Ang-801 — Chapter 6
Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Creator Lord, the Architect of Destiny, I am fulfilled. ||3||
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak enjoys the Lord's Love.
He has returned home, with the Perfect Guru. ||4||12||17||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
All treasures come from the Perfect Divine Guru. ||1||Pause||
Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the man lives.
The faithless cynic dies in shame and misery. ||1||
The Name of the Lord has become my Protector.
The wretched, faithless cynic makes only useless efforts. ||2||
Spreading slander, many have been ruined.
Their necks, heads and feet are tied by death's noose. ||3||
Says Nanak, the humble devotees chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
The Messenger of Death does not even approach them. ||4||13||18||
Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Fourth House, Dho-Padhay:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
What blessed destiny will lead me to meet my God?
Each and every moment and instant, I continually meditate on the Lord. ||1||
I meditate continually on the Lotus Feet of God.
What wisdom will lead me to attain my Beloved? ||1||Pause||
Please, bless me with such Mercy, O my God,
that Nanak may never, ever forget You. ||2||1||19||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
Within my heart, I meditate on the Lotus Feet of God.
Disease is gone, and I have found total peace. ||1||
The Guru relieved my sufferings, and blessed me with the gift.
My birth has been rendered fruitful, and my life is approved. ||1||Pause||
The Ambrosial Bani of God's Word is the Unspoken Speech.
Says Nanak, the spiritually wise live by meditating on God. ||2||2||20||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The Guru, the Perfect True Guru, has blessed me with peace and tranquility.
Peace and joy have welled up, and the mystical trumpets of the unstruck sound current vibrate. ||1||Pause||
Sufferings, sins and afflictions have been dispelled.
Remembering the Lord in meditation, all sinful mistakes have been erased. ||1||
Joining together, O beautiful soul-brides, celebrate and make merry.
Guru Nanak has saved my honor. ||2||3||21||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
Intoxicated with the wine of attachment, love of worldly possessions and deceit, and bound in bondage, he is wild and hideous.
Day by day, his life is winding down; practicing sin and corruption, he is trapped by the noose of Death. ||1||
I seek Your Sanctuary, O God, Merciful to the meek.
I have crossed over the terrible, treacherous, enormous world-ocean, with the dust of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||
O God, Giver of peace, All-powerful Lord and Master, my soul, body and all wealth are Yours.
Please, break my bonds of doubt, O Transcendent Lord, forever Merciful God of Nanak. ||2||4||22||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The Transcendent Lord has brought bliss to all; He has confirmed His Natural Way.
He has become Merciful to the humble, holy Saints, and all my relatives blossom forth in joy. ||1||
The True Guru Himself has resolved my affairs.
✦ 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.”
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.”