We have enough work and we perform it as seva or spiritual service.So is it necessary to do

separate sadhana…. Is sadhana or a specific

spiritual discipline really necessary for

Seva is not a compulsory duty

or an uncomfortable obligation.

Swami says it should happen

naturally and spontaneously.

He gives a Vedantic stamp to it

and says Paropakaarardham

idam shariram – this body is

meant to help others.

Swami says chittasya suddhihi

karmaha – it is to purify the mind that

we should do seva, to remove the

contamination.

Swami says purity leads to unity, which

in turn leads to divinity. So the seva

that we do is to reach divinity through

purity and unity.

Bhagavan categorically emphasizes

that what seva does to you is far more

important than what seva you do.

The root of the Sanskrit word

sadhana is ‘sad’ which means

‘accomplished’, ‘to succeed’ --

Transformation that Leads to

Fulfillment

Sadhana is a spiritual practice that

one needs to do so that we are in

tune with the Lord.

Sadhana is devoting time and energy

to establish communion with the Lord

who is inside us.

Sadhana Promotes an Attitude of

Servitude.

Regular sadhana, Bhagavan says

helps us to derive an inner joy and

remove the selfishness and desires.

Bhagavan beautifully says sadhana

removes our vasanas or tendencies

(carried from many births)! It helps us

to have trikarana suddhi – the unity of

thought, word and deed.

Swami says the simplest way to do

sadhana is to join sathsang or good

company.

Reading Sai literature is a great way to

have sathsang.

Listening to Bhagavan’s

discourses, listening to elders, singing

bhajans, prayers, etc. are all part of

sadhana.

Bhagavan doesn’t prescribe severe

austerities. He always tells, Hithamga

undali, mithanga undali, meaning, you

A – Awareness of inner joy. If we are doing sadhana

it should result in the awareness of the inner joy.

B – Balance of Mind. How balanced we are during

the thick and thin of our lives on earth; how calmly

can we take the successes and failures in our lives.

C – Ceiling on desires. Control of our senses and

mind is an acid test of our progress.

D – Dedication to serve others.

Although seva itself is sadhana, seva

is not a substitute for sadhana.

We need to do sadhana to cultivate

the spirit of seva.

Sadhana should fill us with an urge to

serve others; it should fill us with the

divine essence of life, which is Love.

Our Organization is called Sri Sathya

Sai Seva Organization. Bhagavan

has named it so because He gives

utmost importance to Seva.

Now is a good time to join the Sai

Tidal Wave and create a huge

tsunami of love, peace, harmony

and goodwill, which would make

more and more people shed their

fear and who can deny fear is

gripping so many people these

days in all parts of the world?

Swami often says: "Why fear

when I am here?" And yet there is

so much fear everywhere, fear of

insecurity, and so on. Why?

Because people are not yet

feeling His proximity in large

enough numbers.

And that exactly is where, you

and us, joining forces can do a lot

to bring cheer and hope

everywhere, in some measure at

least.