The Name of the Lord

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 264


ijh mwrg ky gny jwih n kosw ]
hir kw nwmu aUhw sMig qosw ]
ijh pYfY mhw AMD gubwrw ]
hir kw nwmu sMig aujIAwrw ]
jhw pMiQ qyrw ko n is\wnU ]
hir kw nwmu qh nwil pCwnU ]
jh mhw BieAwn qpiq bhu Gwm ]
qh hir ky nwm kI qum aUpir Cwm ]
jhw iqRKw mn quJu AwkrKY ]
qh nwnk hir hir AMimRqu brKY ]4]

jih maarag kae ganae jaahi n kosaa ||
har kaa naam oohaa sa(n)g thosaa ||
jih paiddai mehaa a(n)dhh gubaaraa ||
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har kaa naam sa(n)g oujeeaaraa ||
jehaa pa(n)thh thaeraa ko n sin(j)aanoo ||
har kaa naam theh naal pashhaanoo ||
jeh mehaa bhaeiaan thapath bahu ghaam ||
theh har kae naam kee thum oopar shhaam ||
jehaa thrikhaa man thujh aakarakhai ||
theh naanak har har a(n)mrith barakhai ||4||


On that path where the miles cannot be counted,
there, the Name of the Lord shall be your sustenance.
On that journey of total, pitch-black darkness,
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the Name of the Lord shall be the Light with you.
On that journey where no one knows you,
with the Name of the Lord, you shall be recognized.
Where there is awesome and terrible heat and blazing sunshine,
there, the Name of the Lord will give you shade.
Where thirst, O my mind, torments you to cry out,
there, O Nanak, the Ambrosial Name, Har, Har, shall rain down upon you. ||4||

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Bravo!

I find this quite puzzling , u have written ' Jai Maha Mai Ki ' alongwith the name of Guru Granth sahib Ji . The Bani of Guru Granth sahib Ji is all about One God , totally against the so called Devis & Devtas . It is now clear to all that the Devi - Devtas were nothing more than Brahmins themselves . In order to promote SELF - WORSHIP the Brahmins used to INTRODUCE some Devi Devta who shall fulfill the wishes of the devotee . The method of worship ' Karam - Kand ' was fixed by Brahmin himself . The Devotee used to do the needful ' Karam - Kand ' through the MIDDLEMAN Brahmin . The offerings were consumed by the Brahmin & in turn the Brahmin used to ask for some wish of the devotee from that IMAGINARY Devi - Devta . After the death of Brahmin , his family carried on the practice & dead Brahmin's picture or idol used to take its ( Devi - Devta's name's ) place . Thus a Brahmin was ensured of his livlihood for countless generations , centuries & poor devotee got only imaginary fear & relentless exploitation . The Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra ( jammu ) was introduced by a Brahmin Purohit in around the year 1370 & his family continued to carry on the practice till about 1989 when J & K governor Jagmohan interfered & set up the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board . The annual offering at the Shrine is about 200 crores . Imagine what sort of money the Purohits' family would have made in 620 yrs , when the Shrine was under their control .
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Sikhs r Worshipper of One God only , Who Is Formless & Everlasting . Kindly keep Brahminism ( Brahmanvad ) & its exploting guiles out of Sikhism PLEASE .
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Regards ,
Dalbir Singh

Dalbirk, I'm not related with that sort of things you described.
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I totally agree with all sikhizm points and views.
I only have my Master who is Babaji and who love and admire sikhs very much and tell us that the sikhs religion is the only truthful religion in the world.
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I love my master. He says "Jay MahaMaya Ki!" what means - "All glories to God Energy".
Love,
Julia

Julia ji

"Jay MahaMaya Ki!"

What a great thing to say. God's energy -- because that is what it is -- His energy. Dallbirk ji, correct me certainly if I misunderstand, but MahaMaya, is referring to Creation not to Maya the way we normally understand maya. Does the expression not convey the idea that You are the Lord of Creation? You are the the Greatness of Creation? Tell me what you think.
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So altogether, I take this phrase to mean - All praise to You who are the Lord, the Greatness, the Energy of Creation itself -- not as direct translation, but what is meant in these words.

You are perfectly true, dear aad0002. That it is.

I also think - it doesn't matter what language to speak. Only what matters is THE TRUTH, which is described by Sikh's Gurus.
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I came to love of sikhizm as soon as I heard about it. As it always happens - you feel, that something - is YOURS, it is absolutely in your heart and is consonance with YOU.

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WISDOM: "Who can not see God in all, does not see God at all."

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