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 Friday 09 October 2026

METHODS OF SEVA

Swami Sivananda

Serve any social institution for one hour daily without any remuneration. Collect some old clothes and distribute them to the needy. Wash the clothes of your parents, elders, the sick and Mahatmas. Pocket insults when offered. Distribute a few pies to the lame, blind and to the hungry mouths as you walk along the street. Meet your friends and the members of your society in a common place once a week or a fortnight for Satsang and Kirtan. Finally, think for yourself, how best you can utilise your energy, your intellect, your education, your wealth, your strength or anything you possess, for the betterment of others, who are low placed in life and for the society in general.


Satsanga, svadhyaya, japa and dhyana or meditation — these are the principal items of spiritual practice. And an inward silent prayer to the Almighty to bless you with that intelligence and strength necessary to maintain the spirit is also a part of sadhana. Remember that a heartfelt, soul-felt prayer rising from the bottom of your being will be answered.

- Swami Krishnananda

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