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Types, kinds of Selfless Service (Seva)
2. Mind-
Emotional
Seva through the mental faculties (man) lies in contributing one's talents -
creative, communicative, managerial, etc. - to the corporate welfare of the
community and the planet in general. It also lies in sharing the pain of
others. Response to the pain of others is a sine qua non of the membership
of the brotherhood of man.
Sharing
soothing or comforting words is an act of sharing at the emotional mind
level as an act of selfless service. When some one is suffering an
emotional loss, the act of sharing positive emotions or even listening
to the grief itself a great selfless service.
Selfless service of protecting the environment, act of caring for nature and
not polluting air, water and earth, helping all other forms of life,
stems from the feeling of gratitude. When one identifies one self with
nature and live a life in tune with nature is also a selfless service of
gratitude.
Two levels of
Seva: Internal and external
Helping others by one's mind strength is seva at external level and when
one expresses that gratitude by inner maturity is at the
internal level.


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