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Why Did He Create His Creation?
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 72506" data-attributes="member: 35"><p style="text-align: center"><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: DarkRed"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray">In the beginning He alone existed, self-created. Then he created the Shabad. That is how we know Him. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"></span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪੁ ਉਪਾਇਓਨੁ ਤਦਹੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥ </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>aapanaa aap oupaaeioun thadhahu hor n koee ||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>He created Himself - at that time, there was no other.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਮਤਾ ਮਸੂਰਤਿ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਜੋ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਈ ॥ </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>mathaa masoorath aap karae jo karae s hoee ||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>He consulted Himself for advice, and what He did came to pass.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਤਦਹੁ ਆਕਾਸੁ ਨ ਪਾਤਾਲੁ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਲੋਈ ॥ </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>thadhahu aakaas n paathaal hai naa thrai loee ||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>At that time, there were no Akaashic Ethers, no nether regions, nor the three worlds.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਤਦਹੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਓਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥ </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>thadhahu aapae aap nirankaar hai naa oupath hoee ||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>At that time, only the Formless Lord Himself existed - there was no creation.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਜਿਉ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਕਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥ </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>jio this bhaavai thivai karae this bin avar n koee ||1||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>As it pleased Him, so did He act; without Him, there was no other. ||1||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥ </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>salok ma 3 ||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>Shalok, Third Mehl:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਦਾ ਹੈ ਦਿਸੈ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਇ ॥ </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>saahib maeraa sadhaa hai dhisai sabadh kamaae ||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>My Master is eternal. He is seen by practicing the Word of the Shabad.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਓਹੁ ਅਉਹਾਣੀ ਕਦੇ ਨਾਹਿ ਨਾ ਆਵੈ ਨਾ ਜਾਇ ॥ </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>ouhu aouhaanee kadhae naahi naa aavai naa jaae ||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>He never perishes; He does not come or go in reincarnation.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸੋ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਜੋ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥ </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>sadhaa sadhaa so saeveeai jo sabh mehi rehai samaae ||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>So serve Him, forever and ever; He is contained in all.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਅਵਰੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਕਿਉ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਜੰਮੈ ਤੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥ </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>avar dhoojaa kio saeveeai janmai thai mar jaae ||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>Why serve another who is born, and then dies?</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">ਨਿਹਫਲੁ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਜੀਵਿਆ ਜਿ ਖਸਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਆਪਣਾ ਅਵਰੀ ਕਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥</span> </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>nihafal thin kaa jeeviaa j khasam n jaanehi aapanaa avaree ko chith laae ||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>Fruitless is the life of those who do not know their Lord and Master, and who center their consciousness on others.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen"> ਨਾਨਕ ਏਵ ਨ ਜਾਪਈ ਕਰਤਾ ਕੇਤੀ ਦੇਇ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>naanak eaev n jaapee karathaa kaethee dhaee sajaae ||1||</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DarkRed"><strong>O Nanak, it cannot be known, how much punishment the Creator shall inflict on them. ||1||</strong></span> </p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: Red">Guru Amar Das</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: Red">Ang 509</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 72506, member: 35"] [CENTER][LEFT][COLOR=DarkRed][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]In the beginning He alone existed, self-created. Then he created the Shabad. That is how we know Him. [/COLOR][/COLOR] [/LEFT] [COLOR=DarkRed][B][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪੁ ਉਪਾਇਓਨੁ ਤਦਹੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥ [/COLOR] aapanaa aap oupaaeioun thadhahu hor n koee || He created Himself - at that time, there was no other. [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਮਤਾ ਮਸੂਰਤਿ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਜੋ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਈ ॥ [/COLOR] mathaa masoorath aap karae jo karae s hoee || He consulted Himself for advice, and what He did came to pass. [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਤਦਹੁ ਆਕਾਸੁ ਨ ਪਾਤਾਲੁ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਲੋਈ ॥ [/COLOR] thadhahu aakaas n paathaal hai naa thrai loee || At that time, there were no Akaashic Ethers, no nether regions, nor the three worlds. [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]ਤਦਹੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਓਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥ [/COLOR] thadhahu aapae aap nirankaar hai naa oupath hoee || At that time, only the Formless Lord Himself existed - there was no creation. [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਜਿਉ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਕਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥ [/COLOR] jio this bhaavai thivai karae this bin avar n koee ||1|| As it pleased Him, so did He act; without Him, there was no other. ||1|| [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥ [/COLOR] salok ma 3 || Shalok, Third Mehl: [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਦਾ ਹੈ ਦਿਸੈ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਇ ॥ [/COLOR] saahib maeraa sadhaa hai dhisai sabadh kamaae || My Master is eternal. He is seen by practicing the Word of the Shabad. [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]ਓਹੁ ਅਉਹਾਣੀ ਕਦੇ ਨਾਹਿ ਨਾ ਆਵੈ ਨਾ ਜਾਇ ॥ [/COLOR] ouhu aouhaanee kadhae naahi naa aavai naa jaae || He never perishes; He does not come or go in reincarnation. [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸੋ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਜੋ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥ [/COLOR] sadhaa sadhaa so saeveeai jo sabh mehi rehai samaae || So serve Him, forever and ever; He is contained in all. [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਅਵਰੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਕਿਉ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਜੰਮੈ ਤੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥ [/COLOR] avar dhoojaa kio saeveeai janmai thai mar jaae || Why serve another who is born, and then dies? [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]ਨਿਹਫਲੁ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਜੀਵਿਆ ਜਿ ਖਸਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਆਪਣਾ ਅਵਰੀ ਕਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥[/COLOR] nihafal thin kaa jeeviaa j khasam n jaanehi aapanaa avaree ko chith laae || Fruitless is the life of those who do not know their Lord and Master, and who center their consciousness on others. [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen] ਨਾਨਕ ਏਵ ਨ ਜਾਪਈ ਕਰਤਾ ਕੇਤੀ ਦੇਇ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ [/COLOR] naanak eaev n jaapee karathaa kaethee dhaee sajaae ||1|| O Nanak, it cannot be known, how much punishment the Creator shall inflict on them. ||1||[/B][/COLOR] [SIZE=1][COLOR=Red]Guru Amar Das Ang 509[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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