Sincere, selfless service to others, which if done wholeheartedly, will gradually wipe away much of the [lower] self element in one’s nature, and enable one to progress steadily yet surely towards the Goal of salvation and Self-Realization. Although the grace of a Sadguru is essential for reaching the Goal, this selfless service, if sincerely done, will render one worthy of the grace of a guru.
-www.lordmeher.org,p1169
April, 1930; Kolhapur