Excellent topic Gurman Singh. Taking lead from your post, here are some worldly benefits that came to my mind:
Some of the worldly reasons or benefits of becoming a Gursikh are as follows for me:
1)
Food: The food that a Gursikh eats is about as pure as food can get. Gursikhs are Bibeki as per Hukam of Guru Sahib; therefore they have to prepare their own food using basic raw materials. This ensures that the food they eat is natural as opposed to cooked or processed food that most of the world eats now a days. They eat food that is cooked and canned many months ago. Food from unscrupulous sources can be very tainted and harmful for health. On the other hand, the food a Gursikh eats is pure which results in better health for Gursikhs. Few years ago, when we were visiting India, Sarblohi Gursikhs there, prepared special pinnies made of Khoya for us. I happened to visit my uncle there and let him taste one of the pinnies. The reaction from my uncle after eating the pinny was very dramatic. He wailed that he had tasted pure khoya after many decades. He said that it had brought back old memories of his childhood when his grandmother used to make khoya at home. He said that the barfi and other khoya related sweets he had been eating for last many years tasted different and was most probably adulterated. At that point I remembered the famous Salok of Bhagat Kabir jee: ਸੰਤਹੁ ਮਾਖਨੁ ਖਾਇਆ ਛਾਛਿ ਪੀਐ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥18॥ (The Sants eat butter while the rest of the world drinks whey)
2)
Freedom from Drugs: As an Amritdhari, one naturally gets saved from the evils of liquor, tobacco and other drugs because these things are prohibited to Gursikhs. A Gursikh is naturally saved from these problems and ailments related to their consumption. Many fights and quarrels in the family are because of liquor and Gursikhs who always stay sane, are saved from these problems.
3)
Good Spouse: This should be the most motivating point for most bachelors out there who are contemplating becoming Gursikhs. As a Gursikh you get a good spouse whom you can trust. With infidelities rampant in today’s world, your spouse who would be a practicing Gursikh like yourself, will have much higher probability of being a faithful and loving life partner as opposed to a worldly couple. If the couple does Amritvela and keeps Siri Guru Dasmesh jee's Rehit, then they are blessed with everlasting love and care for each other which results in a very happy marital life.
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Liberation from Fashion: Gursikhs get liberated from the shackles of the fashion world. You no longer have to buy latest fashion suits for your spouse nor you have to buy expensive ornaments of gold and silver because Gursikhs don’t subscribe to worldly fashion. Rehitvaan Gursikhs only wear Gurmukhi Baani, which stays unaffected by fashion. Your Gurmukhi Baana, sewn with good quality cloth should last many years. Some of my Cholay are sewn from fabric bought from DCM (India) are still as good as new, after almost 18 years. You can't get such loyalty from any other kind of clothes.
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No Rat Race: As Gursikhs, your focus changes from accumulating worldly wealth to amassing spiritual Naam wealth; therefore, a Gursikh gets freed from the race to buy expensive homes, luxury cars etc. A Gursikh stays contented with basic food, shelter and clothing. In order to maintain basic necessities of life, a Gursikh does not have to live for work rather he works to sustain his living. This frees up a lot of time that can be spent on Bhagti and with your family and loved ones.
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Intrinsic Bliss: If a Gursikh does Sidhi of Naam, then he gets freed from diseases and sorrows. Life gets filled with bliss and happiness. Even in the apparent states of sorrow, a Gursikh retains an inherent happiness within his self. This results in freedom from stress and depression that stem from worrying about worldly conditions. One feels protection of Vaheguru jee all the time, resulting in emancipation from worldly stress and depression.
Moral of the story is that if you are reading this and are not Amritdhari yet, get Pesh at the next Samagam and become an Amritdhari.
Kulbir Singh
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਬਚਨਕਮਾਵਣੇਸਚਾਏਹੁਵੀਚਾਰੁ॥