friends,
I personally see this as having very little to do with Sikhi itself per se, I think what Chazji is trying to do is encourage something akin to going to the gym. Let us not get bogged down with whether it is written or not, the guy is just trying to channel some positive energy into something that he believes works. I have my own feelings on the matter, and to be honest, I resonate more with Japhisahib04ji above, but, given all the bad practices and bad thoughts that we all do and think, just taking Sikhism out of it for a minute, waking up early in the morning and doing whatever it is that gives you a connection has got to be better than shooting up, browsing for porn, smoking drugs, etc etc etc,
I woke up the other morning and just played a few shabads and lost myself in the music, it was not so much meditation as just a peaceful time before the day started. Would I do it every day? probably not, this morning, I could not sleep again, so I woke up and played James Blunt, again it was a peaceful time, with some nice music, is what is being suggested slightly Vedic? yeah sure it is, its a bit 3HO, but, in the big scheme of things, where there are some truly nasty and stupid people out there who do all sorts in the name of Sikhi, I do think it is the big bad monster some of us make it out to be, I personally do not think this thread should turn into a big debate as to whether it is Sikhi or not.....
