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    Posted: 06 August 2004 at 9:34am

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh

I have been really wondering about so much Upma of Amrit Vela in Gurbaani, but never got any proper answer as what is Amrit Vela, and why is it so important? If the early morning is chosen for Amrit Vela because it is very quiet at that time, then we can go any such place which is Sound Proof, but there should be some other very deep meaning of this, which I am unable to understand.

As it is clearly written in Japji Saheb

"Amrit Vela Sach Naao, Vadeyaee, Veechar||

Karmi Aave Kapda, Nadri mokh duaar||"

which I have interprted as

Amrit Vela (the time of awakening from Death)

Sach Naao= The only Truth

Vadyaee Veechar=think about HIM, praise HIM for HIS love to us

Karmi Aave Kapda=then HE will cover us with HIS blanket of love

Nadri Mokh Duaar=and we will see HIS DOOR.

Let us all have a discussion on this, and let us make out life to be given in charan of Guru Saheb..

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  Quote Jujhar Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 August 2004 at 2:49am

Gur fateh Jagjinder ji....

I like ur funda of Sound proof room,there is a very deep thought in this pankti.

As u have stated a quote :

"Amrit Vela Sach Nao, Vadiyayi Vichaar" i.e. Oh sama jis vele asi Rabji de Guna di vichaar karde haan te uhna ten turan di koshish karde haan ji, that is amrit vela...Bhaven oh din da koi vi vakht hove.

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jagjinder ji wrote

Amrit Vela (the time of awakening from Death)

pls explain what does u mean from 'awakening from Death' Pls Specify and elaborate.

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Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh

Dear Tejbir ji

Awakening from Death means waking up from the dark sleep of Kalyug that has led us to sleep in the dreams of Maya, nothing else. If we wake from that state, we will meet our true Lord. So that vela is nothing but awakening from the Hands of Death of Kalyug. If we die in Kalyug's hands, we can never be awakened. Stress on "Awaken" word. It will clarify automatically.

If we think on Death, what is Death? Do we know? Is it just transfer of a Spirit from one body to other? Or is it something else too? Or do we really die? Or do we confuse Sleep with Death?

Just think on it, and then reply.

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  Quote Jujhar Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 August 2004 at 3:58am
Originally posted by Jagjinder

If we think on Death, what is Death? Do we know? Is it just transfer of a Spirit from one body to other? Or is it something else too? Or do we really die? Or do we confuse Sleep with Death?

Veerjeo for this topic I think u should listen to veerji's cassatte "Jundian hi mukti"(a set of 3 cassettes), I guess it will clear ur doubts about reincarnation.

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Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh

 

According to me, Amrit Wela means The early age of our life. The early we pick up and take up "real thing" (not reading the gurbani or doing sewa in the gurudwara) the more easy it will be for us to find him. It is like teaching a child from the begining, the older hs goes and little grasp power he will have.

Therefore the meanings for of the followin lines would be :

"Amrit Vela Sach Naao, Vadeyaee, Veechar||

Karmi Aave Kapda, Nadri mokh duaar||",

Now reading this way

"Amrit vela sach, Naao Vadayee, Vichaar Karmi, Aave Kapda Nadri, Mokh Duaar!!"

means

The early you get up (at a younge age) and start thinking about creater (and start doing good things), you will not do anything bad (you will be see how & what you are doing) you will be able to see the Creater (who will cover you with your warmth & love) and soon you will be able to see him in your heart (mokh duar is inside your heart). Believe me you can only see him when your heart in open.

the problem I see we all reading gurbani the way it is been read from many years. In old days, we used to have SGGS in written in one line without any breaks. But when the bani was re formatted (i dont know by whom, to made it easy for ready) we lost the meanings. Most of the time we are reading it wrong therefore our meanings are also wrong, we dont know where to put commas and where to take a pause. The bani is far easy than we think (its tough).

Wish I could write more right now.

Guru rakha!

 

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  Quote Jujhar Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 August 2004 at 12:51am

Gur fateh Dimple singh ji and welcome to the LT family discussion forum. Aapji de vichaar par ke dil khush ho gaya ji, u have a nice technique ki baani nu ruk-ruk ke kithe pause leke parya jave taaki usde arth sahi niklan. Hope to get more from you everyday...

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  Quote Jagjinder Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 August 2004 at 8:16am

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa
Waheguru ji ki Fateh
This technique of reading Baani slowly is really effective and really opens the eyes when we see different meaning as we used to think about that Gurbaani Tukk.
You have a great thinking Dimple Veer, and really thinking very deeply, but veerji the reading style with embedded commas
"Amrit vela sach, Naao Vadayee, Vichaar Karmi, Aave Kapda Nadri, Mokh Duaar!!"
doesn't really matches the concept of what you have said. The commas should be placed as were done initially. Though I really liked your concept of rising from childhood.
Actually commas really put great changes in reading the Gurbaani, as for example
in Japji Saheb, or Rehraas Sahib, we encounter the following tukk
"Soyi Soyi Sada Sach Sahib Sacha Sachi Nayi||"
This is without comma, as given in Sri Guru Granth Sahib. What we have seen and heard is
"Soyi Soyi Sada Sach Sahib, Sacha Sachi Nayi||", can we interpret anything? Probably not.
Now check this
"Soyi Soyi Sada Sach, Sahib Sacha Sachi Nayi||", I think no need for explanation.

Now again coming to the discussion, why is Prakash done so early in Gurudwaras, prakash is done at Amrit Vela. Same, amrit vela is the early morning. Still the concept is unclear Veerjio!!!

I have read somewhere that the time is passing at its pace, and we are losing it by sleeping at Amrit Vela.

So, we need to hurry cooming at the conclusion.

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Veer Jagjinder jee and all the member what I think is that this verse "Amrit Vela Sach Naao, Vadeyaee, Veechar||Karmi Aave Kapda, Nadri mokh duaar||" can be understood if we understand the meaning of AMRIT which is combination(sandi ched) of two words A + MRIT(AMRIT) which literally means opposite of MRIT(Death) but this MRIT(Death) is ATMIK DEATH so the meaning would be “oh sama/time jadon main(me) ATMIK MAOUT/Death nahin Marda jadon main Sach wich judya hunda han jadon main 1 Rab jee de Guna de vichar kardan han and una guna nu apnanda han” otherwise how can a person who does night duties can enjoy AMRIT VELA veer we know that Gurbani is UNIVERSAL guru jee says “khuthree braahumun soodh vais oupudhaes chuhu vurunaa ko saajhaa The four castes - the Kh'shaatriyas, Brahmins, Soodras and Vaishyas - are equal in respect to the teachings.P-747 SGGS”  Also when Guru jee talks about VELA/Time at one place he says “jae vaelaa vukhuth veechaareeai thaa kith vaelaa bhugath hoe If we Consider the time and the moment-when should we worship the Lord?anadhin naamae rathiaa suchae suchee soe Night and day, one who is attuned to the Name of the True Lord is true.eik thil piaaraa visurai bhugath kinaehee hoe If someone forgets the Beloved Lord, even for an instant, what sort of devotion is that?mun thun seethul saach sio saas n biruthaa koe One whose mind and body are cooled and soothed by the True Lord-no breath of his is wasted. ||1||P-35 SGGS”

 

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 I think we are missing a very imp. point... the line " Amrit vela..." is in reply to the question asked in the previous line  " pher ki agge rakhiye jis sun dhare peyaar" i.e. what should i offer to my lord so that he bestows me with his love?

we must discuss it in this context. The offering is "vadiyayee vichaar" i.e. think/ follow the qualities associated with almighty. But the moot ques. of amrit vela still remains...if we are to remember him (vadiyayee vichaar) 24*7, then what is the special significance of amrit velaa...?

lets discuss this in further depth

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Amrit Vela - a concept that is so confused - yet so easy.

Here is a technique, that i used to understand the concept of Amrit Vela.

First, take everything you have already heard about Amrit Vela, put it in a
box, and lock this box. Keep it aside for a moment.

Next, Vichar the word "Amrit" and understand as "A-Not and Mrit-Death".
Furthermore, understand this death to be Aatmik Death. Now Aatmik
Death, is dying subconciously from the life of a human. Some may ask
how this exactly happens?
Well lets discuss an example.
You are at the office, at 10am, normal routine. You have four employees
that work for you and as usual each employee comes in the morning to
report on the previous days work. Well, the first three employees come
and everything is fine. Then the fourth employee comes. Unfortunately
the fourth employee did not meet is deadlines. This makes you upset
and you, as your habit is, decide to yell aggresively and violently at
the fourth employee.
THATS IT!!! YOUR DEAD!!! SUBCONCIOUSLY YOU
HAVE LEFT THE LIFE OF A HUMAN AND YOUR BEHAVIOR OF BARKING AT
YOUR EMPLOYEE LOUDLY IS LIKE THAT OF A DOG!!! AATMICALLY, YOU
ARE DEAD, YOUR ARE LIVING THE LIFE OF A DOG AND INFACT THIS IS THE
DEATH/REINCARNATION GURU JI EXPLAINS IN THE GURU GRANTH SAHIB
JI!!!!!

Now back to Amrit Vela - We have understood what the Aatmik Death is -
Now we are discussing that TIME, that Vela, that instance - Where you are
not dead subconciously. When is that time? It is when you are behaving
like a human and when your actions are not like that of animals, are you
considered ilving. That is being A-Mrit - Not Dead.

Guru Ji is telling us that- to not be DEAD, and to be ALIVE, is AMRIT VELA.
This happens when your character and behavior encompasses those
qualities of the One Almighty. For example, Raab Ji is Mith Bolara Ji, you
must embody that characteristic.

Amrit Vela is when we are "Har Jan Aaasa Chaiyaa, Jaasa Har Hi Hoyaa"
When we are like that Raab Ji (Ik Oonkaar, Satnaam,...etc.)

Now, if you like, open up that box which you locked in the beginning, and
see which idealogy and reasoning you think is correct.

It is necessary, when understanding concepts such as Death, Amrit Vela,
Naam, Simran, etc... to abandon all preconcieved notions. Read
everyone's point of view with an open slate. Then make your decision.

Forget the idea of Amrit Vela being classified as a specific time!!

Hope this helps, and i would love to read responses so i can improve and
refine my views.

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  Quote jaspreet20 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 August 2004 at 12:21am

Gur Fateh

Satjot ji, very nice way of explaining Amrit Vela.

I apologise, I have a confusion. You have also related this with reincarnation. Do you mean to say that actually there is no reincarnation? It is only Aatmic maut and rebirth that takes place.

Kindly share some more information on this.

 



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Jaspreetji, i was the idea that reincarnation and rebirth is the same, we die but our soul lives further and find a new life in another living form. Like Satjotji told is that we have a rebirth in our living life, like if we treat people in a harsh and rude way, our rebirth is like a dog and not a human being. I understood to have a rebirth you don't need to die but change your attitude towards people. Please correct me if i understood you wrong...

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Reincarnation/Aatmik Maut....

Reincarnation, in the context we are used to hearing, which is that after we physically die, meaning our heart/mind/body stops working, then after this our soul/aatma travels into another life.

About this reincarnation I cannot say anything, and from my understanding, even Guru Ji says, that only Raab Ji knows what happens.

As for the reincarnation talked about in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, this reincarnation is the life/death system we go through each and every day, depending on your actions and behavior.

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Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh

As already discussed between us, since we can't interpret the exact meaning of Gurbaani, yet if we try to learn it by taking simple examples as in our life, we can achieve AMRIT Vela.

But the main discussion is how do we attain this while we are living our daily lives, how do we do when we have our family to be taken care of.

I guess we should put more stress on the solution which is practical rather than discussing those things which feel little hard to understand.

As per nature, everything is so simplified that we don't have to do anything to attain some basic things, like breathing air, our body does it automatically, so we should find some way in which our body reacts very naturally to the discussion that we are doing!!

 

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Mere khayal naal eh awastha prapat karan da ik hi tarika hai- ki asi rabi gunn apnande jayiye...coz we read in Japji sahib daily-"Vin gunn kitte bhagat na hoye..." So sade mann di avastha ini ho jayegi ki sanu har vela hi amrit vela lagan lag pavega...coz jekar asi time de gere ch ravange te guru sahib sanu eh nasiyat dende han- "Thith vaar, seve mugadh gawar..."

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Yessss...as rightly said by jujhar this amrit state can be only be achieved by doing such deeds those give us aatmik undying state...and such deeds are none other than the deeds those are morally and ethically correct...the ones to which our conscience agrees..the real good deeds in the true light of knowledge.

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friends,

Amrit vela has been mentioned several times in various forms in GGS. It is not a special clock time in a day, i have understood from most of replies in this topic herein. But what does the following references to Amrit vela or Choutha Pahar or Parbhat or Pichhal Rati or Pratah Kal means. You guys have discussed only one Tuk from Japuji that is-

Amrit vela saach naun vadiyayee vichar

But what about following references. Can you or Veer ji, give Shabad wise meanings via this forum or by e-mail to my id: pscal@rediffmail.com

1. "Gur satgur ka jo sikha akahye, so bhalke uth har name dhiyae" GGS Page- 305

2. "uth isnan karoh parbhate, soye har aradhe"- GGS Page 1185

3."jhalaghe uth naam jap, nis basur aradh"- GGS Page 255

4." bhinni rainariye chamkan tarey, jageh sant janah mere ram piyare"- GGS Page- 459

5." farida pichhal ratin naa jagioh jivadroh muyoh"- GGS Page 1383

6. " chouthe pahar sabah kay surtiyan upjay chau"- GGS Page- 146

7. " babiha amrit vele boliya tan dar suni pukar"- GGS Page- 1285

8. " parbhate prabh naam jap, gur kay charan dhiyae"- GGS Page-1099

9." kurban tina gursikhan pichhal ratin uth bahande"- Bhai Gurdas Var 12 Paudi-2

Kindly do not miss any of the references mentioned in above 9 Points in your replies. Kindly reply in detail as you have done for "amrit vela saach naun"

 

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  Quote Jujhar Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 November 2004 at 1:21am

My dear menu es vele ik tuk yaad aa rahi hai ji:

Guru ji kehnde han:

"Je vela waqt vichariye, Kit vele bhagat hoye..."

I'll forward ur query to other LT members also for more answers...

Let me also study before i reply ur answer ji...

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