nothing else to achieve in this world but love. In love consists the perfection of human life. All impurities are rooted in the craving for the pleasure of the senses, but love is not there. Love is the nature of the beloved and the life of the lover. One must know that faith and Love go together, because in the sense of unity resides Love and in the ending of desire is the dawn of Love. Man has sincerely to understand that the outer form of action warranted by a given situation generally makes little difference to the Love and sympathy in one's inner attitude. The man has to learn a great lesson that he has to love even a sinner, while hating the sin. A man, who is an inborn sadhaka, must learn the lesson of forgiveness even without asking for the same from the person who has done something wrong. Thus only the impurities of man's mind can be washed off. Of course, it requires great moral strength to seek forgiveness for one's own past wrong actions. Only one who is truly repentant and who has realised that any satisfaction of the senses derived from evil propensities is bound to reap a harvest of evil and sorrow.
Man should not be confounded with a seeming contradiction between forgiveness and justice. Man's sense of justice is distorted, on account of the limitations of his ego, his reactions are perverted.
Strictly speaking, in one sense, man can do justice only to himself because he can understand his own mind and not of others. As a man and as a sadhaka one should, therefore, refrain from judging others; and also one should be forgiving others in so far one feels wronged by others. When the mind is devoid of hate, a long step is taken by man towards recovery. Love is the tremendous curative force for an individual and for the society. So the great Master emphasised greatly this love factor and preached in practice-Love all, hate none. God is in all, do not hurt Him.
The urge to give happiness to others helps man to destroy his own craving for pleasure. The desire for pleasure is the cause of frustration; giving and sharing what you have and serving others with compassion consumes the craving for pleasure. He warned an aspirant that generosity motivated by attachment, and renunciation caused by anger are fruitless. The truth is that the supreme giver is ours, but all the things He gives are His. Therefore, man should learn the lesson of giving and giving with happiness all the good that he possesses and not think that by giving he will lose. In fact he will gain something which is Divine and Eternal.
If the three mottos above-Serve, Love and Give-are properly understood and practised by man in his day-to-day life, he will find that his heart has become purified and he is living in a higher stage and better society. In fact, in the renunciation of one's rights and protection of rights of the others lies the secret of attainment.
His
mind becomes purified and then alone he is in a position to meditate
and realise.
This is the gospel of Divine life which is the need of the hour,
and if we follow this, we shall be serving this world in a better
way
on its upward march. Then alone can there be 'Ramarajya'.
Let us march on this path with confidence and faith, with sincerity and strength, with devotion and dedication. May God bless you!
Radiate to all thoughts of love and goodness. Never look into the faults and defects of others. Always appreciate the good in others. Overlook their weakness. Pray for the one who wishes to harm you. Bear insult and injury. Be good and do good.
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-Swami Sivananda