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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
Dara Shikoh (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 Kiratpur
Sahib for spiritual and
physical healing
Guru Har Rai inspired Sikhs to plant trees
and live in harmony with nature
Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata Dharat Mahat
Caring the Air, pawan Guru
Ghat Ghat Poun Vehai Ek Rangee Mil Pavanai Sab Vajaaeidhaa
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
Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata Dharat Mahat
Caring the Air, pawan Guru
Pavanai Kai Vas Dhaehuree Mastak Sach Nisaan
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
Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata Dharat Mahat
Caring the Air, pawan Guru
Pavanai Paanee Jaanai Jaath
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
Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata Dharat Mahat
Caring for water, pani pitah
Pahilaa Paanee Jeeo Hai Jith Hariaa Sabh Koe
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
Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata Dharat Mahat
Caring for water, pani pitah
Pavan Pani 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
Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata Dharat Mahat
Caring the Earth, mata dhart
Dhart Akaas kiye baisan kau thaao
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 Uttam Kheti
(Natural Farming)
Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata Dharat Mahat
Caring the Earth, mata dhart
Dharan Akaas Sabh Meh Prabh Paekh
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
Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata Dharat Mahat
How can YOU help live our Gurus’ vision of
protecting the environment????
Apan Hathee Aapnaa Aapae Hee Kaaj Savariae
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
Pawan Guru Pani Pita Mata Dharat Mahat
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
For more info, visit www.ecosikh.org
Contact us at [email protected]
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