What is Seva?
Seva literally means service. It is defined as selfless service; work offered to God or to the spiritual Master, performed with love and without concern for its benefits. Work performed with an attitude of nondoership and without attachment. Seva is one of the four cornerstone practices of Siddha Yoga, along with meditation, chanting, and dakshina.



OPPORTUNITIES
FOR OFFERING YOUR SEVA(*)

AMRIT SEVA: Available in the afternoons on Tuesdays or Saturdays. Days and times can be arranged to fit your schedule. Contact Operations Manager D-J Haanraadts at 310 207-9909 x 101 or at sevaforever@yahoo.com

AV (Audio-Visual): Participate in the Tuesday or Saturday Satsangs by running the audiovisual equipment. Previous experience not necessary. Contact Mauricio Tavares at 310-945-6715.

BOOKSTORE HOST:  Greet and assist people in the Bookstore, before and after the Tuesday and Saturday Satsangs and Sunday mornings, one or more times a month. Contact Kanti Hill at 323 876-4569 or at kantihill@earthlink.net

FLOWER ARRANGING: Help prepare the beautiful flowers for our Center on Friday evenings between 5 to 8 pm. Contact James Underwood at 626 391-9233 or at jamesunderwooddesign@mac.com.

GARDENING: Assist in maintaining our beautiful gardens on Sunday mornings at 11. Other times can be arranged. Contact Stacy Atchison at 818 731-8370 or at satchison@mac.com

GUEST INFORMATION SERVICES: Once a month, before the Tuesday Satsangs, answer questions by phone and from people at the front desk. Contact Maggie Klippel at 310-649-2656 or at maggieklippel@gmail.com

HALL: Prepare the Hall for the Satsang and support the activities of the Satsang on one or more Tuesdays or Saturdays a month.

MUSIC: Sing and/or play an instrument for the Tuesday or Saturday Satsangs, the Guru Gita or the Evening Arati. Encouragement and training are provided. Contact Paul Levine at the Center, at 310 301-0213, or at pgl99@yahoo.com

PARKING: Welcome and direct those arriving for Satsangs to parking areas, one or more Tuesdays or Saturdays a month. Contact Ralph Durant at 310 497-2087 or at mrgardenis@earthlink.net

SPARKLE SEVA: Help clean the Center. Come in on Tuesdays or Saturdays, or other times can be scheduled. Contact Operations Manager D-J Haanraadts at 310-207-9909 x 101 or sevaforever@yahoo.com

TEMPLE CLEANING: Make the Temple sparkle while maintaining the sacredness of its space. Days and times can be arranged to fit your schedule. Contact Anita Whitely at 213 239-3482.

TEMPLE: Serve Bade Baba by dhooping and participating in the Evening Arati on Tuesdays, Fridays or Sundays from 4 to 6:30. Contact Jessica Sassoon at 310 351-1762 or at jsassoon@coffeebean.com

UNSCHEDULED SEVA: Come in after 8:00am on a Tuesday or 10:00 am on a Saturday and ask D-J, our Operations Manager, for a seva you can do that day - for 30 minutes or for 3 hours or more, there is always something fitting - guaranteed.

WATERING THE GARDENS: Can be done on Tuesdays or on another day that can be arranged to fit your schedule. Contact Stacy Atchison at 818-731-8370 or at satchison@mac.com

WELCOMING: Extend a welcome to all who come to the Saturday Satsangs, and arrange for people new to Siddha Yoga to attend an orientation session. Contact Libby Lippman at libbymri@juno.com

*If you are interested in offering your seva, you can contact the department head (listed above), or send us an email at seva@symcla.org
or complete a Seva Form and leave it in the box on the Seva Table.

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Quote from Gurumayi Chidvilasananda:
“You always want something from the actions you perform, or else, through your actions, you want to have an effect on another person’s life. You spend your time measuring the difference between your intention, your effort, and your reward. You always have a private agenda, an ulterior motive for the things you do, and you scarcely ever catch a glimpse of what it’s like to be released from that burden. That is why it is said, without great merit, you cannot even come close to offering your service and without blessings, you cannot achieve the state of heart that allows you to function selflessly.”
My Lord Loves a Pure Heart ~ The Yoga of Divine virtues, Pg 116