QnA With Gurudev – Why is it nobler to serve others rather than oneself?

QUESTION : The ideal of serving the community gives greater satisfaction than serving yourself. Why is it nobler to serve others rather than oneself?

GURUDEV : In order to serve another, you will have to expand yourself to find accommodation for the other in your mind. The more the mind expands and discovers its identity with others around, not only the efficiency of the mind increases, but the joy content in the mind expands.

The larger the field of your identification — with child, family, society, country, and the world, and so on — the greater is the sense of satisfaction and inner harmony.
The moment you become self-centered in selfishness, then fear, confusion, despair, and a thousand other hosts that disturb the mind flood into your bosom. The above are some of the ideas. Think for yourself. Continue the Lesson Course.