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Saints and Their Service

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There are two different kinds of service –   1) prayer, worship etc. 2) give clothes, food,  making available those things that are essential for sustenance of this body.    Both these services are acceptable to God, but saints do not want the first type of service, and if someone is insistent on this  type of service, then the saint gets such service done for God, instead of him, because he knows that his body is made of bones and flesh,  what is the benefit of serving the body! The second form of service he accepts according to his stage in life and “varna”. In this way, even the service is not done with sainthood in mind, they do so from the perspective of stage in life and class (varna).  Therefore providing for food, clothes and various things is not improper. This type of service can be accepted not only by a saint, but by any one. If someone is not a saint, but is hungry and thirsty, then who ever it may be, whoever has food and things, he can accept those things for the sustenance of his body.

Now remains talks of obedience and following the saint’s instructions.   They do not say anything in the form of a command or directive. Due to their humbleness, whenever they ask anyone to do some work,   then they intimate that in the following situations, the scriptures instruct to do like this; God instructs to do like this; saints have said  and demonstrated to do like this etc. etc. but it is most definite that doing as they say; one will benefit without any doubt. Therefore whatever they indicate,  understand these to be their instructions only and abide in these, then they will not object. This is their generosity towards us, their mercy. They have given us that much allowance.    Following the instructions and words of saints is ranked the highest among services. Following their words is of far greater importance, even more than serving their body. Therefore we must give significance to  their instructions and words.

 

From “Jeevan ka Kartavya” in Hindi,  by Swami Ramsukhdasji.

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