A Guide to Service in
American Sathya Sai Baba Centers

This Guide, which may be obtained from the Sathya Sai Book Center of America ,is intended to help members of Sathya Sai Baba Centers understand selfless service and put it into practice. It has four chapters.

• Chapter 1 introduces Sathya Sai Baba's teachings on service and explains why we should consider service as a major spiritual activity.
  
  
• Chapter 2 discusses how the service program of the Sathya Sai Baba Organization is administered and introduces some policies regarding service.
  
  
• Chapter 3 gives information on organizing andmaintaining service projects within the Centers.
  
  
• Chapter 4 provides information on serviceprojects being performed in Centers.

Quotes from Sathya Sai Baba appear in italics or are displayed in indented-paragagraph form.

• Introduction
• Baba's teachings on service
  • 1.1 Service and the Sai Organization
  • 1.2 What is selfless service?
  • 1.3 Selfless service is a self-serving activity
  • 1.4 Our attitude when doing service
  • 1.5 Service and repetition of the Name of God
• 2. Administration and policies
• 3. Organizing and carrying out service projects
• 4. Service projects
  • 4.1 Feeding the hungry
  • 4.2 Visiting hospitals
  • 4.3 Visiting nursing homes
  • 4.4 Serving within the Center
  • 4.5 Interesting group projects
  • 4.6 Volunteer organizations in your community
• References