ThispaperlooksatthespiritofsocialserviceorsevainfourpopularcontemporaryHinduInspiredFaithMovements(HIFMs)ofIndianoriginnowhavingaglobalpresence.TheseincludeChinmayaMission,VivekanandaKendra, Mata Amritanandamayi Mission and Art of Living. Thecore questions which this paper addresses are: a) how sevaas a mandate originated in these HIFMs b) what in the seva isvolitional,whataretheprescrib...