what an incredible discussion; thank you all so much. I'm just a beginner on this way, and all your advice and quotations of Gurbani is tremendously helpful. So much to meditate on...
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/spiritual-articles/20247-continuous-repetition-of-waheguru.html
I understand enough that one can't do jaap automatically nor can you ignore your daily duties. Sikhs should be mystics in the world.