A Core Value
The concept of selfless service is at the centre of many spiritual traditions. Selfless service brings the opportunity to connect to something beyond yourself, and to serve All in their divine nature. The word used for selfless service is: seva and the ones who perform it are called sevadars.
You have probably experienced in your life the power of helping someone just for the sake of it. This is the reward serving gives you: serving something greater fills you up with a divine contentment. Our individualistic culture and the pressure of the times means we may often feel isolated and lacking connection. If you feel alone, if you are longing for a partner, if you feel you haven’t found your true home… try serving. Whether that’s in your local community, or at any yoga community event, it will bring great value.
At our yoga festivals, we offer an opportunity to serve called Karma Yoga, which means the yoga of action and selfless service. Almost all of the Yoga Festivals are run by sevadars. It is also a way to make ours the event we participate in.
Check out your local community – both yogic and beyond – to know about local projects where you can serve by helping them according to your capacity and skills.
You have probably experienced in your life the power of helping someone just for the sake of it. This is the reward serving gives you: serving something greater fills you up with a divine contentment. Our individualistic culture and the pressure of the times means we may often feel isolated and lacking connection. If you feel alone, if you are longing for a partner, if you feel you haven’t found your true home… try serving. Whether that’s in your local community, or at any yoga community event, it will bring great value.
At our yoga festivals, we offer an opportunity to serve called Karma Yoga, which means the yoga of action and selfless service. Almost all of the Yoga Festivals are run by sevadars. It is also a way to make ours the event we participate in.
Check out your local community – both yogic and beyond – to know about local projects where you can serve by helping them according to your capacity and skills.
If you are interested in serving your local community, try contacting your National Kundalini Yoga teachers association (link here) or, if there is a local yoga festival, contact the organisers (link here).
Seva must come from an open heart and in no way should it be considered an unpaid job.
If you feel you are being used unethically,
please address your concern to your teacher or the Ethics and Professional standards
by writing to its European representative:
Amrit Singh Reinsch - Germany
amritsingh@epsweb.org
or by filing a complaint:
EPS Website
If you feel you are being used unethically,
please address your concern to your teacher or the Ethics and Professional standards
by writing to its European representative:
Amrit Singh Reinsch - Germany
amritsingh@epsweb.org
or by filing a complaint:
EPS Website
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Inspiration from a Teacher
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"The purpose of every Word is to Awaken - the purpose of Music is to Glorify - the purpose of every Dance is to Harmonize - the purpose of drinking is to remember the source - the purpose of eating is to Share - the purpose of being together is to receive and manifest our Divine Presence - the purpose of every Donation is to empty ourselves." Shiv Charan Singh |
Photos:
Header: Tara Kauffmann - Backgrounds: Geralt, Brit
Header: Tara Kauffmann - Backgrounds: Geralt, Brit
