Sunday, January 28, 2024
Philosophic Worship Service
11:00 a.m.
“The Nature of Humility”
Service conducted by
Srimati Karuna, Minister
Sunday Bulletin
Mahatma Gandhi’s life was an eternal search for Truth. He said: “Truth is not to be found by anybody who has not got an abundant sense of humility…(and) Humility cannot be an observance by itself. For it does not lend itself to being practiced. It is however an indispensable test of ahimsa (non-violence)." Humility is an attainment along the path of realization of Truth.
“And the servants of Allah, Most Gracious, are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, ‘Peace!’”
— Quran 25:63
“True humility means most strenuous and constant endeavor, entirely directed towards the service of humanity. God is continuously in action without resting for a single moment. If we should serve him or become one with him, our activity must be as unwearied as his. There may be momentary rest in store for the drop which is separated from the ocean, but not for the drop in the ocean, which knows no rest.
“The same is the case with ourselves. As soon as we become one with the ocean in the shape of God, there is no more rest for us, nor indeed do we need rest any longer. Our very sleep is action. For we sleep with the thought of God in our hearts. This restlessness constitutes true rest. This never-ceasing agitation holds the key to peace ineffable. This supreme state of total surrender is difficult to describe, but not beyond the bounds of human experience. It has been attained by many dedicated souls, and may be attained by ourselves as well.”
—M.K. Gandhi
The Way to God