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Saying No To Seva


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Hi, Whats peoples opinion on saying No when someone at the Gurdwara asks you to do Seva if you have to go somewhere.

I went to the Gurdwara last week before a Football game and the Giani asked me to do Prashad seva for a bit but i had to go and play so i said i cant this time i will next time, At the game i ended up breaking my toe which was painful and it made me think maybe because i said no

What do people think should i have said yes and missed my game, just a interesting subject if anyone has any thoughts or stories to share

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i remember..last yr....it was my exam ...i went to Gurudwara to pray for my exam jus before 4 hrs ...& to be true.. i had not even started studying for dat exam ,...... & when i was cuming bak to home ...Giani g stopped me ...and asked me to do seva ....my bro was also wid me ...we cleaned floor for almost 3 hrs ...... n after wen i went home......i cant even imagine dat my exam would be so perfect ...but thr r also some situations when i said no to sewa !

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I have found that when i do seva, and not necessarily at the gurdwara, but just doing seva anywhere, helping people out with things, well i have found, that even if im feeling really lethargic or like you can't be bothered, well if you actaully do it, a new profound energy comes from within, and it feels like you could go on all day. Also when it come to lifting heavy things, your endurance just becomes amazing, as if you could lift objects up all day long. Much different to when you are going to the gym, or doing press ups or something. Even when it's freezing cold and stuff, i remember having to put up tents outside and lift up heavy boxes, and my hands were so cold, i just wanted to do nothing. But i was forced to work, and when i did, insantly my hands became warm. And it was really cold, and i was touching really cold metal. Moving my hands alone, wasn't warming it up before and i even had my hands in pockets. I think this is maybe like God's incentive to do seva, when you work for yourself it's hard. working for others is easy. Even if you might be feeling a little sluggish, when it comes to it all that pain just dissapears. This is true for me anyway. If you do seva, with no rewards in mind, you end up getting p henomenal rewards.

This has also been seen for things like, when people saw their friends trapped under a car, and they were able to lift the car up off them. There has been documented cases of this. http://health.howstuffworks.com/adrenaline-strength.htm

Seva is a science.

When someone is in need of help, never say never!

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On another occasion Sant Gyani Baba Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale had sent some Singhs to go and deliver justice to a dusht of the panth. As these Singhs were going to do their seva they ran into Baba Ji. At this time Baba Ji was doing seva in the langar hall. When Baba Ji saw the Singhs walking he called out to them. Hearing Baba Ji’s call the Singhs came and exchanged their Fateh with him.

Baba Ji then began to tell the Singhs that they weren’t many sevadaars around to serve langar to the sangat. The Singhs knew Baba Ji was indirectly asking them to help him do this seva.

These Singhs in a collective voice told Baba Ji that they would love to help but Sant Ji had already given them seva to do. When Baba Ji heard this he smiled and did an ardas that the Singhs would be successful. With a smile on his face he then told the Singhs to go.

When Sant Ji found out about what had happened he immediately called these Singhs. Sant Ji then said the following to the Singhs:

‘I am no one; I am a dog, but Baba Ji, he embodies the light of Akaal Purakh himself. I don’t care if you don’t listen to me, but please whatever you do don’t go against what Baba Ji tells you. When a Brahmgyani gives you seva to do it is just like Akaal Purakh blessing you with that seva.’

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