Today\u2019s reading defines \u201cservice\u201d as being in harmony with one\u2019s Self. It is aligned with the definition of \u201cservice\u201d as Ramana Maharshi used it when he said:<\/p>\n
\u201cYour own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prior to realization, service is seeking the light, seeking the light\u2019s point-of-view and surrendering to the light\u2019s guidance.<\/p>\n
The opposite of service is \u201cconflict.\u201d Conflict is seeking one\u2019s individual will, clinging to one\u2019s individual point-of-view, and doing things \u201cmy way.\u201d<\/p>\n
One reason that individual will is conflict is because, as we have already seen, no two individual minds are exactly alike. Therefore, whenever we cling to our individual will, we eventually conflict with any other individual will that we come into contact with.<\/p>\n
Another reason that individual will is conflict is because it conflicts with our own true heart. That is, it conflicts with our spiritual aspiration, which is what we want most of all.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s reading says that service is joy. That\u2019s because there is no conflict in service. When we are in service to the light, we are in harmony with ourselves and with the truth of all beings. We are in-tune with the natural benevolence of the universe. We are the presence of love by being in harmony with love through service.<\/p>\n
As you read today\u2019s reading, contemplate your desire for service over self-centered living. As you do, you may notice the part of your mind that clings to self-centered living. That is the part of your mind that is afraid of full and total service. It believes it loses something in service. It believes it loses itself in service. It holds onto itself through self-centeredness.<\/p>\n
As you notice the part of your mind that resists service and clings to self-centeredness, you are noticing the part of your self that prefers conflict to love. Look at it as it shows up in your contemplation today. See it, acknowledge its presence, and then ask, \u201cWhat do I truly want?\u201d There are two wills in you now, but which one is your true heart\u2019s desire?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today\u2019s reading defines \u201cservice\u201d as being in harmony with one\u2019s Self. It is aligned with the definition of \u201cservice\u201d as Ramana Maharshi used it when he said: \u201cYour own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.\u201d Prior to realization, service is seeking the light, seeking the light\u2019s point-of-view and surrendering to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[101,88],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-30276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-gentlehealingtips-year2","7":"category-sidebar","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n