Ang-701 — Chapter 44
but you do not experience the state of victory of the Lord of the Universe. ||3||
So enter the Sanctuary of the All-powerful, Unfathomable Lord and Master.
O God, O Searcher of hearts, please, save Nanak! ||4||27||33||
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
Cross over the terrifying world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
Remember in meditation the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the source of jewels. ||1||
Remembering, remembering the Lord in meditation, I live.
All pain, disease and suffering is dispelled, meeting the Perfect Guru; sin has been eradicated. ||1||Pause||
The immortal status is obtained through the Name of the Lord;
the mind and body become spotless and pure, which is the true purpose of life. ||2||
Twenty-four hours a day, meditate on the Supreme Lord God.
By pre-ordained destiny, the Name is obtained. ||3||
I have entered His Sanctuary, and I meditate on the Lord, Merciful to the meek.
Nanak longs for the dust of the Saints. ||4||28||34||
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
The beautiful one does not know the work of his own home.
The fool is engrossed in false attachments. ||1||
As You attach us, so we are attached.
When You bless us with Your Name, we chant it. ||1||Pause||
The Lord's slaves are imbued with the Love of the Lord.
They are intoxicated with the Lord, night and day. ||2||
Reaching out to grasp hold of our arms, God lifts us up.
Separated for countless incarnations, we are united with Him again. ||3||
Save me, O God, O my Lord and Master - shower me with Your Mercy.
Slave Nanak seeks Sanctuary at Your Door, O Lord. ||4||29||35||
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
By the Grace of the Saints, I have found my eternal home.
I have found total peace, and I shall not waver again. ||1||
I meditate on the Guru, and the Lord's Feet, within my mind.
In this way, the Creator Lord has made me steady and stable. ||1||Pause||
I sing the Glorious Praises of the unchanging, eternal Lord God,
and the noose of death is snapped. ||2||
Showering His Mercy, he has attached me to the hem of His robe.
In constant bliss, Nanak sings His Glorious Praises. ||3||30||36||
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
The Words, the Teachings of the Holy Saints, are Ambrosial Nectar.
Whoever meditates on the Lord's Name is emancipated; he chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, with his tongue. ||1||Pause||
The pains and sufferings of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga are eradicated,
when the One Name abides within the mind. ||1||
I apply the dust of the feet of the Holy to my face and forehead.
Nanak has been saved, in the Sanctuary of the Guru, the Lord. ||2||31||37||
Soohee, Fifth Mehl: Third House:
I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, the Merciful Lord.
Please, bless me with the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Perfect, Compassionate Lord. ||Pause||
Please, grant Your Grace, and cherish me.
My soul and body are all Your property. ||1||
Only meditation on the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, will go along with you.
Nanak begs for the dust of the Saints. ||2||32||38||
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
Without Him, there is no other at all.
The True Lord Himself is our anchor. ||1||
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is our only support.
The Creator, the Cause of causes, is All-powerful and Infinite. ||1||Pause||
He has eradicated all illness, and healed me.
O Nanak, He Himself has become my Savior. ||2||33||39||
✦ 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.”
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.”