May - Ruhani Satsang USA

cepted Him as a Living Master, whenothers rejected Him.I don't know if any brother is or is nota Master, because I have no inner experienceof my own. But if any of mybrothers or sisters believe that any oneis a Master, it is their conscience thatmust guide them, and the final arbiter istheir Master, not I or anyone else. . . .My dear sisters, my task is to reformmyself by going in; and to the extentthat I succeed, with His grace, to thatdegree I may be of help to others: notso much by words but rather by example,always being watchful lest my egoasserts itself, remembering Master'swords: "Sometimes we are selected fora certain purpose and we think that weare the master of thc scrvice that is givento us. The little ego within us naturallyasserts. This is not service. The serviceof the Master is to carry out the workas the Master wishes it. That alone canbe called a service with which the Masteris pleased, all others not. Those whoare brought nearer to the Master in oneway or the other, their ego asserts itself.They say, 'I am carrying on this or thatthing.' That assertion causes the personaffected to have a lack of swcetness inall his affairs. He will assert, he will command.He does not consider himself tobe a puppet in the hands of the Master.There should be selfless service always."(Morning Talks, pp. 144-45.)In His love and by His grace yourbrother in Him,JAMESSAT SANDESH