Monday 3 March 2008

Minimal Naam Routine of a Gursikh!


Listen Sikh of the Guru, to the code of discipline. Awake at the ambrosial hours and focus your attention on the Lord. - Rehatnama Bhai Nand Laal Jee

Fareed, if you do not awaken in the early hours before dawn, you are dead while yet alive. Although you have forgotten God, God has not forgotten you. Ang 1383 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Those who do not take their morning bath in cold water and those who eat before their Nitnem infringe the Rehat. - Rehatnama Bhai Nand Laal Jee

I seek the wealth of the Lord, to purchase the Naam; I sing and love the Glorious Praises of the Lord. I have totally renounced sleep and hunger, and through deep meditation, I am absorbed into the Absolute Lord. Ang 442 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

The cold water is to wake us up, so that we don’t feel drowsy while doing our naam jaap at Amrit vela. If you can’t have a cold bath due to circumstances, just splash your face with cold water 5 times. The food for the soul is more important then worldly food that is why we eat after jaaping naam. (It is showing respect to Gurbani)

In the evening listen to the 'Rehraas' and listen to the Keertan and discourses (Katha) of the Lord's praises. - Rehatnama Bhai Nand Laal Jee

Remember Him, meditate on Him, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, day and night, evening and morning. Ang 530 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Even if you can’t go to the Gurdwara, the internet is full of radio stations and keertan mp3s.

Those who waste the evening without reading 'Rehraas' and sleep without hearing the praises of the Lord (Sohilaa) infringe the Rehat. - Rehatnama Bhai Nand Laal Jee

Night and day, they enjoy enjoyments, and they sleep in peace; they remain lovingly absorbed in the Word of the Shabad. Ang 774 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Those who do not sing the Guru's Hymn at dawn and those who eat before doing Rehraas are punishable. - Thankhaanama Bhai Nand Laal Jee

Those who do not attend the Holy congregation daily remain in debt for their great sins. - Rehatnama Bhai Nand Laal Jee

It is important to do Sangat, if due to any circumstance you cant, view the daily hukumnama from the internet, chat to your friends about Sikhi on msn.

One who meditates on the Lord obtains all pleasures and comforts; let us go each and every day, to sit in the Saints' Society. Ang 550 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

He repeats the True Name of 'Vaheguru' daily. He enshrines Vaheguru in his heart. - Rehatnama Bhai Desa Singh

His Guru-mantar is Vahiguru, whose recitation erases egotism. Losing egotism and merging into the qualities of the supreme Lord, he himself becomes full of qualities. Vaar 13 Bhai Gurdas Ji

They are the Khalsa who remain attached to the True Naam. They are the Khalsa who break away their worldly bonds. - Thankhaanama Bhai Nand Laal Jee

Subduing egotism, they break all their bonds; as Gurmukh, they are adorned with the Word of the Shabad. Ang 124 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji