The first type is the seva done when you do not even know what you are doing it. You do not recognize it as seva because it is your very nature – you cannot help doing it!
The second type is the seva that you do because it is needed for that situation.
The third type of seva is done because it gives you joy.
The fourth type is done out of your desire for merit – you do seva expecting some benefit in the future.
And the fifth type is when you do seva just to show off, to improve your image and to gain social and political recognition. Such seva is simply exhausting, while the first type does not bring any tiredness at all!
To improve the quality of your seva, regardless of where you start, you must move up to the higher levels.
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