If the world was to end right now...

[Singh23]

I would be beaten by jamdhoots and I would probably go through chaurasi again...

how do you guys think you've done? be honest, good or bad.

[JagjeetST]

^ am in the same position. Not taken Amrit, without a Guru = Painn.

[VanHelsingh]

Most likely another janam or two to tie up loose ends, lol. This life has taken an unexpected turn for the worse... :blink2: Which is unfortunate as it was going so well. Oh well I guess it's all part of the learning process for the soul. We'll get there eventually I'm sure of it.

I'd be disappointed if jamdoots turn up. I don't think I've done anything remotely worthy of a jamdoot escort to the afterlife. Although there was that time when.........

[JagjeetST]

Do you mind sharing?

[VanHelsingh]

Do you mind sharing?

You're having a laugh, brother! Although I'd clarify it was nothing that brought pain to another human being, physical or emotional. I'm not having any of you thinking I'm a paapi.

[Jonny101]

Good topic. It is always good to know that is death only around the corner. It can happen anywhere anytime. one should live everyday like it is the last day. Do as much paath simran and keep rehet because you never know when you time will be up.

[Questioner]

I would get a fierce beating for having failed as an Amritdhari Sikh.

[Hawksmere]

Being blessed soley with Amrit doesn't guarantee anything. Our conduct and adherence to the gurbani in a practical everyday life transcends us. Of course one will become complete when Khalsa, only if they they do their nitnem and through nam simran whole heartedly. "Nam is the penance for all ills" SGGS Ji (296).

As for tomorrow, we care little, the eternal presence should only be considered. The reason I say this is because I read a thread on this site (which I am new too -joined today) talking about kirtan sohila and some believing that without doing before sleep, one open the doors to death. I think this notion of Thakur Singh et al, is confusing many Sikhs. Kirti or kirtan sohila is also par of funeral rites, hence it's relation to death but death can come anytime. We should always be prepared, and not solely counter it's approach in order to save our soul, but more so disregard it as anything that can remotely make us afraid. We accept wahereguru Ji, therefore, there is no need to guard ourselves against anything. Instead one should solely accept their will, or as we say in the japji sahib Ji, accept the will of wahereguru.

[Mehtab Singh]

wrote this Urdu couplet when I was 15

bahut zaalim hai meri zindagi jo roz mujhe sataati hai

iss se toh maut achi, jo sirf ek baar aati hai

translation: my life is extremely cruel as it torments me daily on a constant non-stop basis, however death is a lot better as it comes just once

[Hawksmere]

Singh Ji, one should not be afraid or shy away life's torments. Be in a place where you will laugh at death in the face. Also, humility and seva gives us the spirit to accept anything life can throw at us. Even death should be afraid of a gursikh. A mouse however is afraid of little life's torments. If one gets becomes one with akhal purakh, these so called torments are negligible and don't even twitch a hair on the body.

This is why in the SGGS ji, (ibid. 555) "the world has ever been subject to death, but few know how to die while living".

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