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ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
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<blockquote data-quote="Randip Singh" data-source="post: 105209" data-attributes="member: 1323"><p>Guru Nanak's famous saying applies here:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>Truth is higher than everything; but higher still is truthful living. ||5||</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong><span style="color: Black"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black">see the Shabad Page 62</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">सिरीरागु महला १ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Siree Raag, First Mehl:</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">राम नामि मनु बेधिआ अवरु कि करी वीचारु ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">My mind is pierced through by the Name of the Lord. What else should I contemplate?</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">सबद सुरति सुखु ऊपजै प्रभ रातउ सुख सारु ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Focusing your awareness on the Shabad, happiness wells up. Attuned to God, the most excellent peace is found.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">जिउ भावै तिउ राखु तूं मै हरि नामु अधारु ॥१॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">As it pleases You, please save me, Lord. The Name of the Lord is my Support. ||1||</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">मन रे साची खसम रजाइ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">O mind, the Will of our Lord and Master is true.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">जिनि तनु मनु साजि सीगारिआ तिसु सेती लिव लाइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Focus your love upon the One who created and adorned your body and mind. ||1||Pause||</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">तनु बैसंतरि होमीऐ इक रती तोलि कटाइ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">If I cut my body into pieces, and burn them in the fire,</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">तनु मनु समधा जे करी अनदिनु अगनि जलाइ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">and if I make my body and mind into firewood, and night and day burn them in the fire,</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">हरि नामै तुलि न पुजई जे लख कोटी करम कमाइ ॥२॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">and if I perform hundreds of thousands and millions of religious rituals-still, all these are not equal to the Name of the Lord. ||2||</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">अरध सरीरु कटाईऐ सिरि करवतु धराइ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">If my body were cut in half, if a saw was put to my head,</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">तनु हैमंचलि गालीऐ भी मन ते रोगु न जाइ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">and if my body were frozen in the Himalayas-even then, my mind would not be free of disease.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">हरि नामै तुलि न पुजई सभ डिठी ठोकि वजाइ ॥३॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">None of these are equal to the Name of the Lord. I have seen and tried and tested them all. ||3||</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">कंचन के कोट दतु करी बहु हैवर गैवर दानु ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">If I made a donation of castles of gold, and gave lots of fine horses and wondrous elephants in charity,</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">भूमि दानु गऊआ घणी भी अंतरि गरबु गुमानु ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">and if I made donations of land and cows-even then, pride and ego would still be within me.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">राम नामि मनु बेधिआ गुरि दीआ सचु दानु ॥४॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">The Name of the Lord has pierced my mind; the Guru has given me this true gift. ||4||</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">मनहठ बुधी केतीआ केते बेद बीचार ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">There are so many stubborn-minded intelligent people, and so many who contemplate the Vedas.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">केते बंधन जीअ के गुरमुखि मोख दुआर ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">There are so many entanglements for the soul. Only as Gurmukh do we find the Gate of Liberation.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">सचहु ओरै सभु को उपरि सचु आचारु ॥५॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>Truth is higher than everything; but higher still is truthful living. ||5||</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span> <span style="color: Blue"> </span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">सभु को ऊचा आखीऐ नीचु न दीसै कोइ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Call everyone exalted; no one seems lowly.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">इकनै भांडे साजिऐ इकु चानणु तिहु लोइ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">The One Lord has fashioned all the vessels, and His One Light pervades in all the worlds.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">करमि मिलै सचु पाईऐ धुरि बखस न मेटै कोइ ॥६॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Receiving His Grace, we obtain Truth. No one can erase His Primal Blessing. ||6||</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">साधु मिलै साधू जनै संतोखु वसै गुर भाइ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">When saints meets saints , they abide in contentment, through the Love of the Guru.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">अकथ कथा वीचारीऐ जे सतिगुर माहि समाइ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">They contemplate the</span><span style="color: Blue"> <strong>Unspoken Speech</strong>,</span><span style="color: Blue">,</span><span style="color: Blue"> merging in absorption in the True Guru.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">पी अम्रितु संतोखिआ दरगहि पैधा जाइ ॥७॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, they are contented; they go to the Court of the Lord in robes of honor. ||7||</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">घटि घटि वाजै किंगुरी अनदिनु सबदि सुभाइ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">In each and every heart the Music of the Lord's Flute vibrates, night and day, with sublime love for the Shabad.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">विरले कउ सोझी पई गुरमुखि मनु समझाइ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Only those few who become Gurmukh understand this by instructing their minds.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">नानक नामु न वीसरै छूटै सबदु कमाइ ॥८॥१४॥</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">O Nanak, do not forget the Naam. Practicing the Shabad you shall be saved. ||8||14||</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Meaning we can read about Truth all we want, but unless we walk the path of truth, its really no good.</p><p></p><p>So reading Bani(Truth) is not enough, we must act on that truth and apply it to our daily lives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randip Singh, post: 105209, member: 1323"] Guru Nanak's famous saying applies here: [COLOR=Blue][B]Truth is higher than everything; but higher still is truthful living. ||5|| [/B][COLOR=Black] see the Shabad Page 62 [/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue]सिरीरागु महला १ ॥ Siree Raag, First Mehl: राम नामि मनु बेधिआ अवरु कि करी वीचारु ॥ My mind is pierced through by the Name of the Lord. What else should I contemplate? सबद सुरति सुखु ऊपजै प्रभ रातउ सुख सारु ॥ Focusing your awareness on the Shabad, happiness wells up. Attuned to God, the most excellent peace is found. जिउ भावै तिउ राखु तूं मै हरि नामु अधारु ॥१॥ As it pleases You, please save me, Lord. The Name of the Lord is my Support. ||1|| मन रे साची खसम रजाइ ॥ O mind, the Will of our Lord and Master is true. जिनि तनु मनु साजि सीगारिआ तिसु सेती लिव लाइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥ Focus your love upon the One who created and adorned your body and mind. ||1||Pause|| तनु बैसंतरि होमीऐ इक रती तोलि कटाइ ॥ If I cut my body into pieces, and burn them in the fire, तनु मनु समधा जे करी अनदिनु अगनि जलाइ ॥ and if I make my body and mind into firewood, and night and day burn them in the fire, हरि नामै तुलि न पुजई जे लख कोटी करम कमाइ ॥२॥ and if I perform hundreds of thousands and millions of religious rituals-still, all these are not equal to the Name of the Lord. ||2|| अरध सरीरु कटाईऐ सिरि करवतु धराइ ॥ If my body were cut in half, if a saw was put to my head, तनु हैमंचलि गालीऐ भी मन ते रोगु न जाइ ॥ and if my body were frozen in the Himalayas-even then, my mind would not be free of disease. हरि नामै तुलि न पुजई सभ डिठी ठोकि वजाइ ॥३॥ None of these are equal to the Name of the Lord. I have seen and tried and tested them all. ||3|| कंचन के कोट दतु करी बहु हैवर गैवर दानु ॥ If I made a donation of castles of gold, and gave lots of fine horses and wondrous elephants in charity, भूमि दानु गऊआ घणी भी अंतरि गरबु गुमानु ॥ and if I made donations of land and cows-even then, pride and ego would still be within me. राम नामि मनु बेधिआ गुरि दीआ सचु दानु ॥४॥ The Name of the Lord has pierced my mind; the Guru has given me this true gift. ||4|| मनहठ बुधी केतीआ केते बेद बीचार ॥ There are so many stubborn-minded intelligent people, and so many who contemplate the Vedas. केते बंधन जीअ के गुरमुखि मोख दुआर ॥ There are so many entanglements for the soul. Only as Gurmukh do we find the Gate of Liberation. सचहु ओरै सभु को उपरि सचु आचारु ॥५॥ [B]Truth is higher than everything; but higher still is truthful living. ||5|| [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue] सभु को ऊचा आखीऐ नीचु न दीसै कोइ ॥ Call everyone exalted; no one seems lowly. इकनै भांडे साजिऐ इकु चानणु तिहु लोइ ॥ The One Lord has fashioned all the vessels, and His One Light pervades in all the worlds. करमि मिलै सचु पाईऐ धुरि बखस न मेटै कोइ ॥६॥ Receiving His Grace, we obtain Truth. No one can erase His Primal Blessing. ||6|| साधु मिलै साधू जनै संतोखु वसै गुर भाइ ॥ When saints meets saints , they abide in contentment, through the Love of the Guru. अकथ कथा वीचारीऐ जे सतिगुर माहि समाइ ॥ They contemplate the[/COLOR][COLOR=Blue] [B]Unspoken Speech[/B],[/COLOR][COLOR=Blue],[/COLOR][COLOR=Blue] merging in absorption in the True Guru. पी अम्रितु संतोखिआ दरगहि पैधा जाइ ॥७॥ Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, they are contented; they go to the Court of the Lord in robes of honor. ||7|| घटि घटि वाजै किंगुरी अनदिनु सबदि सुभाइ ॥ In each and every heart the Music of the Lord's Flute vibrates, night and day, with sublime love for the Shabad. विरले कउ सोझी पई गुरमुखि मनु समझाइ ॥ Only those few who become Gurmukh understand this by instructing their minds. नानक नामु न वीसरै छूटै सबदु कमाइ ॥८॥१४॥ O Nanak, do not forget the Naam. Practicing the Shabad you shall be saved. ||8||14||[/COLOR] Meaning we can read about Truth all we want, but unless we walk the path of truth, its really no good. So reading Bani(Truth) is not enough, we must act on that truth and apply it to our daily lives. [/QUOTE]
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