A Post Dedicated to Seva / Service / Volunteering

Quotes on Seva:
“Our first and foremost commitment in the world is to serve”

“Poor people fight for food. Rich people share their food. Richer still are those who share power. Richer are those who share fame. Richest of all are those who share themselves. A person’s wealth is measured by his ability to share and not what he hoards”

“Whether you consider yourself intelligent or not, there is no escape from service – service gives you immediate satisfaction”

“The more you give the more will be given to you”

One of the best quotes on Service/Seva/Volunteering
Any seva is the best seva (service) if it is done with 100% attention. Seva is doing what is needed to be done at that moment.
Right now somebody is in dire need of a glass of water. You may say giving a glass of water is not a big seva, instead let me build a house for them. Right now he is dying out of thirst; he needs a glass of water. That is the best seva you can do. – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Always know that the Divine never gives you a responsibility you cannot fulfil. No one ever expects you to treat them if you are not a doctor. No one will ask you to fix their wiring system if you are not an electrician.
– Your responsibility is only what you can do.
– And you do not know what you can do.
– Always accept that you do not know what you can do.
– Ignorance of your capability can expand you.

When you know what you can do, you can progress. But when you do not know what you can do, you can grow by leaps and bounds.

When you know what you can do, you can do things. When you do not know what you can do, you can do things even better!

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5 Type of Seva by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The first type is the seva done when you do not even know what you are doing it. You do not recognize it as seva because it is your very nature – you cannot help doing it!

The second type is the seva that you do because it is needed for that situation.

The third type of seva is done because it gives you joy.

The fourth type is done out of your desire for merit – you do seva expecting some benefit in the future.

And the fifth type is when you do seva just to show off, to improve your image and to gain social and political recognition. Such seva is simply exhausting, while the first type does not bring any tiredness at all!

To improve the quality of your seva, regardless of where you start, you must move up to the higher levels.

Also – Don’t get taken advantage of