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As someone who has been following the path of Amritdhari for the past two years, I made a regrettable decision to start drinking due to the influence of negative company. Consequently, I have also stopped wearing my kirpan. Now, I am seeking guidance on what steps I should take to rectify the situation. Should I retake Amrit, or is it enough to resume wearing the kirpan?

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As someone who has been following the path of Amritdhari for the past two years, I made a regrettable decision to start drinking due to the influence of negative company. Consequently, I have also stopped wearing my kirpan. Now, I am seeking guidance on what steps I should take to rectify the situation. Should I retake Amrit, or is it enough to resume wearing the kirpan?
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    1. ਕੁਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ

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    2. sarbjitsingh
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      If you have started drinking or starting getting trapped under the influence of five Sins, that means you have not tried to understand and follow Gurbani in your practical life. Understand and Following Gurbani written in Guru Granth Sahib is more important than just following some rituals or wearing some symbols.
      According to Guru Granth Sahib Amrit is Har Ka Naam, which we can obtain with the help of Gurbani only.
      ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਤੁ ਪੀਤੈ ਤਿਖ ਜਾਇ ॥- 1283
      The tradition is Khande Ke Pahul, which people have coined these days as Amrit. This is an admission in Guru Ghar. Our commitment to the Guru that we will follow the teachings of Guru Granth Sahib. Just by taking the admission, one cannot claim the degree. For getting any degree one has to work hard and put all sorts of efforts. Everybody claims himself to be true and follower of Guru. Unless we put ourselves to the test. How can we know the reality? Best method of testing is that we study each and every sentence of Guru Granth Sahib and ask ourselves how much we are understanding and following. Everybody claims that he is doing Seva. But rarely anyone knows that real Seva according to Guru Granth Sahib is Shabad Vichar.
      ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੇ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਾਰੁ ॥੭॥ – 223
      People have started their own custom of Choola or taking water from various Gurdwaras. This is no way related with Gurmat. The water can only fulfil the thirst of the body and not the mind.
      ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਚੁਲੀਆ ਸੁਚੀਆ ਜੇ ਭਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ॥ ਸੁਰਤੇ ਚੁਲੀ ਗਿਆਨ ਕੀ ਜੋਗੀ ਕਾ ਜਤੁ ਹੋਇ ॥ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣ ਚੁਲੀ ਸੰਤੋਖ ਕੀ ਗਿਰਹੀ ਕਾ ਸਤੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥ ਰਾਜੇ ਚੁਲੀ ਨਿਆਵ ਕੀ ਪੜਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥ ਪਾਣੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਨ ਧੋਪਈ ਮੁਖਿ ਪੀਤੈ ਤਿਖ ਜਾਇ ॥ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਜਗਤ ਕਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਣੀ ਸਭੁ ਖਾਇ ॥੨॥ (੧੨੪੦)
      The simple solution is to recite, listen, understand and follow Gurbani written in Guru Granth Sahib.
      ਗਾਵੀਐ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਮਨਿ ਰਖੀਐ ਭਾਉ ॥ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਘਰਿ ਲੈ ਜਾਇ ॥ jap – 2
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