Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samiti - Qatar, Seva (Service) activities.

Do not serve for the sake of reward, attracting attention, or earning gratitude, or from a sense of pride at your own superiority in the skill, wealth, status or authority. Serve because you are urged by Love. When you succeed, ascribe the success to the Grace of God, who urged you on, as Love within you. When you fail ascribe the failure to your inadequacy, insincerity or ignorance. Examine the springs of action; disinfect them from all trace of ego. Do not throw the blame on the recipients of the Seva or your collaborators and co-workers or on God.

Seva in all its forms, all the world over, is primarily Sadhana! It is spiritual discipline, mental clean-up. Without the inspiration given by that attitude, the urge is bound to ebb and grow dry; or it may meander into pride and pomp. Just think for a moment: Are you serving God? Or, is God serving you? When the pilgrim stands waist deep in Ganga, takes in his palms the sacred water, and, reciting an invocatory formula, pours the water as an offering to the Deity, an Arpan as he calls it, what he has done is only poured Ganga into Ganga! When you offer milk to a hungry child, or a blanket to a shivering brother on the pavement, you are but placing a gift of God into the hands of another gift of God! You are reposing the gift of God in repository of the Divine Principle! God serves; He allows you to claim that you have served! Without His will, not a single blade of grass can quiver in the breeze. Fill every moment with gratitude to the Giver and the Recipient of all gifts.

Weekly (Friday) Fruit juice/Tea & Sandwich Seva

Every Friday morning, Seva dal members assemble to prepare bread sandwiches. Bread sandwich & Laban (thick butter milk)/fresh fruit juice is served during summers to Narayans working as construction workers and newspaper boys at the road intersections. Laban/fruit juice are replaced with tea, a packet of biscuits is added in the bread sandwich seva during winters. Approximately 180 Narayans are served each Friday.

Cooked Food Narayan Seva:
Invoking Divine grace, the devotees perform cooked food Narayan Seva once in a month. Our Narayans are expatriate employees living in labour camps away from their families.

Dry Food Seva:
Invoking divine grace, dry food items like pulses, rice, salt, spices, cooking oil, sugar, tea, milk powder etc. and items of daily use like bathing soap, washing soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste etc. are distributed to Narayans living in labour camps. These Narayans are mostly unpaid or under paid and have none other than our beloved Bhagwan to look for.

Iftar Seva:

Photo: Bro. Ganpathi offering the Iftar packet

Invoking divine grace, Iftar seva was initiated in the year 2004 during the "Holy month of Ramadan". During this holy month, weekly fruit-juice/tea & sandwich seva is replaced with Iftar seva. Approximately 50 Muslim brothers living in labour camps away from their families are served iftar on Fridays. Devotees chant to sanctify prasadam while preparing food items at home. Each food packet contains Rava Kanji, potato stew, dates, apple, orange, pakodas, dal vada, chundal (an item prepared with chick beans), appam and rose milk. Praying our beloved Swami to shower HIS divine love on all, these brothers are presented shirts on the Eid Mubarak day.

Sri Sathya Sai Computer Seva project:
Photo: Sri Sathya Sai Computer Lab - students with Instructor

Invoking divine grace, in May 2006, Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samiti Qatar with the local support of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samiti Dharmsala in Himachal Pradesh, India started "Sri Sathya Sai Computer Lab" for physically challenged students including deaf and dumb students at Govt; Sr. Secondary School (Boys) Dharmsala in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Sri Sathya Sai Computer laboratory is equipped with five fully networked desktop computers, an inkjet printer, scanner, a web cam and the required furniture. Services of a Computer Instructor are also provided. The objective of this project is to provide a platform to these students (with special needs) such that they can standup on their own and earn their livelyhood gracefully. Presently approx. 88 students are getting benefitted.

During the Navaratri (Sept/Oct 2006) our beloved Bhagwan blessed this project.

Heart Valve Seva:
Invoking divine grace, devotees perform heart valve seva at Sri Sathya Sai Super-Specialty hospitals in Puttapurthy and Whitefield (Bangalore) in India.

Winter Clothes Seva:
Invoking divine grace, with the onset of winters, winter clothing (jackets) are distributed to the Narayans working in harsh conditions.

Chaitanya Jyoti Seva:
With the closure of schools during July and August, devotees living in Qatar throng to have divine darshan of their beloved mother at Prashanti Nilayam, Puttapurthy. Some fortunate devotees perform seva at Chaitanya jyoti. Please click Chaitanya jyoti to know more. You can also read the experience of two Balvikas students by clicking Chaitanya Jyoti Seva.

Deportation Detention Center Seva:
Picture: Sisters preparing hampers for Deportation Detention Center Seva

Invoking divine grace, devotees perform seva at deportation detention center through Indian Community Benevolent Fund (ICBF) under the aegis of Indian embassy. Sisters in Shakti wing arrange items and neatly pack hampers containing items of daily need. These hampers are distributed in the deportation detention center in the presence of ICBF and Indian Embassy staff. This seva was performed in January & June 2006 for ladies in the deportation detention Center and on Swami's birthday (23^rd Nov) for both ladies and gents.

Medical Camp for low income group employees:
On 27^th May 2005, a medical camp was conducted in association with ICBF (Indian Community Benevolent Fund - managed by Embassy of India) and IMA (Indian Medical Association) with permission from Hamad Medical Corporation, Ministry of Health, State of Qatar. This medical camp was conducted for employees of all nationalities belonging to low income group (monthly salary lower than 800 QAR) residing in the State of Qatar. 417 Narayans were treated. 20 volunteers from "Serve And Inspire" donated blood.

Medical Camp for devotees:
Medical camp is periodically conducted for the devotees and their families. Health talks by experts are also organised wherein healthy life style, eating habits etc. are appraised.


Seva at Chaitanya Jyoti Our Photogallery: Winter Jacket Seva Dec 07 Deportation Seva Dec 07 SAI Nov 2007 SAI April 2007 SAI Nov 2007 SAI April 2007 SAI Nov. 2006 Iftar, Eid & Diwali 2006 Blessings Comp.Proj. Deport. Center Seva Laban & Sandwich seva SAI Event, May 2006 SAI Event, Dec 2005 Ladies Day, Nov 2005 Iftar, Eid & Diwali 2005 Dry Food & Laban SAI Event, May. 2005 Medical camp, May 05	Narayan performing Narayan Seva Swami on Seva Do not serve for the sake of reward, attracting attention, or earning gratitude, or from a sense of pride at your own superiority in the skill, wealth, status or authority. Serve because you are urged by Love. When you succeed, ascribe the success to the Grace of God, who urged you on, as Love within you. When you fail ascribe the failure to your inadequacy, insincerity or ignorance. Examine the springs of action; disinfect them from all trace of ego. Do not throw the blame on the recipients of the Seva or your collaborators and co-workers or on God. Seva in all its forms, all the world over, is primarily Sadhana! It is spiritual discipline, mental clean-up. Without the inspiration given by that attitude, the urge is bound to ebb and grow dry; or it may meander into pride and pomp. Just think for a moment: Are you serving God? Or, is God serving you? When the pilgrim stands waist deep in Ganga, takes in his palms the sacred water, and, reciting an invocatory formula, pours the water as an offering to the Deity, an Arpan as he calls it, what he has done is only poured Ganga into Ganga! When you offer milk to a hungry child, or a blanket to a shivering brother on the pavement, you are but placing a gift of God into the hands of another gift of God! You are reposing the gift of God in repository of the Divine Principle! God serves; He allows you to claim that you have served! Without His will, not a single blade of grass can quiver in the breeze. Fill every moment with gratitude to the Giver and the Recipient of all gifts. Weekly (Friday) Fruit juice/Tea & Sandwich Seva Every Friday morning, Seva dal members assemble to prepare bread sandwiches. Bread sandwich & Laban (thick butter milk)/fresh fruit juice is served during summers to Narayans working as construction workers and newspaper boys at the road intersections. Laban/fruit juice are replaced with tea, a packet of biscuits is added in the bread sandwich seva during winters. Approximately 180 Narayans are served each Friday. Cooked Food Narayan Seva: Invoking Divine grace, the devotees perform cooked food Narayan Seva once in a month. Our Narayans are expatriate employees living in labour camps away from their families. Dry Food Seva: Invoking divine grace, dry food items like pulses, rice, salt, spices, cooking oil, sugar, tea, milk powder etc. and items of daily use like bathing soap, washing soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste etc. are distributed to Narayans living in labour camps. These Narayans are mostly unpaid or under paid and have none other than our beloved Bhagwan to look for. Iftar Seva: Invoking divine grace, Iftar seva was initiated in the year 2004 during the "Holy month of Ramadan". During this holy month, weekly fruit-juice/tea & sandwich seva is replaced with Iftar seva. Approximately 50 Muslim brothers living in labour camps away from their families are served iftar on Fridays. Devotees chant to sanctify prasadam while preparing food items at home. Each food packet contains Rava Kanji, potato stew, dates, apple, orange, pakodas, dal vada, chundal (an item prepared with chick beans), appam and rose milk. Praying our beloved Swami to shower HIS divine love on all, these brothers are presented shirts on the Eid Mubarak day. Sri Sathya Sai Computer Seva project: Invoking divine grace, in May 2006, Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samiti Qatar with the local support of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samiti Dharmsala in Himachal Pradesh, India started "Sri Sathya Sai Computer Lab" for physically challenged students including deaf and dumb students at Govt; Sr. Secondary School (Boys) Dharmsala in Himachal Pradesh, India. Sri Sathya Sai Computer laboratory is equipped with five fully networked desktop computers, an inkjet printer, scanner, a web cam and the required furniture. Services of a Computer Instructor are also provided. The objective of this project is to provide a platform to these students (with special needs) such that they can standup on their own and earn their livelyhood gracefully. Presently approx. 88 students are getting benefitted. During the Navaratri (Sept/Oct 2006) our beloved Bhagwan blessed this project. Heart Valve Seva: Invoking divine grace, devotees perform heart valve seva at Sri Sathya Sai Super-Specialty hospitals in Puttapurthy and Whitefield (Bangalore) in India. Winter Clothes Seva: Invoking divine grace, with the onset of winters, winter clothing (jackets) are distributed to the Narayans working in harsh conditions. Chaitanya Jyoti Seva: With the closure of schools during July and August, devotees living in Qatar throng to have divine darshan of their beloved mother at Prashanti Nilayam, Puttapurthy. Some fortunate devotees perform seva at Chaitanya jyoti. Please click Chaitanya jyoti to know more. You can also read the experience of two Balvikas students by clicking Chaitanya Jyoti Seva. Deportation Detention Center Seva: Invoking divine grace, devotees perform seva at deportation detention center through Indian Community Benevolent Fund (ICBF) under the aegis of Indian embassy. Sisters in Shakti wing arrange items and neatly pack hampers containing items of daily need. These hampers are distributed in the deportation detention center in the presence of ICBF and Indian Embassy staff. This seva was performed in January & June 2006 for ladies in the deportation detention Center and on Swami's birthday (23^rd Nov) for both ladies and gents. Medical Camp for low income group employees: On 27^th May 2005, a medical camp was conducted in association with ICBF (Indian Community Benevolent Fund - managed by Embassy of India) and IMA (Indian Medical Association) with permission from Hamad Medical Corporation, Ministry of Health, State of Qatar. This medical camp was conducted for employees of all nationalities belonging to low income group (monthly salary lower than 800 QAR) residing in the State of Qatar. 417 Narayans were treated. 20 volunteers from "Serve And Inspire" donated blood. Medical Camp for devotees: Medical camp is periodically conducted for the devotees and their families. Health talks by experts are also organised wherein healthy life style, eating habits etc. are appraised.

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