Amrit

[Guest Kaur]

I am not an Amritdhari Sikh however I really want to become one someday but I have been wondering for a really long time. I dont do anything bad like drinking, smoking, stealing. I try to avoid the opposite sex. I do Nitnem everyday and naam simran and everything that Guru Sahib Ji's taught us.

So my main question is, am I a Sikh?

Does Waheguru Ji love me?

If I follow all the principles except I am not an Amritdhari Sikh.

I heard from someone that a woman died and went to heaven but wasn't allowed entry because she wasn't and Amritdhari so she was told that she's not a Sikh. So she was sent back and she took Amrit and died again. However I have difficulty believing this because there was no point to take Amrit because she didnt have time to maintain the rehet and follow Guru Ji's Hukam.

Anyone have any thoughts/advice/suggestions?

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[Guest Guest]

Waheguru ji ka khalsa

Waheguru ji ki fateh

Kaur ji,

Please try to understand that Guru Gobind Singh ji ordained that all Sikhs must take Khandey di pahul and be a part of Khalsa Panth.

Now let us examine, if a student doesn't take an admission or make a commitment.

He or she learns from the teachings BUT doesn't obey the teacher or follow rules of the school.

So that person is not entitled to the Certificate of Recognition.

Anyone who follows even one teaching of Satguru is a Sikh but inorder to be Khalsa (pure) we need to make a pledge i.e take Amrit and follow Rehat Maryada.

So the aim should be to become a Khalsa.

Coming to your question " Does Waheguru Ji love me ? "

Waheguru ji loves all.

But the ones he loves the most are known as Piyaras i.e Punj Piyaras.

Reason, they follow all commands given by Satguru.

In regards to the Saakhi you were told, would just comment that various Preachers or Pracharaks use different methods of preaching or prachaar. It all depends on the level of their understanding and that of Sangat.

Will suggest that you read Answers to frequently asked questions about taking ‘Amrit’ below

Q : What is the need of taking ‘Amrit’, the soul should be clean ?

Ans : It is correct that soul should be clean but still taking ‘Amrit’ is absolutely necessary. Please tell, was the soul of Guru Gobind Singh Ji unclean ? Guru Sahib himself took ‘Amrit’ from ‘Panj Piaras’ and gave directive to entire sikh sangat to take ‘Amrit’: (“Pratham Rehat yeh jaan khandey ki pahul chhake”). The soul may be clean but if, by obeying the directives of Guru Sahib, a sikh takes ‘Amrit’, his soul becomes more precious.

Q : Guru has not yet showered grace, when guru's grace will be bestowed on me, I will take ‘Amrit’.

Ans : First of all tell me what is Guru’s grace? Is it a commodity ! and will Guru ji come himself to hand it over to you or do you think Satguru ji will come himself and will ask you to take ‘Amrit’. Now listen! Guru’s grace is neither an ordinary commodity nor Satguru ji will himself come and will say “ My child take ‘Amrit’”. The Guru’s grace means – when a pious sikh of guru inspires you to take “Amrit’. It should be understood as Guru’s grace. Satguru ji manifests the grace through gursikhs (“Gursikhan ander satgur varte”).

Q : First let me become able of taking ‘Amrit’ by eliminating my vices , then I will take ‘Amrit’.

Ans : This thing is like that, if an ailing man says “let me become healthy, then I will go to doctor for taking medicine”. A man cannot triumph over his vices. He may struggle till the end of life but one or the other vice remains dominant over him. But with the help of Guru’s grace, eliminating of vices becomes much easier. You become Guruwala by taking ‘Amrit’ (Khandey di Pahul’), unite yourself with the shabad of guru and pray for eradication of vices before Guru. Only the grace of Guru can take away all the vices.

Q : Should our daughter take ‘Amrit’? But if amritdhari bridegroom could not be available then what shall we do?

Ans : No parents expect a drinker, gambler or bad deeds committing husband for their daughter. When parents make their daughter guruwala by giving her ‘Amrit’, Kalgidhar ji feel concerned about her.

Matches are made in heaven. If she is destined to be married to a drinker, gambler and bad deeds committing person and if your daughter has taken ‘Amrit’ then Kalgidhar ji feel concerned. Perhaps Guru Sahib does not change the bridegroom but change the fate of that bridegroom by eradicating his vices and making him ‘Amritdhari’ in order to make him worthy of your daughter. But it will happen only if your daughter will take ‘Amrit’ and become ‘Guruwala’.

Q : What is the use of taking ‘Amrit’ when after taking ‘Amrit’ some Sikhs consume alcohol and eat Kutha etc.

Ans : Sikhism is a set of principles which are not changeable. If a criminal violates the law, it does not mean that the law is futile. Likewise if any sikh violates the rules of ‘Khalsa Panth’ he himself is culprit.

If after taking ‘Amrit’ a sikh commits a bad deed, he himself is answerable for that. If somebody jumps into the well, will you also imitate him by jumping into the well? If you have not done so then by seeing his bad deeds why you are refusing to take ‘Amrit’.

Q : Why do we need to take ‘Amrit’? We are sikh of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, ‘Amrit’ was given by Guru Gobind Singh Ji ?

Ans : Right from Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Guru Gobind Singh Ji, there is only one soul, but the bodies had changed. The soul of Guru Nanak Dev Ji pervaded upto Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The same soul was kept in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (“Jot oha jugat sae, sa kaya pher paltea). Believe it, ‘Amrit was given by Guru Nanak Dev Ji. also which was called “Charan Pahul” and was converted into “Khandey Di Pahul” by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, according to the need of the times. If anyone is sikh of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji it is compulsory for him to adopt the principles of tenth Guru Nanak Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and on that basis taking ‘Amrit’ is compulsory. By not abiding by the directives of tenth Guru Nanak no one has the right of being called as sikh of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Q : Wearing Kakaars is difficult therefore we cannot take ‘Amrit’.

Ans : Keeping Kakaars is not at all difficult as compared to keeping and taking care of this body. To keep it clean, to protect it from adverse weathers - heat & cold and to take medicines when it is sick. How difficult it is to work hard for making arrangements of food for it. If we can do all this why can’t we keep kakaars which is much easier task than keeping this body.

Q : Taking ‘Amrit’ and becoming armed was the need of the times of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji because that was the time of battles. Now the times have changed and there is no need of taking ‘Amrit’ and becoming armed.

Ans : Taking ‘Amrit’ and becoming armed is not the need of some particular time. This is an eternal grace bestowed by tenth Guru Nanak Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Taking ‘Amrit’ is the eternal directive of Guru Sahib which is not subject to time. Therefore it is essential for every sikh to take ‘Amrit’ and adopt the principles given by Guru Sahib. Becoming armed is the need of modern times also as it was in the past because the danger from man to man still exists.

Source: http://bhaidayasinghji.com/uc/amrit_sanchar.php

[Guest Guest]

The point of Amrit is to be given Naam, and to do as much Naam simran as possible. Without Amrit, one cannot truly do Naam simran. All other rehats such as those you mentioned are only there to aid and support Naam simran.

Without Naam surely there can be no salvation for anyone

[Guest Sikh_Soldier]

Penji the woman in question was the mother of a saint, thus she had lived jeevan with most rehit and pyaar but even being the mother of a sant cud not attain her entry into sachkhand, she had to take amrit.

Very simple, you have to take amrit. There's nothing else to it.

[MokhamSingh]

Read Gurbani daily. Reflect on what you have read. Your own Athma will answer all your questions for you.

[Only five]

When you take Amrit you make a promise with Satguru Sri Guru Gobind SIngh Sahib ji, that you will live and die as a Khalsa. In Gurbani it say to stop paying attention to others and give me your head if you want to play the game of love with Waheguru. I agree with Mokham Singh. All these questions will be answered if you just keep reading and then reflecting on what your read. But im try my best to explain this. When Gurbani say give me your head, this means to give me your full committment.

When we look back at the first Amrit Sanchar Guru Sahib also asked for heads. Further we have Gurbani telling us countless times to become the sacrifice to Waheguru. Offer yourself in his service. Taking Amrit means stepping to be that sacrifice to Waheguru. Also when you wear the Punj Kakkar it is a testimony to the whole world that I have made a commitment to stand up for what is righteous even if my life is at risk. When you kneel before the Punj Pyare, they are not five separate Singhs, but Satguru Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji standing before you who is blessing you with such a great gift of commitment.

We have a tendency to say I gave, I gave, and I gave or I did. Let me tell you this, you never gave anything to anyone in this world. All you did was take and take and take. And you took from Waheguru. Do you know only the blessed souls get to be with Waheguru. These blessed souls will never in their life say I took Amrit or I did paath or I gave my life to Waheguru. They would say the opposite, Waheguru blessed me with the gift of Amrit, Waheguru gave me the strength to do paath, and Waheguru gave me the chance to sacrifice this life in his service.

When you take amrit the person gives nothing, only Waheguru is the giver and you should feel blessed to be able to get such gifts from Satguru Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji.

Please read the full Chaupai Sahib the Paath, if you don't have it, here is a link to it:

http://www.chaupaisahib.org/downloads/articles/Chaupai_Sahib_With_Transliteration.pdf

[Guest _Kaur_]

Read Gurbani daily. Reflect on what you have read. Your own Athma will answer all your questions for you.

Thanks veer ji. I have realized that instead of asking my fellow Sikhs, I should ask Guru Ji himself to give me answers.