What is true charity, the only one?
In reality, the charitable works poured out by philanthropists are beneficial only in name.
Building hospitals, opening clinics and emergency shelters, offering free phones and laptops, distributing food or clothing to the poor, bring nothing beneficial to the needy, because all of this concerns only the body, not the soul.
But God says: It is the interest of the soul that must be sought, not that of the body. It is the needs of the soul that must be satisfied, not those of the body.
True charity is that which allows the soul to achieve spiritual elevation, liberation, true freedom, to attain spiritual fulfillment, and which leads to God.
True charity is that which disseminates spiritual information about God, which makes known His Personal, Primordial, Original, Infinite, and Absolute aspect, and which reveals that Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality, is the Absolute Truth personified.
Blessed are all those who discover God as He truly is, for they will at the same time discover the absolute truth as it is.
True charity is that which disseminates His sublime divine teachings, which reveals the existential and absolute truth, which makes fallen souls aware of their true eternal spiritual identity, and brings them out of their confinement.
True charity is that which teaches people how to renew the bond of love that unites them to God, how to link their desires and interests to His, which teaches them to love Krishna, to obey Him, and to do His divine will with joy and readiness.
True charity is that which makes people know that only by surrendering completely to Krishna and offering loving and devoted service to Him can they enter the spiritual world, approach the Lord and see Him face to face, and, by returning to their original natural position as eternal servants of Krishna, remain with Him for eternity.
True relationships are those that take place at the level of the soul.
In truth, each of us is a spiritual spark, also called a spirit soul, a tiny fragment of God, an integral part of His Divine Person.
Our natural position, the one we had at the beginning of all things, is to be the original, eternal servants of Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality; we must regain it. To do this, let us act as a spirit soul and nothing else.
The purpose of our existence is to love Krishna, to surrender to Him, and to serve Him with love and devotion. To do this, let us renew the bond of love that unites us to God, link our desires and interests to His, offer Him all the fruits of our actions, take pleasure in pleasing Him, obeying Him, and doing His divine will.
Those who understand these truths will see their lives change. The Lord, by His divine grace, will put an end to all their suffering. They will then pass from death to eternal life, for them death will be no more.