English Translation
SORAT’H, FIFTH MEHL, SECOND HOUSE, ASHTAPADEES:ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
They read scriptures, and contemplate the Vedas; they practice the inner cleansing techniques of Yoga, and control of the breath. But they cannot escape from the company of the five passions; they are increasingly bound [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday 30th September 2008
September 30, 2008Monday September 28th 2008
September 29, 2008English Translation
RAAG GOND, THE WORD OF NAAM DAYV JEE, FIRST HOUSE:
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: The ritual sacrifice of horses, giving one’s weight in gold to charities, and ceremonial cleansing baths – || 1 ||
These are not equal to singing the Praises of the Lord’s [...]
Sunday, September 28, 2008
September 28, 2008SORAT’H, FIFTH MEHL, FIRST HOUSE, TI-TUKAS:ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
Who should I ask? Who should I worship? All were created by Him. Whoever appears to be the greatest of the great, shall ultimately be mixed with the dust. The Fearless, Formless Lord, the Destroyer of Fear bestows all comforts, [...]
Saturday, September 27, 2008
September 27, 2008RAAG GAUREE CHAYTEE, THE WORD OF NAAM DAYV JEE:
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
God makes even stones float. So why shouldn’t Your humble slave also float across, chanting Your Name, O Lord? || 1 || Pause ||
You saved the prostitute, and the ugly hunch-back; You [...]
Friday, September 26, 2008
September 26, 2008English Translation
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.
CREATIVE BEING PERSONIFIED. NO FEAR. NO HATRED.
IMAGE OF THE UNDYING. BEYOND BIRTH. SELF-EXISTENT.
BY GURU’S GRACE:
RAAG GOND, CHAU-PADAS, FOURTH MEHL, FIRST HOUSE:
If, in his conscious mind, he places his hopes in the Lord, then he shall obtain the fruits of all the [...]
Thursday 25 September 2008
September 25, 2008English Translation
SHALOK, FIRST MEHL: All the spiritual teachers, their disciples and the rulers of the world shall be buried under the ground. The emperors shall also pass away; God alone is Eternal. You alone, Lord, You alone. || 1 ||
FIRST MEHL: Neither the angels, nor the demons, nor human beings, nor the Siddhas, nor the [...]
Wednesday 24th September 2008
September 24, 2008English Translation
SORAT’H, THIRD MEHL:
He alone is a Sikh, a friend, a relative and a sibling, who walks in the Way of the Guru’s Will. One who walks according to his own will, O Siblings of Destiny, suffers separation from the Lord, and shall be punished. Without the True Guru, peace is never obtained, O [...]
Monday 23 September 2008
September 23, 2008English Translation
WADAHANS, THIRD MEHL, ASHTAPADEES:
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
True is the Bani of His Word, and True is the melody; True is contemplative meditation on the Word of the Shabad. Night and day, I praise the True Lord. Blessed, blessed is my great good fortune. [...]
Monday, September 22, 2008
September 22, 2008RAAG BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL, DU-PADAS, FIFTH HOUSE:
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
I have given up all other efforts, and have taken the medicine of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Fevers, sins and all diseases are eradicated, and my mind is cooled and soothed. || 1 ||
Worshipping the Perfect Guru in adoration, all pains are [...]
Sunday 21st, September 2008
September 21, 2008GUJRI, FIFTH MEHL, PANCH-PADAS, SECOND HOUSE:ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
First, he came to dwell in his mother’s womb; leaving it, he came into the world. Splendid mansions, beautiful gardens and palaces – none of these shall go with him. || 1 ||
All [...]