Browsing Tag: Seva

One day a Sikh who was a family man came to see Guru Har Rai Ji, the seventh Guru. This man worked hard to take care of his family but when he came to see the Guru he was very troubled. He told the Guru that for many years he had wanted to leave everything and come stay in the Guru's service. He said, " I want only to serve you and earn salvation in the next world". Then he told the Guru how he had a son who would have taken over the family responsibilities but, sadly, the boy had died. "All my hopes are shattered, what can I do?!" he asked the Guru.

One day a Sikh who was a family man came to see Guru Har Rai Ji, the seventh Guru. This man worked hard to take care of his family but when he came to see the Guru he was very troubled. He told the Guru that for many years he had wanted to leave everything and come stay in the Guru's service. He said, " I want only to serve you and earn salvation in the next world". Then he told the Guru how he had a son who would have taken over the family responsibilities but, sadly, the boy had died. "All my hopes are shattered, what can I do?!" he asked the Guru.

It preaches help for the poor and loving thy neighbour but now a new study has provided evidence that religion can make people more generous in their everyday lives. Among those polled, all of the Sikhs and 82 per cent of practising Jews had given money in the past month.

Over the last few years a transformation has been happening in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the British North East. The Sikh community, once perceived as insular and standoffish, has been reaching out to serve and inspire fellow Britons in new ways.

Sikh community of Phoenix celebrates 15 years of Monthly Meals Seva to the Homeless of Phoenix

My mother passed away leaving £50,000 for providing food to the poor. We decided to use the money to build a langar hall like Makindu but the official red tape was against us.

In the spirit of Chardi Kala (eternal optimism) Sikhs and non-Sikhs participated in 20 service projects across 16 cities, which showcased that we will never allow misguided hatred or bigotry to prevail

I believe that I was given a voice for a reason – to not only spread the words of Sikhism, but to also use it to help others.

In the UK, the homeless are turning to Sikh community kitchens for hot meals as demand for food banks rises. By taking the traditional concept of the “langar”, or shared meal, out of the temple and onto the street, these community kitchens have extended the idea of service.

Teachers and school staff knew some children did not have regular meals at home so Guru Simaran stepped up and volunteered to bring food for these children to take home as needed.

Sangat of Albany, NY has formed American Sikhs for humanity which is a non-profit organization spreading awareness on Sikhism through various community service.

The regular Sewa (services) brought good results and positive changes among the inmates, bringing them from level 3 to level 2, with some of them sent home on bonds, added the release.

Sewa holds a great position in the Sikh Panth. As we know, when he was impressed with Bhai Amardas ji's sewa, Shri Guru Angad Dev ji blessed him with the Gurgaddi.

Golden Temple Sending 100,000 Meals to Nepal. The food will be sent through an aeroplane of the Indian army. For now, as many as 20 thousands food packets have already been sent via the first flight.

Members of the congregation at the Gurdwara Sahib Leamington and Warwick have rallied round to raise thousands of pounds for the victims of the Nepal earthquake which happened on Saturday.

Unsurprisingly, given his background of legal and human rights advocacy, Sandhu observes, “Being able to have the basic necessities of life – that’s a human right.”

The 'Swat' team say they decided to take the concept of Langar outside its traditional setting in temples and out onto the streets when they saw a growing homelessness problem in London.

“More than 50,000 people of different faiths visited the gurudwara between December 31 and January 2. Of them, 37,000 partook of the langar or community meal organised at a special tent.”

ONE single person can make this world a better place. You don’t need to wait for anyone else. You can make it alone. Show the world that kindness have more power than cruelty. Show the world that love has more power than hatred.

The Baaj of Humanity will fly again when duty calls for good will to all irrespective of caste or creed. This special Falcon of Humanity Helistar was the first helicopter to reach the disaster zone...

On Sunday, December 28, 2014, on the sacred occasion of the 348th birth celebration of the Tenth Sikh Guru, The Sikh Satsang volunteers packed over 15-tons of canned food, cereals, soft drinks to be delivered to Gleaners Food Bank before year-end.

If you truly serve, selflessly, I respect you. You are hundreds of times better than me and perhaps many others who preach from stages. And if you don’t, you should try it sometime. It’s an amasingh feeling.

When a recovering heroin addict made an appeal on the popular social media site, Reddit, for a hot meal to tide him over until his next disability check – due to liver disease – arrived, he was not sure what kind of response to expect.

What exactly is happiness? This is not just a rhetorical question. We think we know when we have it and also when it has been stolen or denied. The past can be instructive. Sometimes what seems wonderful at the time turns out not to be so after all, and what seemed to be awful at the time turns out wonderfully after all.

On a sunny but chilly 5th November 2014, ASR Charitable Trust and Manchester Universities Sikh Society jointly held Manchester's 'Seva on the Streets' event. This year it was part of National Langar Week ( UK ) 3rd to 7th November 2014.

[Photos] Angie Rehal, one of the organizers at Seva Food Bank, said, “The food and funds collected allow us to not only feed more people but also tackle the issues of food security, hunger and poverty in our local community.”

Last year, 4,500 people were served. This year, that number will rise to 5,700, as the temple will deliver meals to 44 shelters in both Jersey City and Hoboken.

They say there's no such thing as a free meal but that's not true at Sikh temples across the globe, which feed many thousands of people gratis every day.

Hundreds of thousands of free meals will be served up by Sikhs this week, as part of a tradition known as Langar. Live coverage of voluntary organisation, Midlands Langar Seva Society feeding the homeless in Birmingham City Centre.

Physical 'Sewa' assists in tuning with mental Sewa and leads eventually to realization of Creator. 5th Guru Arjan Dev ji, who himself often used to 'Mutti- Chappi' -massaging the feet of people, who came for his 'Darshan'.