“I don’t mind taking every restless night on the phone, as long as I am helping someone then there is nothing greater. I feel this is all possible through the Guru’s grace.”
-Giani Sukha Singh
When a young Singh complained to Giani Sukha about the lack of inspiration for the youth at his local Gurdwara, Giani Sukha asked him a simple question. What are you doing to inspire? What happened next no one expected.
There is fear and desperation in their empty eyes. They have no livelihood and no work; and their growing children receive no education. Their daughters do not have much hope of finding suitable matches; and they are not certain where the next meal would come from.
Singh Sahib Guru Bachan Singh, who had recently returned from his amazing travels, is no stranger to seva. He serves anyone who enters into his house.
On Sunday, December 28, 2014, on the sacred occasion of the 348th birth celebration of the Tenth Sikh Guru, The Sikh Satsang volunteers packed over 15-tons of canned food, cereals, soft drinks to be delivered to Gleaners Food Bank before year-end.
The ad demonstrates through words and images how Sikh-Americans' values are America's values, including a love of service, family and community.
A foundational characteristic of a Sikh way of life: To serve humanity with heartfelt love and compassion, reach out to the vulnerable in a nurturing embrace, and to take active steps to alleviate the suffering of those in need while making them feel acknowledged and loved.
I've always been puzzled by the fact that Sikhism is the 5th largest religion in the world, and almost everyone I've met before, didn't know about it. I think there is a huge disparity of general public knowledge of Sikhism. Yet if every Sikh managed to touch 300 people, the entire world would know about the Sikh lifestyle.
I remember a time 18 years ago when I was just a "kid out of high school", having completed 10 years of boarding school in India.
Part of SikhNet's unseen seva is to help those who reach out to us because of challenges they face in their daily lives. C.E.O. of SikhNet, Guruka Singh shares an experience he had helping someone through a difficult time.