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Sewa can be of 2 type ,monetory  and physical.If a Sikh who worship god  having decent life ( money health etc ) then there is very good chance that he/she  is going to be associated in any one type of sewa.If he doesn't then He hardly could be termed as spiritual .

In sikhism we have sewapanthi sect.


In a latter battle in Anandpur Bhai Khanaiya served water indiscriminately to friend and foe alike. For this act, some angry Sikh warriors, the Nihangs accusing him of treason brought him before Guru Gobind Singh Ji. When Guru Ji asked him why he was helping the wounded enemy. Bhai Ji replied that he caould not distinguish between friend or foe he only see guru the one true Guru Va-eh Guru in all”. The Guru was very pleased, and not only did he order Khanaiya to continue, but also gave him a medicine chest as a gift. He then blessed him saying after him shall be a Sikh order who will serve all mankind indiscriminately. Noor Shah was amongst those Afghan soldiers to whom Bhai Khanaiya had served water and attended. He went onto become a great disciple of Bhai Khanaiya setting up a Dharmsala of his own.

http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sewapanthi

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Now after reading this sakhi tell me Who was right Nihangs or Bhai kanahiya ? If you ask a person with warrior mentality he/she may say that Nihangs were right while which has sewa mentality will say Bhai ghanaiya was right so both were right in their own perspective.


Similarly a sikh who is spiritual and worship god and and a sikh who hardly worship god but do sewa are ideal ideal for people in the way they think.


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