Fear Of God

Sikh80 · 26-12-2007, 03:30 PM

suriq hovY piq aUgvY gurbcnI Bau Kwie ] (18-3, isrIrwgu, mÚ 1)
1.Intuitive understanding is obtained and one is welcomed with honor, through the Guru's Word, filled with the Fear of God.

Sikh80 · #**131** (**permalink**) 16-04-2008, 01:30 PM

Shabad 41

Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:
ang 605

[Notes: In the following lines one has tried to offer as per sikh philosophy. I have stressed upon the significance of sangat in the spiritual journey.Sangat,however, is not the thrust of the sabad.The sabad sings the glory of the Lord. He is the doer Himself. It is He who instills the Fear in the mind of the mortals. The fear of God is developed when we Love HIM.Thus the God Himself causes all to carry out the devotional worship.He is the causes of all causes and Does everything for the Human beings.

It is for the human beings and the mortals to meditate upon Him and obtain the blessings of the Naam or sabad. We should do that is pleasing to Him. Guru sahib have stated clearly that He likes the devotional worship. One should ,therefore,always be in His meditation and sing His praises in sangat and obtain the bliss after attaining the prescribed spiritual experience.

Sangat creates an atmosphere conducive to a spiritual experience. This is the first step of a process meant to alter the state of one's mind, to bring it to a state where the internal turmoil subsides for a duration. The spiritual vibrations of the in the company of sangat lift the soul to a level where it becomes capable of connecting with the divinity. It essentially prepares the person for what he has come there for. Every bit of information is thoroughly screened by our rational mind before it is accepted or rejected. But if we are to learn anything from a A Guru, the sieve has to be temporarily put away. Subliminal thoughts have to penetrate the mind in their entirety, without being filtered or diluted in any way.]

Let us have a look at the sabad.

God Himself is the balance scale, He Himself is the weigher, and He Himself weighs with the weights.He Himself is the banker, He Himself is the trader, and He Himself makes the trades.The Beloved Himself fashioned the world, and He Himself counter-balances it with a gram. ||1||

My mind meditates on the Lord, Har, Har, and finds peace.
The Name of the Beloved Lord, Har, Har, is a treasure; the Perfect Guru has made it seem sweet to me. ||Pause||

The Beloved Himself is the earth, and He Himself is the water; He Himself acts, and causes others to act.The Beloved Himself issues His Commands, and keeps the water and the land bound down.The Beloved Himself instills the Fear of God; He binds the tiger and the goat together. ||2||

The Beloved Lord Himself is the firewood, and He Himself keeps the fire within the wood.The Beloved Lord Himself, all by Himself, permeates them, and because of the Fear of God, the fire cannot burn the wood.The Beloved Himself kills and revives; all draw the breath of life, given by Him. ||3||

The Beloved Himself is power and presence; He Himself engages us in our work.As the Beloved makes me walk, I walk, as it pleases my Lord God.The Beloved Himself is the musician, and the musical instrument; servant Nanak vibrates His vibration. ||4||4||

Sikh80 · #**132** (**permalink**) 29-04-2008, 12:40 PM

Shabad 42

Sorat'h, First Mehl, First House, Ashtapadees, Chau-Tukas:
ang 642

Notes: The shabad summarizes the sikh philosophy and most of the concepts are discussed/stated in the present shabad. The status of man is 'poor creature'. All that happens is as per HIs command and will.We all act as per that is pre-ordained and is inscribed on our forehead. There is but One God and we should focus on HIm and we shall get all that is pre-ordained. But He is powerful and we seek the Glance of the Grace. In the end Shabad is the Guru. There is nothing much that can be written as the shabad is self explanatory.

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

I am not torn by duality, because I do not worship any other than the Lord; I do not visit tombs or crematoriums.
I do not enter the houses of strangers, engrossed in desire. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, has satisfied my desires.
Deep within my heart, the Guru has shown me the home of my being, and my mind is imbued with peace and poise, O Siblings of Destiny.

You Yourself are all-knowing, and You Yourself are all-seeing; You alone bestow intelligence, O Lord. ||1||

My mind is detached, imbued with detachment; the Word of the Shabad has pierced my mind, O my mother.
God's Light shines continually within the nucleus of my deepest self; I am lovingly attached to the Bani, the Word of the True Lord Master. ||Pause||

Countless detached renunciates talk of detachment and renunciation, but he alone is a true renunciate, who is pleasing to the Lord Master.

The Word of the Shabad is ever in his heart; he is absorbed in the Fear of God, and he works to serve the Guru.
He remembers the One Lord, his mind does not waver, and he restrains its wanderings.
He is intoxicated with celestial bliss, and is ever imbued with the Lord's Love; he sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||2||

The mind is like the wind, but if it comes to rest in peace, even for an instant, then he shall abide in the peace of the Name, O Siblings of Destiny.

His tongue, eyes and ears are imbued with Truth; O Lord, You quench the fires of desire.
In hope, the renunciate remains free of hopes; in the home of his own inner self, he is absorbed in the trance of deep meditation.
He remains content, satisfied with the charity of the Naam; he drinks in the Ambrosial Amrit with ease. ||3||
There is no renunciation in duality, as long as there is even a particle of duality.
The whole world is Yours, Lord; You alone are the Giver. There is not any other, O Siblings of Destiny.
The self-willed manmukh dwells in misery forever, while the Lord bestows greatness upon the Gurmukh.
God is infinite, endless, inaccessible and unfathomable; His worth cannot be described. ||4||
The consciousness in deep Samaadhi, the Supreme Being, the Lord of the three worlds - these are Your Names, Lord.
The creatures born into this world have their destiny inscribed upon their foreheads; they experience according to their destinies.
The Lord Himself causes them to do good and bad deeds; He Himself makes them steadfast in devotional worship.
The filth of their mind and mouth is washed off when they live in the Fear of God; the inaccessible Lord Himself blesses them with spiritual wisdom. ||5||
Only those who taste it know its sweet taste, like the mute, who eats the candy, and only smiles.
How can I describe the indescribable, O Siblings of Destiny? I shall follow His Will forever.
If one meets with the Guru, the Generous Giver, then he understands; those who have no Guru cannot understand this.
As the Lord causes us to act, so do we act, O Siblings of Destiny. What other clever tricks can anyone try? ||6||
Some are deluded by doubt, while others are imbued with devotional worship; Your play is infinite and endless.
As You engage them, they receive the fruits of their rewards; You alone are the One who issues Your Commands.
I would serve You, if anything were my own; my soul and body are Yours.
One who meets with the True Guru, by His Grace, takes the Support of the Ambrosial Naam. ||7||
He dwells in the heavenly realms, and his virtues radiantly shine forth; meditation and spiritual wisdom are found in virtue.
The Naam is pleasing to his mind; he speaks it, and causes others to speak it as well. He speaks the essential essence of wisdom.
The Word of the Shabad is his Guru and spiritual teacher, profound and unfathomable; without the Shabad, the world is insane.
He is a perfect renunciate, naturally at ease, O Nanak, whose mind is pleased with the True Lord. ||8||1||

Sikh80 · #**133** (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 01:25 PM

ang645
Shabad 43
Third Mehl:

Notes: The emphasis on shabad may be on something else. However, it is through the Fear of God that we can restrain our wandering minds that is stated to be like a camel and cannot be subdued due to the tendencies of maya. It is subdued by Guru's Grace when we instill Fear of The Almighty. His simran is the best deed that one is edicted to indulge in on a continued basis. It is through this that one comes over the ego and the duality. Fear of God is thus not an ornamental gift but a precious possession to us.

We cannot, probably, do this unless we are blessed upon.
Great are HIS ways.

The mind of the self-willed manmukh is so very stubborn; it is stuck in the love of duality.

He does not find peace, even in dreams; he passes his life in misery and suffering.
The Pandits have grown weary of going door to door, reading and reciting their scriptures; the Siddhas have gone into their trances of Samaadhi.
This mind cannot be controlled; they are tired of performing religious rituals.
The impersonators have grown weary of wearing false costumes, and bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines.
They do not know the state of their own minds; they are deluded by doubt and egotism.
By Guru's Grace, the Fear of God is obtained; by great good fortune, the Lord comes to abide in the mind.
When the Fear of God comes, the mind is restrained, and through the Word of the Shabad, the ego is burnt away.
Those who are imbued with Truth are immaculate; their light merges in the Light.
Meeting the True Guru, one obtains the Name; O Nanak, he is absorbed in peace. ||2||