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Sadhana
Seva
Seva is ‘selfless service to the Lord.’ The term comes from the Sanskrit root sev meaning “to serve.” It is a fundamental principle of Hinduism because authentic love manifests itself in actions. Selfless service is part of both karma-yoga and bhakti-yoga. Retroprogressive Yoga seeks the divine presence of the same consciousness in everything and everyone, which leads to a servant dedication. To serve the human being is to serve God, because it is service based on the divinity that lies in all. Kṛṣṇa-seva is different from social service. Social service is helping others, but in Kṛṣṇa-seva, the one without second is both the servant and the beneficiary.
Kṛṣṇa says:
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः ।
तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्गः समाचर ॥ ९ ॥
yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra
loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ
tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya
mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara
“Work done as a sacrifice for Viṣṇu has to be performed; otherwise work causes bondage in this material world. Therefore, O son of Kuntī, perform your prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always remain free from bondage.” (Bhagavad Gita, 3.9)
And then he says:
तस्मादसक्तः सततं कार्यं कर्म समाचर ।
असक्तो ह्याचरन्कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरूषः ॥ १९ ॥
tasmād asaktaḥ satataṁ
kāryaṁ karma samācara
asakto hy ācaran karma
param āpnoti pūruṣaḥ
“Therefore, without being attached to the fruits of activities, one should act as a matter of duty, for by working without attachment one attains the Supreme.” (Bhagavad-gītā, 3.19).