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by SS Sat Bachan Kaur Khalsa, Española NM, from the SDI Ministry Summer 2017 Newsletter
“Your reliability will give people the courage to trust you. Their trust will give you the power to carry a situation. A leader carries and serves people. Learn to lead as a ‘seva;’ people will love you, and you will…
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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 Har Nal Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM, shared in the SDI Ministry Summer 2017 Newsletter
Real seva comes from the heart:
“Out of love you give selflessly to those who ask and those who don’t ask. When you are a giver, then your faculty and God’s faculty become the same. That is divinity.”—The…
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by SS Guru Nam Singh and SS Sat Jivan Kaur Khalsa, McAllen TX, published in the Summer 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
In the early 1980s, my wife SS Sat Jivan Kaur was facing a deep depression. Two prestigious doctors made the diagnosis and both agreed that it was imperative that she take strong medications…
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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…
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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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by SS Ram Dass Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM, Courtesy of the Summer 2017 Ministry Newsletter
Once my noble daughter asked me who was in the picture on the wall in her room. I told her it was Guru Ram Das. She said, “Yes, but who is the person behind him waving the Chauri Sahib?” And…
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Thursday, April 20, 2017
The Khalsa Council supported the Food for Kids program in Espanola, NM by helping to pack food bags for more than 400 elementary school children.
This is a weekly effort by Food for Kids New Mexico
Please visit their website to find out more and consider sponsoring…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Community, Dharmic Education, Khalsa Council
This presentation is courtesy of Dr. Harjot Kaur Singh who presented it at the April 2017 Khalsa Council meetings
Download a PDF of this Presentation, Including Slide Notes
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Posted by Sada Bahar Kaur Khalsa& filed under Khalsa Council
The International Khalsa Council held it’s bi-annual meeting in Espanola, New Mexico on April 19th -22nd 2017. Khalsa Council meetings provide a forum for Ministers and leaders of the global Sikh Dharma community, to join together to discuss issues of relevance and importance to our Dharma, both in the present and for the…
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Written by SS Arjan Singh Dhillon of Mexico City, Mexico
Courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter #63 Spring 2017 Newsletter
Bana and Bani are twin words, derived from the root word “BAN.” The expression “BAN” is generally interpreted as “habit, character or behavior of a person or a domestic animal.” Some are characterized…
Posted by Sada Sat Simran Singh Khalsa& filed under Bana, Ministry
by SS Sada Sat Simran Singh Khalsa, Santa Fe NM
Courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter #63 Spring 2017 Newsletter
It is now 2017. Things have evolved and continue to evolve minute by minute. We are so modern that we have to update every morning to keep up with the times. One…
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Written by SS Kulwant Singh Khalsa, Walsall UK
Courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter #63 Spring 2017 Newsletter
This year marks the 350th anniversary of the birth of our beloved Tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. He was born in 1666 as Gobind Rai, and spent most of his childhood in the town…
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