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Bhai Kulbir Singh Jee can you please tell us what the benefits of sitting throughout a whole akhand paath and what can be achieved and why its done?
Also please give other gursikhs/gurmukhs experiences.
Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh jee has written in Jail Chithiaan that when he listened to first entire Siri Akhand Paath Sahib in one sitting, he wished for Darshan of Siri Guru Gobind Singh jee and that's what he got. So great is the reward of listening to Siri Akhand Paath Sahib. But listening to full Paath does not mean just sitting there. Bhai Sahib writes that by the Kirpa of Guru Sahib, he listened to every word, every Pankiti for 2 days, with full concentration. That's why he got Darshan of Siri Guru Gobind Singh jee.
Bhai Sahib has written that in olden days prior to taking Amrit, Abhilaakhis were asked to try to listen to whole of Siri Akhand Paath Sahib. Fortunate ones who used to obey this Hukam used to get blessed with many spiritual experiences at the time of Amrit Sinchaar.
Having said that, it is not possible to sit through Siri Akhand Paath Sahib with will-power but it is pure Kirpa that enable one to listen to whole Paath. One should beg for mercy and Kirpa from Vaheguru. Then alone one can do such Sewa.
Kulbir Singh