In plain words
All the members of the Seva Dal must recognise Him who is the very form of Śiva, who pervades all and dwells within all, everywhere, without and within, and with humility and obedience develop that faith. Even when you fall prey to many fancies and become slaves to imaginings, you must not lose patience or give up humility; you must achieve service in full dedication. Charity or tapas, Vijñāna or the practice of the Sanātana Dharma, Satya and Dharma: on the spiritual path not one of them is any match for divine service.
But for those who travel the spiritual path, it is natural that obstacles and hindrances arise. How far they have kept Ahaṅkāra and mamakāra at a distance, how firm the feeling of oneness has become, how far they have passed in the sādhana of service: to test this, hardships have to be sent. Face these tests and win through, without letting your zeal flag, without forgetting your duty. You must not do otherwise, forsaking the straight path, losing courage, becoming slaves of the six enemies, earning unworthiness and wasting your life. Not in your own homes alone, but in society and in the country as well, you must move among people guarding your humility and obedience. Then your fame will spread in brilliant splendour over the whole world.
To become fit to do service, you must first of all refine the heart. You can examine and find out for yourselves whether you have succeeded in this effort. With what feeling, from what thoughts, with what purpose in view, moved by what ideals are we doing service? We must examine this every day. Service is the very duty of life. If we believe that it is the fulfilment of our birth, that sacrifice alone is its goal, and develop such feelings, we shall taste sweetness.
From time to time I give the members of the Seva Dal a few maxims. One is, Work is Worship; Duty is God! Another is, Hands in Society; Head in the forest. Body and time become pure only through the doing of karma. You must enter that holy pilgrimage with works of service that sanctify time; this is a field of karma; every body too must gain purity only through niṣkāma karma. What matters to Me is not who among the Seva Dal members worked most or best. Whatever little work was done, with what feeling they did it, with what heart they did it: that is what matters! You may each have different duties and responsibilities in your families, in society, in the village: it is not Dharma to put them aside and busy yourselves in service for the good of others; but it is essential to spend body and time in service done in full dedication, free of self-interest and with no desire for the fruit.