Taking amrit - questions

[singhunit]

Wjkk wjkf

 

Sangat ji I need some advice and tips. I wish to take amrit and need some help.. 

My wife is not ready yet - can I still take it without her? Everyone I speak with recommends waiting for her and doing it together. 

What routine do you guys have? What time do you start nitnem in the morning, how do you fit it in with working out in the morning and getting kids ready for school and then going to work etc? 

Thank you

[MisterrSingh]

46 minutes ago, singhunit said:

What routine do you guys have? What time do you start nitnem in the morning, how do you fit it in with working out in the morning and getting kids ready for school and then going to work etc?

Memorise Gurbani and do it as you workout in the morning. I've been doing this for a while, and it works, especially if you've a job you need to get to. Sometimes I have to train after work when I get home, but that usually depends on energy levels.

[singhunit]

Amritvela is between 3 - 6, does that mean nitnem has to be finished by 6? What if you started at 5.45 but obviously took you past 6?

Thank you

[singhunit]

Thanks paaji

[jjs8]

2 hours ago, singhunit said:

Wjkk wjkf

 

Sangat ji I need some advice and tips. I wish to take amrit and need some help.. 

Same here bro, one day would like to be initiated into the Khalsa. 

All the best!

WJKK WJKF!

[MisterrSingh]

1 hour ago, singhunit said:

Amritvela is between 3 - 6, does that mean nitnem has to be finished by 6? What if you started at 5.45 but obviously took you past 6?

Thank you

Don't leave it so close to 6, lol.

It's up to you, bro. When I was in poor health and didn't work full-time I woke up at 2.30am for amritvela for a few years. Someone with a tough work and home schedule will obviously have varying things vying for their time. Start only what you can keep doing happily and without resentment. I'm not a fan of peaks of intense devotion followed by troughs of total ambivalence. Just keep it steady and realistic.

[singhunit]

Thank you Singh

[imhosingh]

If you have kids , a good practice is to go to sleep quite soon after they go to bed. To wake up early, you need to go to bed early. When you are getting kids ready for bed, you are kind of getting that 'time for bed' soon vibe in the house anyway. Everyone I know who keeps amritvela goes to sleep early. 

[intrigued]

I would say figure out your routine and sort of do a test run by seeing if you are able to do your panj bania every day.

[ssinghuk]

Some sound advice on this thread.