Selfless action is the ideal to be aimed at. But now, everything is measured by the result, the gain that accrues. If you fan a person out of love, when you stop, the person cannot blame you, but when the paid servant stops, the master takes him to task. In the first case, the act is done without selfish desire (in the nishkama way); there is no aim to seek gain. The desire for gain is like the poisonous fangs; when they are pulled out, the snake of karma is rendered harmless. The correct discipline to acquire the desireless (nishkama) attitude is dedication, and that is possible only when you have intense faith in God. That faith becomes steady through spiritual effort. Now, spiritual effort is like the snacks one eats; the main dishes are all of the world, from the world. However, the spiritual must be the major portion of the food.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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