ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ Aasaa, First Mehl: ਮਨੁ ਮੈਗਲੁ ਸਾਕਤੁ ਦੇਵਾਨਾ ॥ The mind of the faithless cynic is like a crazy elephant. ਬਨ ਖੰਡਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਹੈਰਾਨਾ ॥ It wanders around the forest, distracted by attachment to Maya. ਇਤ ਉਤ ਜਾਹਿ ਕਾਲ ਕੇ ਚਾਪੇ ॥ It goes here and there, hounded by death. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਖੋਜਿ ਲਹੈ ਘਰੁ ਆਪੇ ॥੧॥ The Gurmukh seeks, and finds his own home. ||1|| ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੈ ਮਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਠਉਰਾ ॥ Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the mind finds no place of rest. ਸਿਮਰਹੁ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਤਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਅਵਰ ਤਿਆਗਹੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਉਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ Remember in meditation the Lord's Name, the most pure and sublime; renounce your bitter egotism. ||1||Pause|| ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਿਉ ਰਹਸੀ ॥ Tell me, how can this stupid mind be rescued? ਬਿਨੁ ਸਮਝੇ ਜਮ ਕਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਸਹਸੀ ॥ Without understanding, it shall suffer the pains of death. ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲੈ ॥ The Lord Himself forgives us, and unites us with the True Guru. ਕਾਲੁ ਕੰਟਕੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਸਚੁ ਪੇਲੈ ॥੨॥ The True Lord conquers and overcomes the tortures of death. ||2|| ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਕਰਮਾ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਧਰਮਾ ॥ This mind commits its deeds of karma, and this mind follows the Dharma. ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਪੰਚ ਤਤੁ ਤੇ ਜਨਮਾ ॥
This mind is born of the five elements. ਸਾਕਤੁ ਲੋਭੀ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਮੂੜਾ ॥ This foolish mind is *******ed and greedy. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੈ ਮਨੁ ਰੂੜਾ ॥੩॥ Chanting the Naam, the mind of the Gurmukh becomes beautiful. ||3|| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਨੁ ਅਸਥਾਨੇ ਸੋਈ ॥ The mind of the Gurmukh finds the Lord's home. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣਿ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਈ ॥ The Gurmukh comes to know the three worlds. ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਜੋਗੀ ਭੋਗੀ ਤਪੁ ਤਾਪੈ ॥ This mind is a Yogi, an enjoyer, a practicer of austerities. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਚੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪੈ ॥੪॥ The Gurmukh understands the Lord God Himself. ||4|| ਮਨੁ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਤਿਆਗੀ ॥ This mind is a detached renunciate, forsaking egotism. ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਮਨਸਾ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਲਾਗੀ ॥ Desire and duality afflict each and every heart. ਰਾਮ ਰਸਾਇਣੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਚਾਖੈ ॥ The Gurmukh drinks in the Lord's sublime essence; ਦਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਮਹਲੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਤਿ ਰਾਖੈ ॥੫॥ at His Door, in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, He preserves his honor. ||5|| ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਜਾ ਸੂਰ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਾਮਿ ॥ This mind is the king, the hero of cosmic battles. ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮਿ ॥ The mind of the Gurmukh becomes fearless through the Naam. ਮਾਰੇ ਪੰਚ ਅਪੁਨੈ ਵਸਿ ਕੀਏ ॥ Overpowering and subduing the five passions, ਹਉਮੈ ਗ੍ਰਾਸਿ ਇਕਤੁ ਥਾਇ ਕੀਏ ॥੬॥ holding ego in its grip, it confines them to one place. ||6|| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਾਗ ਸੁਆਦ ਅਨ ਤਿਆਗੇ ॥ The Gurmukh renounces other songs and tastes. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਜਾਗੇ ॥ The mind of the Gurmukh is awakened to devotion. ਅਨਹਦ ਸੁਣਿ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥ Hearing the unstruck music of the sound current, this mind contemplates the Shabad, and accepts it. ਆਤਮੁ ਚੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਭਏ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ॥੭॥ Understanding itself, this soul becomes attuned to the Formless Lord. ||7|| ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਦਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਸੋਈ ॥ This mind becomes immaculately pure, in the Court and the Home of the Lord. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਭਾਉ ਧੁਨਿ ਹੋਈ ॥ The Gurmukh shows his love through loving devotional worship. ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ Night and day, by Guru's Grace, sing the Lord's Praises. ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਦਿ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ॥੮॥ God dwells in each and every heart, since the very beginning of time, and throughout the ages. ||8|| ਰਾਮ ਰਸਾਇਣਿ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਤਾ ॥ This mind is intoxicated with the sublime essence of the Lord; ਸਰਬ ਰਸਾਇਣੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਤਾ ॥ The Gurmukh realizes the essence of totality. ਭਗਤਿ ਹੇਤੁ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣ ਨਿਵਾਸਾ ॥ For the sake of devotional worship, he dwells at the Guru's Feet. ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਕੇ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸਾ ॥੯॥੮॥ Nanak is the humble servant of the slave of the Lord's slaves. ||9||8||
With all the regards to all those who have participated in this thread , It is to state that mind has been stated to be made up of five elements. It is ,therefore, subject to death as well. I had an inkling of this though I was not sure. A search has shown that it is also as per the bani the way I have interpreted , may be there is some other meaning in the wider context.
Though the above deals exhaustively with mind yet it states clearly that mind is of five basic elements. The above is taken from ang 415 of SGGS.
Mind is also subject to death, hence it should exist and be within the cycle of life and death and be present within us ;It may be a literal way of interpreting things. It should get rest only when we find the liberation or attain the state of merger.it is a logical flow.
I am subject to correction, of course. It is also believed that the discussion is of academic interest.
It would be a privilege to be guided.
Panch tatva= Five Basic elements