About 6 months ago I found this poem by Namdev. 874
It helped me realize that the poetry was describing something that Sikhs today are not connected with.
That being their Sat Gur within.
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*I am widowed (without god)*
*A cow without her calf is lonely.*
*A fish without water suffers.*
*So does a poor soul without gods name.*
*Reflect*
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*As the cow and calf are brought together.*
*As the udder churned produces milk.*
*Namdev has found god.*
*Meeting the Guru the invisible is revealed.*
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*Like the lust to another’s women.*
*In the same way love god.*
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*Like burning pure heat.*
*Such is a person without gods name.*
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All the writers in the Granth describe the same thing, a way to connect with god through your heart, or your Sat Gur.
The Sat Gur is the "True Guru" not Nanak, not Gobind, not anyone in-between.
You will not find any translation to this poem in english that has not been distorted.
Sikhs are really confused nowadays, you don’t need to read the entire thousand pages of the Granth.
You need to read enough so you understand the observation made by the poets.
And come back to the poetry that you like the most.
It helped me realize that the poetry was describing something that Sikhs today are not connected with.
That being their Sat Gur within.
*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\**
*I am widowed (without god)*
*A cow without her calf is lonely.*
*A fish without water suffers.*
*So does a poor soul without gods name.*
*Reflect*
*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\**
*As the cow and calf are brought together.*
*As the udder churned produces milk.*
*Namdev has found god.*
*Meeting the Guru the invisible is revealed.*
*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\**
*Like the lust to another’s women.*
*In the same way love god.*
*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\**
*Like burning pure heat.*
*Such is a person without gods name.*
*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\**
All the writers in the Granth describe the same thing, a way to connect with god through your heart, or your Sat Gur.
The Sat Gur is the "True Guru" not Nanak, not Gobind, not anyone in-between.
You will not find any translation to this poem in english that has not been distorted.
Sikhs are really confused nowadays, you don’t need to read the entire thousand pages of the Granth.
You need to read enough so you understand the observation made by the poets.
And come back to the poetry that you like the most.
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