Amrit vela

[S1ngh]

WOW.. so many kooool ideas.. :umm:

Cold water.... hope u guys are not taking abou ice cold hehe but yeah today i noticed it knock u off and shivering stays only for couple of seconds and automatically u say "Waheguroo" lolz..

Calling each other is pretty good idea.. Maybe Waheguroo network should think something of "Wake Up Call" service (W!N Wake) :umm:

Gurpreet sis, rochak bro.. Give me a wake up call around 5am PST and i will do same to you guys.... This way help each other out.. (just say like WJKK WJKF and hang up lolz.. and call 30 mins later ...again call eah other just to make sure that the person is up) :e:

[Guest mehtab]

rochak bro.. Give me a wake up call around 5am PST

how bout calling u at 3 am pst, which is 5 am my time? does that work for u? coz 3 am is even better than 5

[bsbk123]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

I agreed on the ideas like for getting amritvela early to bed, doing ardass to gurujee, shaheed Sikhs after doing Sohila, alaram watch with authomatic alaram beep up atleast thrice after 5 min. gap, calling each other, taking lite food in the nite.

In India one of my gursikh veerjee used to throw small stones on our windows bcoz at that time there was no mobile phones, no automatic alram watches were available to wake us. lol

About not getting up amrit vela due to any health problem it is okay to first get well and then again start the amritvela with guru jee kirpa.

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

[Mkhalsa]

thats what screwed me up!! i kept getting sick for about 2 months and after that it was hard to start again!!

[warrior*princess]

moorakh/me thinks...

This is definately an imp topic. Missing amrit vela for reasons is certainly equivalent to :umm: @

I think that the best time to read the panj banee's at amrit vela is straight after ishnaan, before doing naam jap/swaas gras as we are fresh and alert...

Keeping straight back/posture is a great tip aswell as showering with at least near enough cold water - this is actually a rehtnama too.

Also good idea to put on as many alarms as you need, 'AWAY' from your bed.

Most definately do your ardaas asking for kirpaa so that we may rise at amrit velaa, and do another ardaas at amrit velaa to thank Guru jee for waking us up.

Just when we think its easy, it suddenly becomes hard -- must happen bcoz Guru Sahib wants us to focus on our faults and improve them....and

another important way to be able to get the kirpaa is to do sangat of GurSikhs. So attend Gurudwara Sahib/ransbaees, kirtan progs as much as possible, and every weekend if possible!

Definately try to sleep early, if study allows you to....other exuses such as TV, Internet for fun are just not good enough.

No matter the situation of amrit velaa..> during the day/night, make sure you recite naam with every breath as soon as you remember. Wearing a malaa, is a very useful reminder! But just be sure to use it as a reminder.

Like veer MKhalsa ji mentioned, no matter how many amrit velas missed or messed, do NOT give up...---continue to have faith/bharosaa in Guru Sahib and al

l will come together when Vaheguru ji wishes.

But remember that missing amrit velaa is one of the most likely happenings, we must motivate our minds that we MUST wake up.

If it means doing the most stupidist thing with your alarm clock - like putting it at your bedroom door, then just do it! Vaheguru ji is seeing HOW hard we try - how much we love...

jin prem keeyoe, tin hee prab paa-yoe

He who loves, shall find him.

vaheguru vaheguru vaheguru vaheguru

ps. try and listen to kirtan as much as possible.

by the way - dont eat snacks or junk near to bedtime!

Totally agree with MKhalsa veer ji on the sick issue.

[Son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji]

and I think we should sleep less... this must really be one of the keys.

I think that the best time to read the panj banee's at amrit vela is straight after ishnaan, before doing naam jap/swaas gras as we are fresh and alert...

I've always wondered if this could actually be done. Aren't we supposed to do naam abhiyaas as early at amritveyla as possible?

[Mkhalsa]

the shabad that gives amritvela instruction in guru granth sahib says abhyaas should be done first.

[Son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji]

can you please post the one that you are talking about?

Thanks Singho

[Jyot]

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

This Shabad is by Guru Raam Daas Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 305

mÚ 4 ]

gur siqgur kw jo isKu AKwey su Blky auiT hir nwmu iDAwvY ]

audmu kry Blky prBwqI iesnwnu kry AMimRq sir nwvY ]

aupdyis gurU hir hir jpu jwpY siB iklivK pwp doK lih jwvY ]

iPir cVY idvsu gurbwxI gwvY bhidAw auTidAw hir nwmu iDAwvY ]

jo swis igrwis iDAwey myrw hir hir so gurisKu gurU min BwvY ]

ijs no dieAwlu hovY myrw suAwmI iqsu gurisK gurU aupdysu suxwvY ]

jnu nwnku DUiV mMgY iqsu gurisK kI jo Awip jpY Avrh nwmu jpwvY ]2]

Fourth Mehl:

One who calls himself a Sikh of the Guru, the True Guru, shall rise in the early morning hours and meditate on the Lord's Name.

Upon arising early in the morning, he is to bathe, and cleanse himself in the pool of nectar.

Following the Instructions of the Guru, he is to chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. All sins, misdeeds and negativity shall be erased.

Then, at the rising of the sun, he is to sing Gurbani; whether sitting down or standing up, he is to meditate on the Lord's Name.

One who meditates on my Lord, Har, Har, with every breath and every morsel of food - that GurSikh becomes pleasing to the Guru's Mind.

That person, unto whom my Lord and Master is kind and compassionate - upon that GurSikh, the Guru's Teachings are bestowed.

Servant Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of that GurSikh, who himself chants the Naa

m, and inspires others to chant it. ||2||

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

[Guest balwinderkaur]

vaaheguroo