What is the essential quality for one who wishes to serve society, and how does one develop that quality? Bhagawan explains, giving the example of one of the great kings of yore.

Heads bloat only through ignorance; if the Truth be known, all men will become as humble as Bhartrihari. He was a mighty emperor who ruled from sea to sea; his decree was unquestioned; his will prevailed over vast multitudes of men. Yet, when he realised in a flash that life is but a short sojourn here below, he renounced his wealth and power, and assumed the ochre robes of the wandering monk. His countries and vassal princes shed genuine tears, for they loved and adored him. They lamented that he had donned the tattered robe of the penniless penitent and lived on alms. ‘What a precious possession you have thrown away? And, what a sad bargain you have made?’, they wailed. But, Bhartrihari replied, ‘Friends, I have made a very profitable bargain. This robe is so precious that even my empire is poor payment in exchange.’ That is the measure of the grandeur of the spiritual path that leads to God. The spirit of sacrifice is the basic equipment of the sevak. Without the inspiration of the sense of sacrifice, your seva will be hypocrisy, a hollow ritual.