The young seeker asked, "Why do you spend your time meditating? Should not our duty be to help people by doing charitable work for the betterment of the world?"
The monk questioned, "What is the meaning of the world?"
The young man thought for some time and said, "I think the world means everything around us."
The monk then explained, "The world is such a vague term. The world is made not only of people but animals, insects, plants, water, air, soil and many things which are beyond our senses. You can never help the world because the world is enormous and you are just a microscopic part of this vast universe. People are always entangled in their own ego-boosting game. Whatever you do, if you are not doing it with the awareness of the impermanence of your act and the world, you are just playing with your ego. It does not matter if it's the act of charity or the act of cruelty."
-Rajendra
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