Charity & Volunteering 03 (Jul 16 - Apr 23)

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Hong Kong actor Louis Koo has funded 100 schools, 18 infirmaries & 750 wells since 2009
https://mothership.sg/2018/09/hong-kong ... ince-2009/

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83-year-old S’porean takes in sickly seniors to give them 24/7 care, treats them “like family”
https://mothership.sg/2018/09/senior-care-touching/

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Community refrigerators in Stirling Road filled with free groceries for needy residents
https://mothership.sg/2018/10/community ... ueenstown/

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What can we really possess, after all?

Our realization that there is actually nothing that can be held on to, can become a powerful factor in cultivating our inner wealth of generosity, which is a wealth that can never be depleted, a gift that can forever be given, a seamless circle that feeds itself.

—Marcia Rose, “The Gift That Cannot Be Given”

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Migrants workers are cleaning Pasir Ris beach for free & you can buy them lunch
https://mothership.sg/2018/10/pasir-ris ... ers-clean/

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Extremely polite flag day volunteers in S’pore bow 90 degrees to thank public for donations
https://mothership.sg/2018/10/extremely ... teers-bow/

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The most important thing is to keep working for the world we long for, even when the odds seem overwhelming.

—Noelle Oxenhandler, “With Eyes in All Directions”

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What are the true qualifications for an active worker in the organization?

Without having the right attitude, service done with a spirit of self-conceit, is a travesty of service.

Eliminate selfishness, which is the cause of dualism and its brood of opposites, joy and sorrow, likes and dislikes, and so on.

You must rid yourself of the sense of ‘mine’ and ‘thine’. If your minds are filled with hatred, envy, prejudices and biases, you are not qualified to embark on service activities.

"Active workers" should have no feeling of arrogance or ostentation, while carrying out the activities. They are indeed the spinal cord of the organisation.

As an active worker, you must understand the importance of human values and practice them in your life.

You must constantly train yourself to become good men and women, fit to undertake noble tasks.

All active workers must be broad-minded, completely free from selfish concerns, and must develop love towards all.

Your recipe to experience Divinity must be, ‘Offer services and receive love’.

- Divine Discourse, Nov 19, 1987.

Service with the correct attitude is righteousness (Dharma). Service is the path to Divine-realisation.

Source: radiosai.org

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When will service become an efficient instrument for self-realisation?

The human body is like a chariot and the Atma (Soul) is the charioteer.

The many million bodies in the Universe may have different forms and names. But the Atma (Soul) is one and the same.

It is essential to recognise the unity that underlies the apparent diversity. For instance, hunger is common to all, though the food through which it is appeased may vary from an emperor to a beggar.

Likewise, joy and grief, birth and death are common to all. Atma is common to everyone.

Recognising this oneness, you must engage in service. Service as an act of Dharma (righteous duty) can be offered only by the one who is pure in heart, selfless and equal-minded towards everyone.

All opportunities of service should be regarded as an offering to the Divine and every opportunity to serve should be welcomed as a gift from the Divine.

When you serve in this spirit, in due course, it will lead you to attain self-realisation.

- Divine Discourse, Nov 19, 1987.

Service must spring out of Love and scatter selfless love in profusion.

Source: radiosai.org

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