How Doing Seva Increased The Gratitude And Confidence In Me
In March 2013, Sri Sri was scheduled to visit Mumbai for 5 days. I was very eager to have him in my city and wanted everyone to be in his presence. I was traveling in the train and I realized I have 200 calendars of 2013 with Guruji’s picture with me, which I was given to distribute. I used to travel by train everyday and thought of distributing the calendars to fellow commuters. However, I felt a bit uncomfortable talking to strangers in a crowded train. I had done seva many times before but it was always with fellow volunteers and never alone. Nonetheless, a few people did take the calendars from me. After distributing it in my compartment, I was standing near the door to get off at my station, Andheri, a suburb in Mumbai. Just then, a gentleman came up to me and asked me if I was from the Art of Living. I excitedly said yes. He then told me, “you’re doing an awesome job.” I was shocked. I didn’t expect to hear that. I asked him if he had done the course. He told me he had done the advanced course and had even met Gurudev. He hailed from Rajasthan and was working in Mumbai. I felt at ease instantly with a fellow devotee. He told me he was eagerly waiting to do the long Kriya but had no clue where follow-ups happened in the city because he had recently moved. Turns out, he now lived in my neighborhood! I told him all the details of follow up courses around us and where the regular Kriya and Satsang’s happen. He shared with me how much of a positive impact the AOL course had in his life. The conversation with him reaffirmed my enthusiasm and I was charged up. With full confidence, I spoke to several more people about Gurudev’s visit and distributed the calendars. And guess what? Within five minutes, 200 of them were exhausted and people came to me asking for more information. Doing this seva led more people closer to Sri Sri. I learnt from this experience that we just need to take one step towards Gurudev and he will guide us all the way. We are blessed to be on this path. Jai Gurudev.
- Kunal Khanna
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