Amrit Vela (and a bunch of other stuff you guys might find interesting)

First off, some helpful advice for getting up at Amrit Vela:

Waking up for Amrit Vela By G. Udham Singh in Gurmat Sidhaant Saagar Translated by Admin www.tapoban.org

1. That Sikh who remembers Vahiguru at Amrit Vela will achieve liberation.

2. Ishnan, nitnem and simran/abhyaas at amrit vela can transform the individual

3. Only that person can wake up for amrit vela who forsakes laziness and remembers death.

4. It is just as essential for every Gursikh to wake up in the last quarter of the night, amrit vela, as it is to do simran.

5. That person that remains asleep at amrit vela goes without the blessings and grace of Vahiguru

6. The best way of waking up for amrit vela is to eat little at night and to go to sleep on time.

7. It is at amrit vela that currents of Vahiguru's blessings are flowing but those who remain asleep at this time cannot enjoy them

8. Until the stars disappear, it is the fourth quarter of the night, amrit vela, which is considered the most conducive time to meditate and worship Vahiguru.

9. That person that longs to wake up at amrit vela will be woken up on time by some secret power.

10. After doing Sohila Sahib, and before going to sleep, doing ardaas for the ability to wake up at amrit vela is very beneficial.

11. That Gursikh who is thirsting for naam and baaNee will find that this thirst will be like the alarm which wakes him/her up.

12. Even cows, birds and roosters wake up at amrit vela. If a Sikh does not, it is his own bad karma.

13. It is a natural phenomenon that at amrit vela, even flowers blossom and spread their scent more than at any other time.

14. That person who wants to meditate on Vahiguru must make it a daily habit to wake up at amrit vela.

15. It is not enough to just wake up at amrit vela, ishnaan and simran are also essential.

16. Those individuals who spend their nights lost in vices and evil and then sleep through amrit vela are destroying their own lives.

17. The way in which our minds can be attached to simran and baaNee at amrit vela is not possible at any other time.

18. All great saints, rishis, munis, bhagats and Gursikhs all have woken up at amrit vela.

19. That person's life is fruitful and worthwhile who wakes up every day at amrit vela and remembers Vahiguru.

Now continuing on, Amrit Vela starts at 12:15 am and ends when the sun comes up. The latest that can be considered waking up at Amrit Vela is around 4 am (unless the sun comes earlier which doesnt usually happen except in the summer and that too rarely if ever). Power of Bani: Puratan Nitnem consisted of 7 Bania Nitnem, Panj Granthi, Shabad Hazare, Barh Maha Manj, Barh Maha Tukhari, Arti, Rakhiya De Shabad. Panj Granthi is composed of Japji Sahib, Anand Sahib, Shabad Hazare, Rehraas Sahib, Sohila Sahib, Sidh Gost, Bavan Akhri, Dakhani Oankar, Sukhmani Sahib, Asa Kee Vaar. Since you already are doing Japji Sahib, Anand Sahib, Rehraas

Sahib, and Sohila Sahib as part of your Nitnem, you only need to add Shabad Hazare, Sidh Gost, Dakhni Oankar, Bavan Akhri, Sukhmani Sahib, and Asa Kee Vaar. The Singhs of Damdami Taksal also used to revise their Santhiya lesson for the day (regardless of how many Angs it was) 25 times. And on top of that they used to do extra Japji Sahib De Paath. Some used to do 5, some 10, some 25. Sant Jarnail Singh Jee used to more than 100 Japji Sahib De Paath on top of their Nitnem every day. (I think it was either, 101, 108 or 151). Singhs who were Abhiyaasis also used to read 25 Angs as part of Sehaj Paath daily, Jaitsaree Kee Vaar, Sahaskritee Salok, Salok Mahala 9, and Bhatt Svaiye. Plus, they had to be up by a minimum of 2:30 am. Ealier was allowed, later was not. Baba Nand Singh Jee used to say that when we do our Nitnem in the mornings, Guru Nanak Dev Jee is holding onto our arm and the days we dont do our Nitnem, weve taken our own arm away from Guru Nanak Dev Jee.

Bani gives us the strength to do anything. Each Bani gives us something different which will be explained Maharaj Jee Dee Kirpa Sadka, at the next class (if you guys choose to show up lol). Giani Thakur Singh Jee asked Baba Jee how they are able to get up super early but Giani Jee could only get up later on in Amrit Vela. It was because Baba Jee desired Amrit Vela.

When it comes to Sikhi, we must remember that we may not get a chance to see another day. Many times we will say, Chalo, we will wake up tomorrow. We do not know if our current breath is our last and if we die today what will we say to Guru Gobind Singh Jee when he asks us, Why didnt you get up at Amrit Vela?