Amritvela Challenge

[GuestSingh12345]

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Dear everybody, welcome to the Amritvela Challenge. 

There is so much suffering in the world. To alleviate this, the source of life, the universe and creation, manifested themselves in the form of our Guru's to show the world a path to eternal peace and freedom that lies within each of us.

To walk this path, our Guru's instructed us to rise in the golden hours of the morning and seek connection to that source through remembrance and bhagti (devotion). Through connection our pains will be lifted and we'll become truly strong. However, our mind's have been improsined by the forces of Maya, an entity which has mastered the power of illusion to imprison the mind's of all beings in the world.

These forces will do their best to block us from connecting to the source as connection will free us completely from their rule. Maya will send its great warriors after us who we'll need to be ready to face.

I invite everybody to join in on this journey, the path is open to all. Let's walk on this path together so that our chances of success are higher. 

Rules:

1. Getup everyday at amrtivela and try to connect with the source through simran, nitnetm, meditation etc.. Amritvela let's say is before 6am, so you should be starting your routine by 6 am. Try to pick one time that you can be consistent with and stick to it. If you can't get up at the time you pick, maybe get up later then over time getup a little earlier.

2. Post your streak daily, so that we can all keep each other accountable and uplift/motivate each other as a sangat.

3. If you miss one day, reset the streak to 0 and start again (don't feel guilty or beat yourself up, aim to improve more for next time).

4. Optional rule - Add the challenge to your profile signature. To do so, login and go to the top right corner and click your profile name and go under account settings and you should see the signature tab. Once there, you can  Copy/Paste "(insert current streak here) IN  THE AMRITVELA CHALLENGE"

Notes:

Let me know if there's anything you'd like to change about this challenge now or in the future. I made this so that we can actually support each other in getting up at amrtivela and make that a lifetime routine. This is a foundational routine that will totally change our lives for the better if we could be consistent enough. Not only would our spiritual lives change, but it would also transform your worldly life as a side effect. Imagine if you worked out after your routine then had a good breakfast, you would be fully charged for your day spiritually and physically. Then you could would be able to be very productive for the rest of the day and get a lot done and you'd build this positive cycle to compound your growth over time. This is probably the hardest habit to build but also the most rewarding.

An idea I was thinking of was we could add ranks to be milestones for how many days you went as a fun incentive to keep going. So like 10 days could be a rank, then 20, 30, 60, 90 etc. I didn't know what to actually make the rank titles  or descriptions. If you guys have ideas for that let me know. 

 

[GuestSingh12345]

Day 0 today, starting tomorrow, aim is to wake up consistently at 4 am. 

[GuestSingh12345]

Day 1. Got up successfully and did 15 minutes of simran. Was in bed by 10 but fell asleep around 12-12:30. Starting small to let help sleep schedule adjust in a few days, and to feel less tired so you can start going for longer. Small win, but a win non the less. Going back to sleep now. 

[GuestSingh12345]

Day 2. Same as yesterday, in bed by 10 slept by 11-11:30  today and did 15 minutes of simran. For tonight aim is to be in bed by bed 9 and asleep by 10 and do 30 minutes of simran. Going back to sleep setting alarm to wake up earlier than yesterday. 

[GurjantGnostic]

12 minutes ago, GuestSingh12345 said:

Day 2. Same as yesterday, in bed by 10 slept by 11-11:30  today and did 15 minutes of simran. For tonight aim is to be in bed by bed 9 and asleep by 10 and do 30 minutes of simran. Going back to sleep setting alarm to wake up earlier than yesterday. 

My days and nights are swapped but I woke up this afternoon and managed to listen to Nitnem. Bottom rung of the ladder isn't so bad. Cozy. Lol. 

[GuestSingh12345]

Day 3. Turned off alarm and snoozed off until 4:45, didn't get enough sleep. Did about 20 minutes today. Took a short nap afterwards so I should be tired today by 8-9pm.

[Kau89r8]

Well yesterday i did manage to wake up 5:30 did paath, went to the Gurudwara for Asa di Vaar (10 min walk from where i live but pretty cold outside so hard get myself going).. today had alarm for 4:45 but couldn't get myself to do paath so listened to Jap Ji Sahib finally got up self up for Gurudwara came back rested ..Afternoon did Jaap Sahib 

Lets see tomorrow,,

[Premi5]

On 2/7/2022 at 9:31 AM, GuestSingh12345 said:

Day 1. Got up successfully and did 15 minutes of simran. Was in bed by 10 but fell asleep around 12-12:30. Starting small to let help sleep schedule adjust in a few days, and to feel less tired so you can start going for longer. Small win, but a win non the less. Going back to sleep now. 

My non-medical opinion and speaking from experience, don't force yourself to sleep by going to bed when you do not feel like sleep. You should be asleep within minutes rather than staying in bed for more than 20-30 mins. Get out and do something like walk or read a book (not screen) then try again

[GuestSingh12345]

Day 4, probably the worst day so far. Was falling asleep and couldn't concentrate. Slept at 12-12:30, couldn't sleep. Had dinner at 9 and tried to sleep afterwards so that's probably why. Going to eat early and sleep early. Gotta book to read in case I can't sleep. 

[GuestSingh12345]

Forgot to post, Day 5. Couldn't sleep all night and was still awake by 3am so I decided to do 30 mins of simran then. Of course when I started, then magically I start feeling sleepy, the forces of Maya are strong. Got through it and slept back until 9am this morning. Going to do some good exercise to make sure I'm dead tired by 8-9 tonight. On a good note read some pages of my book so hopefully I get into the habit of reading.