who else can save us from lust, anger, greed, ego and attachment

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Posted by: " sita krishnan " sita2006krish sita2006krish

Sat May 24, 2008 6:01 pm (PDT)

 

One day, a Sikh named Kadhari, came to see the 2nd Guru Ji - Guru

Angad Dev Ji. He had come in a " vairaag " , bowed down before Guru Ji

and asked the following question.

 

Q. The five enemies of mankind, namely lust, anger, greed, worldly

attachment and the ego have surrounded the whole world. How can we

save ourselves from their deadly clutches? If we can know them then

some defence against them is possible, but most of the world is not

even aware of their existence.

 

Guru Angad Dev ji gave a " parman " or example. He told the Sikh that,

when a jungle catches fire most of the animals are unable to run to

safety and so they perish. But there is one animal, a deer or " Hiran "

which can run so fast and so reaches safety when the jungle is on

fire; it runs towards a river, submerges itself in the cold water and

escapes being burnt. The fire cannot reach it and it gets peace there

or " sukh " . Mankind is also surrounded by the fire of " Kal " and he is

unable to avoid this fire unlike the deer.

 

Mankind is in trouble; they have no peace of mind in whose house the

five robbers of lust, anger, greed, worldly attachments and ego have

entered. Can that house be saved? Surely not, because only a few, like

the deer, are saved. The river of cold water is the satsang. Guru Ji

further explained that satsang is where praise alone is showered in

God's Name. In such a " river of satsang " the five evil forces of the

mind are destroyed and the coldness against the world's fire is

provided by the Guru's shabad or light.