Langar Haal
"Always remember, Waheguru to achieve salvation. Let your life be guided by the saying, whatever God wills is good. Be content with the will of God. Remember him in both pleasure and pain”
-Sant Baba Isher Singh Ji, Rara Sahib
The Sikh Langar or free kitchen was started by Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It is designed to uphold the principle of equality between all people of the world regardless of religion, caste, colour, creed, age, gender or social status. In addition to the ideals of equality, the tradition of Langar expresses the ethics of sharing, community, inclusiveness and oneness of all humankind. "..the Light of God is in all hearts."
After the Second Sikh Guru, the institution of Langar seems to have changed, somewhat, and meat seems to have been excluded from this institution. The reason cited for this by historians, is to accommodate Vashnavite members of the community.