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Yoga — Skill in Action
Offering Seva in Shree Muktananda Ashram

Seva, selfless service, is one of the core spiritual practices on the Siddha Yoga path. At Shree Muktananda Ashram, staff and visiting Siddha Yogis from around the world offer their skills, talents, and energy in support of the SYDA Foundation’s work—serving the Siddha Yoga Mission.

In a great scripture of India, Shri Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna teaches, "Yoga is skill in action." By serving with love and attentiveness, we cultivate proficiency, self-confidence, joy, and evenness of mind, and we strengthen our connection to the inexhaustible source of joy and power at the core of our being. Practicing seva in this way, we move toward attaining the goal of yoga: the steady awareness of our union with the Self.

As you view these photos of Siddha Yogis engaged in many different types of seva, you are invited to reflect on how each expresses skill in action through qualities such as focus, respect, and enthusiasm.

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I can see in these faces, postures, and actions of the sevites that when one gives loving attention to something—whether it is to others, an object of beauty, or even a task—that expresses the true nature of worship.
 

Montreal, Canada

When I look at the photos of these sevites, I am reminded to focus on joy and love during my daily tasks. When I do this, I feel refreshed and connected to my inner Self.
 
Thank you, Gurumayi, for the beautiful practice of seva, in which I feel my actions flowing through me and revitalizing my spirit. 
 

Texas, USA