Passage 10

In English

Service to the public is true worship of God

This is the truth about God. If one asks, "Where is that God?" the answer is given in the 18th canto of the in Stanza 61. has declared there: "" (The Lord resides in the heart region of all beings). We study the . We adore it. There is daily recitation, but no practical application in daily life. The one who realises his identity with the Divine will not cause hurt to any one. Service to the public is true worship of God. The power of the divine permeates everything. Our journey is from the individual to the Universal from '' (mine) to '' (oneness with God), from 'I' to 'we'. The effulgent Sun can be seen only with his own light. Similarly, only by the grace of the Divine can one obtain a vision of the Divine. No skill, intellectual effort or scholarship is required to experience the Divine. Just as clouds may obscure the Sun, the clouds of egoism, attachment and hatred prevent one from seeing the Divine. Prayer and are the means by which these clouds are dispersed. (spiritual discipline) is the royal road to reach the Divine. The human make-up is a mixture of good and bad traits. One in whom the good traits predominate, tends to see only the good in others. Those who have equal-mindedness see the good and bad qualities impartially. It is necessary therefore to cultivate good qualities.