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Guru Granth Sahib
Sukhmani Banee
7th Pauri: 2nd Ashtapadee: Sukhmani Sahib
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<blockquote data-quote="Amarpal" data-source="post: 23003" data-attributes="member: 10"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Dear Khalsa Ji,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Today, I share my understanding of 7th Pauri of 2nd Ashtapadee of Sukhmani Sahib.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">1. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">hir hir jn kY mwlu KjInw ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">har har jan kai maal <u>kh</u>ajeenaa.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> ‘The Sat’ is the wealth and treasure of Godly person.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>My understanding</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib in this sentence conveys that for the Godly person, the most valuable entity is ‘The Sat’ i.e. the ‘Naam’. It is for this reason Guru Sahib has used the word wealth and treasure. This does not mean that the Godly person abhors the worldly entities like money house etc, but these entities are, for the Godly person, the support system to sustain life in this world. They are the needs of life but not the intent of life. The intent of life for Gurmukh is to live a pure unattached life, in accordance with the will of ‘The Sat’ and become an instrument of this will. The worldly entities do not have any hold on Godly person. The person uses all the worldly entities that come her or his way living a pure life, but does not become captivated by them. She or he does not suffer the loss of any of them. The Godly person is always with ‘The Sat’ through ‘Naam’ i.e. Jaap, Simran and meditation while living her or his full life as householder.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">2. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">hir Dnu jn kau Awip pRiB dInw ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">har <u>Dh</u>an jan ka-o aap para<u>bh</u> <u>d</u>eenaa.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> The treasure of ‘The Sat’ is given to the person by ‘The Sat’ itself.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>My understanding</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib tells us that we, just on our own efforts, cannot link up with ‘The Sat’. There is an element of ‘Gurparsadi’ in it. This is what Guru Sahib has said again and again in Gurbani that we have to become pure. It is my understanding that as the person progresses in the process of self purification, she or he becomes more and more attuned to the gift of ‘Naam’ from ‘The Sat’ which was, is and will always be around. This blessing then in a natural way flows into the being of the person, which accelerates the process of self purification. With the Ahamkara (ego) dissolved the person now knows that I am nothing the doer is ‘The Sat’, this human form is only and instrument working in accordance with the will (Hukam) of ‘The Sat’. This naturally means that the treasure i.e. Naam’, which the Godly person (Gurmukh) has is from ‘The Sat’ only; this is what Guru Sahib has said in this sentence.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">hir hir jn kY Et sqwxI ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">har har jan kai ot sa<u>t</u>aa<u>n</u>ee.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> ‘The Sat’ is the protection of the Godly person.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>My understanding</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib says that ‘The Sat’ (Har) is the shield or protection of the Godly person (Har jan). It should not be taken to be physical protection; it is the protection that the spiritual evolution creates for the Godly person. The pious nature of the Godly person will evoke only reverence from any onlooker, why any one will like to harm such a person. All this is because the person is with ‘The Sat’ and this way Guru Sahib is very right is saying that ‘The Sat’ is the protection of the godly person. Being with ‘The Sat’ thus creates a shield around such person.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">4. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">hir pRqwip jn Avr n jwxI ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">har par<u>t</u>aap jan avar na jaa<u>n</u>ee.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> The person who is in the all encompassing field of ‘The Sat’, knows no other.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>My understanding</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">What Guru Sahib has said is an attribute of the person who has evolved spiritually. This person knows that ‘The Sat’ is all; there is no need for her or him to look for someone else for refuge. To pretence or claim by any being can fool this person. This person has transcended the form and has settled in ‘The Sat’ who is the creator of all forms, why should she or he look for any one else when the link with ‘The Sat’ is already established.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">5. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">Eiq poiq jn hir ris rwqy ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">o<u>t</u> po<u>t</u> jan har ras raa<u>t</u>ay.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> The totality of this person is soaked and imbued with the essence ‘The Sat’.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>My understanding</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib says that the entire being of the Godly person is soaked with those attributes of ‘The Sat’ which can be acquired by humans. The thinking, speech and actions of Godly persons are harmonized are resonate with purity of ‘The Sat’. This person’s living fully reflects what is called Godly living.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">6. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">suMn smwiD nwm rs mwqy ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">sunn samaa<u>Dh</u> naam ras maa<u>t</u>ay.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Being fully in the essence i.e. ‘The Sat’ is Sunn Samadhi.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>My understanding</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib in this sentence has very aptly explained what the so called sunn samadhi is. It is a state of being where every aspect of the individual’s being reflects the will of ‘The Sat’. The I-ness of the individual stands fully dissolved, the person has no attachment with any external thing or oneself; only ‘The Sat’ remains, which we all know is not a thing. This explains that ‘Sunn’ here is not nothingness but no-thing-ness and ‘The Sat’ alone is filling the entire mental space and beyond. In this state the individual is not moved by any worldly entity (thing) but only in accordance with the will of ‘The Sat’. This is Sunn Samadhi.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">7. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">AwT phr jnu hir hir jpY ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">aa<u>th</u> pahar jan har har japai.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> All the twenty hours of the day the person the person remains in the Jaap of ‘The Sat’.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>My understanding</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">As I understand, the term 24 hours is not to be taken literally. The individual has to sleep and during that time the person cannot physically be doing Jaap. We have been asked to live a life of a householder with spiritual purity; we have to engage in Kirt which again means that we cannot do Jaap when all our mental and physical faculties are engaged in putting in honest effort to earn, which is essential to support the household. Then what does it means needs to be answered. The answer comes from the realization the Jaap is not the end, but is a tool to achieve mental purity and remove the dirt to allow the being of the individual to be soaked with the illumination from ‘The Sat’, which is there in each one of us. This is the way to be with ‘The Sat’. I elaborate my understanding below.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When the person is doing Jaap in real sense of the word, with the thought of ‘The Sat’ and nothing else, then again this person is with ‘The Sat’ – in Sunn Samadhi.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">As I understand, when the individual achieves a level of mental purity where, even while sleeping, the deeper layers of the mind, which remain functional all the time, do not indulge in any impure thought, the person remains with ‘The Sat’ and not with worldly entities or attachments. The dirt of worldly living does not pollute this persons being even while sleeping. It is same as Sunn Samadhi. This is what is achieved through Jaap and so it can be said that the person is doing Jaap.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When the person is putting in honest labor with full mental purity, the person is engaged in pure act and so is still with ‘The Sat’ as in Sunn Samadhi, This too is what is achieved through Jaap and so it can be said that the person is doing Jaap - Ajaapa Jaap. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This is what I understanding when Guru Sahib say that the Godly person keep doing Jaap all the twenty four hours.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">8. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">hir kw Bgqu pRgt nhI CpY ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">har kaa <u>bh</u>aga<u>t</u> pargat nahee <u>chh</u>apai.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> The devotee of ‘The Sat’ is always evident, not hidden.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>My understanding</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib makes it explicit that the Godly person i.e. Gurmukh has no need to hide herself or himself. Gurmukh is transparent and visible to all. The purity of Gurmukh is such that it is adored by all; they revere this person. Gurmukh is welcomed by all and everywhere. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">9. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">hir kI Bgiq mukiq bhu kry ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">har kee <u>bh</u>aga<u>t</u> muka<u>t</u> baho karay.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> The devotion of ‘The Sat’ has liberated many.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>My understanding</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Guru Sahib is very explicit in this sentence. The liberation is achieved through devotion of ‘The Sat’</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">10. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">nwnk jn sMig kyqy qry ]7] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">naanak jan sang kay<u>t</u>ay <u>t</u>aray. ||7||</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> O’Nanak, being with Godly person (Gurmukh) one gat carried through this Samsara.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>My understanding</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib is says that one who is in company of Gurmukh too gets liberated. It is natural because we are influenced by the mental level and attributes of those with whom we live. When there are godly persons in the group, the spiritual evolution is bound to take place.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">With this I close this post.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">With love and respect for all.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Amarpal Singh</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amarpal, post: 23003, member: 10"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Dear Khalsa Ji,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Today, I share my understanding of 7th Pauri of 2nd Ashtapadee of Sukhmani Sahib.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]1. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]hir hir jn kY mwlu KjInw ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]har har jan kai maal [U]kh[/U]ajeenaa. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] ‘The Sat’ is the wealth and treasure of Godly person.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]My understanding[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib in this sentence conveys that for the Godly person, the most valuable entity is ‘The Sat’ i.e. the ‘Naam’. It is for this reason Guru Sahib has used the word wealth and treasure. This does not mean that the Godly person abhors the worldly entities like money house etc, but these entities are, for the Godly person, the support system to sustain life in this world. They are the needs of life but not the intent of life. The intent of life for Gurmukh is to live a pure unattached life, in accordance with the will of ‘The Sat’ and become an instrument of this will. The worldly entities do not have any hold on Godly person. The person uses all the worldly entities that come her or his way living a pure life, but does not become captivated by them. She or he does not suffer the loss of any of them. The Godly person is always with ‘The Sat’ through ‘Naam’ i.e. Jaap, Simran and meditation while living her or his full life as householder.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]2. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]hir Dnu jn kau Awip pRiB dInw ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]har [U]Dh[/U]an jan ka-o aap para[U]bh[/U] [U]d[/U]eenaa. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] The treasure of ‘The Sat’ is given to the person by ‘The Sat’ itself.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]My understanding[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib tells us that we, just on our own efforts, cannot link up with ‘The Sat’. There is an element of ‘Gurparsadi’ in it. This is what Guru Sahib has said again and again in Gurbani that we have to become pure. It is my understanding that as the person progresses in the process of self purification, she or he becomes more and more attuned to the gift of ‘Naam’ from ‘The Sat’ which was, is and will always be around. This blessing then in a natural way flows into the being of the person, which accelerates the process of self purification. With the Ahamkara (ego) dissolved the person now knows that I am nothing the doer is ‘The Sat’, this human form is only and instrument working in accordance with the will (Hukam) of ‘The Sat’. This naturally means that the treasure i.e. Naam’, which the Godly person (Gurmukh) has is from ‘The Sat’ only; this is what Guru Sahib has said in this sentence.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]3. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]hir hir jn kY Et sqwxI ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]har har jan kai ot sa[U]t[/U]aa[U]n[/U]ee. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] ‘The Sat’ is the protection of the Godly person.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]My understanding[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib says that ‘The Sat’ (Har) is the shield or protection of the Godly person (Har jan). It should not be taken to be physical protection; it is the protection that the spiritual evolution creates for the Godly person. The pious nature of the Godly person will evoke only reverence from any onlooker, why any one will like to harm such a person. All this is because the person is with ‘The Sat’ and this way Guru Sahib is very right is saying that ‘The Sat’ is the protection of the godly person. Being with ‘The Sat’ thus creates a shield around such person.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]4. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]hir pRqwip jn Avr n jwxI ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]har par[U]t[/U]aap jan avar na jaa[U]n[/U]ee. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] The person who is in the all encompassing field of ‘The Sat’, knows no other.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]My understanding[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]What Guru Sahib has said is an attribute of the person who has evolved spiritually. This person knows that ‘The Sat’ is all; there is no need for her or him to look for someone else for refuge. To pretence or claim by any being can fool this person. This person has transcended the form and has settled in ‘The Sat’ who is the creator of all forms, why should she or he look for any one else when the link with ‘The Sat’ is already established.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]5. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]Eiq poiq jn hir ris rwqy ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]o[U]t[/U] po[U]t[/U] jan har ras raa[U]t[/U]ay. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] The totality of this person is soaked and imbued with the essence ‘The Sat’.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]My understanding[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib says that the entire being of the Godly person is soaked with those attributes of ‘The Sat’ which can be acquired by humans. The thinking, speech and actions of Godly persons are harmonized are resonate with purity of ‘The Sat’. This person’s living fully reflects what is called Godly living.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]6. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]suMn smwiD nwm rs mwqy ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]sunn samaa[U]Dh[/U] naam ras maa[U]t[/U]ay. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] Being fully in the essence i.e. ‘The Sat’ is Sunn Samadhi.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]My understanding[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib in this sentence has very aptly explained what the so called sunn samadhi is. It is a state of being where every aspect of the individual’s being reflects the will of ‘The Sat’. The I-ness of the individual stands fully dissolved, the person has no attachment with any external thing or oneself; only ‘The Sat’ remains, which we all know is not a thing. This explains that ‘Sunn’ here is not nothingness but no-thing-ness and ‘The Sat’ alone is filling the entire mental space and beyond. In this state the individual is not moved by any worldly entity (thing) but only in accordance with the will of ‘The Sat’. This is Sunn Samadhi.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]7. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]AwT phr jnu hir hir jpY ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]aa[U]th[/U] pahar jan har har japai. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] All the twenty hours of the day the person the person remains in the Jaap of ‘The Sat’.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]My understanding[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]As I understand, the term 24 hours is not to be taken literally. The individual has to sleep and during that time the person cannot physically be doing Jaap. We have been asked to live a life of a householder with spiritual purity; we have to engage in Kirt which again means that we cannot do Jaap when all our mental and physical faculties are engaged in putting in honest effort to earn, which is essential to support the household. Then what does it means needs to be answered. The answer comes from the realization the Jaap is not the end, but is a tool to achieve mental purity and remove the dirt to allow the being of the individual to be soaked with the illumination from ‘The Sat’, which is there in each one of us. This is the way to be with ‘The Sat’. I elaborate my understanding below.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]When the person is doing Jaap in real sense of the word, with the thought of ‘The Sat’ and nothing else, then again this person is with ‘The Sat’ – in Sunn Samadhi.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]As I understand, when the individual achieves a level of mental purity where, even while sleeping, the deeper layers of the mind, which remain functional all the time, do not indulge in any impure thought, the person remains with ‘The Sat’ and not with worldly entities or attachments. The dirt of worldly living does not pollute this persons being even while sleeping. It is same as Sunn Samadhi. This is what is achieved through Jaap and so it can be said that the person is doing Jaap.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]When the person is putting in honest labor with full mental purity, the person is engaged in pure act and so is still with ‘The Sat’ as in Sunn Samadhi, This too is what is achieved through Jaap and so it can be said that the person is doing Jaap - Ajaapa Jaap. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]This is what I understanding when Guru Sahib say that the Godly person keep doing Jaap all the twenty four hours.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]8. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]hir kw Bgqu pRgt nhI CpY ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]har kaa [U]bh[/U]aga[U]t[/U] pargat nahee [U]chh[/U]apai. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] The devotee of ‘The Sat’ is always evident, not hidden.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]My understanding[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib makes it explicit that the Godly person i.e. Gurmukh has no need to hide herself or himself. Gurmukh is transparent and visible to all. The purity of Gurmukh is such that it is adored by all; they revere this person. Gurmukh is welcomed by all and everywhere. [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]9. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]hir kI Bgiq mukiq bhu kry ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]har kee [U]bh[/U]aga[U]t[/U] muka[U]t[/U] baho karay. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] The devotion of ‘The Sat’ has liberated many.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]My understanding[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Guru Sahib is very explicit in this sentence. The liberation is achieved through devotion of ‘The Sat’[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]10. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]nwnk jn sMig kyqy qry ]7] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]naanak jan sang kay[U]t[/U]ay [U]t[/U]aray. ||7|| [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] O’Nanak, being with Godly person (Gurmukh) one gat carried through this Samsara.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]My understanding[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib is says that one who is in company of Gurmukh too gets liberated. It is natural because we are influenced by the mental level and attributes of those with whom we live. When there are godly persons in the group, the spiritual evolution is bound to take place.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]With this I close this post.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]With love and respect for all.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Amarpal Singh[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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Guru Granth Sahib
Sukhmani Banee
7th Pauri: 2nd Ashtapadee: Sukhmani Sahib
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