Chrisji Guru Gita verse 172 - Those who do not perform seva are unfortunate

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Yes, sadhana is an important part of our seva but like all things

there is theory and practical. What about putting that sadhana into

practice? We learn that Guru is everywhere, Mother, Father, friend,

family. There is no where that Guru is not and nothing that is not

Guru so when we help that lady across the street, when offer a meal

to a stranger, our work, what ever action is performed through the

body should be an offering, a service to humanity and in essence to

Guru.

True we cannot all be at the ashram but we can serve Guru from

whatever part of the garden we are .... a task like washing dishes

can become a beautiful sadhana of washing Guru's feet. Guru teaches

by example, Maa does sadhana, yet, she makes clothes for Her

children, She prepares meals for us and at times serves the meals and

you can be sure that Swamiji does his part in assisting Her. This is

only part of the many many ways that out Beloved Guru looks after us,

whether we know it or not. So if Guruji perform seva in this manner, I

think that we as children need to do it also.

What do you think?

Kalia

Chris Kirner <chriskirner1956 > wrote:

Kalia,All the time, it seems we are thinking of seva as if it were

somethingdifferent from our sadhana, but it is not. Most of us are

doing our practices because that is the first thing theGuru asks of

us. She wants us to grow, to become even as she is, so wedo our

practices, as instructed, and seva then becomes whatever extratasks

we perform to serve the Guru's interests. But that is almostbackward

in its emphasis.Most of us here cannot clean the ashram or cook a

meal for Mother andSwamiji. We feel we cannot do seva because we are

not with them. Butwe can do seva every time we sit for puja, if we

want to.Consider that the Guru's entire reason for being is the

growth andenlightenment of her students. What is there that could

possiblyplease her more, contribute to her mission more, than

worshipping withdevotion

and one-pointedness of mind, and continually stoking the fireof

purification with more sadhana?Now this verse makes a subtle, but

vitally important, distinction. Itis saying it doesn't matter how

many rounds of bhastrika you can do,or how long you can sit in one

asana. If you do it only for yourself,you are unfortunate, indeed. It

is "the feet of the Guru" again. If you do your sadhana at the feetof

the Guru, with the feeling of doing "selfless service as anexpression

of love," you are performing seva - the highest seva.Guru Prityartham

(for the pleasure of the Guru)Chris--- In

, Kali Kali<kaliananda_saraswati>

wrote:> > Here is our verse today friends, please share your

thoughts.> > > > 172. Those people who only with the strength of

their knowledgeperform purifying austerities, and do not perform seva

(selflessservice as an expression of love) to the Guru, they are

unfortunate.It is true. It is true, oh Giver of Boons. > > > >

Comment - All Beloved Shree Maa ever asks of Her children is

theirpure devotion. Devotion is the main ingredient needed to

performseva. I embrace any opportunity to perform seva to Beloved

Guruji.Not my will but THY Will be done.> > > > Kalia> > >

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