This is what Gurudev told as the simple formula to Happiness : Serve and meditate.
This makes a lot of sense, because service and meditation complement each other and is complete. How much can we take from others. It gets suffocating after some time, we feel obliged and there is a sense of dissatisfaction, irrespective of how much ever we receive. Especially from people we love, if they tend to give their attention elsewhere we feel disappointed. Then the whole cycle of hatred, jealousy, greed begins and takes us through the tough feelings. Once we realize, we are here only to give and give and give, then it is only freedom and freedom and freedom. Yes, in order to give we need to have the strength which can be gained from meditation.
So serve and meditate! Be Happy.
This makes a lot of sense, because service and meditation complement each other and is complete. How much can we take from others. It gets suffocating after some time, we feel obliged and there is a sense of dissatisfaction, irrespective of how much ever we receive. Especially from people we love, if they tend to give their attention elsewhere we feel disappointed. Then the whole cycle of hatred, jealousy, greed begins and takes us through the tough feelings. Once we realize, we are here only to give and give and give, then it is only freedom and freedom and freedom. Yes, in order to give we need to have the strength which can be gained from meditation.
So serve and meditate! Be Happy.
