JANU: What is service, then, but life itself loving itself, taking care of itself, rejuvenating itself, and knowing itself? Service is not something separate from that that is served. They are born of each other. They evolve with each other. They are designed by each other. What point would there be for one to exist and not the other? Service quality is understood in every venue of life, regardless of its reality. Service is being served. It is life continuing the countless patterns of its existence.
There are those who participate in the time-honored tradition of service, requiring no recognition at all. In fact, they prefer it that way, for they participate in something that is a fundamental theme of existence and is everywhere. Recognition speaks only to the individual, when recognition and gratitude can acknowledge all of life. Gratitude and recognition given is an honorable and healthy way of living, but never required, you see.
Serving then this evening with distinction are those among us whose path of destiny is the fullness of service. And their world of service is magnificent indeed, with breadth and richness and a oneness with the life they serve, that some might consider enviable. Consider service as a complete way of life for, as vast and diverse as life is, the nature of their service makes them one with all of life and their wisdom, their knowledge and consciousness represents this.
These beings cannot be put into any category of type or characteristic or personality. They are not separate from life, yet they have integrity and purpose and ability and, above all of this, a love for life that gives life meaning itself. We would have you know this: that service is a tradition of fundamental nature of life and living that is beyond words. Can only be hinted at, and lived.
The tradition of service connects all of life and is born of a love for life. We honor, through service, this tradition and commit our service to this tradition. Namaste.
June 29, 2012 B and May 15, 2013 B
Copyright © 2019 by Joshua Ross
The reader may wish to look at the category “Service” for other attunements posted in prior years.