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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

This is fine-tuning towards God. While living as a mortal, the heart and soul forever lives in search (yeaning) to Union with the Creator.

gurmuiK swcy kw Bau pwvY ] (941-4, rwmklI, mÚ 1)gurmukh saachay kaa bha-o paavai.
The Gurmukh lives in the Fear of God, the True Lord.
gurmuiK bwxI AGVu GVwvY ] (941-4, rwmklI, mÚ 1)gurmukh banee agharh gharhaavai.
Through the Word of the Guru's Bani, the Gurmukh refines the unrefined.
gurmuiK inrml hir gux gwvY ] (941-5, rwmklI, mÚ 1)gurmukh nirmal har gun gaavai.
The Gurmukh sings the immaculate, Glorious Praises of the Lord.
gurmuiK pivqRü prm pdu pwvY ] (941-5, rwmklI, mÚ 1)gurmukh pavitar param pad paavai.
The Gurmukh attains the supreme, sanctified status.
gurmuiK roim roim hir iDAwvY ] (941-5, rwmklI, mÚ 1)gurmukh rom rom har Dhi-aavai.
The Gurmukh meditates on the Lord with every hair of his body.
nwnk gurmuiK swic smwvY ]27] (941-6, rwmklI, mÚ 1)naanak gurmukh saach samaavai. ||27||
O Nanak, the Gurmukh merges in Truth. ||27||

(Source: Sidh Gost)

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For much of Guru Nanak's life he traveled extensively, preaching his message of love and devotion to the one God. One example of these teachings and travels will have to suffice for the present endeavor.

Guru Nanak once visited Jagannatha Puri note 26., one of Hinduism's four holiest mandirs note 27.. As usual, he did not visit as a votary, but "to teach the people that the worship of God was superior to the worship of the deity" (SR 37, emphasis theirs). The high priest recognized Nanak and invited him to take part in the artik or ceremony. Nanak declined, which outraged the priests. He replied by raising his eyes to heaven and uttering a most beautiful Sabad (divine utterance). This Sabad reflects the Sikh view of God nicely:

The sun and moon, O Lord, are Thy lamps; the firmament

Thy salver; the orbs of the stars, the pearls encased in it.

The perfume of the sandal [tree] is Thine incense; the wind is Thy fan;

all the forests are Thy flowers, O Lord of light.

What worship is this, O Thou Destroyer of birth?

Unbeaten strains of ecstasy are the trumpets of Thy worship.

Thou hast a thousand eyes and yet not one eye;

Thou hast a thousand forms and yet not one form;

Thou hast a thousand pure feet and yet not one foot;

Thou hast a thousand organs of smell and yet not one organ

I am fascinated by this play of Thine.

The Light which is in everything is Thine, O Lord of Light.

From its brilliancy everything is brilliant;

By the Guru's teaching the light becometh manifest.

What pleaseth Thee is the real Arti.

O God, my mind is fascinated with Thy lotus feet as the

Bumble bee with the flower: night and day I thirst for them.

Give the water of Thy grace to the sarang note 28., Nanak, so that he may dwell in Thy name.

(Dhanasri Mohalla, quoted in SR 38).

Note 26: Lord Jagannatha, the 'Lord of the Universe' is a form of Lord Vishnu. Upon the death of Shree Krishna, a primary Incarnation of Lord Vishnu, his bones were collected and placed within Lord Jagannatha's murti(HM 129). Return
Note 27: The others being Som-nath, Badri-nath and Vishwa-nath. Return
Note 28: The sarang (chatrik or papiha) is a bird which drinks only when 'the moon is in the mansion of Arcturus.' The meaning is, when it is time to drink of God's water, Nanak is very thirsty and ready to do so because, as the bird awaits the proper time, so too does Nanak (SR 38). Return

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isrIrwgu mhlw 1 Gru 5 ]
ACl ClweI nh ClY nh Gwau ktwrw kir skY ]
ijau swihbu rwKY iqau rhY iesu loBI kw jIau tl plY ]1]
ibnu qyl dIvw ikau jlY ]1] rhwau ]
poQI purwx kmweIAY ] Bau vtI iequ qin pweIAY ]
scu bUJxu Awix jlweIAY ]2]
iehu qylu dIvw ieau jlY ]
kir cwnxu swihb qau imlY ]1] rhwau ]
iequ qin lwgY bwxIAw ]
suKu hovY syv kmwxIAw ]
sB dunIAw Awvx jwxIAw ]3]
ivic dunIAw syv kmweIAY ]
qw drgh bYsxu pweIAY ]
khu nwnk bwh lufweIAY ]4]33]



Siree Raag, First Mehl, Fifth House:
The Undeceiveable is not deceived by deception. He cannot be wounded by any dagger.
As our Lord and Master keeps us, so do we exist. The soul of this greedy person is tossed this way and that. ||1||
Without the oil, how can the lamp be lit? ||1||Pause||
Let the reading of your prayer book be the oil, and let the Fear of God be the wick for the lamp of this body.
Light this lamp with the understanding of Truth. ||2||
Use this oil to light this lamp.
Light it, and meet your Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||
This body is softened with the Word of the Guru's Bani;
you shall find peace, doing seva (selfless service).
All the world continues coming and going in reincarnation. ||3||
In the midst of this world, do seva,
and you shall be given a place of honor in the Court of the Lord.
Says Nanak, swing your arms in joy! ||4||33||

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

pauVI ]
mnu locY hir imlx kau ikau drsnu pweIAw ]
mY lK ivVqy swihbw jy ibMd buolweIAw ]
mY cwry kuMfw BwlIAw quDu jyvfu n sweIAw ]
mY dishu mwrgu sMqho ikau pRBU imlweIAw ]
mnu Ariphu haumY qjhu iequ pMiQ julweIAw ]
inq syivhu swihbu Awpxw sqsMig imlweIAw ]
sBy Awsw pUrIAw gur mhil bulweIAw ]
quDu jyvfu horu n suJeI myry imqR guosweIAw ]12]


Pauree:
My mind longs to meet the Lord; how can I obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan?
I obtain hundreds of thousands, if my Lord and Master speaks to me, even for an instant.
I have searched in four directions; there is no other as great as You, Lord.
Show me the Path, O Saints. How can I meet God?
I dedicate my mind to Him, and renounce my ego. This is the Path which I shall take.
Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, I serve my Lord and Master continually.
All my hopes are fulfilled; the Guru has ushered me into the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
I cannot conceive of any other as great as You, O my Friend, O Lord of the World. ||12||

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

In Sri Raag, Guru Naanak tells us how to worship and why to worship. If we desire God, if we wish to find his compassion and mercy, if we want to discover his goodness within us, then we must be open to his Shabad, to the words and the sound of the Guru. There is only one.

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

This shabad tells us the everything is under his control. This is truth. However, we should not understand this to mean that choosing between goodness or wickedness is all the same thing, because He has made these choices for us. Guruji is saying instead that by accepting His Will and meditating on His Naam He resolves our affairs and we find peace and bliss. This the Choice that we make or we do not make. He stirs up the mix of his Creation, separating the curds from the whey. So this destiny is written upon our foreheads: we choose one way or the other. We choose to be stuck in an evil place. Or we choose remembrance of the Naam gaining the treasure of life.

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.