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Why Did He Create His Creation?
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 75560" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Before He created us, He created nourishment so that we would not go hungry. He knew that we would hunger for spiritual things. His Gift as the Giver: He created His creation -- that we might know Him and find salvation from the cycle of life and death in this knowledge.<span style="color: Indigo"><strong><span style="color: DarkSlateGray">P</span></strong><span style="color: DarkSlateGray"><strong>racticing the mantra of the Holy</strong>, </span><em>They themselves swim across, and they save all their ancestors and families as well. In the Court of the Lord, they meet with no obstruction</em></span></p><p><span style="color: Indigo"><em></em></span> </p><p><strong><span style="color: Indigo"> ਪਹਿਲੋ ਦੇ ਤੈਂ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸਮਾਹਾ ॥ </span></strong></p><p><strong>pehilo dhae thain rijak samaahaa ||</strong></p><p><strong>First, You <span style="color: Black"><span style="color: DarkSlateGray">created</span> </span>nourishment;</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Indigo"> ਪਿਛੋ ਦੇ ਤੈਂ ਜੰਤੁ ਉਪਾਹਾ ॥ </span></strong></p><p><strong>pishho dhae thain janth oupaahaa ||</strong></p><p><strong>then, You <span style="color: DarkSlateGray">created </span>the living beings.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Indigo"> ਤੁਧੁ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਲਵੈ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥ </span></strong></p><p><strong>thudhh jaevadd dhaathaa avar n suaamee lavai n koee laavaniaa ||6||</strong></p><p><strong>There is no other Giver as Great as You, O my Lord and Master. None approach or equal You. ||6||</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Indigo">ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂੰ ਤੁਠਾ ਸੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਧਿਆਏ ॥ </span></strong></p><p><strong>jis thoon thuthaa so thudhh dhhiaaeae ||</strong></p><p><strong>Those who are pleasing to You meditate on You.</strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Indigo"></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: Indigo">ਸਾਧ ਜਨਾ ਕਾ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਕਮਾਏ ॥ </span></strong></p><p><strong>saadhh janaa kaa manthra kamaaeae ||</strong></p><p><strong>They practice the Mantra of the Holy.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Indigo">ਆਪਿ ਤਰੈ ਸਗਲੇ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਦਰਗਹ ਠਾਕ ਨ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥ </span></strong></p><p><strong>aap tharai sagalae kul thaarae this dharageh thaak n paavaniaa ||7||</strong></p><p><strong>They themselves swim across, and they save all their ancestors and families as well. In the Court of the Lord, they meet with no obstruction. ||7||</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: Red">Ang 130</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: Red">Guru Arjan Dev</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 75560, member: 35"] Before He created us, He created nourishment so that we would not go hungry. He knew that we would hunger for spiritual things. His Gift as the Giver: He created His creation -- that we might know Him and find salvation from the cycle of life and death in this knowledge.[COLOR=Indigo][B][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]P[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][B]racticing the mantra of the Holy[/B], [/COLOR][I]They themselves swim across, and they save all their ancestors and families as well. In the Court of the Lord, they meet with no obstruction [/I][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=Indigo] ਪਹਿਲੋ ਦੇ ਤੈਂ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸਮਾਹਾ ॥ [/COLOR] pehilo dhae thain rijak samaahaa || First, You [COLOR=Black][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]created[/COLOR] [/COLOR]nourishment; [COLOR=Indigo] ਪਿਛੋ ਦੇ ਤੈਂ ਜੰਤੁ ਉਪਾਹਾ ॥ [/COLOR] pishho dhae thain janth oupaahaa || then, You [COLOR=DarkSlateGray]created [/COLOR]the living beings. [COLOR=Indigo] ਤੁਧੁ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਲਵੈ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥ [/COLOR] thudhh jaevadd dhaathaa avar n suaamee lavai n koee laavaniaa ||6|| There is no other Giver as Great as You, O my Lord and Master. None approach or equal You. ||6|| [COLOR=Indigo]ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂੰ ਤੁਠਾ ਸੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਧਿਆਏ ॥ [/COLOR] jis thoon thuthaa so thudhh dhhiaaeae || Those who are pleasing to You meditate on You. [COLOR=Indigo] ਸਾਧ ਜਨਾ ਕਾ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਕਮਾਏ ॥ [/COLOR] saadhh janaa kaa manthra kamaaeae || They practice the Mantra of the Holy. [COLOR=Indigo]ਆਪਿ ਤਰੈ ਸਗਲੇ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਦਰਗਹ ਠਾਕ ਨ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥ [/COLOR] aap tharai sagalae kul thaarae this dharageh thaak n paavaniaa ||7|| They themselves swim across, and they save all their ancestors and families as well. In the Court of the Lord, they meet with no obstruction. ||7|| [/B][SIZE=1][COLOR=Red]Ang 130 Guru Arjan Dev[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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