Ang-1301 — Chapter 7
Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl, Tenth House:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
Give me that blessing, O Dear Saints, for which my soul would be a sacrifice.
Enticed by pride, entrapped and plundered by the five thieves, still, you live near them. I have come to the Sanctuary of the Holy, and I have been rescued from my association with those demons. ||1||Pause||
I wandered through millions of lifetimes and incarnations. I am so very tired - I have fallen at God's Door. ||1||
The Lord of the Universe has become Kind to me; He has blessed me with the Support of the Naam.
This precious human life has become fruitful and prosperous; O Nanak, I am carried across the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||1||45||
Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl, Eleventh House:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
He Himself has come to me, in His Natural Way.
I know nothing, and I show nothing.
I have met God through innocent faith, and He has blessed me with peace. ||1||Pause||
By the good fortune of my destiny, I have joined the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
I do not go out anywhere; I dwell in my own home.
God, the Treasure of Virtue, has been revealed in this body-robe. ||1||
I have fallen in love with His Feet; I have abandoned everything else.
In the places and interspaces, He is All-pervading.
With loving joy and excitement, Nanak speaks His Praises. ||2||1||46||
Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl:
It is so hard to meet the Lord of the Universe, my Lord and Master.
His Form is Immeasurable, Inaccessible and Unfathomable; He is All-pervading everywhere. ||1||Pause||
By speaking and wandering, nothing is gained; nothing is obtained by clever tricks and devices. ||1||
People try all sorts of things, but the Lord is only met when He shows His Mercy.
God is Kind and Compassionate, the Treasure of Mercy; servant Nanak is the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||2||2||47||
Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl:
O mother, I meditate on the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam.
Without God, there is no other at all.
I remember His Lotus Feet with every breath, night and day. ||1||Pause||
He loves me and makes me His Own; my union with Him shall never be broken.
He is my breath of life, mind, wealth and everything. The Lord is the Treasure of Virtue and Peace. ||1||
Here and hereafter, the Lord is perfectly pervading; He is seen deep within the heart.
In the Sanctuary of the Saints, I am carried across; O Nanak, the terrible pain has been taken away. ||2||3||48||
Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl:
God's humble servant is in love with Him.
You are my Friend, my very best Friend; everything is in Your Home. ||1||Pause||
I beg for honor, I beg for strength; please bless me with wealth, property and children. ||1||
You are the Technology of liberation, the Way to worldly success, the Perfect Lord of Supreme Bliss, the Transcendent Treasure.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Hadith (An-Nawawi 13)
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”
Leviticus 19:18
“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Mahabharata 5.1517
“One should never do to another what one regards as injurious to oneself.”
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”
Psalm 23:1
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.”
Luke 6:36
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Snp 1.8
“As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings.”
Humility & Surrender
Bhagavad Gita 18:66
“Abandon all varieties of dharma and simply surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions; do not fear.”
Matthew 5:5
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
Tao Te Ching 22
“If you want to become whole, let yourself be partial. If you want to become full, let yourself be empty.”
Quran 2:45
“Seek help through patience and prayer. It is indeed exacting, but not for those who are humble.”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Genesis 1:3
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”