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What Is Faith And Dharama As Per Gurbani
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<blockquote data-quote="Astroboy" data-source="post: 59251" data-attributes="member: 4990"><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Gurbani </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">talks of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">traiguni maya </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">or </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">traiguni sansaar. Trai </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">means three</span><p style="text-align: left"></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">means attributes or qualities. The three </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">referred to are </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">rajo gun, tamo </span></em><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun and sato gun. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">These three qualities of the materialistic </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">world govern the lives of </span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">the vast majority of us who are misled by </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">maya. </span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Arjan Dev says that the Lord </span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">created the world that we see, His </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sargun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">form, from His unseen </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">nergun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">form –</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">nergun tay sargun drestaarang. </span></em></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">In His </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sargun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">form the Lord created the presence of</span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">these </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">maya.</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Bhenn bhenn traigun besthaaran(g). Nergun tay sargun drestaaran(g). </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.250</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Amar Das says that foolish people blindly serve these three </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">by </span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">indulging in materialistic activities – </span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"><em>moorakh andhay traigun sayveh. </em>T</span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">hey are</span><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">traders of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">maya – maya kai beuhaari.</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Moorakh andhay trai gun sayveh maya kai beuhaari. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.1246</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">In the </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Anand Saheb Bani </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Ji says that under the influence of the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun</span></em></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">the whole world is asleep, i.e. oblivious of the Godly path – </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sansaar bharm suta.</span></em></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">One’s whole life which is described as a night – </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">rain – </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">is spent in this </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">maya moh </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">sleep</span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">– </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sutea rain vehaani. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">It is only with the guru’s </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">kerpa </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">that one wakes – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">jaagay –</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">from this sleep.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Tehi guni sansaar bharm suta sutea rain vehaani. Gur kerpa tay say jan</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">jaagay……… </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.922</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">According to Guru Nanak Dev persons under the influence of the three </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">cannot get across the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">bhavjal – nahi paar utaara. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Their efforts are in no way fruitful –</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trehu gun antar khapeh khapaaveh.</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Trehu gun antar khapeh khapaaveh nahi paar utaara hay. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.1029</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Ji says that the </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">are the cause of a person falling into </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">vekaars –</span></em></p><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun sarb janjaal hai</span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">. As such love for </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">naam </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">cannot develop – </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">naam na dharay </span></em><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">pyar.</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Trai gun sarb janjaal hai naam na dharay pyar. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.1284</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Amar Das says that spiritual death – </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">aatmak maut – </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">has a hold on those</span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">whose lives are governed by </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">traigun – kaalai ki ser kaara. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">They never think of the</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Creator who is termed </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">upaavanhaara. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">They face repeated births and deaths – </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em>m</em></span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"><em>ar </em></span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">jammeh vaaro vaara.</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Trai gun kaalai ki ser kaara. Naam na cayteh upaavanhaara. Mar jammeh fer</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">vaaro vaara. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.232</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Traigun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">activity results in chasing after </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">maya – traigun sabha dhaat hai. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">By</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">being obsessed with it one can neither resort to </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">bhagti </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">nor can one get to love the</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Lord. Whatever one does is subject to </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">haumai – haumai karm kmaahe. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Hence there</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">can be no freedom from </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">vekaars – mukat kaday na hova-i, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and there is no possibility</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">of attaining high spiritual status – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gat.</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Ji mentions it thus:</span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Traigun sabha dhaat hai na Har bhagt(i) na bhaae. Gat mukat kaday na hovai</span></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">haumai karm kmaahe. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.1258</span></span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">According to Guru Ji it is the </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">traigun / tregun maya </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">which makes the world go</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">astray – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">jen jagat bhulaea, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and instills the fear of repeated births and deaths in its</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">victims – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">janm marn ka sehsa.</span></em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Ayh tregun maya jen jagat bhulaea janm marn ka sehsa. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.1257</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Bhagat Kabir says that what is referred to as </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">rajo gu</span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">n</span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">, tamo gun, sato gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">is</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">all the Lord’s </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">maya.</span></em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Raj gun, tam gun sat gun kahi-ai eh tayri sabh maya. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.1123</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Rajo gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">leads to passion, greed, lust, arrogance and restlessness. A</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">person under the influence of this attribute is fickle minded and is not steadfast in</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">what he does. There is a desire to do this and that and he often wastes his energies in</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">resorting to various activities. He endeavours to attain wealth, position and prestige,</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">spurred on by pride and ego i.e. </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">haumai. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">This attribute is the root cause of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">lobh, moh,</span></em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">ahan(g)kaar.</span></em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Tamo </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">means darkness and this attribute suffocates spiritual life because of</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">ignorance. The principle of activity in </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">rajo gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">gives way to inertia in </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">tamo gun. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">One</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">gets corrupted by the five </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">kaamadaks </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and vigilance and alertness of mind forsake the</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">person. He tends to become avaracious, angry, jealous and egoistic.</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Both </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">rajo gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">tamo gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">tend to go hand in hand. Where one is found</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">there is every possibility that the other too will be present and both tend to ruin one’s</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">spirituality and bring </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">aatmak maut.</span></em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Sato gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">is at a higher level than the previous two attributes. With this</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">attribute governing the life of a person, he enjoys peace of mind. He tends to have pity</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and compassion on suffering creatures and people, and makes an effort to help them.</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">He is forgiving and feels happy resorting to activities spurred on by this quality.</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Although at a higher level than </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">rajo </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">tamo </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">the person under the influence of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sato</span></em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">does experience </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">haumai </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">but the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">haumai </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">here is of a more subtle type as happens</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">when a person doing something good such as doing </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">kirtan </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">or </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sayva </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">in a temple is</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">spurred on more by the praise of people or by some monetary reward than by the</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">inherent love of the activity itself.</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">A person who reaches the stage of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sato gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">can be said to have advanced</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">spiritually from the earlier two stages but he is still a creature of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">maya. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Ram</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Das says that the three prominent </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">devtas – </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Brahma, Veshnu, and Shev, were still</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">subject to </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">maya </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">even though they had become demi Gods. They became victims of</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">haumai </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and hence suffered. They failed in their rememberance of the Lord Creator –</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">jen kee-ay teseh na cayteh bapray. </span></em><p style="text-align: left"> </p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Understanding of the Lord can be derived only by</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">seeking the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">saran </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">of the guru – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Har gurmukh sojhi pa-ee. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">(Shev is also referred to as</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Mahadeu).</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Brahma, Besan, Mahadeu, trai gun rogi vec haumai kaar kma-ee. Jen kee-ay</span></em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">teseh na cayteh bapray Har gurmukh sojhi pa-ee</span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">. P.735</span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Nanak Dev describes the </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">thus: </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">rajo gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">as air – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">pavn, tamo gun</span></em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">as fire – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">ag/agan, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sato gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">as water – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">bemb. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">The whole world is subject to these </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">three </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and Guru Ji says that the world consists of these three – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">agan bemb pavn ki</span></em></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">bani. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Here </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">bani </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">means creation. Guru Ji goes on to say that in spite of their powerful</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">influence the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">are servants of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">naam – teen naam kay daasa, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and they have no</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">power over those who resort to </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">naam semran.</span></em></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Agan bemb pavn ki bani teen naam kay daasa. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.1328</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Amar Das points out that he who can eliminate the influence of the </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai </span></em><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">becomes </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">nermal – trai gun maytay nermal hoi. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">His </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">jeevatma </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">becomes pure. His</span><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">mind stops wandering and he acquires the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sehaj </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">state. By resorting to </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">naam semran </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">he</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">succeeds in realizing the Lord who is described as </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">saac Prabh.</span></em></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Trai gun maytay nermal hoi. Sehjay saac melai Prabh soi. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.232</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">All our materialistic activities are carried out under the influence of these three</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun – trebedh, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and according to Guru Nanak Dev these give rise to various hopes and</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">anxieties – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">aas andaysa hoe.</span></em></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Trebedh karm kma-ee-eh aas andaysa hoe. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.18</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Because of the powerful influence of the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">the mind’s desires never get</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">fulfilled. Only the man, in whose mind the Lord’s </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">naam </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">begins to dwell, can free</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">himself from the clutches of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">maya </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and its </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">This is attained when one seeks</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">saran </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">of the guru and becomes a true devotee. He then acquires a deep</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">understanding of the Lord and the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">jeevatma </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">becomes one with the Lord, the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Parm</span></em></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Atma. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">This stage is known as </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">turi aavastha </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">or </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">turia aavastha. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">On the other hand, as</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Ji says, those who love the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">experience repeated births and deaths –</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">janm marai trai gun hetkaar.</span></em></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Janm marai trai gun hetkaar …… Turi aavastha satgur tay Har jaan. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.154</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Ji emphasises the fact that by seeking the </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">saran </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">of the guru worldly </span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">hopes and desires – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">aasa mansa – </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">can be eliminated thus enabling one to remain</span><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">above these and becoming </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">neraas - </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">without any </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">aasa mansa. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">When one becomes a</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gurmukh </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">by moulding his life as per the teachings of the guru and by participating in</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sant sabha / sat sang </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">for </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">ot / aasra </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and support one acquires </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">turi aavastha.</span></em></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Aasa mansa do-oo benaast trehu gun aas neraas bha-i. Turi aavastha</span></em></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gurmukh pa-ee-ai sant sabha ki ot lahi. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.356</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">According to Guru Ji, when one attains the fourth stage of </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">turia avastha -</span></em></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">cauthay thaaveh leh paavai, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun - rajas, taamas, sat - </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">get merged with the</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">cautha pad - kaal smaavai. </span></em></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'"></span></em><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">In this fourth stage one experiences peace of mind. The </span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">mind becomes calm and cool - </span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">shaant seetal. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Ji says that the heat from the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai</span></em></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">sun - </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">soor, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">gets lost in the cool </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">shaant </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">conditions of the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">turia </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">moon - </span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sasiar kai </span></em><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">ghar soor smaavai.</span></em></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Caudas cauthay thaaveh leh paavai. Raajas taamas sat kaal smaavai. Sasiar</span></em></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">kai ghar soor smaavai. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.840</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Amar Das says that the shackles of </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun maya – trebedh bandhan -</span></em></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">can be broken only with the help of the </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gur sabad – tooteh gur sabdi, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">by considering</span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sabad </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and moulding one’s life according to its teaching. Then only the Lord </span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">blesses the devotee with freedom from the bonds of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">maya </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">whereby he now </span><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">becomes </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">mukat.</span></em></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Trebedh bandhan tooteh gur sabdi gur sabdi mukat kraavnea. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P127</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Ji goes on to say that </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">turia gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">is acquired by participation in </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">saadh</span></em></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sangat – turia gun sat sangat pa-ee-ai. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">He who acquires this </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">is then helped by the</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Lord, who blesses him with His </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">mehar di nadar </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">to get across the world ocean – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">nadri</span></em></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">paar utari.</span></em></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Turia gun sat sangat pa-ee-ai nadri paar utari. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.1260</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Arjan Dev points out that the three </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">keep on influencing everyone in </span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">the world – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">teen beapeh jagat kau. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Rare is the person </span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">who acquires the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">turia </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">stage.</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Ji goes on to say that under the influence of the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">one acquires the fruits</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">veshay vekaar </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">thus resulting in sinking in the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">vekaars </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">at times and becoming</span></p><p></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">neec, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and sometimes rising above them and becoming </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">uttam. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">In this way they suffer</span><p style="text-align: left"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">heaven and hell – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">surag nark – </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">which means experiencing </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sukh dukh. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Their minds</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">wander a lot – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">bharmtau ghano, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and fear of death – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">meec -</span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">always bothers them –</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sada sanghaarai meec.</span></em></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Teen beapeh jagat kau turia paavai koe. …Tretia trai gun bekhai fal kab</span></em></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">utttam kab neec. Nark surag bharmtau ghano sada sanghaarai meec. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.297</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Ji says that we should regard what the Lord does - </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">jo kech karai - </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">as</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">something good - </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">bhala kar maanau. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">By following this rule the mind attains </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sehaj.</span></em></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Jo kech karai soi bhal maanau ta(n) man sehaj smaana. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.782</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Man comes to this world as a trader – </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">vanjaara – </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">for the purpose of trading</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and accumulating the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">naam </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">of the Lord. Guru Ji says that those who have loads of this</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">everlasting </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">naam </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">commodity - </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sac vakhar jen ladea – </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">are the true traders described</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">as </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">sacray pasaar. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">But such </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">vanjaaras / pasaari </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">are very few. The large majority are</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">the ones who are influenced by </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">traigun maya, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">here referred to as </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">tehatray bajaar – </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">the</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">bajaar </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">of the three </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">hatt </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">i.e. </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">trai gun</span></em></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Tehatray bajaar sauda karn vanjaarea. Sac vakhar jeni ladea say sacray</span></em></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">pasaar. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.1425</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">The </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">turi avastha </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">is also known as </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">cautha pad, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">i.e. the fourth stage. Guru Ji in</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Sukhmani bani </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">says that he who resorts to </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">naam semran </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">as a result of the guru’s </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">kerpa</span></em></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">attains the fourth stage with its sublime spiritual status – </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">cauthay pad meh gat paa-ay.</span></em></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">Kar kerpa jes aapnai naam laa-ay. Nanak cauthay pad meh so jan gat paa-ay.</span></em></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">P.284</span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Guru Nanak Dev says, “Oh Lord </span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></span><p style="text-align: left"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">raj tam sat </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">all are the result - </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">chaea - </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">of y</span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">our power – </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">kal. </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">Going through various lives</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"> and deaths is something which you </span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">created. So too is the </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">dukh </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">of </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">haumai </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">which you have</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"> given to beings. Oh Lord, </span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">when you shower your </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">mehar </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">on someone that person seeks the</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">saran </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">of the guru </span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">and he reaches the fourth stage where he becomes </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">mukat, </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">free from </span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">attachment to </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Italic'">maya.</span></em><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">”</span></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Astroboy, post: 59251, member: 4990"] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Gurbani [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]talks of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]traiguni maya [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]or [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]traiguni sansaar. Trai [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]means three[/FONT][LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]and [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]means attributes or qualities. The three [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]referred to are [/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]rajo gun, tamo [/FONT][/I][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun and sato gun. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]These three qualities of the materialistic [/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]world govern the lives of [/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman]the vast majority of us who are misled by [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]maya. [/FONT][/I] [FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Arjan Dev says that the Lord [/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman]created the world that we see, His [/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]sargun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]form, from His unseen [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]nergun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]form –[/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]nergun tay sargun drestaarang. [/FONT][/I][/LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic] [/font][/i][/LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic] [/FONT][/I][LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]In His [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sargun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]form the Lord created the presence of[/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]these [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]maya.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Bhenn bhenn traigun besthaaran(g). Nergun tay sargun drestaaran(g). [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.250[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Amar Das says that foolish people blindly serve these three [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]by [/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman]indulging in materialistic activities – [/FONT][FONT=Times-Italic][I]moorakh andhay traigun sayveh. [/I]T[/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman]hey are[/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]traders of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]maya – maya kai beuhaari.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Moorakh andhay trai gun sayveh maya kai beuhaari. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.1246[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]In the [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]Anand Saheb Bani [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Ji says that under the influence of the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun[/FONT][/I] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]the whole world is asleep, i.e. oblivious of the Godly path – [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sansaar bharm suta.[/FONT][/I] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]One’s whole life which is described as a night – [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]rain – [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]is spent in this [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]maya moh [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]sleep[/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]– [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sutea rain vehaani. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]It is only with the guru’s [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]kerpa [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]that one wakes – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]jaagay –[/FONT][/I] [FONT=Times-Roman]from this sleep.[/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Tehi guni sansaar bharm suta sutea rain vehaani. Gur kerpa tay say jan[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]jaagay……… [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.922[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]According to Guru Nanak Dev persons under the influence of the three [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]cannot get across the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]bhavjal – nahi paar utaara. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]Their efforts are in no way fruitful –[/FONT] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trehu gun antar khapeh khapaaveh.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Trehu gun antar khapeh khapaaveh nahi paar utaara hay. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.1029[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Ji says that the [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]are the cause of a person falling into [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]vekaars –[/FONT][/I] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun sarb janjaal hai[/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]. As such love for [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]naam [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]cannot develop – [/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]naam na dharay [/FONT][/I][I][FONT=Times-Italic]pyar.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Trai gun sarb janjaal hai naam na dharay pyar. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.1284[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Amar Das says that spiritual death – [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]aatmak maut – [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]has a hold on those[/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]whose lives are governed by [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]traigun – kaalai ki ser kaara. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]They never think of the[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]Creator who is termed [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]upaavanhaara. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]They face repeated births and deaths – [/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman][I]m[/I][/FONT][FONT=Times-Italic][I]ar [/I][/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]jammeh vaaro vaara.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Trai gun kaalai ki ser kaara. Naam na cayteh upaavanhaara. Mar jammeh fer[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]vaaro vaara. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.232[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]Traigun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]activity results in chasing after [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]maya – traigun sabha dhaat hai. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]By[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]being obsessed with it one can neither resort to [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]bhagti [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]nor can one get to love the[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]Lord. Whatever one does is subject to [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]haumai – haumai karm kmaahe. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]Hence there[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]can be no freedom from [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]vekaars – mukat kaday na hova-i, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and there is no possibility[/FONT][/LEFT] [FONT=Times-Roman]of attaining high spiritual status – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gat.[/FONT][/I] [I][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Ji mentions it thus:[/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman][I][FONT=Times-Italic]Traigun sabha dhaat hai na Har bhagt(i) na bhaae. Gat mukat kaday na hovai[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Roman]haumai karm kmaahe. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.1258[/FONT][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]According to Guru Ji it is the [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]traigun / tregun maya [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]which makes the world go[/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]astray – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]jen jagat bhulaea, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and instills the fear of repeated births and deaths in its[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]victims – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]janm marn ka sehsa.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Ayh tregun maya jen jagat bhulaea janm marn ka sehsa. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.1257[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Bhagat Kabir says that what is referred to as [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]rajo gu[/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]n[/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic], tamo gun, sato gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]is[/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]all the Lord’s [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]maya.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Raj gun, tam gun sat gun kahi-ai eh tayri sabh maya. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.1123[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]Rajo gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]leads to passion, greed, lust, arrogance and restlessness. A[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]person under the influence of this attribute is fickle minded and is not steadfast in[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]what he does. There is a desire to do this and that and he often wastes his energies in[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]resorting to various activities. He endeavours to attain wealth, position and prestige,[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]spurred on by pride and ego i.e. [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]haumai. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]This attribute is the root cause of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]lobh, moh,[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]ahan(g)kaar.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Tamo [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]means darkness and this attribute suffocates spiritual life because of[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]ignorance. The principle of activity in [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]rajo gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]gives way to inertia in [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]tamo gun. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]One[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]gets corrupted by the five [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]kaamadaks [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and vigilance and alertness of mind forsake the[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]person. He tends to become avaracious, angry, jealous and egoistic.[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]Both [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]rajo gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]tamo gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]tend to go hand in hand. Where one is found[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]there is every possibility that the other too will be present and both tend to ruin one’s[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]spirituality and bring [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]aatmak maut.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Sato gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]is at a higher level than the previous two attributes. With this[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]attribute governing the life of a person, he enjoys peace of mind. He tends to have pity[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]and compassion on suffering creatures and people, and makes an effort to help them.[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]He is forgiving and feels happy resorting to activities spurred on by this quality.[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]Although at a higher level than [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]rajo [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]tamo [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]the person under the influence of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sato[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]does experience [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]haumai [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]but the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]haumai [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]here is of a more subtle type as happens[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]when a person doing something good such as doing [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]kirtan [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]or [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sayva [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]in a temple is[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]spurred on more by the praise of people or by some monetary reward than by the[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]inherent love of the activity itself.[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]A person who reaches the stage of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sato gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]can be said to have advanced[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]spiritually from the earlier two stages but he is still a creature of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]maya. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Ram[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]Das says that the three prominent [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]devtas – [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]Brahma, Veshnu, and Shev, were still[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]subject to [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]maya [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]even though they had become demi Gods. They became victims of[/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]haumai [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and hence suffered. They failed in their rememberance of the Lord Creator –[/FONT][/LEFT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]jen kee-ay teseh na cayteh bapray. [/FONT][/I][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic] [/FONT][/I][/LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic] [/font][/i][/LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic] [/FONT][/I][LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Understanding of the Lord can be derived only by[/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]seeking the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]saran [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]of the guru – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]Har gurmukh sojhi pa-ee. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman](Shev is also referred to as[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]Mahadeu).[/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Brahma, Besan, Mahadeu, trai gun rogi vec haumai kaar kma-ee. Jen kee-ay[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]teseh na cayteh bapray Har gurmukh sojhi pa-ee[/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]. P.735[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Nanak Dev describes the [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]thus: [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]rajo gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]as air – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]pavn, tamo gun[/FONT][/I] [FONT=Times-Roman]as fire – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]ag/agan, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sato gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]as water – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]bemb. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]The whole world is subject to these [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]three [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and Guru Ji says that the world consists of these three – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]agan bemb pavn ki[/FONT][/I][/LEFT] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]bani. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]Here [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]bani [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]means creation. Guru Ji goes on to say that in spite of their powerful[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]influence the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]are servants of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]naam – teen naam kay daasa, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and they have no[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]power over those who resort to [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]naam semran.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Agan bemb pavn ki bani teen naam kay daasa. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.1328[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Amar Das points out that he who can eliminate the influence of the [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai [/FONT][/I][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]becomes [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]nermal – trai gun maytay nermal hoi. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]His [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]jeevatma [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]becomes pure. His[/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]mind stops wandering and he acquires the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sehaj [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]state. By resorting to [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]naam semran [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]he[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]succeeds in realizing the Lord who is described as [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]saac Prabh.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Trai gun maytay nermal hoi. Sehjay saac melai Prabh soi. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.232[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]All our materialistic activities are carried out under the influence of these three[/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun – trebedh, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and according to Guru Nanak Dev these give rise to various hopes and[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]anxieties – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]aas andaysa hoe.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Trebedh karm kma-ee-eh aas andaysa hoe. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.18[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Because of the powerful influence of the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]the mind’s desires never get[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]fulfilled. Only the man, in whose mind the Lord’s [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]naam [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]begins to dwell, can free[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]himself from the clutches of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]maya [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and its [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]This is attained when one seeks[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]saran [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]of the guru and becomes a true devotee. He then acquires a deep[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]understanding of the Lord and the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]jeevatma [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]becomes one with the Lord, the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]Parm[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Atma. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]This stage is known as [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]turi aavastha [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]or [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]turia aavastha. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]On the other hand, as[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Ji says, those who love the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]experience repeated births and deaths –[/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]janm marai trai gun hetkaar.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Janm marai trai gun hetkaar …… Turi aavastha satgur tay Har jaan. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.154[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Ji emphasises the fact that by seeking the [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]saran [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]of the guru worldly [/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman]hopes and desires – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]aasa mansa – [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]can be eliminated thus enabling one to remain[/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]above these and becoming [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]neraas - [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]without any [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]aasa mansa. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]When one becomes a[/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]gurmukh [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]by moulding his life as per the teachings of the guru and by participating in[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sant sabha / sat sang [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]for [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]ot / aasra [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and support one acquires [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]turi aavastha.[/FONT][/I][/LEFT] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]Aasa mansa do-oo benaast trehu gun aas neraas bha-i. Turi aavastha[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]gurmukh pa-ee-ai sant sabha ki ot lahi. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.356[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]According to Guru Ji, when one attains the fourth stage of [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]turia avastha -[/FONT][/I] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]cauthay thaaveh leh paavai, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun - rajas, taamas, sat - [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]get merged with the[/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]cautha pad - kaal smaavai. [/FONT][/I][/LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic] [/font][/i][/LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic] [/FONT][/I][LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]In this fourth stage one experiences peace of mind. The [/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman]mind becomes calm and cool - [/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]shaant seetal. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Ji says that the heat from the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]sun - [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]soor, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]gets lost in the cool [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]shaant [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]conditions of the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]turia [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]moon - [/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]sasiar kai [/FONT][/I][I][FONT=Times-Italic]ghar soor smaavai.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Caudas cauthay thaaveh leh paavai. Raajas taamas sat kaal smaavai. Sasiar[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]kai ghar soor smaavai. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.840[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Amar Das says that the shackles of [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun maya – trebedh bandhan -[/FONT][/I] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]can be broken only with the help of the [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gur sabad – tooteh gur sabdi, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]by considering[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sabad [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and moulding one’s life according to its teaching. Then only the Lord [FONT=Times-Roman]blesses the devotee with freedom from the bonds of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]maya [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]whereby he now [/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]becomes [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]mukat.[/FONT][/I][/LEFT] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]Trebedh bandhan tooteh gur sabdi gur sabdi mukat kraavnea. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P127[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Ji goes on to say that [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]turia gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]is acquired by participation in [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]saadh[/FONT][/I] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sangat – turia gun sat sangat pa-ee-ai. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]He who acquires this [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]is then helped by the[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]Lord, who blesses him with His [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]mehar di nadar [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]to get across the world ocean – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]nadri[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]paar utari.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Turia gun sat sangat pa-ee-ai nadri paar utari. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.1260[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Arjan Dev points out that the three [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]keep on influencing everyone in [/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman]the world – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]teen beapeh jagat kau. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]Rare is the person [/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]who acquires the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]turia [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]stage.[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Ji goes on to say that under the influence of the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]one acquires the fruits[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]veshay vekaar [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]thus resulting in sinking in the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]vekaars [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]at times and becoming[/FONT][/LEFT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]neec, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and sometimes rising above them and becoming [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]uttam. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]In this way they suffer[/FONT][LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]heaven and hell – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]surag nark – [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]which means experiencing [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sukh dukh. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]Their minds[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]wander a lot – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]bharmtau ghano, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]and fear of death – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]meec -[/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]always bothers them –[/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]sada sanghaarai meec.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Teen beapeh jagat kau turia paavai koe. …Tretia trai gun bekhai fal kab[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]utttam kab neec. Nark surag bharmtau ghano sada sanghaarai meec. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.297[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Ji says that we should regard what the Lord does - [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]jo kech karai - [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]as[/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]something good - [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]bhala kar maanau. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]By following this rule the mind attains [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sehaj.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]Jo kech karai soi bhal maanau ta(n) man sehaj smaana. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.782[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Man comes to this world as a trader – [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]vanjaara – [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]for the purpose of trading[/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]and accumulating the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]naam [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]of the Lord. Guru Ji says that those who have loads of this[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]everlasting [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]naam [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]commodity - [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sac vakhar jen ladea – [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]are the true traders described[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]as [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]sacray pasaar. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]But such [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]vanjaaras / pasaari [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]are very few. The large majority are[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]the ones who are influenced by [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]traigun maya, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]here referred to as [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]tehatray bajaar – [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]the[/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]bajaar [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]of the three [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]hatt [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]i.e. [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]trai gun[/FONT][/I][/LEFT] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]Tehatray bajaar sauda karn vanjaarea. Sac vakhar jeni ladea say sacray[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]pasaar. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]P.1425[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]The [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]turi avastha [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]is also known as [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]cautha pad, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]i.e. the fourth stage. Guru Ji in[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]Sukhmani bani [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]says that he who resorts to [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]naam semran [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]as a result of the guru’s [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]kerpa[/FONT][/I][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]attains the fourth stage with its sublime spiritual status – [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]cauthay pad meh gat paa-ay.[/FONT][/I] [LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]Kar kerpa jes aapnai naam laa-ay. Nanak cauthay pad meh so jan gat paa-ay.[/FONT][/I] [FONT=Times-Roman]P.284[/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman]Guru Nanak Dev says, “Oh Lord [/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/font][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman] [/FONT][LEFT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]raj tam sat [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]all are the result - [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]chaea - [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]of y[/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman]our power – [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]kal. [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]Going through various lives[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman] and deaths is something which you [/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman]created. So too is the [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]dukh [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]of [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]haumai [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]which you have[/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman] given to beings. Oh Lord, [/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman]when you shower your [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]mehar [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]on someone that person seeks the[/FONT] [I][FONT=Times-Italic]saran [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]of the guru [/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman]and he reaches the fourth stage where he becomes [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]mukat, [/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]free from [/FONT] [FONT=Times-Roman]attachment to [/FONT][I][FONT=Times-Italic]maya.[/FONT][/I][FONT=Times-Roman]”[/FONT] [/LEFT][/FONT][LEFT][/left][/FONT][LEFT][/left][/FONT][LEFT][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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