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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 139294" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Sri Kamala ji</p><p></p><p>There is an unforgettable scene in the movie Apostle where Robert Duvall spars with another true-believer. The two old-time religionists vie for dominance throwing one line from the Bible after another at one another, in competition. If I can find a video clip of the scene I will post it here. I bring up this image because the Hebrew and Christian scriptures are used often as quick reminders of how to live in grace or wander in sin. Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is not such a scripture, and it is often so demoralizing to read someone using one or another tuk to prove the high ground in a debate about living in grace or wandering in evil. It indeed is just like the scene from Apostle.</p><p></p><p>The way to read Guru Granth is to take the full measure of all of what it offers about a subject -- such as hair. The shabads as a whole put grace and evil into a dharmic context. Looking at all the shabads each contributes another facet of understanding of the Gurmukh's way. One tuk or one shabad will not do it. Let me share just one that puts hair into context, and we can discuss it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਧੁਸੂਦਨੁ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥</p><p>guramukh madhhusoodhan nisathaarae ||</p><p>गुरमुखि मधुसूदनु निसतारे ॥</p><p>The Gurmukhs are emancipated by the Lord.</p><p></p><p></p><p>ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੰਗੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਮੁਰਾਰੇ ॥</p><p>guramukh sangee kirasan muraarae ||</p><p>गुरमुखि संगी क्रिसन मुरारे ॥</p><p>The Lord Krishna becomes the Gurmukh's Companion.</p><p></p><p></p><p>ਦਇਆਲ ਦਮੋਦਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰਤੁ ਕਿਤੈ ਨ ਭਾਤੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥</p><p>dhaeiaal dhamodhar guramukh paaeeai horath kithai n bhaathee jeeo ||2||</p><p>दइआल दमोदरु गुरमुखि पाईऐ होरतु कितै न भाती जीउ ॥२॥</p><p>The Gurmukh finds the Merciful Lord. He is not found any other way. ||2||</p><p></p><p></p><p>ਨਿਰਹਾਰੀ ਕੇਸਵ ਨਿਰਵੈਰਾ ॥</p><p>nirehaaree kaesav niravairaa ||</p><p>निरहारी केसव निरवैरा ॥</p><p>He does not need to eat; His Hair is Wondrous and Beautiful; He is free of hate.</p><p></p><p>ਕੋਟਿ ਜਨਾ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਪੂਜਹਿ ਪੈਰਾ ॥</p><p>kott janaa jaa kae poojehi pairaa ||</p><p>कोटि जना जा के पूजहि पैरा ॥</p><p>Millions of people worship His Feet.</p><p></p><p>ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਈ ਭਗਤੁ ਇਕਾਤੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥</p><p>guramukh hiradhai jaa kai har har soee bhagath eikaathee jeeo ||3||</p><p>गुरमुखि हिरदै जा कै हरि हरि सोई भगतु इकाती जीउ ॥३॥</p><p>He alone is a devotee, who becomes Gurmukh, whose heart is filled with the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||</p><p></p><p>ਅਮੋਘ ਦਰਸਨ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥</p><p>amogh dharasan baeanth apaaraa ||</p><p>अमोघ दरसन बेअंत अपारा ॥</p><p>Forever fruitful is the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; He is Infinite and Incomparable.</p><p></p><p></p><p>ਵਡ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਸਦਾ ਦਾਤਾਰਾ ॥</p><p>vadd samarathh sadhaa dhaathaaraa ||</p><p>वड समरथु सदा दातारा ॥</p><p>He is Awesome and All-powerful; He is forever the Great Giver.</p><p></p><p>ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੀਐ ਤਿਤੁ ਤਰੀਐ ਗਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਵਿਰਲੀ ਜਾਤੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੬॥੧੩॥</p><p>guramukh naam japeeai thith thareeai gath naanak viralee jaathee jeeo ||4||6||13||</p><p>गुरमुखि नामु जपीऐ तितु तरीऐ गति नानक विरली जाती जीउ ॥४॥६॥१३॥</p><p>As Gurmukh, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall be carried across. O Nanak, rare are those who know this state! ||4||6||13||</p><p></p><p><em>First, He does not need to eat; His Hair is Wondrous and Beautiful; He is free of hate.</em> The Gurmukh referred to here is Waheguru whose image is radiant and the wondrous and beautiful hair gives the image of Him a numinous quality, above hatred. The idea then is to assimilate to this numinous quality by becoming a Gurmukh, by filling our hearts with the numinous Lord. <em>He alone is a devotee, who becomes Gurmukh, whose heart is filled with the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||</em> In this state, one knows the Naam and is carried across the terrible world ocean, <em>As Gurmukh, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall be carried across. O Nanak, rare are those who know this state! ||4||6||13||</em></p><p><em></em></p><p></p><p>Guruji will never say, You should not cut your hair. Rather, in this instance the qualities of godliness are signaled by the image of "wondrous" hair. Now my one effort here is paltry, because it fails to bring all the shabads together in one place to see how their meaning complements one vs. the other. That is why daily reading of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is so important to get the big picture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 139294, member: 35"] Sri Kamala ji There is an unforgettable scene in the movie Apostle where Robert Duvall spars with another true-believer. The two old-time religionists vie for dominance throwing one line from the Bible after another at one another, in competition. If I can find a video clip of the scene I will post it here. I bring up this image because the Hebrew and Christian scriptures are used often as quick reminders of how to live in grace or wander in sin. Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is not such a scripture, and it is often so demoralizing to read someone using one or another tuk to prove the high ground in a debate about living in grace or wandering in evil. It indeed is just like the scene from Apostle. The way to read Guru Granth is to take the full measure of all of what it offers about a subject -- such as hair. The shabads as a whole put grace and evil into a dharmic context. Looking at all the shabads each contributes another facet of understanding of the Gurmukh's way. One tuk or one shabad will not do it. Let me share just one that puts hair into context, and we can discuss it. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਧੁਸੂਦਨੁ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥ guramukh madhhusoodhan nisathaarae || गुरमुखि मधुसूदनु निसतारे ॥ The Gurmukhs are emancipated by the Lord. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੰਗੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਮੁਰਾਰੇ ॥ guramukh sangee kirasan muraarae || गुरमुखि संगी क्रिसन मुरारे ॥ The Lord Krishna becomes the Gurmukh's Companion. ਦਇਆਲ ਦਮੋਦਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰਤੁ ਕਿਤੈ ਨ ਭਾਤੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥ dhaeiaal dhamodhar guramukh paaeeai horath kithai n bhaathee jeeo ||2|| दइआल दमोदरु गुरमुखि पाईऐ होरतु कितै न भाती जीउ ॥२॥ The Gurmukh finds the Merciful Lord. He is not found any other way. ||2|| ਨਿਰਹਾਰੀ ਕੇਸਵ ਨਿਰਵੈਰਾ ॥ nirehaaree kaesav niravairaa || निरहारी केसव निरवैरा ॥ He does not need to eat; His Hair is Wondrous and Beautiful; He is free of hate. ਕੋਟਿ ਜਨਾ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਪੂਜਹਿ ਪੈਰਾ ॥ kott janaa jaa kae poojehi pairaa || कोटि जना जा के पूजहि पैरा ॥ Millions of people worship His Feet. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਈ ਭਗਤੁ ਇਕਾਤੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥ guramukh hiradhai jaa kai har har soee bhagath eikaathee jeeo ||3|| गुरमुखि हिरदै जा कै हरि हरि सोई भगतु इकाती जीउ ॥३॥ He alone is a devotee, who becomes Gurmukh, whose heart is filled with the Lord, Har, Har. ||3|| ਅਮੋਘ ਦਰਸਨ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥ amogh dharasan baeanth apaaraa || अमोघ दरसन बेअंत अपारा ॥ Forever fruitful is the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; He is Infinite and Incomparable. ਵਡ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਸਦਾ ਦਾਤਾਰਾ ॥ vadd samarathh sadhaa dhaathaaraa || वड समरथु सदा दातारा ॥ He is Awesome and All-powerful; He is forever the Great Giver. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੀਐ ਤਿਤੁ ਤਰੀਐ ਗਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਵਿਰਲੀ ਜਾਤੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੬॥੧੩॥ guramukh naam japeeai thith thareeai gath naanak viralee jaathee jeeo ||4||6||13|| गुरमुखि नामु जपीऐ तितु तरीऐ गति नानक विरली जाती जीउ ॥४॥६॥१३॥ As Gurmukh, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall be carried across. O Nanak, rare are those who know this state! ||4||6||13|| [I]First, He does not need to eat; His Hair is Wondrous and Beautiful; He is free of hate.[/I] The Gurmukh referred to here is Waheguru whose image is radiant and the wondrous and beautiful hair gives the image of Him a numinous quality, above hatred. The idea then is to assimilate to this numinous quality by becoming a Gurmukh, by filling our hearts with the numinous Lord. [I]He alone is a devotee, who becomes Gurmukh, whose heart is filled with the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||[/I] In this state, one knows the Naam and is carried across the terrible world ocean, [I]As Gurmukh, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall be carried across. O Nanak, rare are those who know this state! ||4||6||13|| [/I] Guruji will never say, You should not cut your hair. Rather, in this instance the qualities of godliness are signaled by the image of "wondrous" hair. Now my one effort here is paltry, because it fails to bring all the shabads together in one place to see how their meaning complements one vs. the other. That is why daily reading of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is so important to get the big picture. [/QUOTE]
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