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5th Pauri: 4th Ashtapadee: Sukhmani Sahib: My Understanding
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<blockquote data-quote="Amarpal" data-source="post: 67618" data-attributes="member: 10"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Dear Khalsa Ji,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">After a long time, today, I share with you my understanding of the 5th Pauri of 4th Ashtapadee of Sukhmani Sahib.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">1.</span> </span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">krqUiq psU kI mwns jwiq ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">kar<u>t</u>oo<u>t</u> pasoo kee maanas jaa<u>t</u>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Their deeds are similar to that of animals, though they have human form.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My Understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Let us first see how animals live. The first and the foremost aspect very important for them is survival, the second is to find food for feeding and third is to have sex. In pursuing these aims they spend their entire life. Their whole living is centered on themselves, without any consideration for other life form. This way of living when applied to human existence, is called extreme form of selfishness. Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Many of the humans, essentially, live this type of self-centered animal-like life. Such a life is of a very low quality. The human form with all its potentials and capabilities is meant for living and evolved life. It is improper for any one to allow her/his human life to get degraded and get reduced to the one of animals – it is unacceptable. It is for this reason Guru Sahib has used the words ‘Kartoot’, which is used in Punjabi when referring to any contemptuous act done by some one. It is this degradation that Guru Sahib is referring to in the above sentence where Guru Sahib has said ‘Their deeds are similar to that of animals, though they have human form’</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Through this sentence, indirectly, Guru Sahib has asked Sikh not to live this animal like life and live an evolved live befitting the form of their birth.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 2. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">lok pcwrw krY idnu rwiq ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">lok pachaaraa karai <u>d</u>in raa<u>t</u>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">They speak ill about others and curse them day and night.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My Understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Guru Sahib is referring to people who live in their past, fretting about the things which did not happen the way they wished. Instead of accepting responsibility for what ever undesirable has taken place in their lives in the past, they keep apportioning blames to others and cursing them. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">This Guru Sahib has mentioned this to make Sikhs understand that past is static, nothing can be changed in it. One should take responsibility for the failure and learn the lesson that it teaches. This is positive way of looking at the failures; it strengthens the individual enable her/him to perform better in future; this is a way to evolve.. This is what Guru Sahib expects from his Sikhs. Guru Sahib does not want his Sikhs to say any thing demeaning about others. Guru Sahib certainly does not want his Sikhs to spend all their precious time in speaking ill about people and cursing them. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">bwhir ByK AMqir mlu mwieAw ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">baahar <u>bh</u>ay<u>kh</u> an<u>t</u>ar mal maa-i-aa.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The outward appearance is that of a religious person but their inner world is full of filth of worldly living. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My Understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Guru Sahib is cautioning his Sikhs not to live a *******ed dual life.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">People give an appearance of virtuous living committed to the cause of ‘The Sat’ but, in their mind they have all the worldly desires of the lowest type. Inward they have the animality in them outwardly they put up an appearance of an evolved religious person – a decent human. It is this dual life which Guru Sahib is asking Sikhs to avoid.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> It is the thoughts that rise in our mind finally decide what of person we will become. You sow a thought you reap an action; you sow an action you reap a habit; you sow a habit you reap a character; you sow a character you reap a destiny. This is the linkage between thought and the destiny. Guru Sahib is asking his Sikhs to live an inner live that of an evolved human i.e. a Gurmukh.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">4. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">Cpis nwih kCu krY CpwieAw ] </span></span><u><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">chh</span></span></u><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">apas naahi ka<u>chh</u> karai <u>chh</u>apaa-i-aa.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">No matter what one does, it cannot be hidden.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My Understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Guru Sahib is making it clear to his Sikhs, that no matter how much the individual tries to hide her/his dual living (outward life in public and inner life in her/his mind), it cannot be hidden.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> This is natural, because the external appearance is a cultivated and is not supported by the inner thoughts, it is only and acting, it is not natural. Where as, the actions resulting from the thoughts, that occupies the individual’s mind, will be natural. The natural response to the thought going on in mind will predominate over the artificially cultivated response. The incongruence between her/his pretence and real action will tell the story. The body language will clearly convey what is going on in the persons mind. This will get noticed by those who are around and the nature of the individual will thus be known.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> It is for this reason Guru Sahib has said that the true nature of the person cannot be hidden no matter how much one tries. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">5 </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">bwhir igAwn iDAwn iesnwn ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">baahar gi-aan <u>Dh</u>i-aan isnaan.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">To impress the outside world they show of their knowledge, meditate and undertake acts for purification.</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>My Understanding</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">To impress the audience, these dubious individuals show-off their knowledge and to convey to others that this knowledge has come from spiritual awakening they even pretend to meditate and perform acts, considered by the society as tools, for purifying one’s being.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib wants his Sikhs to be aware of such tricks and they themselves should never indulge in it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">6. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">AMqir ibAwpY loBu suAwnu ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">an<u>t</u>ar bi-aapai lo<u>bh</u> su-aan.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Inside they have the greed which reflects their animality.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My Understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Those persons who outwardly pretend to be spiritual and Godly, their inward life remains full of greed, which betrays their self-centeredness. They, in reality are looking for gain through this pretence. They are in the business of i.e. ‘Bhagwangiri’. Such persons have not evolved into humans in real sense; their frame of mind is still similar to that of the animals.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib cautions his Sikhs not to get befooled by such persons.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">7. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">AMqir Agin bwhir qnu suAwh ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">an<u>t</u>ar agan baahar <u>t</u>an su-aah.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Within their heart the fire of desires rages while they apply ashes on their outer body.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My Understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">According to ancient tradition of the land, individuals who have given all their worldly attachments and desires apply ash on their entire body to convey that all the vices that originate from worldly living has been burnt and this bady is now like ash that is left after getting over their desires.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Guru Sahib is cautioning his Sikhs that any one can apply ashes on their body, yet they may have all the desires burning in them. The appearance can be deceptive. In fact there is no need for such an appearance – giving up worldly desires and attachments is an internal transformation and there is no need to advertise it. The living of such evolved person will speak for itself.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">8. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">gil pwQr kYsy qrY AQwh ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">gal paathar kaisay <u>t</u>arai athaah.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> They have stone around their neck, how can they swim the worldly ocean.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My Understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Guru Sahib is comparing the worldly attachments and desires are the load that makes it impossible to stay afloat in the world, which is like an ocean. The person sinks in worldly living and fails to evolve to a level where it can attain divinity.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">9. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">jw kY AMqir bsY pRBu Awip ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">jaa kai an<u>t</u>ar basai para<u>bh</u> aap.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Those in whom ‘The Sat’ resides.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My Understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Here Guru Sahib is referring to those individuals who have shed their ‘I-ness’ and thus the worldly living. In such people the expression of ‘The Sat’ is complete. All their thoughts, speech and actions are godly. These people experience what is Anhat Naad. Their being resonates with the teachings of Gurbani. They are Gurmukh in real sense of the term. That is why Guru Sahib has said that ‘The Sat and only The Sat’ resides in them.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">10. </span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">nwnk qy jn shij smwiq ]5] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">naanak <u>t</u>ay jan sahj samaa<u>t</u>. ||5||</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">O’ Nanak, such people become one with ‘The Sat’.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My Understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Guru Sahib declares that the people whose being is imbued with the purity of spiritual life, who resonate with the teachings of Gurbani, these Gurmukhs become one with ‘The Sat’ even while living in this world. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">With this, I close today.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">With love and respect for all.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Amarpal Singh</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amarpal, post: 67618, member: 10"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Dear Khalsa Ji,[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]After a long time, today, I share with you my understanding of the 5th Pauri of 4th Ashtapadee of Sukhmani Sahib.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]1.[/SIZE] [/FONT][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]krqUiq psU kI mwns jwiq ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]kar[U]t[/U]oo[U]t[/U] pasoo kee maanas jaa[U]t[/U]. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Their deeds are similar to that of animals, though they have human form.[COLOR=navy][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My Understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] Let us first see how animals live. The first and the foremost aspect very important for them is survival, the second is to find food for feeding and third is to have sex. In pursuing these aims they spend their entire life. Their whole living is centered on themselves, without any consideration for other life form. This way of living when applied to human existence, is called extreme form of selfishness. Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] Many of the humans, essentially, live this type of self-centered animal-like life. Such a life is of a very low quality. The human form with all its potentials and capabilities is meant for living and evolved life. It is improper for any one to allow her/his human life to get degraded and get reduced to the one of animals – it is unacceptable. It is for this reason Guru Sahib has used the words ‘Kartoot’, which is used in Punjabi when referring to any contemptuous act done by some one. It is this degradation that Guru Sahib is referring to in the above sentence where Guru Sahib has said ‘Their deeds are similar to that of animals, though they have human form’[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] Through this sentence, indirectly, Guru Sahib has asked Sikh not to live this animal like life and live an evolved live befitting the form of their birth.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] 2. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]lok pcwrw krY idnu rwiq ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]lok pachaaraa karai [U]d[/U]in raa[U]t[/U]. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]They speak ill about others and curse them day and night.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My Understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Guru Sahib is referring to people who live in their past, fretting about the things which did not happen the way they wished. Instead of accepting responsibility for what ever undesirable has taken place in their lives in the past, they keep apportioning blames to others and cursing them. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]This Guru Sahib has mentioned this to make Sikhs understand that past is static, nothing can be changed in it. One should take responsibility for the failure and learn the lesson that it teaches. This is positive way of looking at the failures; it strengthens the individual enable her/him to perform better in future; this is a way to evolve.. This is what Guru Sahib expects from his Sikhs. Guru Sahib does not want his Sikhs to say any thing demeaning about others. Guru Sahib certainly does not want his Sikhs to spend all their precious time in speaking ill about people and cursing them. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]3. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]bwhir ByK AMqir mlu mwieAw ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]baahar [U]bh[/U]ay[U]kh[/U] an[U]t[/U]ar mal maa-i-aa. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]The outward appearance is that of a religious person but their inner world is full of filth of worldly living. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My Understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] Guru Sahib is cautioning his Sikhs not to live a *******ed dual life.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]People give an appearance of virtuous living committed to the cause of ‘The Sat’ but, in their mind they have all the worldly desires of the lowest type. Inward they have the animality in them outwardly they put up an appearance of an evolved religious person – a decent human. It is this dual life which Guru Sahib is asking Sikhs to avoid.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] It is the thoughts that rise in our mind finally decide what of person we will become. You sow a thought you reap an action; you sow an action you reap a habit; you sow a habit you reap a character; you sow a character you reap a destiny. This is the linkage between thought and the destiny. Guru Sahib is asking his Sikhs to live an inner live that of an evolved human i.e. a Gurmukh.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]4. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]Cpis nwih kCu krY CpwieAw ] [/FONT][/COLOR][U][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3]chh[/SIZE][/FONT][/U][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]apas naahi ka[U]chh[/U] karai [U]chh[/U]apaa-i-aa. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]No matter what one does, it cannot be hidden.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My Understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] Guru Sahib is making it clear to his Sikhs, that no matter how much the individual tries to hide her/his dual living (outward life in public and inner life in her/his mind), it cannot be hidden.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] This is natural, because the external appearance is a cultivated and is not supported by the inner thoughts, it is only and acting, it is not natural. Where as, the actions resulting from the thoughts, that occupies the individual’s mind, will be natural. The natural response to the thought going on in mind will predominate over the artificially cultivated response. The incongruence between her/his pretence and real action will tell the story. The body language will clearly convey what is going on in the persons mind. This will get noticed by those who are around and the nature of the individual will thus be known.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] It is for this reason Guru Sahib has said that the true nature of the person cannot be hidden no matter how much one tries. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]5 [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]bwhir igAwn iDAwn iesnwn ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]baahar gi-aan [U]Dh[/U]i-aan isnaan. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]To impress the outside world they show of their knowledge, meditate and undertake acts for purification.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]My Understanding[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]To impress the audience, these dubious individuals show-off their knowledge and to convey to others that this knowledge has come from spiritual awakening they even pretend to meditate and perform acts, considered by the society as tools, for purifying one’s being.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib wants his Sikhs to be aware of such tricks and they themselves should never indulge in it.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]6. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]AMqir ibAwpY loBu suAwnu ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]an[U]t[/U]ar bi-aapai lo[U]bh[/U] su-aan. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Inside they have the greed which reflects their animality.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My Understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] Those persons who outwardly pretend to be spiritual and Godly, their inward life remains full of greed, which betrays their self-centeredness. They, in reality are looking for gain through this pretence. They are in the business of i.e. ‘Bhagwangiri’. Such persons have not evolved into humans in real sense; their frame of mind is still similar to that of the animals.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib cautions his Sikhs not to get befooled by such persons.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]7. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]AMqir Agin bwhir qnu suAwh ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]an[U]t[/U]ar agan baahar [U]t[/U]an su-aah. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Within their heart the fire of desires rages while they apply ashes on their outer body.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My Understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]According to ancient tradition of the land, individuals who have given all their worldly attachments and desires apply ash on their entire body to convey that all the vices that originate from worldly living has been burnt and this bady is now like ash that is left after getting over their desires.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] Guru Sahib is cautioning his Sikhs that any one can apply ashes on their body, yet they may have all the desires burning in them. The appearance can be deceptive. In fact there is no need for such an appearance – giving up worldly desires and attachments is an internal transformation and there is no need to advertise it. The living of such evolved person will speak for itself.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]8. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]gil pwQr kYsy qrY AQwh ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]gal paathar kaisay [U]t[/U]arai athaah. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] They have stone around their neck, how can they swim the worldly ocean.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My Understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Guru Sahib is comparing the worldly attachments and desires are the load that makes it impossible to stay afloat in the world, which is like an ocean. The person sinks in worldly living and fails to evolve to a level where it can attain divinity.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]9. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]jw kY AMqir bsY pRBu Awip ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]jaa kai an[U]t[/U]ar basai para[U]bh[/U] aap. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Those in whom ‘The Sat’ resides.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My Understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Here Guru Sahib is referring to those individuals who have shed their ‘I-ness’ and thus the worldly living. In such people the expression of ‘The Sat’ is complete. All their thoughts, speech and actions are godly. These people experience what is Anhat Naad. Their being resonates with the teachings of Gurbani. They are Gurmukh in real sense of the term. That is why Guru Sahib has said that ‘The Sat and only The Sat’ resides in them.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]10. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick]nwnk qy jn shij smwiq ]5] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]naanak [U]t[/U]ay jan sahj samaa[U]t[/U]. ||5|| [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]O’ Nanak, such people become one with ‘The Sat’.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My Understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Guru Sahib declares that the people whose being is imbued with the purity of spiritual life, who resonate with the teachings of Gurbani, these Gurmukhs become one with ‘The Sat’ even while living in this world. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]With this, I close today.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]With love and respect for all.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Amarpal Singh[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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Guru Granth Sahib
Sukhmani Banee
5th Pauri: 4th Ashtapadee: Sukhmani Sahib: My Understanding
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