Dear All,
I was surfing through www.akj.org for a change and find this article in response to question : How to wake up at Amrit Vela?
Thought may be helpful to some of us..
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couple of helpful hints which have been told by a few friends, I don't imply using any/few/all of these, but these have been known to have helped. Feel free to Add or delete any of them:
1) Basic Thumb Rule : Early to bed ---Early to rise
2) have gap between dinner/supper and Bedtime----Fill the gap with a little walk ---- & at actual Bed time drink 2-3 cups of water.
3) Use Alarm Clocks/Radio/ OR Cassette Alarm (which shall play Simran even while you are half awake)
Ok Ok now the Real tips for Naam Jaap :
Forwarding you Tips for Naam Japs sent by a Gurmukh Rooh.Some found it useful,someone else may also...
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
Jap naam at amrit vela no matter what!!!! Amrit vela is between 12:30 am and sunrise. Please note amrit vela is not effective unless the body is well rested.
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
Jap naam at night before sleeping. It is very important to do this.Naam (at first) does the work of a cleanser (then it fills one with bliss). Cleansing the mind is night is extremely important. A clean mind sleeps more deeply and wakes up alert. The precious amrit vela then is more effective, since much of the work has already being done at night and in sleep, since a naam-ed out mind will jap naam during sleep too!
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
Try to wake up without alarm. This will only happen via persitant ardas to the guru.
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
Try to divide up the day. For example, wake up at amrit vela. Do simran and nitnem and then take a short nap before the day starts. This prevents fatigue during the day. And psychologically a tired body can wake up more easily if it knows it can go back to sleep. The morning nap should not exceed 1.5 hours. If it does, the body thinks it is night time and usually results in dull day.
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
Keep some water besides the bed. (This has no spiritual significance, but it saves the trip to the kitchen during the precious amrit vela hours).
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
When the body first wakes, *immediately* say "WaheGuru" with tongue or mind - depending on the individual's naam state. Do not wait until ishnan to jap naam. Do not wait to tie loosened dastar or keski or hair before japping naam. Sit up and without even drinking the water besides the bed, jap naam deeply. Only after a few seconds/minutes or hours when the mind is somewhat settled, venture out to do the necessary chores. (The misconception that naam cannot be japped without first doing ishnan is well, just that a mis-conception. Naam *is* ishnan!).
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
At first jap naam loudly, then with kripa and practice, the naam can be japped softly or completely internally. The guru usually gives internal instructions or arranges meeting with naami gursikhs at approriate time.
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
Divide up naam time. It is extremely hard to sit for 3 hours of naam during early stages, but it is possible to jap naam for 3 hours if it is done over breaks. Jap naam before ishnan. Jap naam after ishnan. Jap naam during lunch breaks. Jap naam during traffic jams. Jap naam when driving. Jap naam. Jap naam. Jap naam. Jap naam.
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
Mix gurmanter with mool manter.
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
If mind has wandered off, bring it back by reciting gurBani. Refrain from gossip and slander. This keeps the mind clean and it can more easily focus on naam. (The most common response to "... do not slander Bhai X jee...." is "... I am not slandering Bhai X jee, I am just telling the truth". A very practical defination of slander is: the things that cannot be said in front of Bhai X jee are slander).For that reason avoid the company of the people,who spent mor etime in slandering.
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
Avoid TV or movies or being a news junkie.
Just Start Simraning Waheguru ~~Waheguru
Waheguru ~~Waheguru
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