The Driving Spirit of Parivaar

The scale of service conducted at Parivaar at present may appear small and inconsequential as compared to the magnitude of such service required in the whole country, but the significance of this work cannot be gauged quantitatively. It lies in an entirely different sphere - that of manifestation of the spirit of ‘Seva'. The Seva (service rendered in a spirit of devotion and a spiritual attitude) carried out at Parivaar seeks to embody a sublime vision of Man's Glory and Excellence and relationships with his fellowmen. This is the vision of the Divine in the heart of man bequeathed by our spiritual tradition over millennia, reauthenticated and revitalized in our modern age by Sri Ramakrishna - Swami Vivekananda, and of Seva as the way of interpersonal relationship. The worker at Parivaar derives their inspiration from this source of ‘dynamic spirituality' (spirituality translating into action and conduct towards others) as different from mere ‘static piety'. It is a great source of strength and character and work-efficiency, and deep concern for all human beings. It is also different from shallow, superficial modern humanism that treats man only as material being, and endevours to advance human welfare in terms of merely sensate comforts and pleasures, ignoring his spiritual and divine dimension. The essence of Parivaar thus lies in the spiritual orientation of the workers so that they can become aware of their own spiritual nature and not only nurture and educate the children and others whom they are serving, but tremendously inspire them by becoming role-models to them, and by bringing about a permanent character transformation, awakening in them a sense of human dignity and worth, thus beginning of unfolding of the divine dimension within them.