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soohee mehalaa 5 ||

Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

bhaagat(h)arrae har sa(n)th thumhaarae jinh ghar dhhan har naamaa ||

Your Saints are very fortunate; their homes are filled with the wealth of the Lord's Name.

paravaan ganee saeee eih aaeae safal thinaa kae kaamaa ||1||

Their birth is approved, and their actions are fruitful. ||1||

maerae raam har jan kai ho bal jaaee ||

O my Lord, I am a sacrifice to the humble servants of the Lord.

kaesaa kaa kar chavar dtulaavaa charan dhhoorr mukh laaee ||1|| rehaao ||

I make my hair into a fan, and wave it over them; I apply the dust of their feet to my face. ||1||Pause||

janam maran dhuhehoo mehi naahee jan paroupakaaree aaeae ||

Those generous, humble beings who serve others are above both birth and death.

jeea dhaan dhae bhagathee laaein har sio lain milaaeae ||2||

They give the gift of the soul, and practice devotional worship; they inspire others to meet the Lord. ||2||

sachaa amar sachee paathisaahee sachae saethee raathae ||

True are their commands, and true are their empires; they are attuned to the Truth.

sachaa sukh sachee vaddiaaee jis kae sae thin jaathae ||3||

True is their happiness, and true is their greatness. They know the Lord, to whom they belong. ||3||

pakhaa faeree paanee dtovaa har jan kai peesan pees kamaavaa ||

I wave the fan o

ver them, carry water for them, and grind corn for the humble servants of the Lord.

naanak kee prabh paas baena(n)thee thaerae jan dhaekhan paavaa ||4||7||54||

Nanak offers this prayer to God - please, grant me the sight of Your humble servants. ||4||7||54||

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UNITED SIKHS

May 12, 2004 29th Vaisaakh, 536 Nanakshahi

PRESS RELEASE

Project GHANAIA's Blood Drive in Michigan 25th April,2004

KALAMAZOO, MI – A blood drive was organized at Gurdwara Singh Sabha Kalamazoo, MI on 25th April Sunday. This was a joint effort of Gurdwara Singh Sabha and UNITED SIKHS as a part of project GHANAIA (Giving Humanitarian Aid, Necessities and Assistance Impartially to All). GHANAIA project commemorates the 20th years of the tumultuous events of 1984, when thousands of lives were lost in Panjab and the rest of India.

The Sikh sangat and local residents of Kalamazoo enthusiastically participated in the blood drive. Gurnam Singh, organizer of the blood drive said there was an overwhelming turnaround despite the short notice in the small Sikh community. Over 30 people donated the blood to the Red Cross last Sunday. All equipment was provided by the Red Cross center of Kalamazoo. Satpal Singh, President of the Gurdwara said this blood drive will help create more awareness about Sikhs and their commitment towards their fellow citizens and their adopted country.

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vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

^_^^_^ Thanks Khalsapreet Veerjee to reminding manmukh like me abt this very important day in Sikh History.

In Delhi there is Bhai Kaniya Jee Sewa Dal and in every nagar kirtan, samagam these people organized First Aid Camp for the Sangat. They also conduct course for learning the First Aid.

I think Sikh Organizations in the various parts of World can also include this course of learning First Aid into their activities.

bhulla chuka dee maufai

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

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vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

Khalsapreet Jee First the spirit of sewa bhavana of Bhai Sahib Bhai Kaniya Jee should be spread in Sikh Sangat esp. the youth.

We can also organize First Aid Learning Course, organize blood donation camp, start free mobile dispensary in Bhai Sahib Name.

We can also celeberate his btday as Sewa Divas.

bhulla chuka dee maufai _/\_

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

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Sewapanthi is a conjunctive of two words; Sewa which can be translated as selfless service and panthi. Panth literally means a ‘widened road’ from Sri Japu Sahib ji and in this context means ‘path of’. Therefore, this term can be defined as those who take the path of selfless service.

At the time of Bhai Adhan Shah and after, Sewapanthis were also known as Adhanshahis (those of Adhan Shah). The two terms have been used interchangeably to identify this order.

Historical Climate

It is important to understand the context in which the Sewapanthi samparday was created. This historical occasion is poetically encapsulated by Professor Puran Singh, who writes;

“The human spirit at Anandpur manifested its joyous spiritual energy in many ways. On every day that dawned there were new ideas in the very air, and the Khalsa crystallized in many shapes. The Sevapanthis, the Nirmalas, the Sahej-dharis, set forth new shining resolutions...Sevapanthis reserved themselves for the creed of service; later on they formed the first ‘Red Cross’ corps of Gobind Singh, serving friend and foe alike. They carried water on their backs in the battlefield, and held the bowl of mercy to the thirsty lips of the dying. They carried on (them) a stock of first aid, and gained special knowledge in surgery and medicine...”

(Prof. Puran Singh, The Book of the Ten Masters, page 107-108)

As depicted in Prof. Puran Singh’s quote, the Khalsa included within itself a diversity of identities, not all shastardhari. These distingui

shed identities or paths are termed ‘sampardaya’. This term has in the past been wrongly translated as ‘sect’ or ‘cult’, terms that imply heterodoxy. Without using equally constrictive concepts such as ‘orthodoxy’ and ‘heterodoxy’, it is clear that the term sampardaya does not mean ‘sect’, but rather ‘order’. In this sense a sampardaya represents one among others, mutually complementary, that in total constitute the whole. Let us be clear on this issue. All the traditional sampardaya began with the Gurus blessings. The four, traditional sampardaya are the Nirmalas (scholastic vidvans), Udasin (scholar mystics), Nihangs (warriors) and Sewapanthis.

Firstly, it is important to note that among samparda there exists the concept of Khalsa, which is broader than presented in post-reform Sikh ideology. This is an issue that requires more elucidation than is possible in this particular website.

Historically there are three types of Sewapanthi;

Amritdhari; keeping kesh and dastaar. Tracing this back within the samparda, it was introduced by Baba Sahib Singh Bedi

Sehajdhari; early Sewapanthis kept this roop also while wearing a topi. This tradition goes back to Guru Tegh Bahadur, who rewarded Bhai Kanhayya’s seva at Anandpur Sahib with a seli topi (a mala worn around the neck and a sadhu's hat). Accounts also refer to the time when Guru ji issued hukam (order) for Sikhs to wear dastaar, exception was made such that Baba Seva Ram wore a topi.

Others wore all white or bhagvan (saffron) – There is also a saakhi from the time of Bhai Adhan Shah that refers to the wearing of saafay instead of a pagri (turban). One author talks of Sewapanthis wearing khaadi (homespun cotton). This is not the case today, and there seems to be little direct evidence that this was necessary for all Sewapanthis. However, the principle seems in keeping with their rehit regarding the need to maintain their own up-keep.

Bhai Kanhayya was born in Sodara in 1648. His early contact was with Bhagat Nanoan, an im

portant historical figure within Sikhism. He was named Nanoan due to his short and deformed body with a humped spine. Bhagat Nanoan was a great kavi (poet) and beautiful katha-kar. He was associated with the 8th, 9th and 10th Sikh Gurus.

Bhai Kanhayya became a tyaagi, living in the jungle. After a life-changing experience, he became a highly devoted Sikh of Guru Tegh Bahadur, working in the Guru’s stables at Anandpur Sahib. Guru ji rewarded him with a topi for his seva and sent him to propagate dharam in the west. Later, when Guru Gobind Singh ji became Guru, Bhai Kanhayya famously went to Anandpur Sahib. These seminal events that ensued are narrated in detail in the ‘Who are the Sewapanthis?’ sub-section.

After having been given instruction and medicines by Guru ji, Bhai Kanhayya returned to the west to his native Sindh and started establishing a place of langar, katha and free hikmat in a very poor area. To this day Sindhis remember him with the epithet ‘Khat Waro Bao’ due to his style of giving sermons while sat on a cot.

He passed on leadership of the Sewapanthi samparda to his first disciple Baba Seva Ram ji.

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