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Sewadar is a Punjabi word for a volunteer who offers his/her services to a Gurdwara or to the Community free of charge. It a term used to refer to a person who performs Sewa (Work, Service or assistance of any kind) without looking for any physical or spiritual reward or any payment of any kind for doing the Sewa. A Sewadar helps purely because of his/her dedication to Guru/God and as part of his/her duty to the wider community. Punjabi (also Panjabi; in Gurmukhī, Panjābī in Shāhmukhī) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Southall, UK. A Gurdwara (Punjabi: , or , ), meaning the doorway to God, is the Sikh place of worship and may be referred to as a Sikh temple. ... SEWA is the Self-Employed Womens Association of India, a trade union founded in 1972 after a split in the Textile Labour Association. ...


Gurbani explains very clearly the importance to a Sikh of performing this selfless-service (Sewa) to obtain peace and tranquillity and detachment in life: Sikh Holy Texts Bani is the term used by Sikhs to refer to various sections of the Holy Text that appears in their several Holy Books The important Banis are listed below: Japji Sahib 1. ... A Sikh (IPA: [siːk] or [sɪk]; Punjabi: , , IPA: [sɪk. ... SEWA is the Self-Employed Womens Association of India, a trade union founded in 1972 after a split in the Textile Labour Association. ...

Center your awareness on seva (selfless service) and

focus your consciousness on the Word of the Shabad.
Subduing your ego, you shall find a lasting peace,
and your emotional attachment to Maya will be dispelled. ((1))
page 110

Do seva - selfless service; follow the Guru's Teachings,
and vibrate the Lord's Name, Har, Har.
page 176

This body is softened with the Word of the Guru's Bani;
you shall find peace, doing seva.
page 25

In the midst of this world, do seva,
and you shall be given a place of honor in the Court of the Lord.
Says Nanak, swing your arms in joy! ((4)(33))
page 26

all quotes from SGGS


 

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