It is the attitude

Sri Swami Satchidananda's NotesWho is the real slave? It's not just a person who is purchased by another. If you buy a person and let him work for you, you call him a slave, is it not so? In that sense everyone who works for money is a slave: "Monthly I give you this much money; you work for me." Everybody who works for a reward is a slave, no matter how high his or her position. It is the attitude that makes a real slave. Even the people we normally think of as slaves are actually free people if they have the right understanding. The Self belongs to no one but you; and no matter what happens on the physical level, you are eternally free.So remember: If you are working because of attachment to a reward, you are a slave. Don't do it. Do your work well; have joy in what you do, but don't look for the fruits of your action. Don't be careless, but do be carefree. Then you are always your own master.OM Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi
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