Beautiful Verses from Granth Sahib

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Some sing that He seems so very far away. Some sing that He watches over us,

face to face, ever-present. There is no shortage of those who preach and

teach. Millions upon millions offer millions of sermons and stories. The

Great Giver keeps on giving, while those who receive grow weary of

receiving. Throughout the ages, consumers consume. The Commander, by His

Command, leads us to walk on the Path. O Nanak, He blossoms forth, Carefree

and Untroubled. || 3 || True is the Master, True is His Name-speak it with

infinite love. People beg and pray, "Give to us, give to us", and the Great

Giver gives His Gifts. So what offering can we place before Him, by which we

might see the Darbaar of His Court? What words can we speak to evoke His

Love? In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the True

Name, and contemplate His Glorious Greatness. By the karma of past actions,

the robe of this physical body is obtained. By His Grace, the Gate of

Liberation is found. O Nanak, know this well: the True One Himself is All.

|| 4 || He cannot be established, He cannot be created. He Himself is

Immaculate and Pure. Those who serve Him are honored. O Nanak, sing of the

Lord, the Treasure of Excellence. Sing, and listen, and let your mind be

filled with love. Your pain shall be sent far away, and peace shall come to

your home. The Guru's Word is the Sound-current of the Naad; the Guru's Word

is the Wisdom of the Vedas; the Guru's Word is all-pervading. The Guru is

Shiva, the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is Paarvati and Lakhshmi.

Even knowing God, I cannot describe Him; He cannot be described in words.

The Guru has given me this one understanding: there is only the One, the

Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! || 5 || If I am pleasing to Him,

then that is my pilgrimage and cleansing bath. Without pleasing Him, what

good are ritual cleansings? I gaze upon all the created beings: without the

karma of good actions, what are they given to receive? Within the mind are

gems, jewels and rubies, if you listen to the Guru's Teachings, even once.

The Guru has given me this one understanding: there is only the One, the

Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! || 6 || Even if you could live

throughout the four ages, or even ten times more, and even if you were known

throughout the nine continents and followed by all, with a good name and

reputation, with praise and fame throughout the world-still, if the Lord

does not bless you with His Glance of Grace, then who cares? What is the

use? Among worms, you would be considered a lowly worm, and even

contemptible sinners would hold you in contempt. O Nanak, God blesses the

unworthy with virtue, and bestows virtue on the virtuous. No one can even

imagine anyone who can bestow virtue upon Him. || 7 || Listening-the

Siddhas, the spiritual teachers, the heroic warriors, the yogic masters.

Listening-the earth, its support and the Akaashic ethers. Listening-the

oceans, the lands of the world and the nether regions of the underworld.

Listening-Death cannot even touch you. O Nanak, the devotees are forever in

bliss. Listening-pain and sin are erased. || 8 || Listening-Shiva, Brahma

and Indra. Listening-even foul-mouthed people praise Him. Listening-the

technology of Yoga and the secrets of the body. Listening-the Shaastras, the

Simritees and the Vedas. O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss.

Alakh Niranjan~!

 

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Humanity is one's only Religion

Breath is one's only Prayer

Consciousness one's only God

 

Ishaan