Center Seva:
A
commitment to
your practice, a
commitment to
the center
As
we go forward here are some things to keep in
mind:
- When it's unusually warm in the Zendo on Sunday mornings, the Zendo has asked that we NOT to adjust the radiator valves anywhere on site, for any reason. They have requested that we please regulate for desired temperature during class time by opening/closing windows. As tampering with heating would likely cause irreparable floor damage from water leakage. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Specifically below are our needs to keep our center and programs running smoothly.
Seva: (Selfless Service as Devotion)
The definition of seva is service. The practice inspires divine love, by connecting us with our ability to love. Seva is an ideal way to both give and receive simultaneously and not only feeds us spiritually but also promotes brotherhood and a spiritual discipline that awakens us to the greater truth of our own being.
In this case, Seva refers to selfless service for altruistic purposes for the betterment of our New York City Kriya Yoga Center. Offering our Seva is a way to make a significant contribution to the upkeep of the center. Working together in loving, voluntary, selfless, service is a means to promote humility, which is a cornerstone of our Kriya practice.
In the beginning of his stay in the US Gurudev lived in New York for many years. He inspired and motivated countless devotees by stressing that Kriya Yoga teaches us to see God within and everywhere, not just as a teaching, but as a practical experience in doing seva. We used to do this reverently with great love and pride but of late, we have fallen off.
He taught is to always consider work, as the need arises, as divine service; he always encouraged us all to challenge ourselves by nurturing and helping wherever we notice it is needed. He would often say, “work is worship.”
In this way, we ask each one of you please participate in maintaining our center. By helping whenever and wherever the need arises, we are changing our lives through changing our restless and extroverted minds. It is in this way, that we can come to understand the reality of unified existence, together, as taught by our beloved Gurudev. For, he asked us only to perceive in every moment that everything we are doing is only possible because the power of God is doing it through us. So let us be peaceful and disciplined and earn transformation and realization in the process.
The definition of seva is service. The practice inspires divine love, by connecting us with our ability to love. Seva is an ideal way to both give and receive simultaneously and not only feeds us spiritually but also promotes brotherhood and a spiritual discipline that awakens us to the greater truth of our own being.
In this case, Seva refers to selfless service for altruistic purposes for the betterment of our New York City Kriya Yoga Center. Offering our Seva is a way to make a significant contribution to the upkeep of the center. Working together in loving, voluntary, selfless, service is a means to promote humility, which is a cornerstone of our Kriya practice.
In the beginning of his stay in the US Gurudev lived in New York for many years. He inspired and motivated countless devotees by stressing that Kriya Yoga teaches us to see God within and everywhere, not just as a teaching, but as a practical experience in doing seva. We used to do this reverently with great love and pride but of late, we have fallen off.
He taught is to always consider work, as the need arises, as divine service; he always encouraged us all to challenge ourselves by nurturing and helping wherever we notice it is needed. He would often say, “work is worship.”
In this way, we ask each one of you please participate in maintaining our center. By helping whenever and wherever the need arises, we are changing our lives through changing our restless and extroverted minds. It is in this way, that we can come to understand the reality of unified existence, together, as taught by our beloved Gurudev. For, he asked us only to perceive in every moment that everything we are doing is only possible because the power of God is doing it through us. So let us be peaceful and disciplined and earn transformation and realization in the process.
Book
team of 2 or 3 people
- Responsible for
book sales books during the
programs and the retreats
hosted by our center
- See that the
prices are on all the books
• maintaining the lists of books and other items available for sale
• handling the donations collected from the book sales
• It would be necessary to be available both Saturday and Sunday during programs (the full program) in which case you would not be expected to pay for the program.
- Forty five
minutes before each days
program we will need a
“set-up team”
- Whose job it
will be to see that the altar
and books are set up properly
and the cushions
• And mats are in place
• We will need a person or persons to collect donation (in the past this has been done by the book crew. This will be up to them. However, it is important that the person(s) doing this job make a commitment to the entire program. In so doing that person(s) would not be expected to pay for the program.
• We will need a person with a car who would be available during the entire program to help with the transportation of mats, cushions, and other equipment necessary for the program as well as transporting the monks and Yogacharyas.
Just as with any family, we depend on each other for our existence. Please click Newyorkcity-ny@kriya.org to volunteer.
Thank you all in advance for your loving service and participation.
“Reaching the formless stage brings Truth. This is the ultimate goal of all religions. If you can fix your attention on the formless, either in the pituitary or in the fontanel, you attain the highest state.”
- Paramahamsa Hariharananda -
We would like at
least one volunteer to find places
for those in the group who are
interested in doing some type of
volunteer work in honor of
Gurudev’s and Paramahamsa
Prajnananandaji’s birthdays
and other times during the year
such as holidays.
In the past the New York center has participated in “Meals on Wheels” (a program that delivers meals to the homebound elderly) and volunteering at a local soup kitchen.
In the past the New York center has participated in “Meals on Wheels” (a program that delivers meals to the homebound elderly) and volunteering at a local soup kitchen.