Devotion and theSpiritual Life.^81
hewillact: butitisnotsomuchhimself; his
thought will ever be fixed on the object of
service and of love, and the senses, as Shri
Krishnasaid,thesensesandthemindwillmove
to their appropriate objects, while he himself
remainsunfetteredwithm.
Andthenrealisethe gain. If weworkour
verybest,ifweworkourverywisest,ifforlove's
sakewegiveourbestthoughtandourbesteffort
totheserviceofman,thentheverymoment the
actisaccomplishedwehave nodesireasto the
result,save that it shall beas theWiser Ones
aboveuswilland guide. Andif thuswecut
ourselves free fromthe action, if, havmg done
ourshareinit,weleavetoThemanunfettered
fieldwhereallgreatspiritualenergiesmayplay,
unbarred and untouchedbyour blindness and
byourweakness; andif thisspiritof devotion
bewithinus,ifwegiveof ourverybesttothe
serviceofmen,then,ifleavingtheacttoThose
who guide the destinies of theworldwe take
nofurtherinterestintheresult,weleaveThem
tomakeourweaknessperfectbyTheirstrength,
we leave Them to correct our blunders by
Their wisdom, our errors by Theirrighteous-
ness; we leave all to Them, and the very
blunderthatwe make loses most of its power
for mischief; and though we shall reap pain
