(03-03-2016, 04:14 PM)Bring4th_Jade Wrote: I think Ra almost exclusively means "service to all" when they refer to service to others, I think the others vs. self dichotomy is just to differentiate between one serving with the open heart and one serving with the closed heart.
Yes, exactly, service to others intentionally serves others, and intentionally serves self. Service to self only intentionally serves *self*. It is the difference between 49% self absorption, and 95% self absorption.