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Sometimes when we do service work, for some tasks (or all of it), we might not realize that we have the intention to prove that we are good at it or are seeking recognition (that we are could be the best or better than others). When this happens, we have allowed emotions/ego to rear its ugly head. Such emotions/ego are tricky and hide behind many layers to the extent that we might not even realize it. Hence, we need to check ourselves by asking ourselves truly what is the real intention of doing it.
For me, I must be on guard all the time though upon reflections, I know I have faulted many times. To fight the ego off, I tell myself to be grateful that we/I can do certain tasks or do it better or faster and do not look down/feel frustrated about others who may be slower or less efficient. - as the same will happen to other tasks when I will be not as efficient/slower than others!
These pointers definitely help:
1. That we must always remain HUMBLE as advised by the founder
2. The realization that the final objective of service work is actually a platform for us to cultivate, to refine our mind and character
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To do that, need to keep reminding ourselves of the trap of the ‘I’, the ego that comes with this concept of ‘I’. To remind ourselves that the ‘I’ we know is an illusion to trap us, to block us from our true identity who is connected to the One-ness/The Origin, the source of Light, the Creator. For we are on the journey of returning to the Creator, back to the Mothership as we have moved away on our own ‘Ego-ship’ for far too long…
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Self-reflection
From experience, I know I must never let myself become too exhausted. When I allow my energy to drop below a certain threshold, I find myself expending even more energy. If I am too drained by the end of the day, how am I going to reflect inwardly on my true motivations and intentions on my speech, thoughts and actions? If I am unable to do that, how will I know if I had acted out of ego or false humility or self-interests? And how else will I know if I had violated the Principles? In the end, I will never know where my violations are, the attachments I have yet to find out and the mistakes I have made, and I will continue to function the same way and in the same pattern, each day continuing to drain, and wondering why I have difficulty increasing my energy potency. Essentially, all I need to do as a start is to let go whatever attachments I am aware of so that I can conserve just a little bit more energy to effectively do some self-reflecting. When I can see my mistakes & violations, and learn from them to change myself, I would be able to conserve some more energy. Each lesson learned experientially is another step towards filling up my tank by cutting down the draining.