Re:Gurbani passage which inspired Singh Kaur's I would make myself a Slave..

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It’s one of the stunningly beautiful Guru Ram Das Slokas.. The blue-and-gold hard bound volume of PEACE LAGOON – p 212.. Rag Suhi.. I would make myself a slave to the one who can take me to meet my beloved Lord. This is the epitome of devotion, I not only devote myself to the ‘One’, I also worship the one who gives me a glimpse of the one.. See also the other famous Guru Ram Das one by Singh Kaur, p.207 Rag Asa: My eyes are damp with the nectar of the Lord.. The bhakti spirit of Guru Ram Das is exquisite and often resonates with us..

Pritam Hari Kaur, Johannesburg

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Sat Nam Pritam Hari Kaur;

 

Thank you for your help with this and for your additional comments.

 

The " I would make myself a Slave " song resonated very strongly with me

from the beginning of my journey into the Guru, (2004); because I felt

I had been magically brought to the feet of the Guru by Snatam Kaur's

chanting and was filled with that same gratitude expressed in the title

line. So I understand in my own way, something about the intensity of

that devotion being expressed.

 

I had to smile when I read your suggestion to check out Guru Ram Das's

Raag Asa " My eyes are wet with the nectar of the Lord. " That song was a

a translation of the first Hukam I ever heard - taken by Snatam on my

first visit to the local sikh Gurdwara. That opening line spoke to me

immediately as my eyes had indeed been wet with tears of bliss every

time I heard Gurbani chanting - which until that hukam had amounted

only to hearing Snatam Kaur's CDs Shanti and Prem for a few weeks.

Those tears and the transformations brought about by listening to

kirtan were what made it compelling for me to go the sikh Gurdwara

here.

 

Months later I found the " Slave of slaves " song online and then bought

the Singh Kaur " Crimson " CD. Needless to say I was more than thrilled

to find that the title song " Crimson " on that CD is a song of that

first Hukam.

 

Thank you again for your help, comments and suggestions!

 

Wahe Guru!

Nam Hari Kaur Eugene OR

 

 

 

Kundalini-Yoga , " Pritam Hari Kaur " <khalsa

wrote:

>

> It's one of the stunningly beautiful Guru Ram Das Slokas.. The blue-

and-gold

> hard bound volume of PEACE LAGOON - p 212.. Rag Suhi.. I would make

myself a

> slave to the one who can take me to meet my beloved Lord. This is the

> epitome of devotion, I not only devote myself to the 'One', I also

worship

> the one who gives me a glimpse of the one.. See also the other famous

Guru

> Ram Das one by Singh Kaur, p.207 Rag Asa: My eyes are damp with the

nectar

> of the Lord.. The bhakti spirit of Guru Ram Das is exquisite and often

> resonates with us..

> Pritam Hari Kaur, Johannesburg

>