Bhai
Blissful Slave Sakhee Singh jee, Bhai Frequent Flyer Sakhee Singh jee and Bhai Devoted Devotee Sakhee Singh jee were three
gursikhs.
Once they were discussing dasvand and Bhai Blissful Slave Sakhee Singh jee said, "I don't like counting
maya at all. So taking out dasvand was a hassle to me, until I discovered a very nice way to share the money with guru
jee." Bhai Frequent Flyer Sakhee Singh jee said, "waheguru waheguru - And what – waheguru waheguru - might
that -waheguru - be, pyare - waheguru waheguru waheguru waheguru waheguru - Bhai Blissful Slave Sakhee Singh jee?" "Wahe
I just draw a star shape on the floor. Its radius is of 10 inches. Then I stand 10 inches away from the star and throw
all the money towards it. The money that lands inside the star is guru jis, and the rest is mine."
Bhai
Frequent Flyer Sakhee Singh jee said, "Wha-nderful - wahe wahe wahe wahe... - idea. Actually, great minds - waheguru waheguru
- think alike. I too do the same, except I draw a circle of 10 inches - waheguru waheguru waheguru waheguru”. After
saying that, both of them starting crying out of love of waheguru. When their tears had dried up, they both looked at Bhai
Devoted Devotee Sakhee Singh jee. Now, Bhai Devoted Devotee Sakhee Singh jee was a curious holy man. They
had never seen him actually sitting down for simran - although, he would talk about Naam all the time and would make up naam-related
stories on the spot. When asked why he was always sleeping during amrit vela, he would roll his eyes up and reply, "Santooo,
my avastha is such that sleep and simran are same to me. I do simran in sleep and sleep in simran."
Being
quite intoxicated in naam, both Bhai Blissful Slave Sakee Singh jee, and Bhai Frequent Flyer Sakhee Singh jee would nod their
heads and do more "waheguru waheguru..." When Bhai Devoted Devotee Sakhee Singh was asked why he watched TV so
much, he would again roll his eyes and say, "Pyareooo, I see waheguru in all. TV allows me to see many wahegurus at the same
time." On the question on why the TV show "Bay Watch" was his favorite show, he would say, "Santoo, waheguru is in each grain
of sand. In "Bay Watch" I see millions of waheguru all at once."
(For those of us who are innocent, "Bay Watch"
is a TV show in which people run around on the beach)
Anyways, asked about dasvand, Bhai Devoted Devotee Sakhee
Singh jee replied, "Sikhooo, I just throw all my money in the air. The amount that the guru wants, the guru keeps. The
rest he throws right back. waheguru waheguru waheguru waheguru waheguru.. PS: For more information about
the Bhai Devoted Devotee Sakhee Singh jee's dera (where many of the above ideas are taught and practiced,) please contact
daas.
2.5 hours is roughly the equivalent of the dasvand (10%) of the day. Along with
dan dasvand (10% of earnings) a gursikh must also take out dasvand of Naam Simran
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Worship Schedule
In the AMrit Veila, the ambrosial hours before dawn, recite the True Name, and contemplate His Glorious
Greatness<2>
The Lord's wealth is like jewels, gems and rubies. At the appointed time in the AMrit Veila, the
ambrosial hours of the morning, the Lord's devotees lovingly center their attention on the Lord, and the wealth of the Lord.<734>
The
devotees of the Lord plant the seed of the Lord's wealth in the ambrosial hours of the AMrit Veila; they eat it, and spend
it, but it is never exhausted.<734>
The preferred time for simran is AMrit veila
(from 12.30 AM to 6.00 AM or daybreak). However, if this is not possible,
naAM Simran may be done at night.
aoukhadh naam nirmal jal AMrit paa-eeai guroo-dhuaaree* ||4|| The medicine of the naAM (name waheguru),
and the Immaculate Water of AMbrosial Nectar, are obtained through the Guru's Gate. ||4
kahu naanak jis masathak likhiaa this gur mil rog bidhaaree ||5||17||28||
Says Nanak, one who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead, meets with the Guru, and
his diseases are cured. ||5||17||28||||<616>
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