Opportunities for 0ffering seva

What is Seva?

(lit.: service) Seva is selfless service; work offered to God, performed without attachment and with the attitude that one is not the doer. In Siddha Yoga ashrams, Guruseva is a spiritual practice, and students seek to perform all of their tasks in this spirit of selfless offering.

If you are interested in offering seva, you can send us an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or complete a seva form and leave it at the seva desk, or call 310-207-9909 x 101 and leave a message.

Thank you for offering seva.

With love, the SYMCLA Seva Center

Please click here for a Seva Form which you can fill out online and send to us.

 

Amrit Seva: Available in the afternoons on Tuesdays or Saturdays. Days and times can be arranged to fit your schedule.

Audio-Visual: Participate in the Tuesday or Saturday Satsangs by running the audiovisual equipment. Previous experience not necessary.

Bookstore Host: Greet and assist people in the Bookstore, before and after the Tuesday and Saturday Satsangs and Sunday mornings, one or more times a month.

Flower Arranging: Help prepare the beautiful flowers for our Center on Friday evenings between 5 to 8 pm.

Gardening: Assist the garden team in maintaining the beautiful gardens on Sunday mornings at 11 am. Watering the gardens: Can be done Tuesday or another day that fits your schedule.

Guest Information Services: Once a month, before the Tuesday Satsangs, answer questions by phone and from people at the front desk.

Hall: Prepare the Hall for the Satsang and support the activities of the Satsang on one or more Tuesdays or Saturdays a month.

Music: Sing and/or play an instrument for the Tuesday or Saturday Satsangs, the Guru Gita or the Evening Arati. Encouragement and training are provided.

Parking: Welcome and direct those arriving for Satsangs to parking areas, one or more Tuesdays or Saturdays a month.

Sparkle Seva: Help clean the Center. Come in on Tuesdays or Saturdays, or other times can be scheduled.

Temple Cleaning: Make the Temple sparkle while maintaining the sacredness of its space. Days and times can be arranged to fit your schedule.

Temple: Serve Bade Baba by dhooping and participating in the Evening Arati on Tuesdays, Fridays or Sundays from 4 to 6:30 pm.

Unscheduled Seva: Come in after 8:00 am on a Tuesday or 10:00 am on a Saturday and ask Devadatta Best the Operations Manager for a seva you can do that day - for any given time span.

Welcoming: Extend a welcome to all who come to the Saturday satsangs, and arrange for people new to Siddha Yoga to attend an orientation session.