Benevolence – The Purpose of Life

If we live life, making service (Seva) and benevolence (Paropkar) the purpose of life, then a human birth is said to have been purposeful! In the world, it is believed that benevolence means donating money, building big hospitals or schools, doing social service. However, the true meaning of benevolence (paropkaar) is to use one’s mind, speech and behavior for the benefit of others. Every benevolent person who lives for others, never experiences pain; instead their inner happiness keeps increasing.

Helping the poor, caring for the sick, and serving parents, elders and Gurus, all of it is encompassed in benevolence. Moreover, using our skill, ability and wisdom for helping others, providing right advice to someone in their time of difficulty, is also benevolence. Benevolence doesn’t mean just doing grand deeds of charity. Benevolence begins with little little actions as well; like running errands for the neighbours, when going shopping bringing what others needoffering a lift in our vehicle to someone who is going walking, assisting family members in the household chores. It is fine if we cannot bring happiness to others, but living life in a manner such that no living being is caused slightest pain, is also a big act of kindness.

The intention behind an act of benevolence is very important. Benevolence, not done with any expectation of honour, fame or wealth, but with a clean intention, binds merit karma. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan says that those who think of others do not have to think for themselves; Nature takes care of everything for them. Children, who serve their parents, never face any obstacles in life; all their needs get met, and the one, who serves a Self-realized Guru, attains liberation!

Param Pujya Dadashri had always maintained this goal throughout His life that anyone who comes in contact with me should certainly get happiness. He never thought about his own happiness. His only concern was what difficulty the other person is facing and how it could be resolved. This feeling of Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan eventually transformed into a deep sense of compassion, and as a result, a wonderful spiritual science manifested within!

Here, we gain a clear understanding through simple language and precise examples of why service and benevolence should be the purpose of life and how it can be realized.

Right Understanding to help others

You can help others only when you have absolute peace and bliss. Responsibilities in life can be fulfilled in better way after Self Realization

Spiritual Quotes

Happiness begins from the moment you do something for others.
The only purpose of the human life and its essence is this: To use one's mind, body and speech for others.
He who wants happiness should make others happy and he, who wants misery, should make others miserable.
Dharma (religion) begins from the moment you begin to give happiness (sukh) to others. Compassion begins when one is not worried about his own happiness but is constantly preoccupied with helping others in difficulty.
If you cannot Help Others at least make sure that you do not hurt anyone, even if they have caused you problems. A person hurts you because of the effect of your own past karma unfolding in this life.
A person who takes care of his parents will, in turn, be taken care of and all his needs will be met.
Real service is that which is done silently, without anyone's knowledge. If it is visible, then it is not called a service.
There are all kinds of services to society, but the true service is one where a person does not have even the slightest belief of, 'I am doing a service to the society.'
Relative religions are the path of the worldly life. They are the path of service to others. The path of liberation goes beyond serving others. It is to remain in the bliss of the Self (Soul).
Giving to others, what belongs to yours, there lies the happiness but people learn to take away from others.
If you give happiness to others, then you will receive happiness and if you give pain to others, then you will receive pain; that is considered as humanity.
Dharma (religion; moral duty) means to make any living being happy in some way or another. Whereas hurting any living being in some way or another is adharma (irreligion; moral decadence). That’s it, all one needs to do is understand this exact meaning of dharma.
Do the work for the world, your work will definitely continue to happen. When you do the work for the world, then your work will continue to happen of its own accord, and that is when you will feel the wonder.
There is a purpose to each and every thing that has to be done. If the purpose is that of serving others (sevabhaav), then you will definitely receive wealth (lakshmi) as a 'by-product'. Our purpose should be only this much, 'To use whatever skill/knowledge we know for the intent of serving others.'
Only miserable people give misery to others. A happy person will give (only) happiness to others.
The Lord says, “Use your mind, speech, body and the applied awareness as the relative self (pratishthit atma) for the sake of others. Thereafter, if any miseries come your way, then let Me know.”
Do not do anything for yourself. If you do only for others, then you will not have to do anything for your own self.
Giving money is not the only way that one can oblige others; that is dependent on the capacity of the donor. All you should do is nurture this intent in the mind, 'How can I oblige others?' All you need to do is ensure that this intent is being nurtured.
Honesty and an ‘obliging nature’ towards each other; that is all which is required.
Obliging each other, that is the only enjoyment to be derived from having a human life.
When you ‘oblige’ someone, things will happen according to your wishes, and if you harm someone, things will happen against your wishes.
Religion (Dharma) begins with an obliging nature.

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