Ang-801 — Chapter 7
He has blessed Hargobind with long life, and taken care of my comfort, happiness and well-being. ||1||Pause||
The forests, meadows and the three worlds have blossomed forth in greenery; He gives His Support to all beings.
Nanak has obtained the fruits of his mind's desires; his desires are totally fulfilled. ||2||5||23||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
One who is blessed by the Lord's Mercy,
passes his time in contemplative meditation. ||1||Pause||
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate, and vibrate upon the Lord of the Universe.
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the noose of death is cut away. ||1||
He Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the Cherisher.
Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of the Holy. ||2||6||24||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
Irrigate your mind with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
Night and day, sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||1||
Enshrine such love, O my mind,
that twenty-four hours a day, God will seem near to you. ||1||Pause||
Says Nanak, one who has such immaculate destiny
- his mind is attached to the Lord's Feet. ||2||7||25||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The disease is gone; God Himself took it away.
I sleep in peace; peaceful poise has come to my home. ||1||Pause||
Eat to your fill, O my Siblings of Destiny.
Meditate on the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, within your heart. ||1||
Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Perfect Guru,
who has preserved the honor of His Name. ||2||8||26||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The True Guru has protected my hearth and home, and made them permanent. ||Pause||
Whoever slanders these homes, is pre-destined by the Creator Lord to be destroyed. ||1||
Slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God; the Word of His Shabad is unbreakable and infinite. ||2||9||27||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The fever and sickness are gone, and the diseases are all dispelled.
The Supreme Lord God has forgiven you, so enjoy the happiness of the Saints. ||Pause||
All joys have entered your world, and your mind and body are free of disease.
So chant continuously the Glorious Praises of the Lord; this is the only potent medicine. ||1||
So come, and dwell in your home and native land; this is such a blessed and auspicious occasion.
O Nanak, God is totally pleased with you; your time of separation has come to an end. ||2||10||28||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The entanglements of Maya do not go along with anyone.
Even kings and rulers must arise and depart, according to the wisdom of the Saints. ||Pause||
Pride goes before the fall - this is a primal law.
Those who practice corruption and sin, are born into countless incarnations, only to die again. ||1||
The Holy Saints chant Words of Truth; they meditate continually on the Lord of the Universe.
Meditating, meditating in remembrance, O Nanak, those who are imbued with the color of the Lord's Love are carried across. ||2||11||29||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The Perfect Guru has blessed me with celestial Samaadhi, bliss and peace.
God is always my Helper and Companion; I contemplate His Ambrosial Virtues. ||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.”
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.”