Sri Sadgurubhyoh Namah
Why should we do seva / service to fellow beings ?
The main reason behind seva is to purify oneself. Hence the motive of service is selfishness to improve oneself.
What is seva / service ?
Action taken to help others is known as seva. This action has to come naturally and involuntarily. If this action of seva is done to gain anything other than self-purification, then it becomes just another worldly transaction. Others who are being helped can be nature, eco system, persons, animals, rivers or forest or birds.
How to do seva?
With the feeling of 'I am not doing this help, this act of help is being done, help is happening' , one should do seva.
How this system of seva work ?
Imagine yourself as a flute in the hands of god. God wants to play music, and he breathes into the flute. If there is a block, then music cannot be played. One should allow god to act through oneself. The block is called 'ego', the sense of doership. If one is devoid of sense of doership, then god's music can be heard as seva through that person.
When all things are happening in the universe inspite of ourselves, and despite of ourselves, the only flute that doesnt play this divine music is just a small body+mind which refuses to accede to god's will. If one let the divine music flow through oneself, then the junk and bad impressions get washed off.
How not to do seva ?
Thinking that the act of help is done by oneself. This accumulates further karma and strengthens ego.
Hari Om
In Guruseva
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