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'''Sewadar''' is a [[Punjabi]] word for a volunteer who offers his/her services to a [[Gurdwara]] or to the Community. It a person who performs [[Sewa]] (Work, assistance of any kind) without looking for any | '''Sewadar''' is a [[Punjabi]] word for a <u>'''volunteer'''</u> who offers his/her services to a [[Gurdwara]] or to the [[Khalsa|Community]] free of charge. It a term used to refer to a [[Sikh.|person]] who performs [[Sewa]] (Work, Service or assistance of any kind) without looking for any reward / payment of any kind for doing the Sewa. A Sewadar helps purely because of his/her dedication to [[SatGurBani|Guru and God]] and as part of [[Sikh.|his/her]] duty to the [[Khalsa|Sikh]] community. | ||
[[Gurbani]] explains very clearly the importance to a '''[[Sikh.|Sikh]]''' of performing this selfless-service ([[Sewa]]) to obtain peace and tranquillity in life: | |||
{{Quoter|Center your awareness on seva (selfless service) and <br> | |||
focus your consciousness on the Word of the Shabad. <br> | |||
Subduing your ego, you shall find a lasting peace, <br> | |||
and your emotional attachment to Maya will be dispelled. ((1)) <br>page 110<br><br> | |||
Do seva - selfless service; follow the Guru's Teachings,<br> | |||
and vibrate the Lord's Name, Har, Har. <br> page 176 <br><br> | |||
This body is softened with the Word of the Guru's Bani; <br> | |||
you shall find peace, doing seva. <br> page 25 <br><br> | |||
In the midst of this world, do seva, <br> | |||
and you shall be given a place of honor in the Court of the Lord. <br> | |||
Says Nanak, swing your arms in joy! ((4)(33)) <br> page 26 |all quotes from SGGS}} | |||
==List of Sewadars== | |||
===Historic=== | |||
* [[Bhai Kanhaiya]] | |||
===Modern=== | |||
* [[Bhagat Puran Singh]] | |||
* [[Bhupinder Singh Kohli]] | |||
[[Category:Glossary of Sikh Terms]] | [[Category:Glossary of Sikh Terms]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:59, 11 August 2007
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 reward / payment of any kind for doing the Sewa. A Sewadar helps purely because of his/her dedication to Guru and God and as part of his/her duty to the Sikh community.
Gurbani explains very clearly the importance to a Sikh of performing this selfless-service (Sewa) to obtain peace and tranquillity in life:
| Center your awareness on seva (selfless service) and focus your consciousness on the Word of the Shabad. Do seva - selfless service; follow the Guru's Teachings, This body is softened with the Word of the Guru's Bani; In the midst of this world, do seva, |
| all quotes from SGGS |
