Nitnem?

bscheema · #1 (**permalink**) 20-Dec-2011, 10:46 AM

sat shri akal
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i am bit confuses about this word NItNEM , what is it , is it doing PATH daily , or is it >how we spend our whole day ?
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BhagatSingh · #2 (**permalink**) 20-Dec-2011, 12:02 PM

Nitnem is a daily discipline of reading paath during various times of the day. The following banis are read:

Japji Sahib (morning)
Jaap Sahib (morning)
Tav-Prasad Savaiye(morning)
Benti Chaupai (morning)
Anand Sahib (morning)
Rehras Sahib (evening)
Kirtan Sohila (night)

How you spend your whole day should come from an understanding of these banis and the rest of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

bscheema · #3 (**permalink**) 20-Dec-2011, 12:59 PM

Thanx Bhagat ji ,
this where i am confused , as i am gursikh i do none of them as my daily discipline , may b im young so, i roam here and thr ,browsing internet ,song and stuff,
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does this mean i am not good in Sikhi , am i a bad Singh , is ther any thing i can do to start good new Gursikh life .

BhagatSingh · #4 (**permalink**) 20-Dec-2011, 13:43 PM

Veera/brother,
There are several things you can do.
Start actively listening to Gurbani and sakhis of the Gurus. Learn to do kirtan and sing the praises of God with love. Go to the Gurudwara and further cultivate feelings of love and humility by cleaning shoes and utensils, do chaur sahib. Participate in the worship that happens there: taking out Guru Granth Sahib, putting it back in the evening, daily readings, kirtan and ardas. It's important to be in a sangat whose goal is the same as yours, to cultivate love and humility.
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Whenever you are waiting for something or doing chores around the house/gurudwara, start to remember God, recall shabads you have heard and sung. This will bring about the feelings of love that you were cultivating with previous activities. With this feeling, repeat "Waheguru waheguru..." as you focus your mind on God.
Develop a virtuous character, taking responsibility for your actions and practice truthfulness and honesty. Learn to appreciate others even with their flaws. Do good deeds, open doors, feed the homeless, etc. and be selfless in your service of others. The previous things will help with this. When the mind is focused on God, service become selfless, and it will focus on God only if you feed it with spiritual wisdom by reading, listening and singing.

Taranjeet singh · #5 (**permalink**) 20-Dec-2011, 19:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BhagatSingh

Veera/brother,
There are several things you can do.
Start actively listening to Gurbani and sakhis of the Gurus. Learn to do kirtan and sing the praises of God with love. Go to the Gurudwara and further cultivate feelings of love and humility by cleaning shoes and utensils, do chaur sahib. Participate in the worship that happens there: taking out Guru Granth Sahib, putting it back in the evening, daily readings, kirtan and ardas. It's important to be in a sangat whose goal is the same as yours, to cultivate love and humility.
Whenever you are waiting for something or doing chores around the house/gurudwara, start to remember God, recall shabads you have heard and sung. This will bring about the feelings of love that you were cultivating with previous activities. With this feeling, repeat "Waheguru waheguru..." as you focus your mind on God.
Develop a virtuous character, taking responsibility for your actions and practice truthfulness and honesty. Learn to appreciate others even with their flaws. Do good deeds, open doors, feed the homeless, etc. and be selfless in your service of others. The previous things will help with this. When the mind is focused on God, service become selfless, and it will focus on God only if you feed it with spiritual wisdom by reading, listening and singing.

A lovely post Dear Bhagat singh ji. I could not help my tears roll down..

bscheema · #6 (**permalink**) 20-Dec-2011, 20:09 PM

ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤੀਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੈ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਾਸੁ ॥
नामु मिलै मनु त्रिपतीऐ बिनु नामै ध्रिगु जीवासु ॥
Nām milai man ṯaripaṯ▫ī▫ai bin nāmai ḏẖarig jīvās.
Receiving the Naam, the mind is satisfied; without the Naam, life is cursed.
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ਕੋਈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਜਣੁ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਮੈ ਦਸੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥
कोई गुरमुखि सजणु जे मिलै मै दसे प्रभु गुणतासु ॥
Ko▫ī gurmukẖ sajaṇ je milai mai ḏase parabẖ guṇṯās.
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If I meet the Gurmukh, my Spiritual Friend, he will show me God, the Treasure of Excellence.

Kanwaljit Singh · #7 (**permalink**) 21-Dec-2011, 09:30 AM

Here is a link to a collection of Saakhis filtered on Nitnem:
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http://tuhitu.blogspot.com/search?q=nitnem

Tejwant Singh · #8 (**permalink**) 21-Dec-2011, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kanwaljit Singh

Here is a link to a collection of Saakhis filtered on Nitnem:
http://tuhitu.blogspot.com/search?q=nitnem

Gurbani needs no Sakhis. It stands on its own. That is the beauty and originality of Gurbani.

Sakhis are normally concocted by Kathavaachaks and others to add me-ism into One-ism so they can fool the ignorant and get some more mula and hear their praises, which is a disgrace.

Luckysingh · #9 (**permalink**) 24-Jul-2012, 13:09 PM

Gurfateh

I have come across a number of people that claim that an amritdhari that is illiterate and cannot read can be exempt from doing nitnem ?
I had previously never given this much thought as I never thought about people that couldn't read.
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Some have said that these people can get up at amritvela and do waheguru jap simran or similar.
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I don't think the rehat is very clear on this issue for these people, or are these people not entitled for amrit ceremony because they won't be able to read the nitnem every day??