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 Saturday 03 October 2026

BASE YOUR SADHANA ON SEVA

Swami Sivananda

The first step in the spiritual path is the selfless service of humanity. Selfless service is the corner stone of the citadel of Bliss-Immortal. Dispassion, discrimination, aspiration are the pillars. The super-structure is eternal bliss. Right virtuous action is the means, by which the mind is prepared for meditation. Selfless service is the watchword along the road to salvation. Serve the humanity, the poor, the sick and the country. Service is the worship of God. Never forget this. Purify the intellect. A pure intellect helps you to reach the door of intuition and attain Self-realisation. Aspirants should direct their whole attention in the beginning towards eradication of selfishness by protracted selfless service. The gospel of incessant service to humanity is sublime, lofty and grand. Contd…


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Sadhana is twofold: vairagya and abhyasa. Abhyāsa vairāgyābhyāṁ tan nirodhaḥ (Y.S. 1.12) says Patanjali, and says the Bhagavadgita also. Sadhana is a twofold process of vairagya and abhyasa: negative freedom from contact with undesirable things is vairagya, and positive practice directly contributory to the achievement of your ultimate goal is abhyasa. So you have to practise this twofold sadhana.

- Swami Krishnananda
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