Cleaning the mind is His worship literally.
Studying Guru Granth Sahib ji, sikh can very well understand what is most important Guru seva is . It is to contemlate on Lord's Naam which requires absolute cleaning of our minds. We do not, as sikhs, need to gather worshipping material and indulge in ritual worshipping. A beautiful Shabad by Satguru Nanak says it all:
ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ
ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਚਉਪਦੇ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥
ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰੀ ਚਨਣਾਠੀਆ ਜੇ ਮਨੁ ਉਰਸਾ ਹੋਇ ॥ ਕਰਣੀ ਕੁੰਗੂ ਜੇ ਰਲੈ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪੂਜਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਪੂਜਾ ਕੀਚੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਪੂਜ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਦੇਵ ਪਖਾਲੀਅਹਿ ਜੇ ਮਨੁ ਧੋਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥ ਜੂਠਿ ਲਹੈ ਜੀਉ ਮਾਜੀਐ ਮੋਖ ਪਇਆਣਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥ ਪਸੂ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਖੜੁ ਖਾਵਹਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਦੇਹਿ ॥ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਹੂਣੇ ਆਦਮੀ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਣ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੇਹਿ ॥੩॥ ਨੇੜਾ ਹੈ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਿਅਹੁ ਨਿਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਸੰਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲੇ ॥ ਜੋ ਦੇਵੈ ਸੋ ਖਾਵਣਾ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚਾ ਹੇ ॥੪॥੧॥ {ਪੰਨਾ 489}
( Means: Contemplation on you(your Naam) is my sandalwood with which I rub my heart( as stone is used to rub) to clean off vices. Good deeds work as saffron, and within His worship starts. Yes do worshipping but no worship is accepted by Him without meditating on Him (means getting completely lost in Him).
People wash deities from out side, what does it establish? Important thing is to clean our minds with the Name of our Lord; while remained tuned to Him, good deeds become a goal and dirt of other vices is washed off.
Just compare animals with humans, it is sad to know that just by eating grass, animals give milk and humans having a lot from The Almighty do the cursed deeds. They are superior to animals but are worse in ungratefulness; reason is simple, they forget the Creator
who is always close watching and taking care of all. Satguru says I am content with Eternal's will, and eat what He gives)
Worshipping is defined, when followed Satguru, outside shows become meaningless. It is kind of falling in love with Him and getting lost in His memory, then the worship goes on within. AS child avoids mischief in presence of parents, same way having involved with Him, intention to do wrong is taken over by love and respect we harbour in our minds.
If studying Gurbani, ego, greed, anger and lust rule our hearts then there is certainly a fault in our love and Naam Japna.
Har Bisrat sda khuari Mehla-5
Pk70
Studying Guru Granth Sahib ji, sikh can very well understand what is most important Guru seva is . It is to contemlate on Lord's Naam which requires absolute cleaning of our minds. We do not, as sikhs, need to gather worshipping material and indulge in ritual worshipping. A beautiful Shabad by Satguru Nanak says it all:
ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ
ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਚਉਪਦੇ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥
ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰੀ ਚਨਣਾਠੀਆ ਜੇ ਮਨੁ ਉਰਸਾ ਹੋਇ ॥ ਕਰਣੀ ਕੁੰਗੂ ਜੇ ਰਲੈ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪੂਜਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਪੂਜਾ ਕੀਚੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਪੂਜ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਦੇਵ ਪਖਾਲੀਅਹਿ ਜੇ ਮਨੁ ਧੋਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥ ਜੂਠਿ ਲਹੈ ਜੀਉ ਮਾਜੀਐ ਮੋਖ ਪਇਆਣਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥ ਪਸੂ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਖੜੁ ਖਾਵਹਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਦੇਹਿ ॥ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਹੂਣੇ ਆਦਮੀ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਣ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੇਹਿ ॥੩॥ ਨੇੜਾ ਹੈ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਿਅਹੁ ਨਿਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਸੰਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲੇ ॥ ਜੋ ਦੇਵੈ ਸੋ ਖਾਵਣਾ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚਾ ਹੇ ॥੪॥੧॥ {ਪੰਨਾ 489}
( Means: Contemplation on you(your Naam) is my sandalwood with which I rub my heart( as stone is used to rub) to clean off vices. Good deeds work as saffron, and within His worship starts. Yes do worshipping but no worship is accepted by Him without meditating on Him (means getting completely lost in Him).
People wash deities from out side, what does it establish? Important thing is to clean our minds with the Name of our Lord; while remained tuned to Him, good deeds become a goal and dirt of other vices is washed off.
Just compare animals with humans, it is sad to know that just by eating grass, animals give milk and humans having a lot from The Almighty do the cursed deeds. They are superior to animals but are worse in ungratefulness; reason is simple, they forget the Creator
who is always close watching and taking care of all. Satguru says I am content with Eternal's will, and eat what He gives)
Worshipping is defined, when followed Satguru, outside shows become meaningless. It is kind of falling in love with Him and getting lost in His memory, then the worship goes on within. AS child avoids mischief in presence of parents, same way having involved with Him, intention to do wrong is taken over by love and respect we harbour in our minds.
If studying Gurbani, ego, greed, anger and lust rule our hearts then there is certainly a fault in our love and Naam Japna.
Har Bisrat sda khuari Mehla-5
Pk70
