Need Of True Guru

[Sardara123]

We need True Guru. Without SatGuru we cant achieve the liberation from the cycle of birth and death. Guru Ji tells us that without the Guru our true Self cant be known. Guru's Word has tremendous powers, undescribable powers. It sooths us and saves us from the terrible pains.

In the Following Shabad Guru Ji tells us the importance of a True Guru. He also makes us aware of the fact that a blind/false Guru misleads his or her followers, those people who follow a blind Guru stay in the cycle of birth and death, they cant achieve liberation.


isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ]
suix mn BUly bwvry gur kI crxI lwgu ]
hir jip nwmu iDAwie qU jmu frpY duK Bwgu ]
dUKu Gxo dohwgxI ikau iQru rhY suhwgu ]1]
BweI ry Avru nwhI mY Qwau ]
mY Dnu nwmu inDwnu hY guir dIAw bil jwau ]1] rhwau ]
gurmiq piq swbwis iqsu iqs kY sMig imlwau ]
iqsu ibnu GVI n jIvaU ibnu nwvY mir jwau ]
mY AMDuly nwmu n vIsrY tyk itkI Gir jwau ]2]
gurU ijnw kw AMDulw cyly nwhI Twau ]
ibnu siqgur nwau n pweIAY ibnu nwvY ikAw suAwau ]
Awie gieAw pCuqwvxw ijau suM\Y Gir kwau ]3]
ibnu nwvY duKu dyhurI ijau klr kI BIiq ]
qb lgu mhlu n pweIAY jb lgu swcu n cIiq ]
sbid rpY Gru pweIAY inrbwxI pdu nIiq ]4]
hau gur pUCau Awpxy gur puiC kwr kmwau ]
sbid slwhI min vsY haumY duKu jil jwau ]
shjy hoie imlwvVw swcy swic imlwau ]5]
sbid rqy sy inrmly qij kwm k®oDu AhMkwru ]
nwmu slwhin sd sdw hir rwKih aur Dwir ]
so ikau mnhu ivswrIAY sB jIAw kw AwDwru ]6]
sbid mrY so mir rhY iPir mrY n dUjI vwr ]
sbdY hI qy pweIAY hir nwmy lgY ipAwru ]
ibnu sbdY jgu BUlw iPrY mir jnmY vwro vwr ]7]
sB swlwhY Awp kau vfhu vfyrI hoie ]
gur ibnu Awpu n cInIAY khy suxy ikAw hoie ]
nwnk sbid pCwxIAY haumY krY n koie ]8]8]


Siree Raag, First Mehl:
Listen, O deluded and demented mind: hold tight to the Guru's Feet.
Chant and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; death will be afraid of you, and suffering shall depart.
The deserted wife suffers terrible pain. How can her Husband Lord remain with her forever? ||1||
O Siblings of Destiny, I have no other place to go.
The Guru has given me the Treasure of the Wealth of the Naam; I am a sacrifice to Him. ||1||Pause||
The Guru's Teachings bring honor. Blessed is He-may I meet and be with Him!
Without Him, I cannot live, even for a moment. Without His Name, I die.
I am blind-may I never forget the Naam! Under His Protection, I shall reach my true home. ||2||
Those chaylaas, those devotees, whose spiritual teacher is blind, shall not find their place of rest.
Without the True Guru, the Name is not obtained. Without the Name, what is the use of it all?
People come and go, regretting and repenting, like crows in a deserted house. ||3||
Without the Name, the body suffers in pain; it crumbles like a wall of sand.
As long as Truth does not enter into the consciousness, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is not found.
Attuned to the Shabad, we enter our home, and obtain the Eternal State of Nirvaanaa. ||4||
I ask my Guru for His Advice, and I follow the Guru's Advice.
With the Shabads of Praise abiding in the mind, the pain of egotism is burnt away.
We are intuitively united with Him, and we meet the Truest of the True. ||5||
Those who are attuned to the Shabad are spotless and pure; they renounce sexual desire, anger, selfishness and conceit.
They sing the Praises of the Naam, forever and ever; they keep the Lord enshrined within their hearts.
How could we ever forget Him from our minds? He is the Support of all beings. ||6||
One who dies in the Shabad is beyond death, and shall never die again.
Through the Shabad, we find Him, and embrace love for the Name of the Lord.
Without the Shabad, the world is deceived; it dies and is reborn, over and over again. ||7||
All praise themselves, and call themselves the greatest of the great.
Without the Guru, one's self cannot be known. By merely speaking and listening, what is accomplished?
O Nanak, one who realizes the Shabad does not act in egotism. ||8||8||

source: SikhiToTheMax

 

[Sardara123]

In the following Shabad Guru Ji tells us about the nature of the followers of a Blind(false) Guru.

Shabad Gurbani:


mÚ 3 ]
gurU ijnw kw AMDulw isK BI AMDy krm kryin ]
Eie BwxY clin AwpxY inq JUTo JUTu bolyin ]
kUVu kusqu kmwvdy pr inMdw sdw kryin ]
Eie Awip fuby pr inMdkw sgly kul fobyin ]
nwnk ijqu Eie lwey iqqu lgy auie bpuVy ikAw kryin ]2]


English Translation:

Third Mehl:
The disciples whose teacher is blind, act blindly as well.
They walk according to their own wills, and continually speak falsehood and lies.
They practice falsehood and deception, and endlessly slander others.
Slandering others, they drown themselves, and drown all their generations as well.
O Nanak, whatever the Lord links them to, to that they are linked; what can the poor creatures do? ||2||

source: SikhiToTheMax

 

[spnadmin]

ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sireeraag mehalaa 1 ||
Siree Raag, First Mehl:


ਕੁੰਗੂ ਕੀ ਕਾਂਇਆ ਰਤਨਾ ਕੀ ਲਲਿਤਾ ਅਗਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਤਨਿ ਸਾਸੁ ॥
kungoo kee kaaneiaa rathanaa kee lalithaa agar vaas than saas ||
With the body of saffron, and the tongue a jewel, and the breath of the body pure fragrant incense;


ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਕਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਟਿਕਾ ਤਿਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਮਤਿ ਵਿਗਾਸੁ ॥
athasath theerathh kaa mukh ttikaa thith ghatt math vigaas ||
with the face anointed at the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage, and the heart illuminated with wisdom

ਓਤੁ ਮਤੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥੧॥
outh mathee saalaahanaa sach naam gunathaas ||1||
-with that wisdom, chant the Praises of the True Name, the Treasure of Excellence. ||1||

ਬਾਬਾ ਹੋਰ ਮਤਿ ਹੋਰ ਹੋਰ ॥
baabaa hor math hor hor ||
O Baba, other wisdom is useless and irrelevant.

ਜੇ ਸਉ ਵੇਰ ਕਮਾਈਐ ਕੂੜੈ ਕੂੜਾ ਜੋਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jae so vaer kamaaeeai koorrai koorraa jor ||1|| rehaao ||
If falsehood is practiced a hundred times, it is still false in its effects. ||1||Pause||

ਪੂਜ ਲਗੈ ਪੀਰੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਸਭੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥
pooj lagai peer aakheeai sabh milai sansaar ||
You may be worshipped and adored as a Pir (a spiritual teacher); you may be welcomed by all the world;

ਨਾਉ ਸਦਾਏ ਆਪਣਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਿਧੁ ਸੁਮਾਰੁ ॥
naao sadhaaeae aapanaa hovai sidhh sumaar ||
you may adopt a lofty name, and be known to have supernatural spiritual powers


ਜਾ ਪਤਿ ਲੇਖੈ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਸਭਾ ਪੂਜ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥੨॥
jaa path laekhai naa pavai sabhaa pooj khuaar ||2||
-even so, if you are not accepted in the Court of the Lord, then all this adoration is false. ||2||



ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਥਾਪਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਮੇਟਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
jin ko sathigur thhaapiaa thin maett n sakai koe ||
No one can overthrow those who have been established by the True Guru.


ਓਨਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਨਾਮੋ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
ounaa andhar naam nidhhaan hai naamo paragatt hoe ||
The Treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is within them, and through the Naam, they are radiant and famous.
ਨਾਉ ਪੂਜੀਐ ਨਾਉ ਮੰਨੀਐ ਅਖੰਡੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥
naao poojeeai naao manneeai akhandd sadhaa sach soe ||3||
They worship the Naam, and they believe in the Naam. The True One is forever Intact and Unbroken. ||3||

ਖੇਹੂ ਖੇਹ ਰਲਾਈਐ ਤਾ ਜੀਉ ਕੇਹਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
khaehoo khaeh ralaaeeai thaa jeeo kaehaa hoe ||
When the body mingles with dust, what happens to the soul?


ਜਲੀਆ ਸਭਿ ਸਿਆਣਪਾ ਉਠੀ ਚਲਿਆ ਰੋਇ ॥
jaleeaa sabh siaanapaa outhee chaliaa roe ||
All clever tricks are burnt away, and you shall depart crying.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਐ ਦਰਿ ਗਇਆ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥੮॥
naanak naam visaariai dhar gaeiaa kiaa hoe ||4||8||
O Nanak, those who forget the Naam-what will happen when they go to the Court of the Lord? ||4||8||

Sri Raag
Guru Naanak Dev ji
Ang 17
​

 

[Archived_Member1]

Those chaylaas, those devotees, whose spiritual teacher is blind, shall not find their place of rest.
Without the True Guru, the Name is not obtained. Without the Name, what is the use of it all?
People come and go, regretting and repenting, like crows in a deserted house. ||3||

true, but how do we find the name? i see a lot of shabads telling us not to forget the name, please post how we find it in the first place.

 

[spnadmin]

Are you asking me or Sardara123? Whoops!!! You already have the Naam. Remember that you have it, and you will know where to find it.

 

[Sardara123]

Jasleen Ji:

please read all gurbani posts posted under:
http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/gurmat-vichaar/19770-guruduarai-hoi-sojhi-paaisee.html

may help you find the answer a bit.

 

[Astroboy]

Why don't we try to help someone when he/she is asking help. Instead what we tell them is similar to keep reading from here and there.

Let's face the facts. Either you can lead someone in the right direction or you can't. Either you know or you don't.
So, Sardara Ji and all - isn't it better to start a satsang here ? I mean a real satsang. Talking about Naam Prapti. Talking about simran, sadhana, discipline. Jinn Prem Kiyo tin hi prabh payo.

Sorry if you are offended. Jasleen Ji is a real seeker.

 

[Sardara123]

Naam Jap Ji,

I told Jasleen Ji to read Gurbani.

What is wrong in that?

What kind of person you are, always against reading Gurbani?

I dont think 'your wisdom' can be even a bit comparable to Gurbani, FYI.

By the way what tells you I am offended, why I should be?

You are the one offended ONE and wants to take us to other routs but Gurbani.

Satsang is done with Sat.

Gurbani is Sat.

 

[Astroboy]

Sardara Ji,

Did Guru Nanak do Akhand Paaths ?

Ekmusafir rightly commented in one of his posts and I will say it in a similar fashion - we could download the whole of Guru Granth Sahib here - but what purpose will it serve ?

Thaal Vich Tin Vastu Paiyo
Sat Santokh Vichaaro
Amrit Naam Thakur Ka Bhaiyo
Jiska Sabhs Adhaaro


All you are doing is posting translated verses and no vichaar.

 

[Sardara123]

What is wrong in that?

Gurbani is the main purpose.

But there are many who can't read Gurmukhi, I have no other reason to put English translations. I do add once in while Prof Sahib Singh Ji's Vichaar on it, as I always liked them.

IF THERE ARE ANY RULES REGARDING POSTING GURBANI/PROFESSOR SAHIB SINGH JI'S VICHAAR/ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION OF GURBANI ON SPN-

please send me the link, I couldn't find one.


IS GURBANI POSTING A CRIME AT SPN?

If so let me know.


Gurbani is the Sat. Was and Will be. If you have a Gurmat Vichaar Section on a Sikh Philosophy Network- Expect Gurbani to be posted there.

There are many Gurbani Premi- Lovers of Gurbani.

 

[Sardara123]

iblwvlu mhlw 5 ]
qwp pwp qy rwKy Awp ]
sIql Bey gur crnI lwgy rwm nwm ihrdy mih jwp ]1] rhwau ]
kir ikrpw hsq pRiB dIny jgq auDwr nv KMf pRqwp ]
duK ibnsy suK And pRvysw iqRsn buJI mn qn scu DRwp ]1]
AnwQ ko nwQu srix smrQw sgl isRsit ko mweI bwpu ]
Bgiq vCl BY BMjn suAwmI gux gwvq nwnk Awlwp ]2]20]106]


Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
He Himself protects me from suffering and sin.
Falling at the Guru's Feet, I am cooled and soothed; I meditate on the Lord's Name within my heart. ||1||Pause||
Granting His Mercy, God has extended His Hands. He is the Emancipator of the World; His glorious radiance pervades the nine continents.
My pain has been dispelled, and peace and pleasure have come; my desire is quenched, and my mind and body are truly satisfied. ||1||
He is the Master of the masterless, All-powerful to give Sanctuary. He is the Mother and Father of the whole Universe.
He is the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear; Nanak sings and chants the Glorious Praises of his Lord and Master. ||2||20||106||

 

[Astroboy]

You have problem with Gurbani- your problem

Even with your translated versions, many will keep asking the same questions - becuase their understanding is not complete. Mine is neither.

So what is your understanding of Naam ?

 

[Sardara123]

You are asking me? strange!

You havn't answered my regular question as a member, Mr. Team Leader Ji:


IF THERE ARE ANY RULES REGARDING POSTING GURBANI/PROFESSOR SAHIB SINGH JI'S VICHAAR/ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION OF GURBANI ON SPN-

please send me the link, I couldn't find one.


IS GURBANI POSTING A CRIME AT SPN?

If so let me know.

 

[Sardara123]

kwnVw mhlw 5 ]
crn srn dieAwl Twkur Awn nwhI jwie ]
piqq pwvn ibrdu suAwmI auDrqy hir iDAwie ]1] rhwau ]
sYswr gwr ibkwr swgr piqq moh mwn AMD ]
ibkl mwieAw sMig DMD ]
kru ghy pRB Awip kwFhu rwiK lyhu goibMd rwie ]1]
AnwQ nwQ snwQ sMqn koit pwp ibnws ]
min drsnY kI ipAws ]
pRB pUrn gunqws ]
ik®pwl dieAwl gupwl nwnk hir rsnw gun gwie ]2]2]41]

Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl:
I seek the Sanctuary of the Feet of my Merciful Lord and Master; I do not go anywhere else.
It is the Inherent Nature of our Lord and Master to purify sinners. Those who meditate on the Lord are saved. ||1||Pause||
The world is a swamp of wickedness and corruption. The blind sinner has fallen into the ocean of emotional attachment and pride,
bewildered by the entanglements of Maya.
God Himself has taken me by the hand and lifted me up and out of it; save me, O Sovereign Lord of the Universe. ||1||
He is the Master of the masterless, the Supporting Lord of the Saints, the Neutralizer of millions of sins.
My mind thirsts for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.
God is the Perfect Treasure of Virtue.
O Nanak, sing and savor the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the Kind and Compassionate Lord of the World. ||2||2||41||

 

[Sardara123]

mwrU mhlw 5 ]
piqq pwvn nwmu jw ko AnwQ ko hY nwQu ]
mhw Baujl mwih qulho jw ko iliKE mwQ ]1]
fUby nwm ibnu Gn swQ ]
krx kwrxu iciq n AwvY dy kir rwKY hwQ ]1] rhwau ]
swDsMgiq gux aucwrx hir nwm AMimRq pwQ ]
krhu ik®pw murwir mwDau suix nwnk jIvY gwQ ]2]7]30]


Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:
His Name is the Purifier of sinners; He is the Master of the masterless.
In the vast and terrifying world-ocean, he is the raft for those who have such destiny inscribed on their foreheads. ||1||
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, huge numbers of companions have drowned.
Even if someone does not remember the Lord, the Cause of causes, still, the Lord reaches out with His hand, and saves him. ||1||Pause||
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and take the Path of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.
Shower me with Your Mercy, O Lord; listening to Your sermon, Nanak lives. ||2||7||30||

 

[Astroboy]

Are you asking me or Sardara123? Whoops!!! You already have the Naam. Remember that you have it, and you will know where to find it.

The Spiritual Practice of Naam

Truth never gets old nor rusty
GURU AMAR DAS

It is so natural and so easy that one can take to it as a
matter of routine. It involves no intricacies and mysterious
practices and one can safely go ahead on the path with
ease and comfort. It is a Grand Trunk Road to God. One
may with a little labor gather a rich harvest. What the
Rishis of old achieved with much labor extending over
centuries can now be gained easily with sincere devotion
from day to day, without any physical penances of tortu-
ous practices.

To start with one has to take care to devote time regu-
larly at fixed hours in some solitary place. But as soon as
inner experience becomes a regular feature with the aspir-
ant, then all restrictions as to time and place drop off and
one can hear the Divine Symphony all day long, even in
the midst of most strenuous work, without any effort on
his part.

Sleeping or awake, sitting or standing, Kabir remains
ever at his post within.
KABIR

(Article by Late Sant Kirpal Singh)

................................................................................................................................

Hope by Emily Dickinson

As a literary woman of the nineteenth century, Emily Dickinson wrote, ? ?Hope? is a things with feathers- that perches in the soul- and sings a tune without the words- and never stops- at all.? Are you listening? Does your soul too sing a melody, an ongoing tune to which you delicately move, and never stop? Here Dickinson suggests an aspect of life, a struggle for spiritual freedom, that applies to many women within the nineteenth century, as well as the women of today. My consciousness speaks to me; a spark of hope rests inside my soul, hoping to emerge into the sunlight of each new day. I am a woman; I am a delicate woman who listens to Dickinson?s fine words. I listen to the tune that never ends, in a constant search for achieving my own ?space.? Everyday, I struggle to free my feathered bird from its cage. Dickinson has identified with her internal struggle as a woman, to achieve an outer space, and as the bird, she freed herself from the cage that held her spiritual soul.

(Source: Papers Emily Dickinson Hope Essays -- Hope by Emily Dickinson)

 

[Archived_Member1]

You have problem with Gurbani- your problem

Even with your translated versions, many will keep asking the same questions - becuase their understanding is not complete. Mine is neither.

So what is your understanding of Naam ?

i agree... please expound upon these posts... anyone? it's beautiful to see gurbani posted over and over again, but maybe we can focus on the "discussion" part of the discussion forum and talk about what said gurbani means? anyone can read Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji... but few can truly understand it.

some of us are new students and do not understand as much as the more learned members of the group.

 

[Astroboy]

The Spiritual Practice of Naam

Truth never gets old nor rusty
GURU AMAR DAS

It is so natural and so easy that one can take to it as a
matter of routine. It involves no intricacies and mysterious
practices and one can safely go ahead on the path with
ease and comfort. It is a Grand Trunk Road to God. One
may with a little labor gather a rich harvest. What the
Rishis of old achieved with much labor extending over
centuries can now be gained easily with sincere devotion
from day to day, without any physical penances of tortu-
ous practices.

To start with one has to take care to devote time regu-
larly at fixed hours in some solitary place. But as soon as
inner experience becomes a regular feature with the aspir-
ant, then all restrictions as to time and place drop off and
one can hear the Divine Symphony all day long, even in
the midst of most strenuous work, without any effort on
his part.

Sleeping or awake, sitting or standing, Kabir remains
ever at his post within.
KABIR

quote]

Jasleen Ji,

My best personal choice, when trying to concentrate on Guru, has been using an imaginative technique - (this is only used for the first few months).
Even I has tough time controlling the mind - so this technique has helped me as a beginner. I use the 4 part technique from Rehras Sahib :-

Antar Gur Aradhana
Jehva Jap Gur Nao
Netri Satgur Pekhna
Sarawani Sun-na Gur Nao

You can use your own creativity when formulating your technique. Our own technique is always the best. Remember, this is only used for about six months then you'll be enquiring about Inner Sound (Anhad Naad).

My way of understanding and perceiving/visioning the 4 parts are as follows:-

Antar Gur Aradhana - I hold a rosary in my hand with the intention to get close to Guru Ji.

Jehva Jap Gur Nao - Jap aloud or even whisper the mantra - Waheguru or any other.

Netri Satgur Pekhna - This is where the imaginative figure of Satguru Ji's radiant form occurs.

Sarwani Sun-na Gur Nao - For a beginner, who has not realised the presence of the Anhad Shabad/Naam - listen to what you are 'japping'.
Actually, everyone can use their own creativity.

Hope this helps.

 

[Sardara123]

isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ]
ry mn AYsI hir isau pRIiq kir jYsI jl kmlyih ]
lhrI nwil pCwVIAY BI ivgsY Asnyih ]
jl mih jIA aupwie kY ibnu jl mrxu iqnyih ]1]
mn ry ikau CUtih ibnu ipAwr ]
gurmuiK AMqir riv rihAw bKsy Bgiq BMfwr ]1] rhwau ]
ry mn AYsI hir isau pRIiq kir jYsI mCulI nIr ]
ijau AiDkau iqau suKu Gxo min qin sWiq srIr ]
ibnu jl GVI n jIveI pRBu jwxY AB pIr ]2]
ry mn AYsI hir isau pRIiq kir jYsI cwiqRk myh ]
sr Bir Ql hrIAwvly iek bUMd n pveI kyh ]
krim imlY so pweIAY ikrqu pieAw isir dyh ]3]
ry mn AYsI hir isau pRIiq kir jYsI jl duD hoie ]
Awvtxu Awpy KvY duD kau Kpix n dyie ]
Awpy myil ivCuMinAw sic vifAweI dyie ]4]
ry mn AYsI hir isau pRIiq kir jYsI ckvI sUr ]
iKnu plu nId n soveI jwxY dUir hjUir ]
mnmuiK soJI nw pvY gurmuiK sdw hjUir ]5]
mnmuiK gxq gxwvxI krqw kry su hoie ]
qw kI kImiq nw pvY jy locY sBu koie ]
gurmiq hoie q pweIAY sic imlY suKu hoie ]6]
scw nyhu n quteI jy siqguru BytY soie ]
igAwn pdwrQu pweIAY iqRBvx soJI hoie ]
inrmlu nwmu n vIsrY jy gux kw gwhku hoie ]7]
Kyil gey sy pMKxUM jo cugdy sr qil ]
GVI ik muhiq ik clxw Kylxu Aju ik kil ]
ijsu qUM mylih so imlY jwie scw ipVu mil ]8]
ibnu gur pRIiq n aUpjY haumY mYlu n jwie ]
sohM Awpu pCwxIAY sbid Byid pqIAwie ]
gurmuiK Awpu pCwxIAY Avr ik kry krwie ]9]
imilAw kw ikAw mylIAY sbid imly pqIAwie ]
mnmuiK soJI nw pvY vICuiV cotw Kwie ]
nwnk dru Gru eyku hY Avru n dUjI jwie ]10]11]

 

[Sardara123]

Siree Raag, First Mehl:
O mind, love the Lord, as the lotus loves the water.
Tossed about by the waves, it still blossoms with love.
In the water, the creatures are created; outside of the water they die. ||1||
O mind, how can you be saved without love?
God permeates the inner beings of the Gurmukhs. They are blessed with the treasure of devotion. ||1||Pause||
O mind, love the Lord, as the fish loves the water.
The more the water, the more the happiness, and the greater the peace of mind and body.
Without water, she cannot live, even for an instant. God knows the suffering of her mind. ||2||
O mind, love the Lord, as the song-bird loves the rain.
The pools are overflowing with water, and the land is luxuriantly green, but what are they to her, if that single drop of rain does not fall into her mouth?
By His Grace, she receives it; otherwise, because of her past actions, she gives her head. ||3||
O mind, love the Lord, as the water loves the milk.
The water, added to the milk, itself bears the heat, and prevents the milk from burning.
God unites the separated ones with Himself again, and blesses them with true greatness. ||4||
O mind, love the Lord, as the chakvee duck loves the sun.
She does not sleep, for an instant or a moment; the sun is so far away, but she thinks that it is near.
Understanding does not come to the self-willed manmukh. But to the Gurmukh, the Lord is always close. ||5||
The self-willed manmukhs make their calculations and plans, but only the actions of the Creator come to pass.
His Value cannot be estimated, even though everyone may wish to do so.
Through the Guru's Teachings, it is revealed. Meeting with the True One, peace is found. ||6||
True love shall not be broken, if the True Guru is met.
Obtaining the wealth of spiritual wisdom, the understanding of the three worlds is acquired.
So become a customer of merit, and do not forget the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||7||
Those birds which peck at the shore of the pool have played and have departed.
In a moment, in an instant, we too must depart. Our play is only for today or tomorrow.
But those whom You unite, Lord, are united with You; they obtain a seat in the Arena of Truth. ||8||
Without the Guru, love does not well up, and the filth of egotism does not depart.
One who recognizes within himself that, ""He is me"", and who is pierced through by the Shabad, is satisfied.
When one becomes Gurmukh and realizes his own self, what more is there left to do or have done? ||9||
Why speak of union to those who are already united with the Lord? Receiving the Shabad, they are satisfied.
The self-willed manmukhs do not understand; separated from Him, they endure beatings.
O Nanak, there is only the one door to His Home; there is no other place at all. ||10||11||