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<blockquote data-quote="Sikh80" data-source="post: 66447" data-attributes="member: 5290"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: blue"><u>Source:Sikhnet..discussion extracts: My contribution: NIl</u></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">These passages are some of the most difficult to translate. Since no one else has volunteered, I will try to present what I understand from these words. Of course, our understanding of Gurbani keeps changing as we grow spiritually.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The First Master has a habit of saying several things with same set of words. It seems that in the first passage, Guru Nanak Dev Ji mentions the importance of meditation and bath during the early hours of the morning, while also indicating futility of an empty ritual of just taking a bath without prayer, at that hour. He has done this at the same time as he emphasizes how a man spends his day in futile activity, not realizing how close death is lurking. He has divided the daily activity into four major portions.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Because of the way Guru Nanak worded this salok, it was not clear what he meant by the word "Sabah". Apparently, this question was raised in his time also. Therefore, in the Salok after the next Pauri, Guru Angad Dev Ji explains what Guru Nanak meant by this word, meaning, "early hours." However, it is also interesting that Guru Angad does not discuss all the eight watches of the day either. Rather, he emphasizes the real purpose of the observation of Amrit Vela.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">*****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Salok Mehla 1:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"Wise ones praise the Lord in the early hours and meditate on Him single-mindedly, only they are the real kings who would rather die, fighting to use this precious time properly.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">In the second watch, the mind is scattered in different ways. Those (who missed the early hours), now face an endless sinking in and out of the deep waters of thoughts, and they cannot escape that.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">In the third watch, both hunger and thirst bark for their attention, and people are busy nurturing the body. Everything eaten keeps turning into ashes, nevertheless, people stay attached to the material food!</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">In the fourth watch, people are tired and sleepy. So many times, in their sleep, they are accidentally taken by the death and secretly returned. Unaware of this, rising up, they engage in strife and fight with others again, as if they will live for 100 years!</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">All times, each and every moment, is acceptable if they would live in the fear of God - O Nanak, real bath is only when the Lord dwells within their minds. (SGGS p.145-6)</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">*****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Salok Mehla 2:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">If we equate eight watches of the day with eight continents of the earth, the human body represents the ninth section (the ocean). Deep within the body is the Name of the Lord, precious as the nine treasures - the virtuous search the depths to find it. Those who are blessed with His Mercy, praise the Lord. O Nanak, they affirm the Guru their spiritual teacher.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Starting the day from the fourth watch of the night as the "early morning" hour, a spiritual yearning arises within their higher consciousness. They have a friendship with rivers (observe Ishnan). True Name is in their heart and on their lips.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">At that hour The Ambrosial Nectar is distributed, and Lord's Mercy is being spread. The Seekers progress and their body purified like the beautiful gold. If the Jeweler casts His Glance of Grace, they are not placed in the fire again.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">During the other seven watches of the day, it is virtuous to live the Truth, and keep company of the truly learned (Saints). In that place (In the company of such Saints), vice and virtue are distinguished, and the falsehood is made weak. There, the fakes are cast aside, and the genuine are given honor.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Talking about it is vain and useless. O Nanak, look at the Lord Master, in pleasure as well as in pain. (SGGS p.146)</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">*****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Here are a couple other Shabads, to further show that Amrit Vela is a special time of the day (night), and that, it is the last part of the night:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Raga Suhi, Mehla 4:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">(The time of the Amrit Vela is regarded as the time when the spiritual land has proper humidity for sowing the seed of God's Naam.)</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The Lord's wealth is like jewels gems and rubies. In the ambrosial hours of the morning, the Lord's devotees lovingly center their attention on the Lord, and the wealth of the Lord, for it is the proper time for sowing.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The seed of the Lord's wealth that was planted in the proper time of ambrosial hours of the Amrit Vela is consumed and spent by the devotees through the day. Its harvest is never exhausted.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">In this world and the next, the devotees are blessed with glorious greatness, the wealth of the Lord's Name. || 3 || (SGGS p.734)</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">*****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Fareed, if you do not awaken in the last portion of the night, you are dead while yet alive. Although you have forgotten God, God has not forgotten you. || 107 || (SGGS p.1383)</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">*****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Lastly, I submit that the most popular Shabad, "Gur Satgur Ka Jo Sikh Akhaay" (AK p.626) says the same thing. Most people translate it as singing Gurbani "at sunrise" however the words are "Charrhe Divuss" (not "Chare Sooraj"). So the correct meaning is "upon daybreak" or "at dawn". This means that the prior lines refer to time before dawn:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"Whoever calls himself a Sikh of the True Guru, will wake up in the ambrosial hours and meditate on God's Name. He gets rid of sloth and practices Ishnan, to immerse himself in the Waters of Immortality. By obeying the Guru's teaching he learns how to meditate on God's Name. This results in cleansing of poison from iniquity, sins, and faults. Upon daybreak, he sings Gurbani, and holds God's Name in heart during all activity. A Gursikh, who worships my God with each breath and bite, is really liked by the Guru. Whenever my Master has mercy, the Guru conveys His spiritual teaching to that Gursikh. Nanak begs for the enlightening dust, from that Gursikh' feet, who practices Nam and helps others do the same."(SGGS, p.305-16)</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">1.How to develop Fear Of God?</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sikh80, post: 66447, member: 5290"] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=blue][U]Source:Sikhnet..discussion extracts: My contribution: NIl[/U][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]These passages are some of the most difficult to translate. Since no one else has volunteered, I will try to present what I understand from these words. Of course, our understanding of Gurbani keeps changing as we grow spiritually.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]The First Master has a habit of saying several things with same set of words. It seems that in the first passage, Guru Nanak Dev Ji mentions the importance of meditation and bath during the early hours of the morning, while also indicating futility of an empty ritual of just taking a bath without prayer, at that hour. He has done this at the same time as he emphasizes how a man spends his day in futile activity, not realizing how close death is lurking. He has divided the daily activity into four major portions.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Because of the way Guru Nanak worded this salok, it was not clear what he meant by the word "Sabah". Apparently, this question was raised in his time also. Therefore, in the Salok after the next Pauri, Guru Angad Dev Ji explains what Guru Nanak meant by this word, meaning, "early hours." However, it is also interesting that Guru Angad does not discuss all the eight watches of the day either. Rather, he emphasizes the real purpose of the observation of Amrit Vela.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]*****[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Salok Mehla 1:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]"Wise ones praise the Lord in the early hours and meditate on Him single-mindedly, only they are the real kings who would rather die, fighting to use this precious time properly.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]In the second watch, the mind is scattered in different ways. Those (who missed the early hours), now face an endless sinking in and out of the deep waters of thoughts, and they cannot escape that.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]In the third watch, both hunger and thirst bark for their attention, and people are busy nurturing the body. Everything eaten keeps turning into ashes, nevertheless, people stay attached to the material food![/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]In the fourth watch, people are tired and sleepy. So many times, in their sleep, they are accidentally taken by the death and secretly returned. Unaware of this, rising up, they engage in strife and fight with others again, as if they will live for 100 years![/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]All times, each and every moment, is acceptable if they would live in the fear of God - O Nanak, real bath is only when the Lord dwells within their minds. (SGGS p.145-6)[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]*****[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Salok Mehla 2:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]If we equate eight watches of the day with eight continents of the earth, the human body represents the ninth section (the ocean). Deep within the body is the Name of the Lord, precious as the nine treasures - the virtuous search the depths to find it. Those who are blessed with His Mercy, praise the Lord. O Nanak, they affirm the Guru their spiritual teacher.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Starting the day from the fourth watch of the night as the "early morning" hour, a spiritual yearning arises within their higher consciousness. They have a friendship with rivers (observe Ishnan). True Name is in their heart and on their lips.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]At that hour The Ambrosial Nectar is distributed, and Lord's Mercy is being spread. The Seekers progress and their body purified like the beautiful gold. If the Jeweler casts His Glance of Grace, they are not placed in the fire again.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]During the other seven watches of the day, it is virtuous to live the Truth, and keep company of the truly learned (Saints). In that place (In the company of such Saints), vice and virtue are distinguished, and the falsehood is made weak. There, the fakes are cast aside, and the genuine are given honor.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Talking about it is vain and useless. O Nanak, look at the Lord Master, in pleasure as well as in pain. (SGGS p.146)[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]*****[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Here are a couple other Shabads, to further show that Amrit Vela is a special time of the day (night), and that, it is the last part of the night:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Raga Suhi, Mehla 4:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana](The time of the Amrit Vela is regarded as the time when the spiritual land has proper humidity for sowing the seed of God's Naam.)[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]The Lord's wealth is like jewels gems and rubies. In the ambrosial hours of the morning, the Lord's devotees lovingly center their attention on the Lord, and the wealth of the Lord, for it is the proper time for sowing.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]The seed of the Lord's wealth that was planted in the proper time of ambrosial hours of the Amrit Vela is consumed and spent by the devotees through the day. Its harvest is never exhausted.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]In this world and the next, the devotees are blessed with glorious greatness, the wealth of the Lord's Name. || 3 || (SGGS p.734)[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]*****[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Fareed, if you do not awaken in the last portion of the night, you are dead while yet alive. Although you have forgotten God, God has not forgotten you. || 107 || (SGGS p.1383)[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]*****[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Lastly, I submit that the most popular Shabad, "Gur Satgur Ka Jo Sikh Akhaay" (AK p.626) says the same thing. Most people translate it as singing Gurbani "at sunrise" however the words are "Charrhe Divuss" (not "Chare Sooraj"). So the correct meaning is "upon daybreak" or "at dawn". This means that the prior lines refer to time before dawn:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]"Whoever calls himself a Sikh of the True Guru, will wake up in the ambrosial hours and meditate on God's Name. He gets rid of sloth and practices Ishnan, to immerse himself in the Waters of Immortality. By obeying the Guru's teaching he learns how to meditate on God's Name. This results in cleansing of poison from iniquity, sins, and faults. Upon daybreak, he sings Gurbani, and holds God's Name in heart during all activity. A Gursikh, who worships my God with each breath and bite, is really liked by the Guru. Whenever my Master has mercy, the Guru conveys His spiritual teaching to that Gursikh. Nanak begs for the enlightening dust, from that Gursikh' feet, who practices Nam and helps others do the same."(SGGS, p.305-16)[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]1.How to develop Fear Of God?[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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