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pk70 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-Jan-2009, 00:00 AM

Gurbani is very much clear about what is more important to realize God.

ਤੀਰਥੁ ਤਪੁ ਦਇਆ ਦਤੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥ (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji4)
Ŧirath ṯap ḏa▫i▫ā ḏaṯ ḏān.
Pilgrimages, austere discipline, compassion and charity -
ਜੇ ਕੋ ਪਾਵੈ ਤਿਲ ਕਾ ਮਾਨੁ ॥
Je ko pāvai ṯil kā mān.
these, by themselves, bring only an iota of merit.
To be merged with Him, soul treads on a path to acquire all virtues that makes worthy of Him, to please own self or others, any thing done, is not enough

ਇਸਨਾਨੁਦਾਨੁ ਜੇਤਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥
Isnān ḏān jeṯā karahi ḏūjai bẖā▫e kẖu▫ār.
they take their cleansing baths, and give to charity again and again, but they are ultimately consumed by their love of duality.
ਮਃ 3
ਰਸਨਾ ਉਚਰੈ ਗੁਣਵਤੀ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਪੁਜੈਦਾਨੁ ॥(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 49)
रसना उचरै गुणवती कोइ न पुजै दानु ॥
The tongue which chants these Praises is worthy; there is no charity equal to this.
ਮਃ 5
ਪੁੰਨਦਾਨਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਾਚੇ ਕਿਆ ਤਾਸੁ ॥(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji56)
Punn ḏān cẖang▫ā▫ī▫ā bin sācẖe ki▫ā ṯās.
you may give donations to charity, and perform good deeds, but without the True One, what is the use of it all?
ਮਃ 1 -

All stress is to live in His Love by remaining imbued with the Lord, nothing is better or equal to His Naam Simran, then all good deeds become a way of life

ਊਠਤ ਬੈਠਤ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਗਾਈਐ ॥ (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 109)
Ūṯẖaṯ baiṯẖaṯ har har gā▫ī▫ai.
Standing up and sitting down, I sing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਵਰੁ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
Jis simraṯ var nihcẖal pā▫ī▫ai.
Meditating in remembrance on Him, I obtain my Eternal Husband Lord.
ਹਰਿ ਪੇਖਨ ਕਉਸਿਮਰਤ ਮਨੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥(204)
Har pekẖan ka▫o simraṯ man merā.
My mind yearns to behold the Lord in meditation.
ਮਃ 5
ਬਿਨੁਸਿਮਰਨ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਾਸ ॥(239)
Bin simran ḏẖarig karam karās.
Without meditating in remembrance on the Lord, one's actions and works are cursed.
ਮਃ 5
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਸਭ ਤੇ ਊਚਾ ॥(263)
Parabẖ kā simran sabẖṯe ūcẖā.
The remembrance of God is the highest and most exalted of all.
ਮਃ 5
ਰਾਮਨਾਮਰੰਗਿ ਰਤਿਆ ਭਾਰੁ ਨ ਭਰਮੁ ਤਿਨਾਹ ॥(23)
Rām nām rang raṯi▫ā bẖār na bẖaram ṯināh.
Those who are imbued with the love of the Name of the Lord are not loaded down by doubt.
ਮਃ 1 -
ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਜਮੁਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥(33)
Jaṯ saṯ sanjam nām hai viṇ nāvai nirmal na ho▫e.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/23768-where-god-never-dark-night-soul.html
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is abstinence, truthfulness, and self-restraint. Without the Name, no one becomes pure.
ਮਃ 3
ਮਨਿ ਨਿਰਮਲਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਤਾ ਪਾਏ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥੨॥(33)
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=23768
Man nirmal nām ḏẖi▫ā▫ī▫ai ṯā pā▫e mokẖḏu▫ār. ||2||
Meditating on the Naam with a pure mind, the Door of Liberation is found. ||2||

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