In plain words
Embodiments of Prema!
What shapes a man into one who is inspired, into a higher human being, is sevā. It is this selfless sevā that makes the power of the mind and the power of the Buddhi blossom and show themselves. Without any effort of ours, this sevā lets us experience divinity. If a diamond is to shine, it has to be cut in many ways. In the same way, if humanness is to blossom and show itself, you must take part in sevā to society. The world has no need at all of your sevā. The world is not in a state where it would come to a standstill if sevā were not done. Then what is sevā for? You must do sevā for your own sake. Practise sevā for the purity and the clarity of your own mind. This sevā makes one recognise the unity within the many. It fosters oneness. This oneness becomes the way to purity. This purity is able to reach divinity. That is why humanness is the form in which these three, Unity, Purity, Divinity, are blended together.
The body has not come only for self-interest
For all this, selfless sevā is essential. By these sacred, selfless acts, humanness reaches divinity. ‘Paropakārārtham idaṃ śarīram’. The body has not come only for self-interest. The very Buddhi and Manas that we use for our own sake must be put to use for the sake of others, and so be made sacred. This selfless karma is made of both, what is for oneself and what is for others. Without what is for oneself, what is for others does not begin. So we need not cast self-interest away. But the same love with which we enjoy what is for ourselves must be brought into what is selfless, what is for others, too.