Often times especially in this age of Kali,there are many who reason that by getting enough donations from the Public and then using these funds to mitigate the necessities of the impoverished lot amongst society while at the same time helping themselves to further their own spiritual practices is the best way of service both ethically and morally.In one point of view we do not say this is wrong but let us look on this issue practically.How much and how long can we carry out this type of service effectually.Let us say a rich person is providing food for ten thousand people in a month.Do you think that will completely satisfy all the ten thousand people, well what about their clothing which they are in need?All right assuming that even if that is taken care off ,what about their medical necessities for the month?Notwithstanding,if by a miracle that problem too is solved, can you ensure that all these people on the charity dole are mentally happy and peaceful?Such type of charity simply to artificially and temporally mitigate a person's depressed situation will never bring real happiness to an individual.The real answer as our spiritual leaders advice, is to bring an individual to his original constitutional position as a servant of the Lord and by doing so not only ALL his necessities and wants will be fulfilled but he will become a peaceful,happy person who will be able to contribute to society in the best way possible.This is the real solution and actual compassion exhibited for the suffering masses and the best relief work for society.Factually,the living entity is the servant of the Supreme Lord but he has forgotten this and has become the slave of the external energy from time immemorial for so long time and for many births having gone through the same activities of eating ,sleeping ,mating and defending which are not new for the eternal soul.
The time has come for us to wake the spiritual consciousness of all sleeping souls including ours .Both the hearers and speakers of the divine pastimes of the Lord are benefited while the one who simply receives aid loses out.In short ,the pure devotees does not take much interest in relief works and charities just for some temporary benefits awarded to an individual and earning some false prestige amongst a deluded world is certainly not to their liking.They help the living entities in three ways,firstly, they save the individual from looting the property of the Lord for one's selfish interest,secondly, they speak about the divine pastimes of the Lord to attract the conditioned souls to the path of blessedness,and lastly they give away their strength of their Bhajan by taking some material necessities from the conditioned souls whilst awarding them additional pious activities to help them in devotion.In reality,the pure devotee preaches by his exemplary conduct to attract the fallen souls.
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