Sewa is first of all, a way to be humble, to remove haume in us, the egotism. It is said, humility is the only thing which the Lord likes, because He is the highest...
Sewa is also a means to be more human being, by being helpful and kind in anyway to all creatures, as all have in them, that Light of Him. But not fake humility, but the real one, from the bottom of our hearts, having the sense of gratitude, and taking pleasure in doing it, for being allowed by the Lord, to serve our brother souls; sabna jeea ka iko Daata! having said that, sewas can be of 4 types: tan(body) man(mind), dhan(wealth) and the last one of surat(soul).
The first three, are means to the fourth one. We can do sewa phisically, mentally or with the wealth, in numerous ways. But these sewas should be done in a spirit of detachment, without expecting anything from it, we do it, because we see that holy and divine flame in all beings, without any distinctions, like class, caste, color or creed. In this way our chit or mind, gets cleansed up to an extent, it gets dyed in the colour of a very noble quality: humility.
But the real purpose of our life, is that sewa which we do, with our surat or soul, of Wahiguru or Nam or Shabad, because with that sewa,we are doing good to ourselves, as it is said, we can help others, if only, we first help ourselves. So with Nam bhakti or Nam abhyass we clean the dirt accumulated on our souls, since inmemorial times, since we left Sach Khand and got stuck in this creation, alien world, for which we fight and cut the throats of others, in name of land and religion mainly, which are means of the negative Power to keep entangled our souls in his mayavee planes, or dimensions; and so by doing this sewa, we free it, from the clutches of mind, Kaal and maya... thus being free ourselves, we will then be in a position, to help in a real spiritual manner, to our fellow brothers and sisters.
Following is a shabad where, we can see the real importance, of this sewa, as it is done by the soul, our real self, to the real objective: "Wahiguru", all other sewas howsoever inspiring and desired may be, but after all are bindings to this creation, but by this Surat Shabad sewa, which is a game of love also, played by the lover soul, to its beloved Lord, Akal Purukh, Satnam, we get freed of the biggest curse that one can have, and that is, chaurasee ka chakar, the unending cycle of births and deaths, and freed also, from the five evils: kam krodh lobh moh ahankar, and its masters: mind, maya and Kaal...
Such is the beauty, and utmost importance of this sewa with all that it implies, as we can see it by ourselves in the beautifull shabad of our panchvi Parshahee Guru arjun Dev :
mil mayray gobind, apnaa naam dayh.
Meet me, O my Lord of the Universe. Please bless me with Your Name.
naam binaa Dharig Dharig asnayhu.
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, cursed, cursed is love and intimacy.
naam binaa jo pahirai khaa-ay.
Without the Naam, one who dresses and eats well
ji-o kookar joothan meh paa-ay.
is like a dog, who falls in and eats impure foods.
naam binaa jaytaa bi-uhaar. ji-o mirtak mithi-aa seegaar.
Without the Naam, all occupations are useless, like decorations on a dead body.
naam bisaar karay ras bhog.
One who forgets the Naam and indulges in pleasures,
sukh supnai nahee tan meh rog.
shall find no peace, even in dreams; his body shall become diseased.
naam ti-aag karay an kaaj.
One who renounces the Naam and engages in other occupations,
binas jaa-ay jhoothay sabh paaj.
shall see all of his false pretenses fall away.
naam sang man pareet na laavai.
One whose mind does not embrace love for the Naam
kot karam karto narak jaavai.
shall go to hell, even though he may perform millions of ceremonial rituals
har kaa naam jin man na aaraaDhaa.
One whose mind does not contemplate the Name of the Lord
chor kee ni-aa-ee jam pur baaDhaa.
is bound like a thief, in the City of Death.
laakh adambar bahut bisthaaraa.
Hundreds of thousands of ostentatious shows and great expanses
naam binaa jhoothay paasaaraa.
- without the Naam, all these displays are false.
har kaa naam so-ee jan lay-ay.
That humble being repeats the Name of the Lord,
kar kirpaa naanak jis day-ay.
O Nanak, whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy.
And this sewa, of surat shabad , as seen in this simple and lovely shabad, which summarries the essence of real spirituality, we can only have it in the Sadh Sangat, as prasad, not otherwise, as seen in the last two lines of the shabad above.
Sewa is also a means to be more human being, by being helpful and kind in anyway to all creatures, as all have in them, that Light of Him. But not fake humility, but the real one, from the bottom of our hearts, having the sense of gratitude, and taking pleasure in doing it, for being allowed by the Lord, to serve our brother souls; sabna jeea ka iko Daata! having said that, sewas can be of 4 types: tan(body) man(mind), dhan(wealth) and the last one of surat(soul).
The first three, are means to the fourth one. We can do sewa phisically, mentally or with the wealth, in numerous ways. But these sewas should be done in a spirit of detachment, without expecting anything from it, we do it, because we see that holy and divine flame in all beings, without any distinctions, like class, caste, color or creed. In this way our chit or mind, gets cleansed up to an extent, it gets dyed in the colour of a very noble quality: humility.
But the real purpose of our life, is that sewa which we do, with our surat or soul, of Wahiguru or Nam or Shabad, because with that sewa,we are doing good to ourselves, as it is said, we can help others, if only, we first help ourselves. So with Nam bhakti or Nam abhyass we clean the dirt accumulated on our souls, since inmemorial times, since we left Sach Khand and got stuck in this creation, alien world, for which we fight and cut the throats of others, in name of land and religion mainly, which are means of the negative Power to keep entangled our souls in his mayavee planes, or dimensions; and so by doing this sewa, we free it, from the clutches of mind, Kaal and maya... thus being free ourselves, we will then be in a position, to help in a real spiritual manner, to our fellow brothers and sisters.
Following is a shabad where, we can see the real importance, of this sewa, as it is done by the soul, our real self, to the real objective: "Wahiguru", all other sewas howsoever inspiring and desired may be, but after all are bindings to this creation, but by this Surat Shabad sewa, which is a game of love also, played by the lover soul, to its beloved Lord, Akal Purukh, Satnam, we get freed of the biggest curse that one can have, and that is, chaurasee ka chakar, the unending cycle of births and deaths, and freed also, from the five evils: kam krodh lobh moh ahankar, and its masters: mind, maya and Kaal...
Such is the beauty, and utmost importance of this sewa with all that it implies, as we can see it by ourselves in the beautifull shabad of our panchvi Parshahee Guru arjun Dev :
mil mayray gobind, apnaa naam dayh.
Meet me, O my Lord of the Universe. Please bless me with Your Name.
naam binaa Dharig Dharig asnayhu.
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, cursed, cursed is love and intimacy.
naam binaa jo pahirai khaa-ay.
Without the Naam, one who dresses and eats well
ji-o kookar joothan meh paa-ay.
is like a dog, who falls in and eats impure foods.
naam binaa jaytaa bi-uhaar. ji-o mirtak mithi-aa seegaar.
Without the Naam, all occupations are useless, like decorations on a dead body.
naam bisaar karay ras bhog.
One who forgets the Naam and indulges in pleasures,
sukh supnai nahee tan meh rog.
shall find no peace, even in dreams; his body shall become diseased.
naam ti-aag karay an kaaj.
One who renounces the Naam and engages in other occupations,
binas jaa-ay jhoothay sabh paaj.
shall see all of his false pretenses fall away.
naam sang man pareet na laavai.
One whose mind does not embrace love for the Naam
kot karam karto narak jaavai.
shall go to hell, even though he may perform millions of ceremonial rituals
har kaa naam jin man na aaraaDhaa.
One whose mind does not contemplate the Name of the Lord
chor kee ni-aa-ee jam pur baaDhaa.
is bound like a thief, in the City of Death.
laakh adambar bahut bisthaaraa.
Hundreds of thousands of ostentatious shows and great expanses
naam binaa jhoothay paasaaraa.
- without the Naam, all these displays are false.
har kaa naam so-ee jan lay-ay.
That humble being repeats the Name of the Lord,
kar kirpaa naanak jis day-ay.
O Nanak, whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy.
And this sewa, of surat shabad , as seen in this simple and lovely shabad, which summarries the essence of real spirituality, we can only have it in the Sadh Sangat, as prasad, not otherwise, as seen in the last two lines of the shabad above.
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