Master Ishwar Ji Guidance on Seva
Quotes by Master Ishwar Ji
on Seva
“I want every satsangi, even the poorest of the poor, to be given the opportunity to offer something in seva, even if it is only a dollar. I would also like all satsangis, rich and poor, young and old, to participate in the construction, even if they can only carry one brick. Your smallest efforts are precious to me and to Great Master. This is seva of love and devotion.”
“Great Master said — and I agree with him — that if you do seva service for the Master, for a friend, for people in general, without expecting any reward, it prepares you better for meditation. Indeed, at one time Great Master said it is equal to meditation, and that you can see the result in meditation by how quickly you can make progress. So that is why service is so important in our spiritual lives. I thank all of my friends for their service to my humble tribute to Great Master Baba Sawan Singh in Bruce, Wisconsin.”
Quotes by Master Ishwar Ji
on Seva
“They say that service is of three kinds. There is service with your body, which is physical service. You carry things, you help people, you serve food, you do things, you work in the kitchen. You carry somebody’s bag. This is all physical service. It’s a very good service. Second kind of service is to give a donation with money. You write a check and give it, you’re done, without expecting a reward. That’s also service. The third service is with the mind. The service with the mind is to meditate without expecting any result in meditation is an offering to the master. When you meditate and say, “Master, today’s meditation is meant as an offering to you,” that’s service with the mind. If you do all these three kinds of service, you’re bound to make good progress on the spiritual path and change your life. You can try it out. It works. The service is so important.”
Quotes by Master Ishwar Ji
on Seva
“I have always suggested to people that it’s an old tradition to give charity. All doctrines, all traditions have said ten percent of your net income, if you give as charity, it’s a good number and does not hurt you too much. It helps you a lot. Ten percent of money charity is good. You should also give ten percent of body charity which means work. Volunteer work. If you can’t work every day, work on weekends, work on vacations, voluntarily serving people without compensation. That’s also service with your body. Then give your meditation. If not all of it, at least ten percent of it, too, as an offering as a mind’s seva. If you do all these things, then you are bound to get some benefit. In the dera when we were young and growing up—the Great Master—we always had great pleasure to do all kinds of seva. It could be anything. I still remember I was very small and Great Master—there was no electric power, and it was very hot in summer—they used to fan, with a big fan. My size and my fan size was the same, but I used to take the fan and try to fan the master during his discourses. It was seva.”
Master Ishwar Ji Guidance on Seva
Quotes by Master Ishwar Ji on Seva
“I want every satsangi, even the poorest of the poor, to be given the opportunity to offer something in seva, even if it is only a dollar. I would also like all satsangis, rich and poor, young and old, to participate in the construction, even if they can only carry one brick. Your smallest efforts are precious to me and to Great Master. This is seva of love and devotion.”
“Great Master said — and I agree with him — that if you do seva service for the Master, for a friend, for people in general, without expecting any reward, it prepares you better for meditation. Indeed, at one time Great Master said it is equal to meditation, and that you can see the result in meditation by how quickly you can make progress. So that is why service is so important in our spiritual lives. I thank all of my friends for their service to my humble tribute to Great Master Baba Sawan Singh in Bruce, Wisconsin.”
“They say that service is of three kinds. There is service with your body, which is physical service. You carry things, you help people, you serve food, you do things, you work in the kitchen. You carry somebody’s bag. This is all physical service. It’s a very good service. Second kind of service is to give a donation with money. You write a check and give it, you’re done, without expecting a reward. That’s also service. The third service is with the mind. The service with the mind is to meditate without expecting any result in meditation is an offering to the master. When you meditate and say, “Master, today’s meditation is meant as an offering to you,” that’s service with the mind. If you do all these three kinds of service, you’re bound to make good progress on the spiritual path and change your life. You can try it out. It works. The service is so important.”
“I have always suggested to people that it’s an old tradition to give charity. All doctrines, all traditions have said ten percent of your net income, if you give as charity, it’s a good number and does not hurt you too much. It helps you a lot. Ten percent of money charity is good. You should also give ten percent of body charity which means work. Volunteer work. If you can’t work every day, work on weekends, work on vacations, voluntarily serving people without compensation. That’s also service with your body. Then give your meditation. If not all of it, at least ten percent of it, too, as an offering as a mind’s seva. If you do all these things, then you are bound to get some benefit. In the dera when we were young and growing up—the Great Master—we always had great pleasure to do all kinds of seva. It could be anything. I still remember I was very small and Great Master—there was no electric power, and it was very hot in summer—they used to fan, with a big fan. My size and my fan size was the same, but I used to take the fan and try to fan the master during his discourses. It was seva.”
Master Ishwar Ji Guidance on Seva
Quotes by Master Ishwar Ji on Seva
“I want every satsangi, even the poorest of the poor, to be given the opportunity to offer something in seva, even if it is only a dollar. I would also like all satsangis, rich and poor, young and old, to participate in the construction, even if they can only carry one brick. Your smallest efforts are precious to me and to Great Master. This is seva of love and devotion.”
“Great Master said — and I agree with him — that if you do seva service for the Master, for a friend, for people in general, without expecting any reward, it prepares you better for meditation. Indeed, at one time Great Master said it is equal to meditation, and that you can see the result in meditation by how quickly you can make progress. So that is why service is so important in our spiritual lives. I thank all of my friends for their service to my humble tribute to Great Master Baba Sawan Singh in Bruce, Wisconsin.”
“They say that service is of three kinds. There is service with your body, which is physical service. You carry things, you help people, you serve food, you do things, you work in the kitchen. You carry somebody’s bag. This is all physical service. It’s a very good service. Second kind of service is to give a donation with money. You write a check and give it, you’re done, without expecting a reward. That’s also service. The third service is with the mind. The service with the mind is to meditate without expecting any result in meditation is an offering to the master. When you meditate and say, “Master, today’s meditation is meant as an offering to you,” that’s service with the mind. If you do all these three kinds of service, you’re bound to make good progress on the spiritual path and change your life. You can try it out. It works. The service is so important.”
“I have always suggested to people that it’s an old tradition to give charity. All doctrines, all traditions have said ten percent of your net income, if you give as charity, it’s a good number and does not hurt you too much. It helps you a lot. Ten percent of money charity is good. You should also give ten percent of body charity which means work. Volunteer work. If you can’t work every day, work on weekends, work on vacations, voluntarily serving people without compensation. That’s also service with your body. Then give your meditation. If not all of it, at least ten percent of it, too, as an offering as a mind’s seva. If you do all these things, then you are bound to get some benefit. In the dera when we were young and growing up—the Great Master—we always had great pleasure to do all kinds of seva. It could be anything. I still remember I was very small and Great Master—there was no electric power, and it was very hot in summer—they used to fan, with a big fan. My size and my fan size was the same, but I used to take the fan and try to fan the master during his discourses. It was seva.”