waheguru ji ka khalsa,
waheguru ji ki fateh
recently i had a disagreement wid my cusin.the ardas was on the radio and i was in the car and wanted to listen 2 it.my cusin refused to let me saying that it was a huge bhap to listen to ardas sitting down.i have always believed that in ardaas i can talk to god and if i am unable to stand up for sum reason or the other i can do it sitting down.what if sum1 is in a wheelchair?is it wrong for them to do ardas sitting down?im curious to know the reason y we stand up?cud sum1 pls explain 2 me y we stand up?
waheguru ji ka khalsa,
waheguru ji ki fateh

Dear Friend

As I understand we stand in ARDASS so that we respect our GURU JI Guru Granth SAHIB when we are making prayer in which we also address to our Present and all other GURU JI

So in presense of Parkash of GURU JI It becomes quite obvious to stand

But while listening it somewhere else we can aviod it if cant do so but still doing so if possible will be desirable . And for Wheel chair people I dont think there is any need to do so .otherwise you are very right GOD doesnot really want us to stand and do prayer as he actually listen to each and every prayer going inside our mind all the time


Jatinder Singh

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Dont be misled...ardass is NOT a "ritual". You can do it lying down..standing up....upside down !!
In the Gurdwara it is just done that way so as to be UNIFORMITY SAKE. In Kirtan we all sit down..in ardass we all stand up..no big deal. The Christians sit all the time..the Muslims also have their way of Prayer etc etc.
Thus a Sikh in a wheelchair is under no "obligation" to stand up....and IF say you are in the middle of lunch...and somewhere else ardass begins...you are not obliged to drop everything and stand up..while the flies settle on your lunch and it becomes cold !! Carry on EATING...Guru ji UNDERSTANDS..GURU JI is NOT a FANATIC who will rip your guts out for sitting down in ardass !!! Its the LOVE that counts. Whats the "point" of "standing up"..and then thinking..ala mah...my food is getting cold..oh when will this ardass finish so i can get back to eating...blah blah blah....I would rather remain seated, and finish my lunch..and THINK about ARDASS. Who is better..the Sikh ..who "follows the crowd and stands up for ardass...while his MIND is not there....or the one who remains seated and continues eating..BUT his MIND is in the Ardass...( my answer-- the SECOND one) ( this example is taken from the langgar hall...or in somebodys home programme..when some are eating..the ardass begins in loudpeaker..all rush to drop everything and stand up !!). IN the PRESCENCE of SRI Guru Granth SAHIB JEE...NO EXCEPTION for anybody except the sick/wheel chair person etc. ALL MUST STAND with folded hands and listen to ardass respectfully.

Gyani jarnail Singh Arshi

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waheguru ji ka khalsa,
waheguru ji ki fateh

thank u

waheguru ji ka khalsa,
waheguru ji ki fateh

Gurfateh
Das has done ardas often while not standing.Das would recomend to use Das only with rembering Akal Purukkh and not Bhgaouti or Ten Gurus,which Sewa Panthis call Choti Ardas and was there before Tenth Master wrote Var Sri Bhagwati Ji Ki.

This more true when we lack the time.

Because everyone has cramp in their legs and need to stretch

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