What is Seva and Hard Labour? An excerpt from a lecture given by Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja in Chandigarh, India on 10 th November 2013 Hard Labour It does not matter how much service one performs. Externally one may look like Vaishnavas, but we cannot be Vaishnavas if we have desires for wealth. An example of this is, Srila Raghunath das Thakur's family who were constantly serving Vaishnavas in their homes. But they were only keen on accumulating wealth. If one is truly doing seva, service, then, he will have more attraction for harikatha. Anyone can be following all the tenets of being a sannyasa, brahmacari, grhastra etc but if there is no desire or attachment for harikatha of the Lord, then, they have not done any service but only physical hard labour. The Difference Between Wanting to do Seva and Given A Seva by Vaishnavas Chota Haridasa brought rice from the house of Madhavi devi. Mahaprabhu was not pleased because unless an
