7: Seva - The Importance of Giving

It connects you with the Guru at the deepest level

In this talk, Swami Govindananda introduces and elaborates on the most important element you need when learning from the spiritual master, and that is the attitude of ‘seva’ (to serve the Guru). It is a timeless tradition with great importance as it helps the student develop qualities such as humility, perceptivity, receptiveness and the wish to give rather than to take. To understand the intricacies of ‘seva’ is to understand the secret of genuine spiritual progress.