POWER OF AMRIT
True story narrated by a Gursikh!
A Hindu boy living in a predominantly Indian village, came back from visiting the Gurdwara (Gurus house). He asked his parents, if he could accept Amrit (Sikh Baptism). His parents got very angry and said, "no, we are strict Hindus, it's not possible in this family." The boy begged but the parents never agreed. He got very upset and started crying. As he was crying he got very ill and stopped breathing. His last word was Amrit.
The family got all the neighbours together that night, they washed his body the next morning and were getting ready to cremate him, until his mother said, "stop." She hugged him tightly, cried and said, "please forgive me for not accepting your last wish, I hope you are born in a Sikh family in your next life and you are rewarded with the blessing of Amrit." She was distraught when repeating this. She wouldn't let them take her son, she said, "please take him to the Gurdwara for his final visit." They accepted.
The Amrit Sanchaar ceremony was coming to it's end when visiting the Gurdwara that morning. Mother did not let the body move from the Gurdwara until the Panj Pyaare (5 Singhs who prepare the Amrit) came out of the Amrit Sanchaar room. Eventually they came out and she begged them to put two drops of Amrit water in her sons mouth. The Panj were not sure until a Singh said, "please do, as this is the Amrit of Guru Gobind Singh Ji which awakens the dying spirits." The Singhs did Ardaas (prayer) for forgiveness, as they were not sure if they were violating the Sikh Rehit Maryada (code of conduct).
One of the Singhs put the first drop of Amrit in the boys mouth, who had been dead since last night and said, "repeat (Bol) Vaheguroo Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguroo Ji ki Fateh." The boy got up all of a sudden and repeated with great power and love, "Vaheguroo Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguroo Ji Ki Fateh." (Asking to repeat "the pure is Vaheguroo's and the victory is Vaheguroo's" above, is standard practice in an Amrit Sanchaar ceremony).
After hearing this event, most the Indians in that village and neighbouring villages, accepted Gurus blessed Amrit.
When I heard this story my (rom) hairs stood on end, I felt so blessed to be a Sikh of the Guru. If we call ourselves Sikhs of the Guru, please! let's all take steps towards the Blessed Amrit of Guru Sahib ji. We don't want to leave this body without Amrit. Nobody knows when death will come knocking. Then back we go in the cycle of birth and death. Could take us thousands of years to be gifted this human body, purify this mind and a chance to take Amrit again.
The word "Amrit" means, to honour life to the dead.. ๐
Very soon the whole universe will be blessed with Guru Jis Naam, Baani and Amrit. We have that faith, Sikhi's too powerful. ๐
Bhai Gurdas Ji Says, "Drink the Amrit nectar of the double edged sword (khanda), accomplish the worth of your birth and death."
Vaheguroo!
True story narrated by a Gursikh!
A Hindu boy living in a predominantly Indian village, came back from visiting the Gurdwara (Gurus house). He asked his parents, if he could accept Amrit (Sikh Baptism). His parents got very angry and said, "no, we are strict Hindus, it's not possible in this family." The boy begged but the parents never agreed. He got very upset and started crying. As he was crying he got very ill and stopped breathing. His last word was Amrit.
The family got all the neighbours together that night, they washed his body the next morning and were getting ready to cremate him, until his mother said, "stop." She hugged him tightly, cried and said, "please forgive me for not accepting your last wish, I hope you are born in a Sikh family in your next life and you are rewarded with the blessing of Amrit." She was distraught when repeating this. She wouldn't let them take her son, she said, "please take him to the Gurdwara for his final visit." They accepted.
The Amrit Sanchaar ceremony was coming to it's end when visiting the Gurdwara that morning. Mother did not let the body move from the Gurdwara until the Panj Pyaare (5 Singhs who prepare the Amrit) came out of the Amrit Sanchaar room. Eventually they came out and she begged them to put two drops of Amrit water in her sons mouth. The Panj were not sure until a Singh said, "please do, as this is the Amrit of Guru Gobind Singh Ji which awakens the dying spirits." The Singhs did Ardaas (prayer) for forgiveness, as they were not sure if they were violating the Sikh Rehit Maryada (code of conduct).
One of the Singhs put the first drop of Amrit in the boys mouth, who had been dead since last night and said, "repeat (Bol) Vaheguroo Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguroo Ji ki Fateh." The boy got up all of a sudden and repeated with great power and love, "Vaheguroo Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguroo Ji Ki Fateh." (Asking to repeat "the pure is Vaheguroo's and the victory is Vaheguroo's" above, is standard practice in an Amrit Sanchaar ceremony).
After hearing this event, most the Indians in that village and neighbouring villages, accepted Gurus blessed Amrit.
When I heard this story my (rom) hairs stood on end, I felt so blessed to be a Sikh of the Guru. If we call ourselves Sikhs of the Guru, please! let's all take steps towards the Blessed Amrit of Guru Sahib ji. We don't want to leave this body without Amrit. Nobody knows when death will come knocking. Then back we go in the cycle of birth and death. Could take us thousands of years to be gifted this human body, purify this mind and a chance to take Amrit again.
The word "Amrit" means, to honour life to the dead.. ๐
Very soon the whole universe will be blessed with Guru Jis Naam, Baani and Amrit. We have that faith, Sikhi's too powerful. ๐
Bhai Gurdas Ji Says, "Drink the Amrit nectar of the double edged sword (khanda), accomplish the worth of your birth and death."
Vaheguroo!