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Being Sikh Is Being Kind To Nature

Being Sikh Is Being Kind To Nature. A Sikh Vision for the Environment. Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata Dharat Mahat. Our Inspiration: Guru Har Rai Ji Every year March 14, His Coronation day is celebrated as Sikh Environment Day.

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Being Sikh Is Being Kind To Nature

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  1. Being Sikh Is Being Kind To Nature A Sikh Vision for the Environment

  2. Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata DharatMahat Our Inspiration: Guru HarRaiJi Every year March 14, His Coronation day is celebrated as Sikh Environment Day • DaraShikoh (son of Emperor Shah Jahan) was cured by herbal medicines from Guru’s Naulakha garden • Guru Ji created a wildlife reserve at Kiratpur Sahib • Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs visited KiratpurSahib for spiritual and physical healing Guru HarRai inspired Sikhs to plant trees and live in harmony with nature

  3. Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata DharatMahat Caring the Air, pawan Guru GhatGhatPounVehaiEk Rangee Mil PavanaiSabVajaaeidhaa The breath flows equally through every being. Receiving the breath all life survives. • Clean air is a necessity not a luxury • Public transport reduces air pollution • Walk or use bicycle for short distances • Regularly maintained vehicles emits less

  4. Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata DharatMahat Caring the Air, pawan Guru Pavanai Kai Vas DhaehureeMastakSachNisaan The body is under the power of breath, as per the divine will of True Creator. • Every switch you turn ON, adds coal at the power plant • USE energy-saving appliances • SAVE the ozone layer and your bills • Switch off OR be switched off

  5. Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata DharatMahat Caring the Air, pawan Guru PavanaiPaaneeJaanaiJaath Know that the creation was formed through air and water. • Find a place to plant a tree at Gurdwara, office or at home today! • Plant trees: Sarbat-da-Bhalaa.. • Create a kitchen garden at ‘your’ home and Gurdwara • Gift a plant at special occasions Each one Plant one

  6. Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata DharatMahat Caring for water, panipitah PahilaaPaaneeJeeoHaiJithHariaaSabhKoe First there is life in the water, by which everything else is made green. • How about a water audit at your Gurdwara and institution? • Each dripping tap can waste 200-2000 litres per day • Check! Report! Repair! • Install new toilets that use less than 1.6 gallons water per flush

  7. Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata DharatMahat • Caring for water, panipitah • PavanPani Agni Asroop • He manifests in many shapes through wind, water and fire. • Use bucket for car wash, it saves over 1,000 liters/wash • Reuse waste RO water for cleaning • Use glass (200ml) instead of tap (5 liters) to brush your teeth • Rainwater harvesting is must in Gurdwaras • Sarovars are natural water reservoirs

  8. Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata DharatMahat Caring the Earth, matadhart DhartAkaaskiyebaisankauthaao He made the earth and the sky into places to live . • Say NO to pesticides • Grow, Buy, Eat–Organic! • Compost green waste from your garden and kitchen • Develop the open places into parks or mini forests • Grow flowers organically invite birds, butterflies, bees and promote bio-diversity Guru Nanak and UttamKheti (Natural Farming)

  9. Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata DharatMahat • Caring the Earth, matadhart • DharanAkaasSabhMehPrabhPaekh • Behold God in all the earth and sky. • Plastic and Styrofoam are non-biodegradable they pollute land and water • Use leaf plates(pattals) or steel thalis at Gurdwaras and Nagar Kirtans • Collect trash at langar stalls during Nagar Kirtan, finish your sewa nicely Sikh youth cleaning up at Green Nagar Kirtan

  10. Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata DharatMahat How can YOU help live our Gurus’ vision of protecting the environment???? ApanHatheeAapnaaAapaeHeeKaajSavariae Lets resolve our own affairs. Install steam kitchen, solar heaters and increase green patch in your Gurdwara Make your celebrations Green Clean n Green Nagar Kirtan Celebrate March 14 as Sikh Environment Day Act as if what you do makes a difference

  11. Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata DharatMahat Be the Change, Be EcoSikhs! Be sensitive to all living beings and honour the Divine in all Creation Being Sikh means being Kind to the Environment True remembrance lies in reflecting on the teachings of the Guru

  12. For more info, visit www.ecosikh.org Contact us at info@ecosikh.org Facebook IDfacebook.com/EcoSikhOfficial Photographs Courtseywww.tavleenfoundation.com

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