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Where Is God? Never The Dark Night Of The Soul
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 91803" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Where is God? </p><p></p><p>It is hard to believe but nonetheless true that many a saintly person has experienced what is called the "dark night of the soul." A deeply painful and lasting sense that God has abandoned them even in the moments of their greatest faith and spiritual experience. One of those individuals was Mother Teresa, who spent her most productive years rescuing the sick and dying, and ministering to them, yet feeling that she had lost connection with the Creator. Many of those who followed her ministry never knew that she wandered from spiritual adivsor to another in her own faith looking for spiritual healing. Sisters who worked with her spoke of how they felt the nearness of God; she felt it for only a brief time and then the closeness disappeared. This sense of loss, the dark night of the soul, diminished in time close to her death, but never completely left her. </p><p></p><p>In Sikhism we have been taught by Guru Nanak Dev that kirtaan is a path to finding Waheguru. Bhai Amardeep Singh in his article <em>Musical Framework of Guru Granth Sahib </em>said, the shabad " communicates a message to the mind," and the raag " conveys a feeling to the heart and is therefore universal. Spirituality, after all, is striking the right balance between mind and heart... Every raag is capable of touching the heart with feelings like joy, sorrow, detachment, etc." </p><p></p><p>Guru Amar Das said, <strong>" </strong><span style="color: DarkRed">ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਕਰਹ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਸੁਣਹ ਤਿਸੁ ਕਵਲਾ ਕੰਤਾ ॥ </span><span style="color: DarkRed">har keerathan kareh har jas suneh this kavalaa kanthaa ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed"> I sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, and I listen to the Praises of the Lord, the Master of wealth and Maya.</span><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>"</strong></span> Then kirtaan is a path that will lead us to God. <em>The sound waves of the Gurmat Raags connect the mind, body, and spirit by alignment of the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual entities. They implant in the psyche the basis for both spiritual and mental growth. To see a Sikh congregation chant the sacred hymns in unison is to see massed spiritual energy bubble before your eyes. This is how the ordinary words change into the logos and become auspicious</em>. <a href="http://www.searchgurbani.com/main.php?book=amrit_keertan&action=index" target="_blank">http://www.searchgurbani.com/main.php?book=amrit_keertan&action=index</a> When the shabad connects with music then spiritual transformation becomes possible. Each shabad is placed with a corresponding raag. The shabad below is in raag Aasaa which communicates a strong feeling of Hope -- so that our awareness of the presence of God is never lost. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">aasaa mehalaa 3 ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Aasaa, Third Mehl:</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਗੁਣ ਊਪਜੈ ਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਲੈ ਸੋਇ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">sathigur thae gun oopajai jaa prabh maelai soe ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Merit is obtained from the True Guru, when God causes us to meet Him.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਸਹਜੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">sehajae naam dhhiaaeeai giaan paragatt hoe ||1||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, with intuitive ease and poise, spiritual wisdom is revealed. ||1||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਏ ਮਨ ਮਤ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਹੈ ਸਦਾ ਵੇਖੁ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">eae man math jaanehi har dhoor hai sadhaa vaekh hadhoor ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">O my mind, do not think of the Lord as being far away; behold Him ever close at hand.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਸਦ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਸਦ ਵੇਖਦਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">sadh sunadhaa sadh vaekhadhaa sabadh rehiaa bharapoor ||1|| rehaao ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">He is always listening, and always watching over us; the Word of His Shabad is all-pervading everywhere. ||1||Pause||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">guramukh aap pashhaaniaa thinhee eik man dhhiaaeiaa ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">The Gurmukhs understand their own selves; they meditate single-mindedly on the Lord.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਸਦਾ ਰਵਹਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਚੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">sadhaa ravehi pir aapanaa sachai naam sukh paaeiaa ||2||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">They enjoy their Husband Lord continually; through the True Name, they find peace. ||2||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਏ ਮਨ ਤੇਰਾ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">eae man thaeraa ko nehee kar vaekh sabadh veechaar ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">O my mind, no one belongs to you; contemplate the Shabad, and see this.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਭਜਿ ਪਉ ਪਾਇਹਿ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥੩॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">har saranaaee bhaj po paaeihi mokh dhuaar ||3||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">So run to the Lord's Sanctuary, and find the gate of salvation. ||3||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">sabadh suneeai sabadh bujheeai sach rehai liv laae ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Listen to the Shabad, and understand the Shabad, and lovingly focus your consciousness on the True One.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਸਬਦੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੀਐ ਸਚੈ ਮਹਲਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇ ॥੪॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">sabadhae houmai maareeai sachai mehal sukh paae ||4||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Through the Shabad, conquer your ego, and in the True Mansion of the Lord's Presence, you shall find peace. ||4||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਇਸੁ ਜੁਗ ਮਹਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸੋਭ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">eis jug mehi sobhaa naam kee bin naavai sobh n hoe ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">In this age, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is glory; without the Name, there is no glory.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਇਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਚਾਰਿ ਦਿਹਾੜੇ ਜਾਦੀ ਬਿਲਮੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੫॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">eih maaeiaa kee sobhaa chaar dhihaarrae jaadhee bilam n hoe ||5||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">The glory of this Maya lasts for only a few days; it disappears in an instant. ||5||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਸੇ ਮੁਏ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">jinee naam visaariaa sae mueae mar jaahi ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Those who forget the Naam are already dead, and they continue dying.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਸਾਦੁ ਨ ਆਇਓ ਬਿਸਟਾ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥੬॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">har ras saadh n aaeiou bisattaa maahi samaahi ||6||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">They do not enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord's taste; they sink into the manure. ||6||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਇਕਿ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਅਨੁ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੇ ਲਾਇ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">eik aapae bakhas milaaeian anadhin naamae laae ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Some are forgiven by the Lord; He unites them with Himself, and keeps them attached to the Naam, night and day.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਚਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਸਚੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥੭॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">sach kamaavehi sach rehehi sachae sach samaahi ||7||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">They practice Truth, and abide in Truth; being truthful, they merge into Truth. ||7||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਨ ਦੇਖੀਐ ਜਗੁ ਬੋਲਾ ਅੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਭਰਮਾਇ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">bin sabadhai suneeai n dhaekheeai jag bolaa annhaa bharamaae ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Without the Shabad, the world does not hear, and does not see; deaf and blind, it wanders around.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਿਸੈ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੮॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">bin naavai dhukh paaeisee naam milai thisai rajaae ||8||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Without the Naam, it obtains only misery; the Naam is received only by His Will. ||8||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਜਿਨ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">jin baanee sio chith laaeiaa sae jan niramal paravaan ||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Those persons who link their consciousness with the Word of His Bani, are immaculately pure, and approved by the Lord.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਸੇ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੇ ਜਾਣੁ ॥੯॥੧੩॥੩੫॥ </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">naanak naam thinhaa kadhae n veesarai sae dhar sachae jaan ||9||13||35||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">O Nanak, they never forget the Naam, and in the Court of the Lord, they are known as true. ||9||13||35||</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Guru Amar Das Dev ji</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">Ang 428/9</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 91803, member: 35"] Where is God? It is hard to believe but nonetheless true that many a saintly person has experienced what is called the "dark night of the soul." A deeply painful and lasting sense that God has abandoned them even in the moments of their greatest faith and spiritual experience. One of those individuals was Mother Teresa, who spent her most productive years rescuing the sick and dying, and ministering to them, yet feeling that she had lost connection with the Creator. Many of those who followed her ministry never knew that she wandered from spiritual adivsor to another in her own faith looking for spiritual healing. Sisters who worked with her spoke of how they felt the nearness of God; she felt it for only a brief time and then the closeness disappeared. This sense of loss, the dark night of the soul, diminished in time close to her death, but never completely left her. In Sikhism we have been taught by Guru Nanak Dev that kirtaan is a path to finding Waheguru. Bhai Amardeep Singh in his article [I]Musical Framework of Guru Granth Sahib [/I]said, the shabad " communicates a message to the mind," and the raag " conveys a feeling to the heart and is therefore universal. Spirituality, after all, is striking the right balance between mind and heart... Every raag is capable of touching the heart with feelings like joy, sorrow, detachment, etc." Guru Amar Das said, [B]" [/B][COLOR=DarkRed]ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਕਰਹ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਸੁਣਹ ਤਿਸੁ ਕਵਲਾ ਕੰਤਾ ॥ [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed]har keerathan kareh har jas suneh this kavalaa kanthaa || [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed] I sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, and I listen to the Praises of the Lord, the Master of wealth and Maya.[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed][B]"[/B][/COLOR] Then kirtaan is a path that will lead us to God. [I]The sound waves of the Gurmat Raags connect the mind, body, and spirit by alignment of the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual entities. They implant in the psyche the basis for both spiritual and mental growth. To see a Sikh congregation chant the sacred hymns in unison is to see massed spiritual energy bubble before your eyes. This is how the ordinary words change into the logos and become auspicious[/I]. [URL]http://www.searchgurbani.com/main.php?book=amrit_keertan&action=index[/URL] When the shabad connects with music then spiritual transformation becomes possible. Each shabad is placed with a corresponding raag. The shabad below is in raag Aasaa which communicates a strong feeling of Hope -- so that our awareness of the presence of God is never lost. [CENTER][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥ aasaa mehalaa 3 || Aasaa, Third Mehl: [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਗੁਣ ਊਪਜੈ ਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਲੈ ਸੋਇ ॥ sathigur thae gun oopajai jaa prabh maelai soe || Merit is obtained from the True Guru, when God causes us to meet Him. ਸਹਜੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥ sehajae naam dhhiaaeeai giaan paragatt hoe ||1|| Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, with intuitive ease and poise, spiritual wisdom is revealed. ||1|| ਏ ਮਨ ਮਤ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਹੈ ਸਦਾ ਵੇਖੁ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥ eae man math jaanehi har dhoor hai sadhaa vaekh hadhoor || O my mind, do not think of the Lord as being far away; behold Him ever close at hand. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਸਦ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਸਦ ਵੇਖਦਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ sadh sunadhaa sadh vaekhadhaa sabadh rehiaa bharapoor ||1|| rehaao || He is always listening, and always watching over us; the Word of His Shabad is all-pervading everywhere. ||1||Pause|| [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥ guramukh aap pashhaaniaa thinhee eik man dhhiaaeiaa || The Gurmukhs understand their own selves; they meditate single-mindedly on the Lord. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਸਦਾ ਰਵਹਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਚੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥ sadhaa ravehi pir aapanaa sachai naam sukh paaeiaa ||2|| They enjoy their Husband Lord continually; through the True Name, they find peace. ||2|| [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਏ ਮਨ ਤੇਰਾ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ eae man thaeraa ko nehee kar vaekh sabadh veechaar || O my mind, no one belongs to you; contemplate the Shabad, and see this. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਭਜਿ ਪਉ ਪਾਇਹਿ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥੩॥ har saranaaee bhaj po paaeihi mokh dhuaar ||3|| So run to the Lord's Sanctuary, and find the gate of salvation. ||3|| [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥ sabadh suneeai sabadh bujheeai sach rehai liv laae || Listen to the Shabad, and understand the Shabad, and lovingly focus your consciousness on the True One. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]ਸਬਦੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੀਐ ਸਚੈ ਮਹਲਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇ ॥੪॥ sabadhae houmai maareeai sachai mehal sukh paae ||4|| Through the Shabad, conquer your ego, and in the True Mansion of the Lord's Presence, you shall find peace. ||4|| [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਇਸੁ ਜੁਗ ਮਹਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸੋਭ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥ eis jug mehi sobhaa naam kee bin naavai sobh n hoe || In this age, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is glory; without the Name, there is no glory. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]ਇਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਚਾਰਿ ਦਿਹਾੜੇ ਜਾਦੀ ਬਿਲਮੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੫॥ eih maaeiaa kee sobhaa chaar dhihaarrae jaadhee bilam n hoe ||5|| The glory of this Maya lasts for only a few days; it disappears in an instant. ||5|| [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਸੇ ਮੁਏ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥ jinee naam visaariaa sae mueae mar jaahi || Those who forget the Naam are already dead, and they continue dying. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਸਾਦੁ ਨ ਆਇਓ ਬਿਸਟਾ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥੬॥ har ras saadh n aaeiou bisattaa maahi samaahi ||6|| They do not enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord's taste; they sink into the manure. ||6|| [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਇਕਿ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਅਨੁ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੇ ਲਾਇ ॥ eik aapae bakhas milaaeian anadhin naamae laae || Some are forgiven by the Lord; He unites them with Himself, and keeps them attached to the Naam, night and day. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਚਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਸਚੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥੭॥ sach kamaavehi sach rehehi sachae sach samaahi ||7|| They practice Truth, and abide in Truth; being truthful, they merge into Truth. ||7|| [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਨ ਦੇਖੀਐ ਜਗੁ ਬੋਲਾ ਅੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਭਰਮਾਇ ॥ bin sabadhai suneeai n dhaekheeai jag bolaa annhaa bharamaae || Without the Shabad, the world does not hear, and does not see; deaf and blind, it wanders around. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਿਸੈ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੮॥ bin naavai dhukh paaeisee naam milai thisai rajaae ||8|| Without the Naam, it obtains only misery; the Naam is received only by His Will. ||8|| [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਜਿਨ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥ jin baanee sio chith laaeiaa sae jan niramal paravaan || Those persons who link their consciousness with the Word of His Bani, are immaculately pure, and approved by the Lord. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਸੇ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੇ ਜਾਣੁ ॥੯॥੧੩॥੩੫॥ naanak naam thinhaa kadhae n veesarai sae dhar sachae jaan ||9||13||35|| O Nanak, they never forget the Naam, and in the Court of the Lord, they are known as true. ||9||13||35|| Guru Amar Das Dev ji Ang 428/9 [/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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