by SS Paramnam Singh Khalsa, Los Alamos, New Mexico
2026 (Second Quarter)
When I reflect on the mission, “Working in Unity and Purity to Serve Humanity,” I feel that this points to the Aquarian state of mind and is not something we can “do,” but rather something we live as a natural expression. In this age, we are guided from a state of Sahej, an intuitive, ever-present experience of ease, rooted in the awareness of the ever-living Divine. Purity means to be genuine through and through. In these times, and even more so in the times to come, insincerity is easily felt and hidden agendas become clear. True service must arise naturally, like the fragrance of a flower. Service performed as a display or performance is not real service—it must come from a place of genuine selflessness.
Reflecting on this in my own life, the most impactful services shown to me have been simple—someone offering a kind word, a moment of understanding, or advice from a place of supportive clarity. The specific act or words didn’t affect me as much as the warm presence of the sevadar. Their sincerity of presence is what healed and helped. This type of down-to-earth connection with others is how I believe a Minister manifests in the world.
Service can be a purification process or a spiritual path. In the context of serving as a Minister, I believe our intention should be to serve as an expression of Divine purity and not about becoming pure ourselves through our actions. We should act as vessels for God’s love as our spiritual path.
How does this state come about? By the Grace of the Guru. This Grace manifests through meditation on the Naam. Meditating on the Naam, the ego dissolves. The sense of “mine and yours,” as the Guru describes it, dissolves (or at least softens) and we can live in that state of Sahej necessary for this age. This state then radiates into our interactions. From Sahej, we more easily see that the whole creation unfolds as a manifestation of this One Naam and we feel a contentment and fulfillment in the oneness of humanity.
From this place, the teaching to “recognize that the other person is you” becomes experiential rather than conceptual. Contentment plays an important role here. When one is content, there is no compulsion to fix or control the world. Creation is already in motion, continuously evolving. Seva becomes participation in that unfolding. This participation can take many forms—a warm smile, a simple conversation, listening, or presence. This reminds me of the Siri Singh Sahib instructing us to “Be the Lighthouse,” stable and bright. We don’t have to search for those to help, but rather be receptive and naturally guided within Hukam, and the Guru will guide those who are lost to those who can help.
Our example, Bhai Kanhaiya, wasn’t “trying” to serve. He was simply expressing himself within Hukam. In fact, he was criticized for what he was doing at first, which shows it was absolute selflessness, and a natural state of being for him, without any motives for accomplishment.
Just as Guru Nanak tells us that “no one is high or low,” I believe there is no high or low service. This is why ministry arises from Naam. It was Bhai Kanhaiya’s experience that the Guru was present in all. When we are not bound by ego, service is a by-product, a participation, and the very fragrance of a Minister as a servant of the Guru and Humanity.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SS Paramnam Singh Khalsa is a practicing Sikh of 15 years. He is originally from New York, where he first discovered Kundalini Yoga and then went on to attend college for Traditional Eastern Arts at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. He met his wife, SS Adi Shakti Kaur Khalsa, in 2015 at Summer Solstice and they now have four children, which they raise at the Mother Ashram in New Mexico. Paramnam Singh has previously worked at Spirit Voyage, KRI, and Akal Security and currently works at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
