As discussed yesterday Ram awarded Hanuman proven path for success (गुरु मंत्र ) and gave ( दीक्षा )to Hanumanji for service . Today we will focus on Seva or Volunteering services
Seva is a Sanskrit word that describes the act of selfless service. Its meaning is said to be embodied by the root words saha, meaning “with that,” and eva, meaning “too,” which together mean “together with.”
Seva is an act of compassion and care for others above oneself. Seva may be performed by a person in any number of ways. Performing seva may be a challenging task as it may raise personal difficulties for the people doing it. They may discover their own aversions to certain aspects of the work. However, through mindful awareness of these challenges, seva can be a powerful tool for people to learn more about themselves, their personalities and the patterns of behavior or thoughts, this way, performing Seva can be a form of personal and spiritual development.
Seva is also directly associated with volunteering that means to offer to do something that you do not have to do, often without having been asked to do it and without expecting payment .Volunteering allows you to connect to your community and make it a better place. … And volunteering is a two-way street: It can benefit you and your family as much as the cause you choose to help. Dedicating your time as a volunteer helps you make new friends, expand your network, and boost your social skills.
Conclusion
Performing seva makes us humble like Hanumanji and allows us to transform our personality by offering chance to give something back to the community or make a difference to the people around . I have also experienced that volunteering provides an opportunity to develop new skills or build on existing experience and knowledge. It’s also observed that ” being good ” is as much important as ” doing good then only we can achieve self-realization and a positive impact on our mental and physical health it’s like “feel good”
Its beneficial if we allow your actions to be led from a place of passionate intention. That way all the hard work will be worth it, you will be more committed to the cause and as a result, your impact will be that much bigger. As some of us could like to do volunteering to increase spiritually doing services to temple/church and others to people in need for food drive , health services /hospitals /Trust …there is no limit as so many areas that require helps.
COVID 19 brought new paradigm opportunity for volunteering that we never experienced .I salute all health professions ( doctor /Nurses ), food/essential services ,providing mask, government officials , Rotary/Lions club, organizations and many other who contributed at cost of their own health . My son Vinayak MD being emergency professional along with many thousands other all over the world made a difference at cost of their own life .This works surely had blessings from Hanuman ji for motivation to work as SEVAK in our fight to get victory on Coronavirus .
Tomorrow I will focus on specific example on few organizations that helping our community