Anand Sahib.

[Khalasthan86]

Just wondering, you know Anand sahib paath, can we listen/recite it any time? Like Chaupai sahib, we can recite it anytime.

or are supposed to only recite at Nitnem, and at bhog...

also, which guru composed Anand sahib.

[BhForce]

3rd Guru Amar Das Ji.

If it gives you anand, I would say, go ahead and recite it. That's why it's called Anand.

[ladli-fauj]

Yea i think it is ok, It was the first phaat i learned and I used to recite it every night because when i wake up i remember it better

[BhForce]

When reading or listening to Anand Sahib, keep in mind that Guru Amar Das ji found Satguru at an advanced age (when most people are grandfathers). (Yes, I realise Guru Amar Das was destined to be Guru from the beginning, but the point is to be an example for us.)

The point is, it's like finding anand (bliss) after wandering for so long, decades, in fact. After you find Satguru, it's just pure Anand.

It's like a kid gushing to his mother about a new toy, or a girl talking to her mother:

ਅਨੰਦੁ ਭਇਆ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਏ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਮੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

Mum, it's all anand after I found the Satguru.

The difference being that Satguru is an anand that does not go away.

Anand Sahib is not to be approached as yet another big paath we have to do, so just to it quickly and get it over with. Rather, it's an expression of joy.