Somebody who is Sikh is a member of the Sikhism community.
Sikhs believe it is important to help others because they believe that everybody is equal.
The word Sikh means Seeker of truth.
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Palkin: Hi, I’m Palkin, and I’m Sikh.
Our gurdwara is an important place for Sikhs to come and pray together.
We help others at the gurdwara but Sikhs also help and serve in the community, at schools, parks or anywhere!
Helping others is very important for Sikhs. We call it ‘seva’ which means ‘selfless service’, helping others without wanting anything in return.
That means we try to work to make the world a better place for everyone.
Every gurdwara has a kitchen where we prepare langar, a free vegetarian meal for our community.
We serve the food every day, and everyone is welcome to come and eat langar. It doesn’t matter if you’re Sikh or not!
Everyone sits together on the floor to eat to show that we are all equal.
And all Sikhs volunteer to cook and clean because serving others is a way of serving God.
I really like that I can help prepare langar in the kitchen!
And because not everyone can come to the gurdwara, we also take meals to local foodbanks and other places that need it.
I’m really glad we have the gurdwara and can help so many people!
What Sikhs believe
Sikhs believe in one God. They call God Vaheguru.
They believe that God made everyone equal.
Sikhs believe it is important to help others because everybody is equal.
Sikhism was started by Guru Nanak many years ago. He is still very important to Sikhs.
Seva is important to Sikhs. It means ‘selfless service’, or helping people without any reward.
How Sikhs show care
Sikhs do To help people without wanting any reward. in different ways, such as helping people in the community, donating money or helping at the gurdwara, the Sikh place of worship.
Many Sikhs help to prepare and serve a free vegetarian meal, called langar. This is an example of seva.
Langar is shared at the A place where Sikhs come together to pray and share their religion with others.. It is for everybody of any faith and belief.
Helping to serve langar helps Sikhs stay close to God. Everybody eats langar together on the floor to show that they are equal.
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