Ang-51 — Chapter 32
Without the humble Saints, O Siblings of Destiny, no one has obtained the Lord's Name.
Those who do their deeds in ego are like the prostitute's son, who has no name.
The father's status is obtained only if the Guru is pleased and bestows His Favor.
By great good fortune, the Guru is found; embrace love for the Lord, day and night.
Servant Nanak has realized God; he sings the Lord's Praises through the actions he does. ||2||
In my mind there is such a deep yearning for the Lord, Har, Har.
The Perfect Guru has implanted the Naam within me; I have found the Lord through the Lord God's Name. ||1||Pause||
As long as there is youth and health, meditate on the Naam.
Along the way, the Lord shall go along with you, and in the end, He shall save you.
I am a sacrifice to those, within whose minds the Lord has come to dwell.
Those who have not remembered the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, shall leave with regret in the end.
Those who have such pre-ordained destiny written upon their foreheads, O servant Nanak, meditate on the Naam. ||3||
O my mind, embrace love for the Lord, Har, Har.
By great good fortune, the Guru is found; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, we are carried across to the other side. ||1||Pause||
The Lord Himself creates, He Himself gives and takes away.
The Lord Himself leads us astray in doubt; the Lord Himself imparts understanding.
The minds of the Gurmukhs are illuminated and enlightened; they are so very rare.
I am a sacrifice to those who find the Lord, through the Guru's Teachings.
Servant Nanak's heart-lotus has blossomed forth, and the Lord, Har, Har, has come to dwell in the mind. ||4||
O mind, chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
Hurry to the Sanctuary of the Lord, the Guru, O my soul; all your sins shall be taken away. ||1||Pause||
The All-pervading Lord dwells within each and every person's heart-how can He be obtained?
By meeting the Perfect Guru, the True Guru, the Lord comes to dwell within the conscious mind.
The Naam is my Support and Sustenance. From the Lord's Name, I obtain salvation and understanding.
My faith is in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The Lord's Name is my status and honor.
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He is dyed in the deep crimson color of the Lord's Love. ||5||
Meditate on the Lord, the True Lord God.
Through the Guru's Word, you shall come to know the Lord God. From the Lord God, everything was created. ||1||Pause||
Those who have such pre-ordained destiny, come to the Guru and meet Him.
They love to serve, O my merchant friend, and through the Guru, they are illuminated by the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
Blessed, blessed is the trade of those traders who have loaded the merchandise of the Wealth of the Lord.
The faces of the Gurmukhs are radiant in the Court of the Lord; they come to the Lord and merge with Him.
O servant Nanak, they alone find the Guru, with whom the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence, is pleased. ||6||
Meditate on the Lord, with every breath and morsel of food.
The Gurmukhs embrace the Love of the Lord in their minds; they are continually occupied with the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||1||
✦ 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.”
The Path to Wisdom
Proverbs 4:7
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.”
Dhammapada 20:282
“Wisdom springs from meditation; without meditation wisdom wanes.”
Analects 2:11
“If you study the past and use it to understand the present, you are worthy of being a teacher.”
Tao Te Ching 33
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.”
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.”