seva

Dear learned Sangat Ji I have been asked to say a few words on the topic of seva, to a discussion group at my local gurdwara. I would be very grateful if anyone would be able to provide quotes from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj on the topic of seva. Very specifically I wanted to highlight...

Anju Bhargava Founder, Hindu American Seva Charities On the surface, emphasis in the Hindu and Dharmic (eastern) traditions appears to be primarily on inner self realization. We are encouraged to engage in community service as a transformation practice, sadhana, without personal...

Langar, The Sikh Refectory Part One The Concept of Service by PARKASH SINGH "Earning one's bread by honest labour; sharing one's earnings with the needy; and meditating on the holy name of the Lord Divine" is a convenient summing up of the fundamental teachings of Sikhism. It is...

Anju Bhargava Founder, Hindu American Seva Charities The play of faith and interfaith became center stage on the very day that America was celebrating Dr. King's legacy when Alabama's governor, Robert Bentley, said, "Anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior...

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ke Fateh, Is it possible for a Mona to get to the stage of samadhi and open dusam dwar through just the merits of seva and simeran Dear Khalsa Sadh Sangat, I have for many years been asking myself this question. Before I proceed it is important I outline...

Sikhs for Haiti: 2010 in Retrospect Selfless Service to continue in 2011 for the Children of Haiti Highlights: * An year after the Earthquake, the work in Haiti continues * UNITED SIKHS joins hands with the Sikh Community in Canada and USA to continue the work in Haiti for a better...

Many hold that simply reading gurbani and not understanding a word is worthless. A while ago, I would have agreed that reading page after page without attempting to understand a word is a pointless task. But there is something to be gained through this practice. It is certainly beneficial to...

Soon the message of Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Sikhi will be able to reach all that visit Harmandir Sahib, regardless of the fact they know Gurmukhi or not. Guru Ji has blessed the Sangat in Toronto to take up the project of installing outdoor LED Screens at Shri Darbar Sahib. The sangat in...

I perceive the answer to this question to be a resounding YES. However, I have a story to tell. My mother, who always does seva whenever she goes to Gurdwara, was attending a Rainsabai Keertan and was told by an Amritdhari Sikh women that she could not do the Seva of making rotis, just as...

Seva in Sikhism by Gurtej Singh Seva means service. In Sikhism, seva refers to selfless service for altruistic purposes on behalf of, and for the betterment of a Community. Also in Sikhism, one is surprised to know that the institutions which are supposed to act as pillars for the...

Seva: Neither a Shield, Nor a Sword <small>by T. SHER SINGH</small> I have noticed that the concept of seva - loosely translated as "selfless, voluntary service" - is nowadays increasingly wielded as a weapon and less as what it is meant to be. The other day, when a community...

Jaimeet Singh: At 16, He Finds Time To Do Seva by SMRITI SHARMA VASUDEVA At 16, Jaimeet Singh has achieved what others only dream of. A Class XI student of commerce at Vivek High School, Chanigarh, Punjab, Jaimeet has done the city proud by winning the Global Scholar Education...

INDIA: A group of young Singaporeans undertook a charitable journey to India recently. Some 20 students were in India's northern state of Punjab to rebuild a school and teach computer skills to rural children. The Government High School in the tiny village of Gurdaspur in Punjab is very...

By Aghia Pal Singh Ghuman Disasters and accidents can happen at any time and anywhere in the world, often without warning. There is a need for professional teams that can deploy rapidly and undertake effective search and rescue operations. Working for the West Midlands Fire Service as a...

The Seva Panthis/Addan Shahis This is another of the great traditional Sikh orders. Udasi Baba Karm Prakash, speaking on behalf of the Seva Panthis at Guriana Mandi (in Punjab) in presence of Sant Baba Jagjir Singh, the Seva Panthi chief caretaker, spoke of the purpose of the Seva Panthis...

Equality is the Core of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Free Kitchen May 18th, 2009 by Zoe Tarlow Source: www.kwantlenchronicle.ca It is busy in the Life...

Sikhs in London conduct prayers and religious rites after Gurdwara fire Punjab Newsline Network Saturday, 21 March 2009...

WaheGuru Ji Ka Khasla, WaheGuru Ji Ji Fateh, Sangat Jio, With GuruJi's Kirpa, we have been given the opportunity to serve the sangat and I would like to ask for assistance from other sangat members to help in our seva plans. We operate from the North of England and run an organisation called...

Waheguru ji ka khalsa Waheguru ji ki fateh A banner display of an ideal committee i.e Khalsa Seva Committee Waheguru ji ka khalsa Waheguru ji ki fateh

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh, Gurfateh Jio, I would like to ask a huge benti for ANY sangat based anywhere from Stoke upwards in the UK (i.e. Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Bradford, Leeds). We are planning a rather large ongoing seva project and I'm looking to get...