Reading Archive (Service)
Serving Is Different From Helping And Fixing
In recent years the question how can I help? has become meaningful to many people. But perhaps there is a deeper question we might...
Everything Human Is Natural
Man is as much attached to nature as a tree, and though he walks freely on two legs and is not rooted in the soil, he is by no means a...
Lessons From An Accident
For the last forty years, I have been a somewhat compulsive caregiver. However, I found an appropriate niche in medical school, and have...
Only Service Heals
If helping is an experience of strength, fixing is an experience of mastery and expertise. Service, on the other hand, is an experience...
Full Effort is Full Victory
Gandhi wanted so deeply to help the world that he dedicated his life to siphoning every trace of self-interest out of his heart and mind,...
With Fullness in Life, Everything is Possible
You are not depressed; you are distracted. You believe that you have lost something, which is impossible, because everything that you...
The Boss And The Attendants
The great masters, in ancient times, not only had visions of the Higher Force, they were also very practical. Their teachings are simple:...
Seven People Cutting Stones
For several weeks strange sounds had drifted over the mountains from the neighboring valley. There was much talk in the village about...
The False Duality Between "Job" And "Service"
Around the time when I set off for Asia in July, two of my dearest friends/teachers both went from full-time volunteer work to taking...
The Power of Here
Wisdom traditions worldwide say there's no greater blessing than to live the life of your soul, the source of your deepest personal...
The Soul of Money
There comes a point where having more than we need becomes a burden. We are overcompensated, overstuffed, swimming in the excess, looking...
Privacy Is Not Possible
Traditionally, the investigating of psychological weaknesses in relation to social action has been taboo, not acceptable. As long as a...
The Danger of Service Without Spirituality
Service, even when it is utterly selfless, ought to be guided by spiritual understanding; for selfless service, when unintelligently...
One Legitimate Use of Power
Gandhi never held any official position in government, he had no wealth, the commanded no armies -- but he could mobilize millions. ...
We Start Where We Are
When we learn to be of service to one another without imposing our ideas and advice, eventually the truth of our wholeness begins to...
The Four Relinquishments
Once you've made the first relinquishment, you have found inner peace because it's the relinquishment of self-will. You can work on this...
Service of Humanity
From my childhood up, I was troubled about my right to happiness as a matter of course and about the pain which prevails in the world...
Magic of Service
When we live in harmony with the dharma, or the great natural law, everything we do is an act of service. Wherever we are, whatever we do...
Share Pain Not Suffering
Just as insight has many facets, so also with service. I would like to talk about just one aspect -- compassion. Compassion is...
Attitude on Donation
Donation is a part of many lives, but our selfish motives often complicate the subject. In its rudimentary form, donation is a...