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Om Sai Ram~~~
Quotations from Adi Granth~~~
Greed ~~~
1. Absorbed in false greed,
You have forgotten that death is the end;
Even now no harm will be done to you,
If you sing the glory of the Lord.
GURU IC, TILANG RAG
2. Unhappy is he,
Who lives under the influence of greed,
luxury, anger and pride.
GURU III, GUJRI RAG
3. Nanak, you may ask the wise people:
Who could ever attain Him with lust and greed?
GURU V, BIHAGARA RAG
4. Man is lost in greed,
And does not know his own interest.
O my greedy mind,
You are ever lost in greed.
He who is lost in greed for worldly things,
Is neither honoured in this world nor in the next.
He who is full of greed for wealth of someone who is dead,
Has wasted his valuable life.
Though the light in one's eyes has dimmed.
Yet one craves for a long life.
Lord, the surge of greed is very fierce,
And this boat of mine is about to sink.
NAMDEVJI BASANT RAG
4. The surging greed is like the madness of a dog,
This madness has vitiated all.
GURU V, NATNARAYAN RAG
5. What is that love which is based on greed?
When there is greed, the love is false.
FARIDJI, SHALOKAS
6. My mind is foolish,
It is lured away by greed.
GURU I, SRI RAG
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Anger~~~
1. Do not be angry with any person, But know yourself.
Guru V, Jaitsri Rag
2. When His Nam resides in the mind, Anger and conceit are washed away.
Guru III, Sri Rag
3. Those who have fallen in love with him, Anger, lust and greed do not come near them.
Guru V, Bihagara Rag
4. Understands the essence of all the Vedas: Forsake the anger from your mind, O Pandit.
Guru V, RAMKALI Rag
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Maya~~~
1. What is Maya? What actions are Maya? Maya is where one is bound to Pain and Pleasure, and one acts in Ego. (Sri Rag M. 3)
2. Maya and attachment are also God's Creation; He Himself deludes us (through them) The Egocentric does (pious) acts, but knows not the Lord and wastes His life away.
(Sri Rag M. 3)
3. Nanak: They, who Dwelt on the Lord's Name, are eternally in communion with the Lord.
(Maya is in the service of the Master and she serves too the Servants of the Lord. (Var of Sri Rag M. 4, Shlokas)
4. One's mind wanders, lured by Maya, and yet it clings to it; He, whom Thou Savest, O Lord, from seeking Maya, alone is imbued with the Love of Thy Name. (Shloka of Gauri Bavan Akhri M. 5)
5. Maya is like a mirage, the mind's delusion, the deer's craze, the (passing) shade of a tree.
She is mercurial of mind, and in the end, goes not along with us. (Bilawal M. 5)
6. I tried to grasp (Maya) with care, but she eluded my grasp: Howsoever I loved her, she kept not my company for long. Says Nanak, "When I abandoned and discarded her with contempt, Then she paid obeisance to me and fell at my feet." (Ramkali M. 5)
7. This Maya makes us forake the Lord: and love for the Other wells up in the mind. Says Nanak: "They, who are Attuned to the Lord, by the Guru's Grace, Attain to the Lord in the midst of Maya." (Ramkali M. 3, Anand)
8. (Maya), the woman, gives birth to (the mind), her husband, and this son (of the mind) overwhelms even his father, (the Soul), And makes her suck the milk (of Desire) shorn of the breasts (of Bliss). See Ye, O men, such are the ways of the Kali-age, That the Son marries his own Mother. Lo, without feet, this mind jumps, And it laughs without a mouth. Though in essence ever Awake, it Sleeps, And without a jar, it churns the curds. The mind is a cow without the teats: It journeys out and afar, though the Distance (between it and God) is so short. It finds not the Path without the True Guru; This is the Essence of all Wisdom that Kabir proclaims. (Rag Basant: The Word of Bhakta Kabirji)
9. O Fly, O Maya, O thou creation of God ! Thou sittest only on Dirt and lickest the 'sweet' Poison of Illusion. Thou stayest nowhere: this is thy state I've seen with my Eyes; Save for the Saint, thou hast affected everyone, for the Saints keep ever on the side of God. All creatures are bewitched by thee, but save for the Saints no one has known thy bare reality. Nanak, the Lord's Servant, is Attuned to the Lord's Praise, and sees the Lord's Presence, Enshrining the (Guru's) Word in his Consciousness. (Sarang M. 5)
10. Lo, Maya dances its devil-dance and yokes everyone to Vice; she entices away even the sun and the moon: And when tinkle her ankle-bells, Evil rankles with us; its myriad gestures bewitch and beguile any one but God. (Pause)
She has affected the three Worlds, and outer discipline erases not its effect; and men, involved in Strife, are intoxicated with its wind and are tossed about as on the high seas. Only the Lord's Saints are Saved, and are Delivered they of the Yama's Noose; So Contemplate thou Him alone, whose Name Santifies even the Sinners.
(Sarang M. 5)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
FEAR~~~
1. There is none save God. Of whom we should be afraid.
Guru III, Sri Rag
2. He alone fears who practices sin, The virtuous is ever happy;
Why should we fear anybody, When we know the Lord is just?
Guru III, Sri Rag
3. He, who is pure of heart, Is devoid of all fear.
Guru IV, Bihagara Rag
4. He, who remembers the Fearless, Has all his fears destroyed.
Guru V, Gauri Rag
5. Fear of sin and suffering do not come near those,
Who remember God's Name.
Guru V, Bihagara Rag
6. By worshipping God, All fears are destroyed.
Guru V, Sorath Rag
7. There is no fear for them Who have fallen at His feet.
Guru V, SorathRag
8. With fear is filled the whole world;
Yea, he alone fears not whose mainstay is the
Nam; He hath no dread who seeks Thy refuge, O Lord,
9. For, Thou doest what Thou willest.
Guru V, Gauri Rag
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
FAITH~~~
1. Give up all your doubts, And throw your sceptic books into the sea.
(Kabirji, Shlokas)
2. Have firm faith, And let your mind be not shaken.
(Guru V, Dhanasri Rag)
3. O Highest of the high! Nanak has faith only in Thee.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
4. I have faith only in my Husband, And I get whatsoever I need.
(Guru V, Sorath Rag)
5. O Destroyer of pride! Thy slave has faith only in Thee.
(Guru V, Sorath Rag)
6. If we believe in the Word, We find the Guru and lose our ego.
(Guru III, Sri Rag)
7. How clear the path of one who believes,
He lives with honour, with honour he leaves.
( Guru I, Japji)
8. Those who believe, Their minds awaken to higher conscoiusness,
And to the inner knowledge of all spheres.
(Guru I, Japji)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Pride~~~
1. Happily live the lowly who practice humility,
Thousands of haughty personages, O Nanak!
Have been crushed to the dust through their pride.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
2. He she is proud, Shall be burnt in the fire of His wrath.
GURU IV, SORATH RAG
3. A wealthy man is full of conceit for his wealth,
And a landlord boasts of his land.GURU V, JAITSRI RAG
4. He who feels proud of sovereign powers will be thrown in hell,
And will be born again a dog; He who takes pride in the beauty of his person,
Becomes a vermin of filth; He who vaunts his ritualism,
Wanders through many incarnations; He who boasts of wealth and estate,
Betrays his folly, blindness and ignorance; Nanak, he in whose heart the Gracious Provi dence instils humility,Attains salvation in this world and beatitude in
the next.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
5. Says Nanak, he who is proud of self,
Shall not appear beautiful before the Lord.
GURU I, JAPJI
6. Give up your pride,
And prostrate at the feet of the Lord.
GURU V, JAITSRI RAG
7. He who boasts of his possessions,
Shall fall to the dust in a moment.
GURU V, GOND RAG
8. He who is proud,
Shall be destroyed.
GURU IV, SORATH RAG
9. The filth of pride cannot be washed off,
Even if one takes bath at hundred Tirthas.
GURU III, SRI RAG
10. He who considers high and others low,
And he who acts or talks with pride.
Shall be driven to hell.
KABIRJI, MARU RAG
11. He that is high shall fall to the dust;
He that is low needs fear no hell.
GURU V, ASA RAG
12. Pride is a disease of the mind.
GURU IV, GAURI RAG
13. He who calls himself good.
Goodness never comes near him.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
14. Remove pride from your heart,
And serve the True Guru,
Thus you will be respected in His Court.
GURU I, SRI RAG
15. Kabir, do not feel proud,
And do not laugh at a poor man;
Yet the boat is in the midstream,
Who knows what may happen?
KABIRJI, SHALOKAS
16. Why are you proud of your body and wealth,
And why don't you remember God?
KABIRJI, GAURI RAG
17. Nanak, they are silly asses,
Who are proud without possessing any merit.
GURU I, SARANG RAG
18. Without the True Guru,
Pride is not removed from the heart.
GURU I, GAURI RAG
19. Of what can the created one be proud?
For, the Creator alone hath the power to give.
GURU I, SRI RAG
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Charity~~~
1. He who earns by his own exertions,
And gives something out of his earnings in charity,
Nanak, has found the way to the Lord.
GURU I, SARANG RAG
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Deeds~~~
1. As you sow, so you shall reap; This body is the result of your actions.
(Guru V, Jaitsri Rag)
2. All your actions without remembering him, Are as futile as decorations on a corpse.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
3. Cursed be those actions, Which are done without remembering the Lord.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
4. O foolish mind! Why do you grumble, When you are rewarded according to your own actions?
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
5. If your feet are limp, It is because of your own deeds.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
6. I shall reap the fruit of my labour.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
7. Whatsoever you sow, you shall reap The fruit thereof.
(Guru I, Japji)
8. We shall all have to render, An account of our actions.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
9. I have been separated from Thee due to my own actions, Why should I blame others?
(Guru V, Majh Rag)
10. He who sings His praises and does good actions Will merge into Him.
(Guru III, GauriI Rag)
11. I am slave to him, Who does good actions.
(Guru III, Asa Rag)
12. In the end, you will be judged According to your own actions.
(Kabirji, Sorath Rag)
13. Why blame other people? I have to blame my own actions; As I have acted so are the fruits.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
14. On the soil of your mind Sow the seed of good actions;
Water this field with His Nam.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
15. Life devoid of good actions Is all in vain.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
16. Give up bad actions And only do good ones.
(Guru, I, Sorath Rag)
17. He who encroaches upon another's possessions, How long will his actions remain concealed?
(Guru V, Jaijavanthi Rag)
18. Why delay doing good, Delay if the action is evil.
(Guru V, Jaijavanthi Rag)
19. I ignoramus, why do you blaspheme God, When you are to get according to your own actions?
(Trilochanji, Dhanasri Rag)
20. Our actions keep us far, Or draw us near Him.
(Guru I, Japji)
21. As are one's deeds, So doth one gather the fruits therof.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
22. In the whole wide world that I see around, Nothing can be gained without good actions.
(Guru I, Japji)
23. There can be no worship, Without doing good actions.
(Guru I, Japji)
24. Without pleasing God. All actions are worthless.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
25. Without pleasing God, All actions are worthless.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
26. All people are under One Sovereign, Who holds them responsible for their actions.
(Guru I, Basant Rag)
27. Divine knowledge ripeneth, By good acts.
(Guru I, Majh Rag)
28. Do good deeds, And get their reward.
(Kabirji, Asa Rag)
29. Man's actions in this world, Shall bear witness in God's Court.
(Faridji, Shlokas)
30. Our acts, right and wrong, At Thy Court shall come to judgement;
Some be seated near Thy seat, Some ever kept distant;
The toils have ended of those; That have worshipped Thee;
O Nanak, their faces are lit with joyful radiance, And many others they set free.
(Guru I, Japji)
31. Nanak, should He forgive, Shall we be forgiven, Or else, dirt will go on accumulating.
(Guru I, MAJH Rag)
32. Your Grace is such, my Master, That all my undertakings have met with success.
(Guru V, Asa Rag)
33. If you sing God's glory, All your undertakings will bear fruit.
(Guru V, Kalyan Rag)
34. Those upon whom the Master of this universe, bestowes His Grace, Enshrine the Lord in their mind,
And in the Court of Dharam Raj the record of their deeds is torn off: Nanak, thus I am redeemed of all my accounts.
(Guru IV, Jaitsri Rag)
35. The Lord hath created myriads of species, But he alone meeteth the Guru on whom is the Lord's Grace;
His sins are washed off and he is made pure, And at the True Door, he is made Beauteous by Nam.
(Guru III, Majh Rag)
36. If the Lord asks for the account of actions, O who can answer? If one renders the account, it is in vain to count
in twos and threes, So one should pray for His Grace.
(Guru III, Majh Rag)
37. We are saved not, If Thou judgest according to our actions, Forgive us, O Thou Forgiver of all, And lead Nanak across this ocean of life.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
38. Call me not to account, For, thus I am saved not; Without any merit am I, Save me, O Lord! Ever Forgiver art Thou, ever Beneficent, And Thou art the Support of us all; Nanak, Thy devotee followeth the way of the Saints,
Save him Thou, o Lord, this time.
(Guru I, Todi Rag)
39. Countless sinners,on bowing to the Lord's feet, Became sanctified.
(Guru I, Maru Rag)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Miracles~~~
1. (If the Lord Wills), He may make the tigers and hawks and kites and falcons eat grass.
And the grass-eating animals he may feed the meats.
He may dry up the beds of the streams and flood the deserts.
A mere worm he may exalt to kingship and reduce to dust the armies (arrayed against him).
All creatures live by breathing; but He may keep one without breath, if He Wills.
Nanak: As the True One Wills, so doth man abide. (Shloka M. 1)
2. If I clothed myself with fire, and abided in the house of snow and chewed iron for my feed,
And I gulped down all pain like water, and drove the world before me.
And weighed I the earth and the skies in the scales with a mere copper.
And if so great I be that I contained not myself within me, and all were driven by my will,
And so powerful were my mind that I did what I willed, while others were followed.
(Vain would this be all) for, as Great is the Lord, so is His Mercy which
He Bestows in His Will.
Nanak: He, on whom is His Grace, he attains the Glory of the True Name. (Shloka M. 1)
3. If the Lord grants power to a mere ant, She can destroy myriads of hosts.
He, whose life He does not like to end, Him he Protects with His Glorious hands,
But his doings avail him not. (Gauri Sukhmani M. 5)
4. One practises many postures, like a Siddha, but one's mind craves to possess extra-psychic powers.
But, when one meets with the Saint Peace comes to Him, and He is blest with the Miraculous powers of the Lord's Name. (Bilawal, M. 4)
5. To work miracles is vain, an empty show. (Japu, M. 1)
6. To crave for the world's treasures, or to become a miracle-man is vain.For, thiswise, we break not off (the chains of) Desire, and the Lord's Name abides not in our mind. (Var, Vadhans, M. 3)
7. Without the Lord's Name, all miracls, all extra-psychic powers, all eats and wears, are of no consequence. That alone is a miracle which the Lord of Himself blesses us with. (Var, Sorath, M. 3)
8. Nanak, call that a miracle Which the Lord graciously bestows.
(Guru II, Asa Raga)
9. When the Lord gives unexpectedly,It is called a miracle.
(Guru III, Sorath Raga)
10. The desire to possess miraculous powers is a false attachment, It keeps out the love of Nam from the heart.
(Guru III, Vadhans Raga)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Selfishness~~~
1. Everyone is engrossed in his own gain,
None sacrifices himself for the sake of others,
Nanak, do not contract company with such men,
Who think only of their own gains.
Guru V, Gauri Rag
2. In prosperity many come and surround a man,
When fortune frowns at him, all abandon him
and nobody comes near.
Guru IX, Sorath Rag
3. O my mind, the family members, friends and brothers,
Whom we see around us meet us for selfish motives;
The day when their self-interests is not served, They will desert you.
Guru IV, Gond Rag
4. He who loseth his self,
Getteth all he asks for.
Guru III, Majh Rag
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Passions~~~
1. There are five robbers in this body, Lust, anger, greed, attachment and pride.
GURU III, SORATH RAG
2. Call him a perfect fool, Who is the slave of his passions Greed, lust and pride.
GURU I, MAJH RAG
3. None can get happiness, By indulging in the passions-lust, anger, greed and conceit.
GURU V, SORATH RAG
4. In the fire of desire, The whole world is being consumed- Greed, conceit and ego hold sway.
GURU III, MAJH RAG
5. My mind has been drowned in passions, I cannot think of this or the next life.
RAVIDASJI, GAURI RAG
6. Entangled in greed, lust and passion, I commit many sins.
GURU V, BIHAGARA RAG
7. Lust, anger, greed pride and passion, By following these one cannot get peace.
GURU V, SORATH RAG
8. Poisoned with passion and greed, One has forgotten the nectar of His Nam.
DHANNAJI, ASA RAG
9. Intoxicated with lust you are lost in passions, And do not distinguish between vice and virtue.
BAINIJI, SRI RAG
10. O proud man, Attracted by wealth and beautiful women, You have forgotten God.
KABIRJI, KENDARA RAG
11. Lost in lust, anger and deceit, my days have been wasted;
Busy in backbiting I have passed my life, And have never remember God.
KABIRJI, MARU RAG
12. Without subduing your passions, Say, how will you be able to realize the Lord?
GURU I, GAURI RAG
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Get Together~~~
1. Get together, my brethren, And remove all misunderstandings through regard for each other.
GURU V, BASANT RAG
2. The advantages of getting together, I cannot enumerate.
GURU I, GUJRI RAG
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Destiny~~~
1. They who were so destined, they met the True Guru. (Sri Rag, M. 3)
2. They in whose Destiny it was so writ, they, the Godwards, alone were attached to Him. (Sri Rag, M. 3)
3. When thy Destiny awakens, thou meetest with the True Guru. (Sri Rag, M. 3)
4. If it be one's Destiny, the Lord's Name comes into one's mind and one attains to the Lord through the Word. (Sri Rag, M. 3)
5. I meditate in the mind on the Name of God who has writ on my forehead this
great, good Destiny. (Sri Rag, Var Pauri, M. 4)
6. The Unknowable Lord's pen inscribes the Destinies of all beings on their foreheads. (Gauri Bavan Akhri, M. 5)
7. A man becomes a prisoner of himself and lo, he blames others for his bondage. (Gauri Bavan Akhri, M. 5)
8. He who considers nothing as his own and leans only on the one God and dwells on the Infinite Being, night and day, and makes his mind as dust and realizes the Lord's Will attains peace and receives what is writen his Destiny. (Ibid)
9. He the Lord is the Creator and the Cause and no one can erase His Writ. He does all but once and not again, for He the Creator commits not an error. (Ibid)
10. The oilman's press, the spinning wheel, the grinding stone, the potter's wheel, the spinning tops, the churning sticks, the threshers, the endless whirlwinds in the deserts, the trailing birds spanning vistas breathlessly,
and men moving round and round on a spindle, yea, thee is no end to the things that dance. As is the Lord's Writ, so do we all dance. (Ibid: M. 1)
11. If it be so writ for me by God, I receive the Dust of the Saint's Feet. (Ibid)
12. That what one practises each day becomes his lot. He from whom thou hidest (thy shame), He Seeth all within thee. (Asa, M. 5)
13. Prays Nanak: 'We receive only what is in the Writ of our past." (Dhanasri, M. 1)
14. Thou reapest only what thou sowest: such is the field of Karma. (Jaitsri, M. 5 Pauri)
15. They alone contemplated the Lord in whose lot it was so writ. (Suhi, M. 4)
16. Let's contemplate ever our transcendent Lord. But one attains to Him only if it is so writ by God. (Suhi, M. 5)
17. All but seek to see the Lord's Vision, but, it is by perfect Destiny that one attains to it. (Suhi, M. 5)
18. True it is that we reap ever but what we sow, so why blame another when our Karma leads us astray? (Suhi, M. 5)
19. Even if one wanders about in all the four directions, without Destiny, the Lord's Name is attained not. (Suhi, M. 1)
20. The men of Destiny search their (inner) home and attain to the Treasure of the Lord's Name. The Perfect Guru makes them see; and so they realize their All-pervading Lord. (Suhi, M. 3)
21. They, in whose Lot it was so Writ by God, them the Guru met, and their fear of birth and death hastened away. And they lost the sense of the Other and were attuned to the Lord. (Rag Suhi Chhant, M. 3)
22. He alone is dyed in the Lord's Red, whose Fortune is high. His Soul then is soiled not, nor stained. And he attains to his Bliss-giving Lord, all-too- spontaneously. And through poise, the Lord sinks in his soul, and then
he can leave Him not. (Bilawal, M. 5)
23. One is emancipated only if the Lord Wills it so, and one is attuned to the Guru's Word, and cherishes Devotion to God. (Bilawal M. 1 Thiti)
24. He, in whose Destiny it is so writ, in his mind Abides in the One God. (Bilawal, M. 3)
25. He, whom the Lord seeks to save, him He saves, owning him as His very own. Him burns not the fire of the mother's womb, nor do lust, wrath, greed and attachment him affect. (Gond, M. 5)
26. If one's destiny be great, one contemplates the Lord's Name. And, so doing one attains Bliss, and, through the Name, merges in the name. (Ramkali, M. 4)
27. Without (true) Destiny, myriads wander about aimlessly and they're born to die again and over again, and so ceases not their Round, and loving the (maya's) poison, they gather poison, and enter not into God's
Peace. (Maru, M. 3)
28. That what the Creator-Lord does, that alone comes to pass, and even if one tries a hundred tricks, one attains only what is Writ by God. Without Destiny, one attains nothing even if one roams the whole world. (Suhi, M. 5)
29. Nectar-sweet, O my beloved God, are Thy Words. O Thou Beauteous Enticer of my heart. O Thou, who art in the midst of all and yet keepest detached, I seek no dominion for myself nor deliverance either,
for I crave for nothing but the love of Thy Lotus-Feet. Thou art Brahma, Shiva, Indra, the ascetic, the seer. In Thy Presence alone are they all contained. I Thy meek slave, O Master, seek Thy Door and cling, in utter
humility, to the Refuge of Thy Saints. (Devghandhari, M )
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Life And Death~~~
1. From days, quarters from quarters hours; so our life wears off. For death, like hunter or a butcher walks abroad; O, what is one to do to save oneself ? (Rag Dhanasri, Bhagat Kabirji)
2. Thy forelocks are in the Yama's grip, still knowest thou not, O mind? (Tilang M. 1)
3. My wife, son, father, brothers, O none of them will hold my hand. And when I fall in the grave, not one will come to my rescue, when the last prayer is read. (Rag Tilang M. 1)
4. One remembers not the time when the thorn of death will pierce him through. Nanak: Him the Lord saves, in whose heart, by His Grace, He Himself dwells. (Tilang, M. 4)
5. One's riches, chariots, possessions and dominions which one cherishes, all becomes strangers to one, when the noose of death grips one's neck. (Tilang, M. 9)
6. By true living, they who find the Truth and receive the Wisdom of the Guru they are neither born nor do they die. Their comings and goings are ended. (Sri Rag M. 1)
7. Honoured were they by God (who) kept death ever before their eyes, and equipped themselves with the Lord's Name. (Sr Rag M. 2)
8. One loses the fear of birth and death in the love of the Lord. (Sri Rag M. 5)
9. The bride is widowed not, if she merges in her true Lord. (Sri Rag M. 1, Ashtapadis)
10. Enjoy thou thy spouse and do away with the pain of births and deaths.
(Sri Rag M. 4, Pahre)
11. (Says the Angel of Death): "Where the saints ever worship the Lord and the Lord's praise is sung, thither repair not, O my couriers, for there neither ye nor I will be safe." (Gauri Bavan Akhri M. 5, Shloka)
12. The Lord has given us a fixed number of days: they increase not, nor do they decrease even by an iota.
13. As the pigeon falls into the net, so are the self-willed trapped by death. (Bihagra, M. 4)
14. If the God so wills, He may keep man alive without breath. (Gauri Sukhmani M. 5)
15. As water mingles with water, so man's light merges with God's light. (Ibid)
16. As the rays of the sun gather again in the sun and the drop mingles with the ocean, so does the light of man merges in God's light and the man is fulfilled. (Bilawal, M. 5)
17. Neither is one born nor does one die. It is all God's play and He alone plays it all by Himself. (Gauri Sikhmani M. 5)
18. This play of the world is Thy Creation, O God, and Thou art life, permeating its every pore. It is like a myriad waves rising from the sea, and then merging again into their source.
(Nat M. 4)
19. It is the self-bound who come and go for the God-man abides ever in Truth.
(Ramkali, M. 1, Sidha Goshti)
20. Man emerges from the Lord's Will. He quints as is the Will. He merges too in the Will. (Ibid)
21. The false ones come into the world, but find no refuge and, leaning on the Other, they come and go. (Ibid)
22. They are born not nor do they die. They come nor go, where minds are instructed, by the Guru's Grace. They are like the one from whom they emanated. (Ibid)
23. He who looks upon pain and pleasures alike, by the Guru's Grace, he tastes not death. (Ibid)
24. Death terrifies everyone, but it gives joy to me. For, if one dies not (to the self) how will one attain supreme Bliss? (Shlokas of Kabir)
25. Why weep for the Saint who goes back to his Home? Cry only for the cretched lovers of Maya who are sold from shop to shop (Ibid)
26. They who know death, why should they spread their feet wide? They alone are involved in their own affairs who know life to be everlasting.
(Var of Rag Suhi M. 3, Shloka, M. 2)
27. For a mere night (of life), we treasure our riches, and then we depart in the morn. And our riches go not along with us, and we grieve. (Var of Rag, Suhi M. 3 Shloka M. 2)
28. In the unbaked earthern jar, the water will remain not, so the body withers away when the swan-soul departs. (Suhi, Kabirji)
29. The service (of life) has ended; now I hae to render account (to my God). The cruel
couriers of the Yama have come to seize me. What have you earned? What have you lost? Haste, O life, the King of Dharma calls thee to His court. (Suhi, Kabirji)
30. Man live only if he lives in god. But dies he and is wasted away even in death, if he loves the Other. (Bilawal M. 5)
31. Death laughs over his head, but this quadruped minds not. He is engaged in strife, full of ego, and knows not death. (Bilawal, M. 5)
32. (Our life is like) a tree on the sea-shore, but it can root itself in eternity, if the tree-top is eternally attuned (to God). (Inid)
33. Neithe childhood, nor youth, nor age is safe from the clutches of death. Man is but a mouse, and the cat of death devours it in the end. (Bilawal, Kabirji 1)
34. The breath mingles with air; the air (of the soul) merges in the Oversoul. The dust returns to dust, so what does the man grieve for? Who is dead, pray, who is dead ? O wise ones, reflect on this and see. This is but the play of God. (Ramkali M. 5)
35. All this is the creation of the Lord, and one comes and goes as is the unfathomable Will of God. Neither one comes nor is one capable of dying. Nor one perishes, for, the Soul is eternal and ever-alive. (Ramkali, M. 5, 10)
36. In thy childhood you were ignorant and blind. And in your youth, you were lured away by sin. In the third stage, you gather riches and when you get old, regretfully you leave them all off.
(Ramkali, M. 5)
37. Lo, another one, beguiled by Maya, gold and women, has passed away, abandoning beauty, love, fragrance and other joys of the flesh. He was proud of his vast treasures and was comforted in mind. But nothing kept him company (in the end). (Ramkali, M. 5)
38. Nanak: Life is the fish, the fisherman the desire, like death. The blind mind thinks not and lo, he's netted. (Shloka M. 1, Var of Ramkali M. 3)
39. (Thy Life) passes like the shade of the tree or like the clouds scattered by the winds. (Maru M. 5)
40. One loads the Boat (of life) with sin and launches it upon the Sea (of material existence),
and lo, one sees not the yonder shore, nor the port of sail. Dreadful is the Sea, but there is no Boatman, nor the rows to row the boat across. (Maru, 1)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Knowledge~~~
1. Ignorance hinders progress.
(Kabirji, Asa Rag)
2. The ignorant man wastes his valuable life,
And cuts at his own roots.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
3. The more one reads,
The more agitated one becomes.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
4. The house of wood is on fire from all sides,
The Pandits are burnt to ashes;
The fools have saved their lives by running away.
(Kabirji, Shlokas)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Society~~~
1. He will repent Who keeps the company of the evil-doers.
(Guru I, Prabhati Rag)
2. In the company of bad people, One faces great sorrows.
(Guru III, Maru Rag)
3. The body is full of lust and anger; The company of godly men renders it pure.
(Guru IV, Gauri Rag)
4. The society of saints removes all sins.
( Guru V, GauriRag)
5. The society of saints secures comforts, In this world and the next.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
6. That is the society I crave for, Wherein the Name of the One is remembered.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
7. Seek the company in which the glory of the Lord is sung and the Creator is contemplated;
In that company chant his glory and remember the Creator.
(Guru I, Gauri Rag)
8. Those who have found the society of the holy persons,
Are dyed fast with the love of the Supreme Being;
They are freed from all fetters and chains;
With devotion they worship the Lord,
Their eyes are pleased with the sight of the Lord,
Their tongues praise the Lord in all His manifestation.
With the Guru's Grace, their thirst is extinguished.
In the love of the Lord, their hearts feel fully satisfied.
Thy servant serves the Lord in His glory,
Who is the Primeval Being, the Highest of the high.
(Guru V, Basant Rag)
9. It is by great good fortune,
That one gets the society of the God-loving;
Unfortunate people grope about in doubt anddarkness;
The society of the truthful cannot be obtained without good fortune,
And without such society, man lives in impurity.
( Guru IV, Majh Rag)
10. True society is the school of the True Guru,
Whefrein we learn to love God,
And admire his greatness.
(Guru IV, Kanara Rag)
11. How can we know of true society?
Wherein the lovers of truth hold communion with Lord alone.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
12. True society is the treasury of Divine Nam, Where we meet God.
(Guru I, Sarang Rag)
13. The dirt of egoism of ages which has soiled the soul,
Will be removed only in the society of the holy.
Just as iron floats when tied to timber,
So will one cross the ocean of life by following
The Guru's word in the company of saints.
(Guru IV, Kanara Rag)
14. O Lord, be so merciful and kind,
That I pass my days in the society of the saints;
For, they who forsake Thee,
Are born to die over and over again,
And never get rid of worries and grief.
(Guru V, Ramkali Rag)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Gambling~~~
1. Gambling is all in vain.
Guru I, Gauri Rag
2. A gambler suffers much anxiety.
Guru I, Gauri Rag
3. And yet goes on gambling.
Guru V, Gauri Rag
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Mind~~~
1. By forcing the mind, one finds not the Lord: many have this wise struggled in vain.
They tried a thousand clever tricks, but their Raw mind did not accept the Color of the Lord.
Through Falsehood and Deceit, one Attains not the Lord, for one eats what one sows. (Sri Rag M. 4)
2. Through the Guru, one stils (the Ego of) one's mind;
And tests it on the Touchstone of the Word.
One grapples with one's mind, and settles with it alone;
And is then at Peace with the mind. (Var of Sri Rag M. 3)
3. Within the cave (of the mind) is an inexhaustible Treasure.
Within it resides the unknowable, infinite, He--
Who Himself is Manifest, Unmanifest. (Majh M. 3)
4. Thy mind is like the bird, and as are its deeds, it becomes now good, now evil;
It sits now on the (sweet smelling) Chandan, now on the bough of the
(poisonous) swallow-wort,
And then again is attuned to the highest Truth.
Nanak: The Lord Drives all in His Will: for such, indeed, is His Nature. (Shloka M. 1)
5. The mind is wild and rare is the one who controls it.
If it eats the Uneatable, then the mind becomes Pure.
The God-wards make their minds Beauteous thus;
They shed their Ego and the sense of Sin. (Gauri Guareri M. 3)
6. This mind is Shakti, this mind is Shiva,
This mind is the essence of all the five elements.
He, who takes this mind to the Higher Regions and there abides he;
To him (alone) is Revealed the Mystery of the three Worlds. (Rag Gauri Poorbi, Kabirji)
7. Joy and pain, dispassion and revelry are the play of the Lord.
Now one is in fear, now in fearlessness; now calm, now lure by wander-lust;
Now in revelry, now in the state of abandonment;
Now dedicated to Yoga, worship, austerity, and now enticed away by Doubt,
And then, through the Lord's Mercy, one Attains the society of the
Saints and is Imbued with the Love of the Lord. (Asa M. 5)
8. The mind is like an elephant--wild and intoxicated with its own power:
And it wanders about in the woods f Illusion, lured by Attachment:
With Death ever hovering over its head, it goes about here and there,
But when it meets with the Guru, it finds its Home.
This mind is born of five elements.
It is the mind that does (good) Deeds and practises Righteousness,
And then drunk with power, becomes Wild and Ignorant too,
But, when it cherishes the Lord's Name, through the Guru's Word, it
becomes beauteous again.
This mind finds its Home through the Guru.
And so becomes Awake to (the Reality of) the three Worlds.
This mind is detached and also attached, and practises austerities too,
And also it knows the Quintessence of the Supreme Lord.
The mind now renounces all sense-desires and I-amness.
(And then) in it abide Desire and the craving for the Other.
He who, through the Guru, tastes the Cure-all of the Lord's Name,
Gathers glory, at the Lord's Court, yea, at God's Abode.
This mind becomes fearless too by cherishing the Lord's Name, by the Guru's Grace.
It overpowers the Five (Desires) and slays them;
And holding its ego in its grip, it binds them down.
The Mind, by the Guru's Grace, forsakes all other pulls and loves,
And, through the Guru's Word, awakens to the Lord's Worship.
Hearing the unstruck Melody (of the Word), the Mind accepts, and
reflects upon, the Truth of the Word.
And, Realizing the Self, it is Attuned to the Formless He.
This Mind becomes immaculate in the Lord's Presence,
And, Attuned to the Lord's Name, is Imbued with the Loving
adoration of the Lord, through the Guru's Word. (Asa, M. 1)
9. If the mind becomes stranger to itself, estranged from it, then, is the whole
world. (Rag Suhi M. 1)
10. Is this mind a householder or Detached, abiding in Dispassion?
Or, is this mind colorless, eternal and ever the same?
Is the mind-nature mercurial, or one of aloofness?
Pray, how was the mind afflicted by the sense of 'mineness' ?
O Pundit, give thought to this mind.
Why read incessantly and carry an unavailing load?
It is the Creator-Lord who has made Maya and 'mineness' a part of our nature,
And willing thus, has Created the whole creation.
Pray, know thou this Truth, by the Guru's grace,
And Surrender ever to the God's Refuge. (Rag Malhar M. 3)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Ill-Will~~~
1. If you do not think evil of others.
My friend, no one will think evil of you.
GURU V, ASA RAG
2. Do not harbour ill-will for any person,
For the Lord resides in all.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
3. Brother, do not think evil of other persons,
Thus you will remain happy for ever.
GURU V, ASA RAG
4. None is my enemy and none has any ill-will against me,
Nanak, none, is evil
I serve the Guru and I am a slave of my Master.
GURU V, ASA RAG
5. To talk ill of others is not good,
Only mean, ignorant persons talk thus.
Guru III, Suhi RAG
6. Brother, do not think evil of others,
And then no evil will come unto you.
Guru V, Gauri RAG
7. He who is full of jealousy of others,
Shall never get peace.
Guru IV, Gauri RAG
8. He who bears ill-will to others,
No good shall be done unto him.
Guru IV, Gauri RAG
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Friends & Friendship~~~
1. No one is my enemy and none is a stranger tome,
Everyone is my friend.
GURU V, KANARA RAG
2. Think everyone your dear friend.
GURU V, ASA RAG
3. To consider friend and foe alike,
Is the best way of realizing the Lord.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
4. My Lord,
I have not seen any friend like Thee.
GURU I, MARU RAG
5. Friend, if you possess some good, let us be friends,
Let us be partners for doing good,
And let us ignore each other's flaws.
GURU SUHI RAG
6. You may try your best,
Friends are not found by mere talk.
GURU I, TILANG RAG
7. If it is a real friendship, It will never break.
GURU I, SUHI RAG
8. Friendship with the inexperienced and love for a rich person, Are as short-lived as a line drawn on water.
GURU II, ASA RAG
9. Nanak, do not seek friendship with those Who are selfish.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
10. He is my friend, my dear friend,
Who imparts to me the knowledge of God.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
11. Friends, bless me,
So that I may meet the Master.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
12. Nanak, my friendship is with Him
Who is Omnipotent.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
13. If you seek relationship with sceptics,
It will end sooner of later.
GURU V, BILAWAL RAG
14. Friendship with sceptics is temporary,
It may break at any moment.
GURU III, VADHANS RAG
15. The sceptic is selfish,
He cannot be of any service to you.
GURU III, SORATH RAG
16. To seek friendship with sceptics,
Is to commit sin.
GURU III, VADHANS RAG
17. Kabir! To make many friends in this world is not a source of happiness,
Only those are happy who attach their affections to the One.
KABIRJI, SHALOKAS
18. Insincere friends art they,
Who cannot keep company even for a while.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Creation~~~
1. What is the time, season, day, month, of creation?
Knows None.
Not the Pundits, even if it be in the text of a Puran;
Nor the Qazi does who interprets the Quran.
Nor Yogi knows the date, season, month, but the One
Who Created the Universe, Knoweth alone. (Jap M. 1)
2. Through the Word is the Creation and the dissolution (of the Universe).
Through the Word is the Evolution of Creation again. (Majh M. 3)
3. Nanak: He who Creates all, them sustains He too.
He whose wonder is this all, also Cares for it. (Shlokas of Asa, M. 1)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Love of Mankind~~~
1. The body is dead without true love.
(Guru III, Ramkali Rag)
2. A life devoid of love is a flower blooming in the wilderness,
With nobody to enjoy its fragrance.
(Kabirji, Gauri Rag)
3. Due to false love and ego in my heart, I am caught in a whirlpool.
(Guru V, Bihagara Rag)
4. One in whose heart there is love, He attains salvation.
(Guru III, Majh Rag)
5. There is all outward love in this world, Every person thinks of his own gain,
Though he be your kith or kin.
(Guru IX, DEVGANDHARI Rag)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Five Passions~~~
1. I have sought Thy Refuge, O King,
That out of the five Peasants in my Tenancy
Not one can raise his head (against me),
And abundance flows through the village. (Sri Rag M. 5)
2. I am the Warrior of God,
Meeting with the Guru, the plume of my headgear flutters.
The audience has assembled and, lo, the Creator Himself Watches me (wrestle)
The Bugles shriek, the Drums are beat:
The Wrestlers have entered into the Tourney, and circle about,
See, how the five furies I trounce and humble,
For the Guru's Hand is at my back. (Sri Rag M. 5)
3. Wrath and lust destroy the body.
As flux melts the gold. (Ramkali, Dakhni Onkar, M. 1)
4. The deer, the fish, the bumble-bee, the moth, and the elephant
Are destroyed each by a single desire. (2)
He, who lives with five passions, what hope can he have (of redumption) [Asa, Ravidas]
5. Within this body are hid the five thieves-lust, wrath, greed, attachment and ego.
They steal away the nectar (within us), but, in our egocentricity, we know
it not, and lo, no one hears our plaint ! (Sorath, M. 3)
6. In the body's furnace is cast the iron of the mind: it is heated by the five fires.
And the coals are of the sins, stacked with the tongs of care. And lo, the
the mind is burnt !
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1. Lust, wrath, greed, infatuation and ego.
2. The deer is enticed away by music; the fish by taste, the bumble-bee by smell;the moth by light, the elephant by lust.
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Exertion~~~
1. In this universe that I behold,
What can a man get without exertion?
(Guru I, Japji)
2. Finish your task. With your own effort.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
3. Earn your living With your own efforts,
Thus you will obtain happiness.
(Guru V, Suhi Rag)
4. Earn your living
With your own efforts,
Thus you will obtain happiness.
(Guru V, Suhi Rag)
5. The knowledge of God cannot be obtained by mere talk,
Talk will not assist in understanding the divine essence.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
6. Look to the future, And cast no glance behind.
(Guru V, Maru Rag)
7. Kabir, what you have to do tomorrow, Do it today;
What you have to do today, do it right now.
(Kabirji, Shlokas)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Devotion~~~
1. Through Devotion, the devotee attains glory. And, imbued with Truth, he merges in the peace of Poise. (Dhanasri M. 3, 4)
2. Without contemplation of the Lord, the life is ever on fire, even though one lives long like a serpent, and even if he has dominions over the nine divisions of the earth. In the end, he leaves the game. (Todi, M. 5)
3. When the boat is full of holes, how can one stop the waters from rushing in? So, contemplate thou the One whose boat it is, and by whom the sinners are also ferried across along with the pious. (Todi, M. 5)
4. O Mother, I am in love with my Lord. This for me is the way of works, this the righteous duty, this the meditation. The Lord's Name is for me the pure conduct. This for me is the life-breath, the life's treasure that I see the presence of my Lord all over. On the highway, at the river bank, this alone is my sustenance, that my mind keeps ever the companionship of
my Lord. (Todi M. 5)
5. They who sing Thy Praises, O Creator Lord, they die not ever, nor grieve. (Todi M. 5)
6. Singing the Praise of the eternal, indestructible Lord, the stubborn intoxication of lust and wrath cools off. (Todi, M. 5)
7. Contemplating the Lord, one gathers wisdom, all the treasures, all psychic-powers all peace. (Rag Bairari, M. 4)
8. Without the Lord's every other love is false, for it forsakes one in a moment. (Bairari M. 4)
9. My Lord is my friend, kinsman, brother and son. Wheresoever I see, I see Him keep my company ever. The Lord's Name is my caste, my honor, my riches, and my happiness and poise and bliss and peace. The contemplation of the Lord is my coat-of-mail. For, even myriads of weapons can pierce it not. The Lord's Feet are my refuge and my fortress, which neither the thorn of Death pierceth nor the Yama overwhelms me. (Suhi, M. 5)
10. If the skies out with a thunder-storm, I'll still go to see my Guru. Even if the stormy sea be in the way, I, his seeker, will cross it to go to his shore. As the man dies without water, so does the seeker without the Guru. As the earth looks beauteous when it rains, so does the seeker bloom on meeting with the Guru. I seek to be the slave of thy slaves, O Guru, and call on thee in the mood of prayer. (Rag Suhi, M. 4, Ashtapadis)
11. As the fish lives not without water, do what one may, so the Lord's Saint lives not without the Lord. Without the Lord's Name dies he. (Rag Suhi, M. 4, Ashtapadis)
12. The Lord protects the honor of His Devotees, age after age. A Devotee is he who is turned Godwards, age after age. A Devotee is he who s turned Godwards and through the Word, dispels his ego. Dispels he his ego through the Word and is pleasing to the Lord whose Word is True. He is dedicated truly ever to the Lord. True and pure is the way of the Devotee for he loves the True Name. (Rag Suhi, M. 3)
13. Bathing in the dust of the Lord's Feet, one contemplates the Lord and comes not again into the world of form. And, dedicated to the Guru's Feet, dispelled are one's fears and doubts, and one gathers the fruit of one's heart desire. (Suhi, M. 5)
14. They who love not, know not the taste of God. For, if one is a guest in an empty house, he shall return as empty as he went in. (Shloka, Var of Rag Suhi M. 3)
15. I'll serve Thy devotee, O Lord, and wipe his feet with my hair; I'll surrender my head to him to hear from him Thy glorious Praise.
(Bilawal, M. 5)
16. As one dips a stone in water, but the water enters not its core, so is the man without Devotion. (Bilawal, M. 9)
17. O God, there is naught else but Thee. So my mind loves Thee as the Chakori loves the moon, as the fish loves the water, and the bumblebee the lotus. As the Chakvi bird craves for the sun, so I do crave for Thy Vision. As the young bride has her life in her spouse, as the greedy person loves naught but his riches, as the water and the milk are to each other attached, and the hungry one loves nothing better than food, as the mother cherishes her son, so I do contemplate Thee ever, O God ! (Bilawal, M. 5)
18. The Lord is near to his Devotees; the Devotee is near to His God and enshrines Him in his heart. ays Nanak: "The Lord is our Father and Mother and sustains us He like His hildren." (Ramkali, M. 4)
19. They who are rooted in God are ever in Bliss, but they who are attached to the ranches waste their lives in vain. (Maru, M. 3)
20. He, who, like a bumble-bee, is Detached and sees the God of the earth within All, his (mind-diamond is pierced through with the Diamond of the Name), and his throat spontaneously sings the Lord's Praise. (Shloka M. 1, Var of Maru M. 3)
21. I've spread out my couch for Thee, O my Spouse, and decked myself to receive Thee. Now, I can suffer not even the distance of a garland between Thee and me.
(Shloka M. 5, Var of Maru M. 3)
22. Wherever one utters or hears the Name of my love, thither let me repair and blossom forth, Seeing His Presence. (Shloka, Var of Maru M. 3)
23. If the earth be covered with the blue sheet of water, and the winds be fresh and cool, and my couch be of gold, studded with rubies and diamonds, and I be decked in the bridal trousseau, without my spouse, all would be searingly hot for me. (Shloka M. 5)
24. He, who repairs to Thy Feet, attains gladness; for, even an iota of our devotion is rewarded by Thee. He, who sings Thy praise, O Treasure of virtues, all-too-spontaneously,
is imbued with the great essence of Thy Love. (Kedara, Chhant M. 5)
25. In the cage of love, the parrot-mind utters the words of love, and it pecks at Truth and sucks Nectar. And, lo, when it flies out, it comes not back again. (Maru, M. 1)
26. My mind can be not without the Lord even for a moment, and so is ever imbued with the Lord's Name, as the child sucks the mother's breasts in utter joy and becomes miserable when these are withdrawn from his mouth. (Basant M. 1)
27. There is but one Devotion and one love (of God), and without being tinged with His
Fear, love is an illusion. (Basant M. 1)
28. The wood comes out of water, so the water drowns it not. So does the Lord embellish
His Devotees and thus fulfils His (own) innate nature. (Kanra M. 4)
29. The brimful tank of Devotion overflows into a mighty torrent, if one believes in the True Guru but this happens only if one be blest with great, good fortune.
(Var of Kanra, Shloka M. 4)
30. In the mind of the Saint is God, and without seeing Him, he can be not, as the fish, which loves water, is choked to death instantaneously if it finds not its being in its love. (Kalyan, M. 4)
31. O crow, you who search my skeleton, eat you all my flesh, but touch not the two eyes, for I yet long to me my Love. (Shloka of Farid)
32. O Saints, priceless is the Devotion to the Lord: one can say not its whole praise. (Ramkali M. 3)
33. If one is Imbued not with the Lord's Love, nor tastes His Essence, and knows not the Guru's Word then, he is consumed by his (inner) fire.
(Ramkali M. 1, Siddha Goshti)
34. He who cherishes Thee, O God, he is ever in Bliss. He who cherishes Thee suffers not at the hands of the Yama. He who cherishes Thee, he sorrows not, yea, he whose friend art Thou. He is wholly fulfilled. He who cherishes Thee, O Lord is approved by Thee. He who cherishes Thee gathers Thy Infinite riches. (Var of Ramkali, M. 5)
35. He who is imbued with the love of God, like the Lalla flower is with its red, his worth one can evaluate not. O, rare is the one who Realizes His glory. (Var of Ramkali, M. 5 Shloka)
36. A myriad bonds of Maya bind the man, but, contemplating God, one is wholly released, as was the Raja, the elephant, of the clutches of the crocodile, uttering the Lord's Name with the tongue. (Nat M. 5)
37. I'm in love with my God as the lotus loves the sun, or as dances the peacock when the clouds cluster round the peaks of the mountain. (Nat M. 4)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Early Rising~~~
1. Get up early in the morning,
And remember His Name.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
2. The wealth of His Nam earned in the early hours of the morning,
The saints spend freely and it is never exhausted.
GURU IV, SUHI RAG
3. In a dewy night the stars glitter,
The saints, who are dear to God, awake.
GURU V, ASA RAG
4. In the early hours of the morning,
Meditate upon the True Nam and His greatness.
GURU I, JAPJI
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Om Sai Ram~~~
Saint~~~
1. He is a saint, by associating with whom one is saved.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
2. I would fain be a sacrifice unto Thy saints, who have overcome lust, anger and greed.
(Guru V, Majh Rag)
3. To the saints nothing is sweet without Him, All other pleasures are insipid.
(Gugu V, Jaitsri Rag)
4. O Reader of hearts, my God, Nanak, Thy slave, begs this favour: My mind may become the dust of Thy saints. (Guru V, Jaitsri Rag)
5. Sweet is the company of Thy saints.
(Guru V, Jaitsri Rag)
6. The company of God's saints is obtained by good fortune.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
7. By associating with the saints, your lust, anger, greed and passions will be
washed off. (Guru V, Gauri Rag)
8. Leave your stubbornness, Serve the saints, And have faith in their word.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
9. His Nam is nectar, Drink it in the company of the saints.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
10. Leave your stubbornness, Serve the saints, And have faith in their word.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
11. His Nam is nectar, Drink it in the company of the saint.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
12. The more intimate the association with the saints, The more the love of God is attained. (Guru V, Gauri Rag)
13. Brethren, Attain peace by association with the saints.
(Guru V, Sri Rag)
14. He to whom God is merciful, Finds the society of His saints.
(Guru V, Sri Rag)
15. By good fortune the company of the saints is attained,
16. I bow and prostate at their feet. (Guru V, Jaitsri Rag)
17. Pray to the saints with your hands folded for it is a great virtue;
18. Prostrate yourself at their feet, for it is a good deed. (Guru IV, Gauri Rag)
19. O brothers, meet thou the Lord's saints, And from them gather the Nam of the Lord.
(Guru V, Sri Rag)
20. The saint does not cast away his saintliness, Though he comes across millions of wicked people;
21. The sandal-tree does not give up its fragrance, Though it is surrounded by snakes.
(Kabirji, Shlokas)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Behaviour~~~
1. As you sow, so you shall reap; This body is the result of your actions.
(Guru V, Jaitsri Rag)
2. All your actions without remembering him, Are as futile as decorations on a corpse.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
3. Cursed be those actions, Which are done without remembering the Lord.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
4. O foolish mind! Why do you grumble, When you are rewarded according to your own
actions?
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
5. If your feet are limp, It is because of your own deeds.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
6. I shall reap the fruit of my labour.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
7. Whatsoever you sow, you shall reap The fruit thereof.
(Guru I, Japji)
8. We shall all have to render, An account of our actions.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
9. I have been separated from Thee due to my own actions, Why should I blame others?
(Guru V, Majh Rag)
10. He who sings His praises and does good actions Will merge into Him.
(Guru III, GauriI Rag)
11. I am slave to him, Who does good actions.
(Guru III, Asa Rag)
12. In the end, you will be judged According to your own actions.
(Kabirji, Sorath Rag)
13. Why blame other people? I have to blame my own actions; As I have acted so are the fruits.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
14. On the soil of your mind Sow the seed of good actions;
Water this field with His Nam.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
15. Life devoid of good actions Is all in vain.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
16. Give up bad actions And only do good ones.
(Guru, I, Sorath Rag)
17. He who encroaches upon another's possessions, How long will his actions remain concealed?
(Guru V, Jaijavanthi Rag)
18. Why delay doing good, Delay if the action is evil.
(Guru V, Jaijavanthi Rag)
19. I ignoramus, why do you blaspheme God, When you are to get according to your own actions?
(Trilochanji, Dhanasri Rag)
20. Our actions keep us far, Or draw us near Him.
(Guru I, Japji)
21. As are one's deeds, So doth one gather the fruits therof.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
22. In the whole wide world that I see around, Nothing can be gained without good actions.
(Guru I, Japji)
23. There can be no worship, Without doing good actions.
(Guru I, Japji)
24. Without pleasing God. All actions are worthless.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
25. Without pleasing God, All actions are worthless.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
26. All people are under One Sovereign, Who holds them responsible for their actions.
(Guru I, Basant Rag)
27. Divine knowledge ripeneth, By good acts.
(Guru I, Majh Rag)
28. Do good deeds, And get their reward.
(Kabirji, Asa Rag)
29. Man's actions in this world, Shall bear witness in God's Court.
(Faridji, Shlokas)
30. Our acts, right and wrong, At Thy Court shall come to judgement;
Some be seated near Thy seat, Some ever kept distant;
The toils have ended of those; That have worshipped Thee;
O Nanak, their faces are lit with joyful radiance, And many others they set free.
(Guru I, Japji)
31. Nanak, should He forgive, Shall we be forgiven, Or else, dirt will go on accumulating.
(Guru I, MAJH Rag)
32. Your Grace is such, my Master, That all my undertakings have met with success.
(Guru V, Asa Rag)
33. If you sing God's glory, All your undertakings will bear fruit.
(Guru V, Kalyan Rag)
34. Those upon whom the Master of this universe, bestowes His Grace, Enshrine the Lord in their mind,
And in the Court of Dharam Raj the record of their deeds is torn off: Nanak, thus I am redeemed of all my accounts.
(Guru IV, Jaitsri Rag)
35. The Lord hath created myriads of species, But he alone meeteth the Guru on whom is the Lord's Grace;
His sins are washed off and he is made pure, And at the True Door, he is made Beauteous by Nam.
(Guru III, Majh Rag)
36. If the Lord asks for the account of actions, O who can answer? If one renders the account, it is in vain to count
in twos and threes, So one should pray for His Grace.
(Guru III, Majh Rag)
37. We are saved not, If Thou judgest according to our actions, Forgive us, O Thou Forgiver of all, And lead Nanak across this ocean of life.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
38. Call me not to account, For, thus I am saved not; Without any merit am I, Save me, O Lord! Ever Forgiver art Thou, ever Beneficent, And Thou art the Support of us all; Nanak, Thy devotee followeth the way of the Saints,
Save him Thou, o Lord, this time.
(Guru I, Todi Rag)
39. Countless sinners, on bowing to the Lord's feet, Became sanctified.
(Guru I, Maru Rag)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Worshipper~~~
1. As the waves and the foam are nothing but water,
So are the Master and His devotee.
(Guru V, Sorath Rag)
2. God has saved His worshippers,
And all their worry and pain have vanished.
(Guru V, Majh Rag)
3. Says Nanak,
His worshippers are ever happy.
(Guru I, Japji)
4. Thy Nam is the source of all bliss,
It resides in the minds of Thy worshippers.
(Guru III, Majh Rag)
5. He becomes holy,
Who sings the glory of the Holy.
(Kabirji, Gauri Rag)
6. Thou art the touchstone,
I am the rough iron ore,
By touching Thee I have become gold,
(Namdevji, Prabhati Rag)
7. Thy worshippers,
Are dyed with the colour of Thy Nam.
(Guru III, Majh Rag)
8. He is the highest of the high,
He is the purest of the pure,
In whose heart God resides.
(Guru IV, Gauri Rag)
9. the godly men have attained the Ever-existent
and All-pervading Lord,
And are respected everywhere.
(Guru IV, Gauri Rag)
10. He who does not possess knowledge of God
Is like a corpse in this world,
And has to wander through eighty-four lacs of births.
(Guru III, Sri Rag)
11. He who forgets the Lord's Word in this transient world,
Shall have to repent in the end.
(Baiji, Sri Rag)
12. In whose heart the Lord resides,
Why should he worry about anything?
(Guru V, Bihagara Rag)
13. During the voyage of this life in which sin and scepticism dominate,
Only a Brahmagyanit reaches the shore safe and sound.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
14. Says Kabir,
He alone is perfect in this world in whose heart god resides.
(Kabirji, Gauri Rag)
15. Who can comprehend the glory Of those who have realized the Lord?
(Guru V, Majh Rag)
16. What sort of difference exists between Thee and
me and me and Thee, O Lord?
It is just that difference which one marks
Between gold and the gold ring or the water and its waves.
(Ravidasji Sri Rag)
17. Says Kabir:
O conch! remain in the ocean-your beloved;
Otherwise you shall cry from temple to temple
every morning. (Kabirji, Shlokas)
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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The Sinner~~~
1. You may commit a sin concealing yourself behind countless curtains,
Yet it will be known to the world in an instant.
GURU V, GUJRI RAG
2. As empty-handed you have come, So empty-handed you will go;
You will repent for your sins.
GURU III, MAJH RAG
3. O sinner, No one is your helper.
GURU V, BIHAGARA RAG
4. As the ocean is full of water, So we are full of sins;
Have mercy, have mercy upon us, Thou who canst float sinking stones.
GURU I, GAURI RAG
5. By remembering God, All your sins shall be washed off.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
6. My master, Who can fathom Thy greatness,
And who can count my sins?
GURU I, GAURI RAG
7. Avarice is a dog, Falsehood a sweeper,
Cheating is the eating of a dead body; Slander is the dirt that my tongue tasteth,
And anger is the fire that burns me as at cremation,
I indulge in nothing but self-esteem; See, these are my doings, O Lord!
GURU I, SRI RAG
8. Praise, praise, be to the Lord, The Giver of peace, Who rids us of all our sins.
GURU V, SRI RAG
9. We are being drownde in the sea of vice, Nanak prays:
Save me, O save me, my Lord.
GURU IV, SRI RAG
10. They who attained the Truth did so through good deeds;
They gave up their desire for evil.
GURU III, SRI RAG
11. May my soul be purified from sins, With the dust of Thy feet.
GURU V, JAITSRI RAG
Jai Sai Ram~~~
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Quotations from Adi Granth :
Yoga
1. Thy earrings: Contentment, Humility thy bowl, thy wallet, 'Intent on God' -- the Ashes thou smear, 'And thought of Death,' the Coat thou wear. Chastity thy Way and Faith, thy Staff. And, if thou seekest the Ayee's path, The One in each and all thou hast to see, And conquer the self in thee. The world then would thine be.
(Guru Nanak, Jap)
2. If only the Lord Abides within thee, And thou keepest all else without, Thou practisest Yoga in the midst of thy kinggly state. (Asa M. 5)
3. Yoga is neither int he patched coat, nor in the Yogi's staff, nor in smearing oneself with ashes, Nor in wearing the ear-rings, nor close cropping the head, nor in blowing the horn; Only if one remains Detached in the midst of attachments, one attains to the (True) state of Yoga. One becomes not a Yogi by mere talk. If one looks upon on the creation alike, he is acclaimed as a true Yogi. Yoga is not in abiding at the tombs or the cramatoriums, nor in entering into a pseudo-trance.
Yoga consists not in roaming the world, nor in bathing at the pilgrim-stations. Only if one remains Detached in the midst of attachments, one attains to the (True) state of Yoga.
If one meets with the Perfect Guru, one's Doubt is dispelled, and cease the outgoings of one's mind;And then oozes (Nectar) out of the (mind's) Spring, and one is Attuned to the Music of Bliss, and one Sees one's Lord in one's very home. Yea, if one remains Detached in the midst of attachments, one attains to the (True) state of Yoga.
Says Nanak: "Die thou to thy self while yet alive; practise thou such a Yoga: That without being blown, the Horn rings (within thee) and thou Attainest to the state of Fearlessness.
For, if one remains Detached in the midst of attachment, then alone one attains to the (True) state of Yoga.
4. Some there are, the ascetics, wrapt in their trance, Who are renowned as Yogis, Pundits and men of Wisdom. But whether they abide in homes or the crematoria or the forests, Maya clings to their skirts. (Maru M. 5)
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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Quotations from Adi Granth:
Purpose of Life
1. Pray, this is the only opportunity, Seize it thou by forelock,
Meditate on the Lord, And see Him thou within,
Sayeth Kabir: I have proclaimed the truth by beat of drum;
It is now up to thee to win or lose the battle of life.(Kabirji, Bhairo Rag)
2. Meet you the Lord of the universe, For now is the time,
After several births you have attained the human body,
Lose not this chance.(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
3. Cursed be eating, cursed be sleep,
Cursed be the wearing of clothes,
Cursed be the body and cursed be the family,
If one attaineth not God in this birth;
For, if once this rare chance is lost,
The very purpose of life is wasted.(Guru V, Bilawal Rag)
4. Having gained a body this time,
A rare opportunity to meet the Lord.
This is your opportunity to meet the Lord.
Your other pursuits will be of no avail at the end.
Seek the company of holy men,
And learn to meditate on God.
Set your mind on crossing the sea of life;
Life is being wasted away,
In pursuits of sensual pleasures.(Guru V, Asa Rag)
5. O man, you have come to earn profit, But how vainly are you engaged!
While the night of life is passing away.(Guru V, Ads Rag)
6. Having wandered through eighty-four lacs of species,
Have obtained this precious human life,
Nanak, remember the Lord's Name,
For, the days are numbered.(Guru V, SriRag)
7. Thou comest into this life to dwell upon the One alone,
But, being born, thou wert enticed away by Maya.(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
8. Go, call on the Guru For, the life wears off each day, each night:
And fulfil thy destiny.(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
9. The man was a guest For a brief sojourn on this earth to fulfil his purpose;
But he was lost in Maya and lust, And realized not his main object.(Guru V, Sri Rag)
10. Thy first part of the night of life, Passeth in fruitless pursuits, The second part in deep sleep; In the third part thou wastest thyself away,And in the fourth part, the day of death comes; Thou rememberest not the One who gave thee body and life.(Guru V, Sri Rag)
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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Quotations from Adi Granth:
Stealing
1. He, who restores a thing to its rightful owner,
And obeys God's command willingly,
Shall be blessed with four times the reward.
Guru V, Gauri Rag
2. Nobody can take responsibility for a thief;
How can any action of a thief be good?
Guru I, Dhanasri Rag
3. If I have committed theft and gained something,
I have gained dishonour in this world and the next;
4. My life has gone waste.
Guru I, Gauri Rag
5. Nanak, what rightly belongs to others is forbidden,
6. As beef to a Hindu and pork to a Muslim
Guru I, Majh Rag
7. God is not pleased with His praise by a thief.
Guru I, Dhanasri Rag
8. The thief, the immoral person and the gambler,
Are crushed in a crusher.
Guru I, Malhar Rag
9. The thief breaks open the houses of other people,
10. He commits the crime in order to satisfy his greed;
11. He masters that black art,
Which gets him a bad name in the other world.
Ramanandji, Sarang Rag
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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Quotations from Adi Granth:
EvilDoers
1. When the body falls, the life's play is over, How shall the evil-doers be then dealt with?
Guru I, Sri Rag
2. Says Nanak, I am an evil-doer, But I have thrown myself at Thy feet:Save me from evil.
Guru IV, Asa Rag
3. Call them the evil spirits, Who are engrossed in Maya, lust, anger and pride,
(Guru III, Gauri Rag)
4. Nanak, they are ghosts, Who are devoid of his love and service,And have forgotten the Lord.
(Guru V, JaitsriI Rag)
5. Call him an evil spirit who does evil actions, And knows not the Master.
(Guru I, Majh Rag)
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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Quotations from Adi Granth:
Equality
1. The rich and the poor are all brethren,
This the Lord has ordained and none can gainsay it;
Says Kabir, poor is he in whose heart
There is not the NamE of the Lord.
(KABIRJI, BHAIRO RAG)
2. Nanak, none is high and none is low.
(Guru I, JAPJI)
3. Only fools and idiots,
Try to supress others.
(Guru I, BASANT RAG)
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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Quotations from Adi Granth :
Transience and Mortality
1. The earth asks the sky:
How many preachers have passed away?
Many are passing their unhappy days in graves;
And many are repenting for their deeds.
(Faridji, Asa Rag)
2. Dear man, all that you see in this world,
You shall have to leave one day.
(Guru V, Sorath Rag)
3. Behold with your own eyes,
The world is passing:
Maya is purely transitory.
(Guru V, BIHAGARA RAG)
4. You may verify for yourseld,
Whatsoever you behold will not go with you.
(Guru III, Sri Rag)
5. All this universe
Is temporary and transitiory.
(Guru III, Gauri Rag)
6. Nanak, I have seen with my own eyes;
This world is all a mansion wrought of smoke.
(Guru I, Majh Rag)
7. When the life is extinguished, And the soul has flown away,
Nobody likes to keep the corpse even in the courtyard.
(Bainji, Sri Rag)
8. The body that you anoint with scented oils,
Will be reduced to ashes one day.
(Kabirji, Gauri Rag)
9. What should I beg of Thee, when everything is transient,
And all that I see is passing?
( Kabirji, Asa Rag)
10. Do not attach heart to this world, It is all transient.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
11. O shrewd businessman,Do only profitable business,
Deal only in that commodity which shall accom- pany you after death.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
12. Everyone receives the inevitable call of death.
(Guru I, Gauri Rag)
13. Every day and night that passes lessens your remaining hours;
So fulfil your mission in accordance with the Will of the Guru.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
14. Dear man, this body of yours, Verily, unto dust it shall go.
(Guru V, Asa Rag)
15. Teeth, feet, eyes and ears are now impaired;
The whole of the body groans: Alas, all my companions have passed away.
(Faridji, Shlokas)
16. This body is a mere garb of mendacity.
(Guru I, Japji)
17. Woe to him who says: This is my permanent abode.
(Kabirji, Gauri Rag)
18. Dear man! This universe is transient.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
19. The king, the rich and the poor,
No one will remain for ever in this world.
(Guru I, Ramkali Rag)
20. The fool attaches himself to this dream-like world,
His whole life is passed in pursuit of worldly things.
(Guru V, Jaitsri Rag)
21. Neight has passed while sleeping, And day has been spent in eating.
The jewel of life has been bartered awayfor a trite.
(Guru I, Gauri Rag)
22. If a breath comes we are living; Absorbed in Maya we do not know the duration of our existence.
(Guru I, Dhanasri Rag)
23. The mother thinks that her son is growing up in years,
But she does not know: Everyday that passes lessens his term of life.
(Kabirji, Sri Rag)
24. The day rises and vanishes into the night,
And the night also passeth,
The age thus wears off;
But the man knoweth not
That the mouse of Time is tearing at the string of life.
Like a herdsman thou hast come to the pasture- land,
In vain thou seekest to stay long,
For, when thy time is over, thou hast to go;
Collect then thy goods, O dear man,
(Guru V, Sri Rag)
25. A man is born, he grows and then he dies,
Yea, before our very eyes, the whole world is being dissolved;
Are not you ashamed of saying: this house is mine,
When nothing goeth along with thee;
Howsoever learned a person be,
None remaineth when his days are over.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
26. Have no attachment for that, Which is but a passing show.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
27. Says Nanak: when thou hast to go the way of death,
Why hast thou gathered these goods?
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
28. Nanak, I have searched and found: This world is but a castle of smoke.
(Guru I, Shlokas)
29. Like the night-guest, thou shalt depart in the marn,
Why art thou then enamoured of thy household?
This pleasure-garden will not stay for ever.
(Guru V, Sri Rag)
30. The Juggler has demonstrated a trick, This world is a play;
Every moment one sees the play Passing away without delay.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
31. Life is the bride and death the bridegroom, Who will take her away in marriage.
(Faridji Shlokas)
32. As the dream of the night, So is this world.
(Guru V, Bilawal Rag)
33. Says Faird:
On the bank of a river sits a crane sporting,
Thus playing, hawk has unaware fallen on the crane.
(Faridji, Shlokas)
34. How long a tree can remain firm on a river-bank,
Saya Farid: how long can water be kept in a mud-vessel?
(Faridji, Shlokas)
35. O self-willed man, bereft of Lord's Nam,
Be not enticed away by the safflower colour,
Its colour will last but a few days,
Little is its worth.
Through attachment to duality,
The foolish and blind persons rot to death,
They are as worms in the filth,
And perish over and over again.
(Guru II, Sri Rag)
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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Quotations from Adi Granth :
Backbiting
1. O ye, people of the world, why do you backbite? The backbiter is always exposed.
Ravidasji, Gauri Rag
2. The corrupt man has no protection, The backbiter has no honour,
Guru I, Gujri Rag
3. The slanderer carries the great burden of sins, Without payment he carries loads.
Guru III, Majh Rag
4. Do not slander anyone, And thereby pick up a quarrel.
Guru I, Vadhans Rag
5. He, who slanders is known as such, His actions will go in vain.
Guru IV, Gauri Rag
6. He, who backbites loses his own credit; The slanderer only exposes himself.
Guru IV, Bilawal Rag
7. He, who backbites us, Rids us of our sins.
Kabirji, Gauri Rag
8. He, who slanders others, Cannot face anybody without shame.
Guru IV, Gauri Rag
9. Day and night we talk ill of others, We are full of malice and sins.
Guru I, Sri Rag
10. All hail to the great God, Who listens not to the backbiter.
Guru IV, Sri Rag
11. The slanderer is cured not of his affiction, Try as well as we may.
Guru V, Gauri Rag
12. He, who talks sweetly in one's presence, And talks ill at one's back,
Is evil of heart and has been separated from God.
Guru IV, Gauri Rag
13. Do not talk ill of others and be not jealous; Though educated thou hast no peace of mind.
Guru I, Maru Rag
14. The slanderer cries in the wilderness, He forgets the Lord and thus gets the fruit of his deeds.
Guru V, Asa Rag
15. The slanderer removes the dirt of others, He, the slave of mammon, eats that dirt.
Guru IV, Gujri Rag
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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Quotations from Adi Granth :
Dishonesty
1. Why withold what is due to others,
Get peace by giving them their due.
Guru III, Sarang Rag
2. Those who keep false books,
And earn wealth by dishonest means;
And those who love falsehood,
Shall be burnt in the fire of hell.
Guru III, Majh Rag
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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Quotations from Adi Granth :
Mercy
1. It is the bull of righteousness born of mercy and contentment,
That is upholding the whole universe.
GURU I, JAPJI
2. Do not be cruel to any creature, Thus you will find your place with honour.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
3. Have contentment of mind. And be merciful to all creatures.
GURU V, GAURI RAG
4. Recognize your Master, And have sympathy for others.
KABIRJI, ASA RAG
5. The religious merit of visiting sixty-eight holy places,
Is not equal to the approved merit of mercy towards creatures.
GURU V, MAJH RAG
6. One should practice Truth, Contentment and mercy, This is the real task.
GURU V, SRI RAG
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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Quotations from Adi Granth :
Talk
1. Sweet talk gives pleasure to everyone.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
2. Nanak, sweetness and humility Are the essence of all virtues.
(Guru I, Asa Rg)
3. Blessed be that talk Which brings honour.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
4. Nanak, call him a foolWho talks in vain.
(Guru I, Majh Rag)
5. The fool does not know the self, He annoys others with insipid words.
(Guru III, Bihagara Rag)
6. Wherever we go, We should talk gently.
(Guru I, Vadhans Rag)
7. All are pleased with gentle words.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
8. Hear, O foolish mind, One who speaks insipid things, Comes to grief.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
9. Too much talking is in vain.
(Guru I, DhansriI Rag)
10. To talk evil, Is to waste breath.
(Guru I, ParbhatiRag)
11. He who speaks sweetly, And is humble in his ways,
Enjoyeth the company of the Spouse.
(Guru III, SriRag)
12. Friend, speak such words which bring us honour;
13. To be sour-tongued is to destroy oneself.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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Quotations from Adi Granth :
Respect of Parents
Son, why do you quarrel with your father,
Due to him you have grown to this age?
It is a sin to argue with him.
GURU IV, SARANG RAG
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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OmSaiRam!!
Quotations from Adi Granth :
Love of Mankind
1. The body is dead without true love.
(Guru III, Ramkali Rag)
2. A life devoid of love is a flower blooming in the wilderness,
With nobody to enjoy its fragrance.
(Kabirji, Gauri Rag)
3. Due to false love and ego in my heart, I am caught in a whirlpool.
(Guru V, Bihagara Rag)
4. One in whose heart there is love, He attains salvation.
(Guru III, Majh Rag)
5. There is all outward love in this world, Every person thinks of his own gain,
Though he be your kith or kin.
(Guru IX, DEVGANDHARI Rag)
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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OmSaiRam!!
Quotations from Adi Granth :
Fatherhood of God
1. We are the sons of the same Father; Tho art my great Lord!
(Guru V, Sorath Rag)
2. The four castes which people name,
Have all proceeded from One vital source;
All human beings are built of one and the same
clay; The great Architect moulds it in different shapes.
(Guru III, Vadhans Rag)
3. All humans beings have one Light,
It is discerned through the service of the true Guru.
(Guru III, Majh Rag)
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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OmSaiRam!!
Quotations from Adi Granth :
Doings
1. As you sow, so you shall reap; This body is the result of your actions.
(Guru V, Jaitsri Rag)
2. All your actions without remembering him, Are as futile as decorations on a corpse.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
3. Cursed be those actions, Which are done without remembering the Lord.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
4. O foolish mind! Why do you grumble, When you are rewarded according to your own actions?
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
5. If your feet are limp, It is because of your own deeds.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
6. I shall reap the fruit of my labour.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
7. Whatsoever you sow, you shall reap The fruit thereof.
(Guru I, Japji)
8. We shall all have to render, An account of our actions.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
9. I have been separated from Thee due to my own actions, Why should I blame others?
(Guru V, Majh Rag)
10. He who sings His praises and does good actions Will merge into Him.
(Guru III, GauriI Rag)
11. I am slave to him, Who does good actions.
(Guru III, Asa Rag)
12. In the end, you will be judged According to your own actions.
(Kabirji, Sorath Rag)
13. Why blame other people? I have to blame my own actions; As I have acted so are the fruits.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
14. On the soil of your mind Sow the seed of good actions;
Water this field with His Nam.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
15. Life devoid of good actions Is all in vain.
(Guru I, Sri Rag)
16. Give up bad actions And only do good ones.
(Guru, I, Sorath Rag)
17. He who encroaches upon another's possessions, How long will his actions remain concealed?
(Guru V, Jaijavanthi Rag)
18. Why delay doing good, Delay if the action is evil.
(Guru V, Jaijavanthi Rag)
19. I ignoramus, why do you blaspheme God, When you are to get according to your own actions?
(Trilochanji, Dhanasri Rag)
20. Our actions keep us far, Or draw us near Him.
(Guru I, Japji)
21. As are one's deeds, So doth one gather the fruits therof.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
22. In the whole wide world that I see around, Nothing can be gained without good actions.
(Guru I, Japji)
23. There can be no worship, Without doing good actions.
(Guru I, Japji)
24. Without pleasing God. All actions are worthless.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
25. Without pleasing God, All actions are worthless.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
26. All people are under One Sovereign, Who holds them responsible for their actions.
(Guru I, Basant Rag)
27. Divine knowledge ripeneth, By good acts.
(Guru I, Majh Rag)
28. Do good deeds, And get their reward.
(Kabirji, Asa Rag)
29. Man's actions in this world, Shall bear witness in God's Court.
(Faridji, Shlokas)
30. Our acts, right and wrong, At Thy Court shall come to judgement;
Some be seated near Thy seat, Some ever kept distant;
The toils have ended of those; That have worshipped Thee;
O Nanak, their faces are lit with joyful radiance, And many others they set free.
(Guru I, Japji)
31. Nanak, should He forgive, Shall we be forgiven, Or else, dirt will go on accumulating.
(Guru I, MAJH Rag)
32. Your Grace is such, my Master, That all my undertakings have met with success.
(Guru V, Asa Rag)
33. If you sing God's glory, All your undertakings will bear fruit.
(Guru V, Kalyan Rag)
34. Those upon whom the Master of this universe, bestowes His Grace, Enshrine the Lord in their mind,
And in the Court of Dharam Raj the record of their deeds is torn off: Nanak, thus I am redeemed of all my accounts.
(Guru IV, Jaitsri Rag)
35. The Lord hath created myriads of species, But he alone meeteth the Guru on whom is the Lord's Grace;
His sins are washed off and he is made pure, And at the True Door, he is made Beauteous by Nam.
(Guru III, Majh Rag)
36. If the Lord asks for the account of actions, O who can answer? If one renders the account, it is in vain to count
in twos and threes, So one should pray for His Grace.
(Guru III, Majh Rag)
37. We are saved not, If Thou judgest according to our actions, Forgive us, O Thou Forgiver of all, And lead Nanak across this ocean of life.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
38. Call me not to account, For, thus I am saved not; Without any merit am I, Save me, O Lord! Ever Forgiver art Thou, ever Beneficent, And Thou art the Support of us all; Nanak, Thy devotee followeth the way of the Saints,
Save him Thou, o Lord, this time.
(Guru I, Todi Rag)
39. Countless sinners, on bowing to the Lord's feet, Became sanctified.
(Guru I, Maru Rag)
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!
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OmSaiRam!!
Quotations from Adi Granth :
Music
1. Music is an adornment of the tongue.
Guru V, Bilawal Rag
That music and those songs are welcome
Through which the mind is concentrated on Him
with ease. (Guru III, Bilawal Rag)
2. Ye, all good people, Sing the Lord's glory.
(Guru V, Bilawal Rag)
3. Some sang, but their minds die not enjoy,
They sang in vain in egotism;
They really sing, who love the Nam,
And contemplate on True Word.
(Guru III, Gauri Rag)
4. Whosoever hath belief, His singing bears fruit,
He is honoured in the Court of the Lord.
(Guru IV, SuhiRag)
5. That Raga is the noblest of all, my brother!
By which the Lord resideth in the heart.
(Guru IV, Shlokas)
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM
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OmSaiRam!!
Quotations from Adi Granth :
Mourning
1. Why mourn the death of others?
(Kabirji, Gauri Rag)
2. You cry for your own losses, Brother, you are doing wrong:
the departed do not hear you, It is only the living who listens.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
3. All those who cry for the departed, Are gathering husk.
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
4. of what use are all the valuable things, Which you put on the corpse?
(Guru V, Gauri Rag)
5. Ah me, why are you wailing? All that you beheld is false and transcient;
Remember His Nam which only is true,
(Guru V, Asa SA Rag)
6. He, who is born has to die, Then why weep and wail?
(KABIRJI, Gauri Rag)
7. Why are you crying, When only His Will is done?
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
8. Why do you cry?
The soul is and will be.
You will weep for others,
But who will weep for you?
Your weeping is of no avail, O brother,
You practice falsehood.
(Guru I, Asa Rag)
9. If one applies sandalwood to the dead body,
What benefit will the dead get from that?
(Kabirji, Bhairo Rag)
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM!!