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Terrorism - Seva done through ignorance
 

          Everyone talks about growing terrorist activities in recent times. But if we look back into historical times, we would find that terrorist activities always tortured societies especially in the name of religion. Spirituality advocates Seva or selfless service for inner purification to transcend and realize one's own Real Self. Though religions calls this inner Self as God , they always mis-interpret the public as an external power residing somewhere in a fictional heaven. This cause huge confusion in the individuals spewing hatred, pride and ignorance leading to religious wars. Greater damage done by religious organizations is the misuse of Seva act. Instead of helping the individual to melt his ego and realize the supreme self, it has done the opposite of boosting the Ego and commit violence, curbing peace in the world.

        Commercialization of spiritualism is religion. Religion, in the name of God and service to God has used its members to propagate the  growth of the organization by boosting their Ego at the expense of the inner growth of the individual. This has bred terrorists activities in the past and also in the current times.  Religions gives false promises of a heaven after death and also propagate the idea of conversions as a means of earning God's love. Instead of inner purification, religions go for mass conversions to grow in number. Therefore missionary acts will only destroy the inner self by boosting the Ego.

        This ignorance and false information had leads some individuals to take the barbaric attempt of doing violence in the name of self service. We now see  wide spread terrorists activities which does not help nor the individual or the world. These Ego boosting self service for the organization have caused violence in almost all countries.

     The only way to stop terrorism is only through spreading proper knowledge. Knowledge of the Self has to be given to all human to bring peace for the individual as well as the world. All other attempts would be superficial means of obtaining peace.

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   Purpose of Selfless Service (Seva)

   The purpose of doing selfless service at all levels, helps in transcending to the deep state of awareness. If this is in mind, then there are no ill effects accrued imparting selfless service. Not understanding the purpose of Selfless service brings back  frustrations and hatred in the provider because he or she does the act of Seva with expectations. Doing Seva with expectations only breeds pain and inner suffering to the performer.

  Having a selfless attitude will uplift us. “We should serve others without any expectations whatsoever. By helping others we are, in fact, helping ourselves by transcending to the realm of awareness. On the other hand, every time we do a selfish action, we are harming ourselves by moving away from the state of awareness.” 

       Ignorance about the purpose of Seva will cause the mind to expect fame and power in the name of selfless service or Seva. This expectation and its results will bring forth pride. At the intellect level, it will scheme for benefits and will create corruption in the system and also will ruthlessly involve into manipulative action to maintain and preserve the pride. All this only boost the ego and leading to destruction of the Real Self causing pain, suffering and depression.

    If the intention is clearly understood that Seva brings inner expansion and purification of mind, there is joy in doing such selfless service. Then the inner happiness manifest as selfless service for others.

      We will discuss about the cause of terrorism, which is due to ignorance of the purpose of Seva and the Real Self.  Terrorism hides under the pretext of selfless service to a limited group of individuals and destroys peace of the world.

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Types, kinds of  Selfless Service (Seva)

3. Intellect - knowledge

    Sharing knowledge with the needy is at the next level of selfless service. Sharing any type of knowledge is a service. With holding any knowledge to oneself is  stinking stagnating water without growth.

    In teaching,  one teaches but two learns. This is the power of sharing knowledge. Imparting positive thoughts and words is also a selfless service that help others to lead a life of higher values.  But one should be careful to advice something that one has practiced, otherwise it will not have any effect on the receiver.

Two levels of  Seva: Internal and external

           Helping others by sharing one's intellectual strength is seva at external level and when one shares the intellectual knowledge by inner maturity is at the internal level.

    When the internal maturation is reached, then one spends life in creating that awareness in others. At this state one's life itself becomes the message for others to learn.

4. Awareness

  Spiritual masters apart from rendering selfless service at all levels, their transcended presence itself a selfless service. It is therefore difficult for common man to appreciate the selfless service of masters like Ramana Maharishi, whose  transforming presence of full Awareness, is their service to all.

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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.