Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Service/Seva, Your Stories
In late January, a devastating mud slide swallowed up the mining town of Brumadinho in Brazil. The mud, sweeping down from a large and unstable mountain of tailings from the Vale mine, destroyed everything in its path. With no warning and no time escape, as many as 500 human lives were buried under…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Community, Service/Seva
On January 11, Guru Amrit Kaur Khalsa represented Sikh Dharma of Virginia at the Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions 2019 Kickoff Meeting. The Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS) unites people of faith to develop local solutions to the climate crisis, and works to empower religious communities in Virginia to become champions of change. They work primarily…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Service/Seva
Simran Singh Khalsa, representing the Dharmic Office of Public Affairs at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Roundtable, signed a letter to the President requesting protection for all religions in Syria.
The Law and Liberty Trust and Jubilee Campaign are gathering signatures on an NGO letter to President Donald Trump asking him to ensure that…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Events, Service/Seva, Your Stories
This article is by Shiv Antar Kaur Khalsa, who shares her experience of the 2018 Lord of Miracles Tour in South and Central America
When I decided to go on this tour, I had no idea what to expect. Part of me was excited, while the other part nervous. Most of…
Posted by Miri Piri Academy& filed under Around the World, Service/Seva
The Miri Piri Academy annual forty days of ishnaan seva at the Golden Temple continues (Follow on instagram @mpaspirit).
One of the aspects that’s so cherished at the Golden Temple is the langar, the free community kitchen. Each day it serves approximately 50,000 people a simple meal of dhal, rice, sabzi, kheer and…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Service/Seva, Sikhs Feed People
This Humanitarian Crisis is Worse than You Think!
What is Happening
The Venezuelan economic crisis has turned into a full-blown humanitarian disaster. The country’s currency, the bolivar, has devalued to point of being worthless and inflation has now pushed food prices to the point where two-thirds of all Venezuelans cannot afford to…
Posted by jhsd (Course)& filed under Service/Seva, Your Stories
Due to Hurricane Harvey’s devastation, several small towns and larger ones like Rockport were in great need of help. I was feeling a strong urge to help in some way, but not sure if I would actually do something or even how I would help. The thought kept coming to me, “How can I be a…
Posted by Sat Bir Singh Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Community, Legacy Organizations, Service/Seva
At Yogi Tea, we believe that the purpose of business is to serve. We do this in many ways from how we treat our employees, business partners, vendors, and consumers to the deep partnerships and connection we have with our grower communities.
First a little background. There are five original spices that started…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Service/Seva, Sikhs Feed People
Sikh Dharma Disaster Relief Fund on Crowdrise
See how your donations are making an impact.
Here is some of the work being done for this relief effort.
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Posted by Hacienda de Guru Ram Das& filed under Community, Service/Seva, Your Stories
by Nick Deez
Endings are never easy. But neither are beginnings. I got myself out of bed at three in the morning today and that pressing feeling weighed on me. I am leaving the ashram today. For the past two wonderful weeks, this place has been home to me – a place of refuge. Each day…
Posted by Sat Bir Singh Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Service/Seva
At Yogi, we believe the purpose of business is to serve and we use the guiding principles of “Feel Good, Be Good, Do Good” to align our business activities. Our “Doing Good” element is focused on giving back in the communities where we do business, as well as partnerships with key vendors to support our…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under 04-Guru Ram Das, Events, Gurpurbs, Service/Seva
During the Siri Singh Sahib Ji’s life, traveling to India and doing Kirtan programs throughout the Punjab was something he did every year. This was his seva - to share the love of Guru Ram Das with the sangat and sing God’s Name together. This fall we will once again do this seva…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Khalsa Council, Ministry, Service/Seva
Written by SS Mata Mandir Kaur Khalsa from Herndon, VA and shared in the Summer 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter.
“We as humans are supposed to live for each other and that is seva.”
—The Siri Singh Sahib (January 31, 1993)
Focusing on Seva
Seva is a basic human need. It is an expression of gratitude,…
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by SS Arjan Singh Dhillon and SS Arjan Kaur Khalsa, Mexico City, Mexico as part of the Summer 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
A common proverb in India is “The seva brings meva.” Meva means fruit or benefit. In Sikh Dharma, the concept of seva implies giving to the Infinite beyond personal identity. This may…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Community, Ministry, Service/Seva, Your Stories
by SS Sangeeta Kaur Khalsa, Yuba City CA, Courtesy of the Summer 2017 Ministry Newsletter
“Seva is a win/win, the total source of victory. The moment you serve with heart and head, and without grinding any axe, you win the person forever. You deliver another person facing difficulty to their own strength. You save the person…
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