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Summary of Question:	About Jumraj And Bad Thingh Happend In Past
Category:	Meditation
Date Posted:	Friday, 7/26/2002 9:47 AM MDT

sat shri akal

i go through sikhnet almost everyday and try to read the question ask by others.i realy learn new everyday about sikhism. please get my confussion out of my mind about jumraj and nonamritdhari.i read books some times i got from my local guruduara last time igot the four page i read it says if someone not a amritdhary at the time of death the jumraj will come and drag from the hair and take it to hell and give the hardest punishment.i did amrit about 8 years back but after sept11 i took of everything although i keep doing my moolmunter everyday and whenever igot time at my work,at the time of bed until i felasleep
and in the middle of night when ever iwake up ,at the time of cooking,at the time of driving and whenever it come to my mind whatelse ishould do to get the fear of jumraj.because sometime in my dreams in the past i was seeing my self punished by somebad looking thing and i see my self escaped from them only by saying wahaguru and some time moolmunter since then i always keep in my mind to remember moolmunte or waheguru.i mome of 4young children and working part time but i could not do 5banis .my husband does 5bani everyday.ifeel bad about my self because icouldnot do it.he support me saying it ok to do what are you doing if you can't do banis.please give me any advise what else i can do.
sorry for taking your important time.
sat shree akal.

Reply:
Firstly, as Khalsa do not react in fear to the events of September 11th. You are a daughter of Guru Gobind Singh and must maintain this with faith that Guru Ji will perfectly guide your life.
In regards to Jamraj; it is not a question of having physically taken Amrit or not, but a question of having mentally immersed yourself in the love of the Lord (which is sweet and after whose sweetness Amrit was created). The Guru says that those who do not lovingly attach themselves to the Lord will suffer in births and deaths. This is just a fact of the universe, if you become one with the Lord, you become One with the Lord. If you don't, you remain separate. The Lord is said to merge those with him who lovingly perform his service and sing his praises. You are doing these things.
Do not be afraid, have Faith in the Guru's love for you and protection of you. Do not feel bad about yourself if you cannot read your 5 Banis every day, the point of the Banis is to have a way to remember and love God. If you are working toward this goal, that is a good thing. Yes, an Amrithdhari should try to read their banis daily but Guru ji is not turning anyone away, they are just one of the many tools Guru ji has given us to guide us through our lives. The real point is to love God.
Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fathe.
GSKK