Service: An Act of Worship

Contents

Preface 

              

PART ONE: TRUE SERVICE

          I.    Acting in the Yagna Spirit [pdf]

                by Swami Chinmayananda  

                    Working Without Attachment

         II.    Expressing Our Practice 

                by Rodney Smith

                    Serving vs. Helping

                    Coming into Maturity           

        III.    Who Serves Whom and Why

                by Swami Tyagananda

                    Perception of Oneness 

                    From the One to the Many

                    Service as a Means 

                    Service as a Result

                    Summary

        IV.    Love and Truth in Service

                 by Ram Dass

                    The Birthday Party

        V.    Service of the Leaves

                by Mytrae Maganti

                    Interconnectedness

                    How the Earth Serves

                    Ways to Serve

                    Ethical Guidelines

       VI.    Service: A Gift of Love 

                by Jonathan Roof

                    Service to Self

                    A Spiritual Discipline

                    Motivation for Service

                    Crossing the Ocean

       VII    Developing the Spirit of Service

                by Swami Jyotirmayananda

                    Philosophy of Selfless Service 

                    Manners of Selfless Service

                    The spirit of Selflessness

                    The Temple of Selfless Service

    VIII.    Sages and Their Real Usefulness

                by B. R. Rajam Iyer

                    The Greatest Benefactors

 

PART TWO: LOVE IN ACTION

 

       IX.     Vedanta in Action: Dr. Metre

                by Viji Sundaram

                    Transforming Lives 

        X.     By Giving Our Lives, We Find Life

                by Marc Grossman

                    A Powerful Lesson

       XI.     The Story of Shabri

                Adapted from the Ramacharita Manas

      XII.     Revolution of the Spirit

                by Leslie Keab

                    Fearlessness

    XIII.    The Holy Shadow

               Compiled by the editors

    XIV.    Tilak: Man of Vision and Action

               by C. V. Tahmankar

                   The Creative Genius

                    Identification with the People

                    The Literary Masterpiece

      XV.  Hanuman’s Service [pdf]

              by Swami Tejomayananda

                    Serving the Lord

                 About the Author

                Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide