The Gift of Amrit Testimonial 2 for Sikh Student Camp 2006

Guru's Kirpaa - The Gift of Amrit

Today my friend Bhaji Gupreet Singh Khalsa rang me. He recently took Amrit
from Siri Anandpur Sahib while he was on a yatra trip visiting various
Gurdwaras in India with a jatha from the UK. Gurpreet Singh was telling me
about his visit to Sri Darbaar Sahib, Amritsar, Sri Hemkunt Sahib, Fatehgarh
Sahib and Takhat Sri Keshgarh Sahib. Listening to his voice explaining the
yatra and the anand (joy) of the experience overwhelmed me and me hairs on
body feel tingly. I felt as if I was having darshan of the Gurdwaras in
India which he had been to through listening to his experiences.

August last year Bhaji Gurpreet Singh was cut-haired, and he used to be like
the average Panjabi lad who drinks occasionally and goes out with his mates
clubbing etc. However within this year Bhaji has internally flourished and
the fragrance within has come and spread.

I first met Bhaji at Sikh Student Camp in August 2004. I was originally
sleeping alone in the balcony of the Diwaan Hall with one or two other
sewadaars. A few days into the camp someone asked me to move into a room and
sleep with the other campers, because the balcony floor was hard and
uncomfortable. With Guru's Kirpaa I met Bhaji Gurpreet Singh (Kent), Bhaji
Amritpal Singh (Hayes), Bhaji Arvinder Singh (Reading), Bhaji Pardeep Singh
and others who were sleeping in that room. We became friends and brothers
and enjoyed having Gurmat Vichaar.

I remember near the end of the camp Gupreet Singh told me that he had
decided to stop shaving and trimming his hair and that he had gone off the
thought of drinking alcohol and eating meat. The pyaar and shardaa that
Bhaji and the other campers had for Sikhi was inspirational.

Now look! A year later, Bhaji now asked Guru Ji for Amrit and became a
member of the Khalsa. He practices rehat and does his nitnem (daily paath
and simran). He is lucky that his father and mother are also Amritdhari. He
said to me, "I have been reborn... After taking Amrit you see a whole new
world... You cannot explain it in words".

(Quotes removed, please see full text to refer to them)

My ardaas for Bhaji is that may he remain in chardikala and keep hold of the
Guru's feet. May the Guru continue to keep him on his path and hold his
hand. :)

posted by Manvir Singh Khalsa on his blog:

http://manvirsingh.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_manvirsingh_archive.html