As you love your own body, so regard everyone as equal to your own body. When the Supreme Experience supervenes, everyone's service is revealed as one's own service. Call it a bird, an insect, an animal or a man, call it by any name you please, one serves one's own Self in every one of them.

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of treating all beings with equal love and respect, just as one would care for their own body. It suggests that when one attains a sense of spiritual enlightenment, they realize that serving others is ultimately serving their own higher Self. Whether it be a bird, an insect, an animal, or a human being, everyone deserves the same level of kindness and compassion, recognizing the intrinsic connection between all forms of life.

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