Chapter 37 strongly advocates for focusing on our present life on Earth rather than aspiring for a temporary heavenly afterlife. The text argues that even Indra's pleasure in heaven is fundamentally the same as a donkey's pleasure in a dung-heap, and that one falls from heaven when merit is exhausted. For a community, this teaching is vital. It means our collective focus should not be on a future reward but on sanctifying the present moment. As Chapter 37 states, "the earth-world is of profound importance" because even in a fleeting life, one who "offers every action performed in a moment to God attains the place of fearlessness." Therefore, a Sai community's purpose is to facilitate this offering through service, devotion, and mutual support right here and now.
From the perspective of building a community around Sai, explain why focusing on actions here on Earth is more important than dreaming about heaven, as per Chapter 37.
📖 Chapter 37