{"id":324,"date":"2012-10-05T12:12:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T02:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glancesideways.com\/?p=324"},"modified":"2026-03-13T02:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T02:30:08","slug":"progression-and-conceptual-adjustment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glancesideways.com\/index.php\/2012\/10\/05\/progression-and-conceptual-adjustment\/","title":{"rendered":"Progression and Conceptual Adjustment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns gs-Art-Full is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"369\" src=\"http:\/\/glancesideways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ego-eco-seva.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glancesideways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ego-eco-seva.jpg 905w, https:\/\/glancesideways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ego-eco-seva-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/glancesideways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ego-eco-seva-768x313.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns gs-Quote-Shastra is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Seva &#8211; service, dedication, is the summum bonum of the teachings of the Vaisnava school, the third plane of life where every unit is a dedicating member in an organic whole. In such a normal adjustment, everyone mutually assists one another in their service to the center, the higher recipient, the highest entity.<\/p>\n<cite>~ Sw\u0101m\u012b B.R \u015ar\u012bdhar<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns gs-Story-Text is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I saw this graphic being posted on social media&nbsp; around the web and thought it needed some adjustment to show the path to a perfect relationship within the ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seva is a role that can only be performed with a relationship of love and humility to all entities in the environment. Not an attempt to be the master of matter and biology but as a servant of beauty, kindness, love and charm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns gs-Quote-Shastra is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Karmma and sev\u0101, action and divine service, are identical from the external perspective. Bhakti-yoga and karmma-yoga are the same apart from one thing\u2014and that is the inner mood of the practitioner. The inner intention is the all-important, differentiating factor.<\/p>\n<cite>~ Sw\u0101m\u012b B.R \u015ar\u012bdhar<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns gs-Story-Text is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Update 2022 Everything is a Remix:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is an interesting experience seeing the digital meme culture play out over time.&nbsp; This graphic sometimes pops up randomly in my social feed, sometime credited to myself and sometimes not.<br>It made me do some research to the original work is was made by the architect and urban designer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steffen_Lehmann\">Steffan Lehmann<\/a> in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately search engines do not sort by timestamp of creation, so the evolution of derivatives cannot be traced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seva &#8211; service, dedication, is the summum bonum of the teachings of the Vaisnava school, the third plane of life where every unit is a dedicating member in an organic whole. 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