Ang-151 — Chapter 49
In the Society of the Saints, spiritual conversations take place.
The sinful mistakes of millions of incarnations are erased. ||2||
The Holy Saints meditate in remembrance, in ecstasy.
Their minds and bodies are immersed in supreme ecstasy. ||3||
Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to those
Who have obtained the treasure of the Lord's Feet. ||4||95||164||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
Do only that, by which no filth or pollution shall stick to you.
Let your mind remain awake and aware, singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||1||Pause||
Meditate in remembrance on the One Lord; do not be in love with duality.
In the Society of the Saints, chant only the Name. ||1||
The karma of good actions, the Dharma of righteous living, religious rituals, fasts and worship
- practice these, but do not know any other than the Supreme Lord God. ||2||
Their works are brought to fruition,
if they place their love in God. ||3||
Infinitely invaluable is that Vaishnaav, that worshipper of Vishnu,
says Nanak, who has renounced corruption. ||4||96||165||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
They desert you even when you are alive, O madman;
what good can they do when someone is dead? ||1||
Meditate in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe in your mind and body - this is your pre-ordained destiny.
The poison of Maya is of no use at all. ||1||Pause||
Those who have eaten this poison of deception
- their thirst shall never depart. ||2||
The treacherous world-ocean is filled with terrible pain.
Without the Lord's Name, how can anyone cross over? ||3||
Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall be saved here and hereafter.
O Nanak, worship and adore the Name of the Lord. ||4||97||166||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
The bearded emperor who struck down the poor,
has been burnt in the fire by the Supreme Lord God. ||1||
The Creator administers true justice.
He is the Saving Grace of His slaves. ||1||Pause||
In the beginning, and throughout the ages, His glory is manifest.
The slanderer died after contracting the deadly fever. ||2||
He is killed, and no one can save him.
Here and hereafter, his reputation is evil. ||3||
The Lord hugs His slaves close in His Embrace.
Nanak seeks the Lord's Sanctuary, and meditates on the Naam. ||4||98||167||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
The memorandum was proven to be false by the Lord Himself.
The sinner is now suffering in despair. ||1||
Those who have my Lord of the Universe as their support
- death does not even approach them. ||1||Pause||
In the True Court, they lie;
the blind fools strike their own heads with their own hands. ||2||
Sickness afflicts those who commit sins;
God Himself sits as the Judge. ||3||
By their own actions, they are bound and gagged.
All their wealth is gone, along with their lives. ||4||
Nanak has taken to the Sanctuary of the Lord's Court;
my Creator has preserved my honor. ||5||99||168||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
The dust of the feet of the humble beings is so sweet to my mind.
Perfect karma is the mortal's pre-ordained destiny. ||1||Pause||
✦ 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.”
Impermanence & Letting Go
Dhammapada 20:277
“All conditioned things are impermanent. When one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.”
Tao Te Ching 76
“A man is born gentle and weak. At his death he is hard and stiff. The soft and yielding is the disciple of life.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.”
Bhagavad Gita 2:22
“As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.”
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.”