Here is what Mahatma Gandhi has said- page -146 in his auto biography
“If I found myself entirely absorbed in the service of community, the reason behind it was my desire for self-realization. I had made the religion of service my own, as I felt that God could be realized only through service. Service for me is service of India, because it came to me without my seeking. I had gone to South Africa for travel, to escape from kathiwad intrigues and to gain my own livelihood. But as I said, I found myself in search of God(Ram- this addition in bracket is mine.) and striving for self-realization.”
