Sikhi

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Sikhi Seva

• Selfles Service

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Peace begins with a Smile Mother Teresa

• Welcome to Smile Campaign

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One God
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SikhLearner
GOD
LOVE

• Guru
• Gu (Darkness) Ru(Light)

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Waheguru

• Is the source
• Is the energy
• Is the love that we use
• BUT WHAT HOW DO WE USE IT ??

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What does Guru ji Tell us about SEVA???

• You shall find peace, doing Seva (selfless
  service).Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Siri Raag, SGGS 25

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All started with Guru Nanak Dev Ji

• Main Ideas
• Cared for the poor and the destitute
• Spoke strongly against oppression of any kind
• Against the divisions of religion and Caste
• Equality of all men and women
• Spoke for social justice and change
• His relevance in the world today

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Land Divided By Religion
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Where Rich used the Poor
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Rigid in Religious Practices Strict Rituals
Untouchables Poor and Low Caste Hindus
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Sacha Sauda (Profitable True Bargain)
What better bargain than to feed the poor and the
hungry
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• At Sultanpur ( Nawab Daultat Khan)
• Storekeeper and Accountant
• Work, Prayer and Helping the needy
• Tera-Tera (Number 13 I am thine)
• First words after enlightenment
• There is no Hindu and No Musalman
• Four Udassis (40 years)

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He was a peoples Guru. His pulpit was the
courtyard of a farmers thatched cottage. His
temple was open sky. He would share the simple
meals with the farmer. He did not distance
himself from ordinary people by staying in the
houses of the rich. (Bhai Lalo and Malik Bhago)
One receives in accordance to what one does. As
one sows so one eats" The cornerstone of his
teachings was equality. He said in the eyes of
God Everyone is born equal . In a society
deeply divided by religion and caste, where the
common people faced exploitation and intolerance,
his message gave them strength. Sabh meh jot,
jot hai so-e.
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He was a perceptive communicator who realized
that the people who came to listen to him were
often illiterate. He spoke in simple language
that ordinary people could understand and sang
to them and shared in their ordinary sorrows and
joys. He would use humor (needle to Dhuni
Chand) and analogies from their daily lives in
their spoken language to explain the Word to
them.
hir iqsu ibnu koeI nwih fru BRmu Bau dUir kir
Without that Lord, there is no other at all.
Remove your fear, doubt and dread.hir iqsY no
swlwih ij quDu rKY bwhir Gir Praise that Lord
who protects you, inside your home, and outside
as well. "To be possessed by any fear but God's
is vain all other fears are but phantoms of the
mind"
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Messages of Guru Nanak

• Naam Japna
• Always remember God
• Vand Chakna
• Share their earnings with others who are less
  fortunate
• Kirat Karna
• Live a honest Life and to earn their living with
  honest labor

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What does SEVA mean ?

• Selfless Service
• Serving the community thorough Gurus work
• Willing to help with no reward
• Selfless service
• Work without reward
• Spiritual Love for Waheguru (God)

A Sikh always does good deeds and helps everyone.
As a Sikh, I will work hard and share what I have
with others.
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Do you care?

• I would like to help but I dont have any real
  skills to offer
• Or Do you have them but you dont know how to
  use them?

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• Seva, and based it on working towards the common
  good for all.
• Q
• IN WHAT WAY ??

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What types of Seva can I do ?

• _at_ The Gurdwara?
• Cooking the langar
• Serving langar
• Cleaning, Floors,walls,pots pans
• Carpets, tables, trays
• Throwing away rubbish
• Cleaning shoes (HUMBLENESS)
• Reading paat to the sangat
• Singing kirtan on stage

• Outside
• Feed homeless people
• Help people clean the environment
• Dont give money to charity
• JOIN IT
• Help people in mental problems
• Life Problems
• Relationship problems
• GI VE GIVE GIVE

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HOW DO I DO

• I want to do something to help but Im too
  young...

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BUSY ?

• Im too busy to do seva...

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• If I dont get paid to do the work, then why
  should I do anything ?

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• Pro-active!

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See the Similarity ?
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Free Kitchen in Temple

• Free Food
• Anyone can eat
• You dont have to pay
• We all sit together on the floor
• Share our food
• Give to the poor

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Free Kitchen (Langar)
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• Bhai KhanaiyaJi

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• Bhagat Puran Singh

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Today
Khalsa Aid, United Sikhs
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WHY DO SEVA(selfless service) ???
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THINK . ... . .

• Stop wanting and start giving
• You are lucky
• You have so much
• You have a home
• You have food
• You like the iphone ?

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Peace begins with a Smile Mother Teresa

• Smile and Get out there................