Selfless Service

Selfless Service: Selfless Service And Sacrifice

After having won the Mahabharata war, King Yuddhishthira, the eldest of the Pandavas, performed the Ashvamedha Yagna in which he gave away his riches to the deserving.

Just then a half-golden mongoose sneaked in and began rolling all over the ground. It then looked at its fur and seemed disappointed. The mongoose said sadly, "Ah! This is no sacrifice."

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Selfless Service: Encyclopedia - Selfless Service Selfless Service is a commonly used term in Sant Mat and Surat Shabd Yoga as well as other spiritual disciplines and in world religions such as Sikhism. The concept is similar to the Christian ideal of Charity as a form of love or devotion for one's fellow man. Because God is perceived as residing in the heart of others, serving other people (and in particular helping them to find God by way of a spiritual teacher) is considered an essential devotional practice. "Service before Self" was a motto by Sant Kirpal Singh which described this practice. A ...

Selfless Service: Encyclopedia II - Sant Thakar Singh - Biography

The documentation on Sant Thakar Singh's life is mainly limited to the few details he communicated about himself during his talks and public appearances. A biography composed of stories about the Master was collected by Wendy Heid in 1994, and it touches the central points from the perspective of the inner, spiritual aspirations. It has few points of contact with concrete people, places, or times. Sant Thakar Singh corrected and edited this work, however, and it was subsequently reprinted in 2000 and again in 2005, so the facts presented are ...

Selfless Service: Selfless Act

Hindu Quotes: Selfless Act

Every selfless act...is born from Brahman, the eternal, infinite Godhead. He is present in every act of service.

- Bhagavad Gita 3:15

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Selfless Service: Gist of Karma Yoga

Karma Yoga is selfless service unto humanity. The important point is to serve humanity without any attachment or egoism. The central teaching of the Gita is non-attachment to work. Lord Krishna says: "Work incessantly. Your duty is to work but not expect the fruits thereof."

From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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Selfless Service: Illumined Teacher

Hindu Quotes: Illumined Teacher

Some realize the Self within them through the practice of meditation, some by the path of wisdom, and others by selfless service.

Others may not know these paths; but hearing and following the instructions of an illumined teacher, they too go beyond death.

- Bhagavad Gita 13:24-25

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Selfless Service: Practice of Meditation

Hindu Quotes: Practice of Meditation

These two paths, the light and the dark, are said to be eternal, lending some to liberation and others to rebirth. Once you have known these two paths, Arjuna, you can never be deluded again. Attain this knowledge through perseverance in yoga. There is merit in studying the scriptures, in selfless service, austerity, and giving, but the practice of meditation carries you beyond all these to the supreme abode of the highest Lord.

- Bhagavad Gita 8:26-28

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Selfless Service: Realize the Self

Hindu Quotes: Realize the Self

Every selfless act…is born from Brahman, the eternal, infinite Godhead. He is present in every act of service. All life turns on this law … Whoever violates it, indulging his senses for his own pleasure and ignoring the needs of others, has wasted his life. But those who realize the Self are always satisfied. Having found the source of joy and fulfillment, they not longer seek happiness from the external world. They have nothing to gain or lose by any action; neither people nor things can affect their security.

- Bhagavad Gita 3:15-18

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Selfless Service: Karma Yoga - Path of Action

"As you sow, so shall you reap" is an old and true saying. It points out the law of cause and effect which forms one of the fundamental laws of the Universe."

Karma Yoga is the path of detached action and selfless service. At this point, you may ask, how could action be detached if a goal or mission is to be accomplished!

Now, the secret of right activity is to do the action with full dedication and enthusiasm in the correct manner and mode of operation but you need not anticipate or be anxious about the consequences or result of this action.

(See also: Yoga Systems, Yoga, Yoga and Health, Yoga Systems, Yoga Positions)

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Selfless Service: Encyclopedia - Seva

Seva (Sanskrit: string) is: in Sikhism, volunteer work; selfless service; work offered to God, performed without attachment and with the attitude that one is not the doer. In Siddha Yoga ashrams, Guruseva is a spiritual practice, and students seek to perform all of their tasks in this spirit of selfless offering. Seva is a cornerstone of the Sikh religion. in Sant Mat the same idea has been given a contemporary meaning of serving the Living Master. See Selfless Service. in Indian cuisine, a snack

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Selfless Service: Encyclopedia - Guru Angad Dev

Guru Angad Dev (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ) (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552) was the second of The Ten Gurus of Sikhism. He became Guru on 7 September 1539 following in the footsteps of Guru Nanak, who was the founder of the Sikh religion. Before becoming the second Guru, he was known as Lehna. This second Sikh Guru contributed the following to the people of the world: To do Niskam Sewa Selfless Service to humanity. Completely surrender to the Will of God. Disapproval of exhibitionism and hypocrisy. Standa ...

Selfless Service: Encyclopedia - Aroup Chatterjee

Dr. Aroup Chatterjee is the author of the book Mother Teresa: The Final Verdict which seeks to challenge the claim to fame of Mother Teresa as a symbol of selfless service. Aroup, a physician who formerly worked with the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa, has denied her image as a compassionate human being and has accused her of seeking fame and wealth in the guise of helping the destitute poor. He went public with his views in a documentary named Hell's Angel shown on Channel 4, a British television c ...

Selfless Service: Encyclopedia II - Sant Thakar Singh - Teachings

Unlike the personal life of the Master, about which very little has been documented, the teachings of Sant Thakar Singh are an open book. Indeed, the documentation of the Master's teachings is both extensive and multi-media in character. We have books, circular letters, video, and audio tapes spanning almost 30 years. Sant Thakar Singh - The Basic Proposition of Spirituality: We Are Souls Not Bodies. If we are to eat, we are to eat for God. If we are to have a body, it is only for finding God. If we ...

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