Sunday, June 6, 2010

Service

Service, whatever form it takes, is the flow of love from one human being to another. This desire to share is our basic nature. Sincere giving -- without any expectation of return -- breaks the boundaries of conditional love and expands our ability to love every human being unconditionally.

Service is the expression of love. Serve in whatever possible manner you can. Ask yourself, "How can I be useful to people around me, and to the whole world?" Then your heart starts blossoming and a completely new level begins. Otherwise we're always thinking, "What about me, what about me?" It's nothing! Ask, "How can I be useful, how can I give to the world?" The best seva is helping someone to understand this eternal nature of life.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.