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| [[File:Kar Sewa at Durbar Sahib (5251781780).jpg|thumb|[[Kar seva]] at Durbar Sahib.]]{{refimprove|date=September 2014}} | | #REDIRECT [[Sevā]] |
| '''Selfless service''' or '''seva''' ({{lang-pa|ਸੇਵਾ}}; also written as '''sewa''') in [[Hinduism]] and [[Sikhism]]—including its [[History of Sikhism|ordained philosophy]], in [[Sikh scripture]], [[Guru Granth Sahib|theology]], and [[:Category:Sikh scripture|hermeneutics]]—is a service that is performed without any expectation of result or award for performing it. Such services can be performed to benefit other human beings or society. ''Seva'' means 'service', referring to the selfless efforts for [[Sarbat da bhala|welfare of all]]. A more recent interpretation of the word is "dedication to others."<ref> {{cite book |last=Schlecker Markus |first= Fleischer Friederike |date= June 14, 2013 |title=Ethnographies of Social Support |page=180 |isbn=1137330961 }} </ref>
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| ==Religious significance==
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| The idea of selfless service (''seva'') is an important concept in a number of religions because [[God]] is perceived as having an interest in the well-being of others as well as oneself; serving other people is considered an essential devotional practice of indirectly serving God and living a religious life that is a benefit to others.<ref>[http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sakhis/26236-sewa-selfless-service.html Sewa, Selfless Service] sikhphilosophy.net.</ref>
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| The term is used in military awards such as, [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (AVSM), [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] (PVSM), and institutions like [[Seva Foundation]], [[Gandhi Seva Sadan]], Seva Development, and [[Seva Bharati]].
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Bhai Kanhaiya]]
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