Is sleeping 8-9 hours against sikhi?

[SeekingNimrata]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Ji,

I was thinking about starting to wake up during amritvela(3AM in specific). I thought I would go to sleep at around 7PM so I could get a full 8 hours of sleep since that is what experts recommend and I personally don't feel very good when I sleep less than 8 hours. However I recently came across this pangti:

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ਖੰਡਿਤ ਨਿਦ੍ਰਾ ਅਲਪ ਅਹਾਰੰ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੋ ॥੮॥

Sleep little, and eat little; O Nanak, this is the essence of wisdom". ||8||

Does it mean that I am committing a sin by sleeping 8-9 hours?

Now of course guru sahib cannot be wrong and they would never misguide us. Does that mean we should sleep 6 hours or less despite science recommending 7-9 hours worth of sleep?

Please don't get me wrong I am not saying guru sahib is wrong and mean no disrespect at all, I ask this because I am a bit confused and require guidance.

Thank you.
 

[intrigued]

On 2/11/2022 at 12:40 PM, SeekingNimrata said:

ਖੰਡਿਤ ਨਿਦ੍ਰਾ ਅਲਪ ਅਹਾਰੰ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੋ ॥੮॥

Sleep little, and eat little; O Nanak, this is the essence of wisdom". ||8||

Why do you think Guru Sahib is saying this? What is the meaning of this pangti to you? What is the purpose of sleeping and eating little?

[Singh1989]

First of all, it certainly is not "A Sin." It just means you'll get less fruits for your labour. 

Take it from me... Do 60 minutes of Naam jap in the day. Even if u Sleep at 10pm your body and mind will automatically wake up at around 4am. 

And the 4 Bujjar Kurehit are the only things to avoid in life, along with Kaam, krodh, eerka, ahnkar, niindia / jhuglia. THESE ARE SINS! 

[SeekingNimrata]

On 2/16/2022 at 7:02 PM, intrigued said:

Why do you think Guru Sahib is saying this? What is the meaning of this pangti to you? What is the purpose of sleeping and eating little?

I think Guru Sahib may be telling us that we should eat a light meal that isn't bloating so we don't struggle to wake up early. Guru Sahib does not want us to be malnourished either so I think we should eat enough but not too much. Similarly, I think Guru Ji may be telling us to sleep a healthy amount but not oversleep, wasting time and ruining our health since oversleeping is also bad for us. I think it may be okay to sleep 8 hours and maintain a balanced lifestyle where we earn an honest living, japp naam and carry out the rest of our responsibilities and duties as Sikhs.

[ipledgeblue]

On 2/11/2022 at 5:40 PM, SeekingNimrata said:

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Ji,

I was thinking about starting to wake up during amritvela(3AM in specific). I thought I would go to sleep at around 7PM so I could get a full 8 hours of sleep since that is what experts recommend and I personally don't feel very good when I sleep less than 8 hours. However I recently came across this pangti:

Does it mean that I am committing a sin by sleeping 8-9 hours?

Now of course guru sahib cannot be wrong and they would never misguide us. Does that mean we should sleep 6 hours or less despite science recommending 7-9 hours worth of sleep?

Please don't get me wrong I am not saying guru sahib is wrong and mean no disrespect at all, I ask this because I am a bit confused and require guidance.

Thank you.
 

one thing I need to mention, people used to sleep twice a day in those days, not the once a day post-industrial revolution sleep people do now. 

You may see Nihang Singhs wake up bare early and do sewa and nitnem paat, then they might sleep again during the daytime.