Wednesday, October 13, 2021

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">RAAMKALEE, FIRST MEHL, DAKHANEE, ONGKAAR: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: Wandering to countless doorsteps and homes, I have grown weary. My incarnations are countless, without limit. I have had so many mothers and fathers, sons and daughters. I have had so many gurus and disciples. Through a false guru, liberation is not found. There are so many brides of the One Husband Lord — consider this. The Gurmukh dies, and lives with God. Searching in the ten directions, I found Him within my own home. I have met Him; the True Guru has led me to meet Him. || 21 || The Gurmukh sings, and the Gurmukh speaks. The Gurmukh evaluates the value of the Lord, and inspires others to evaluate Him as well. The Gurmukh comes and goes without fear. His filth is taken away, and his stains are burnt off. The Gurmukh contemplates the sound current of the Naad for his Vedas. The Gurmukh’s cleansing bath is the performance of good deeds. For the Gurmukh, the Shabad is the most excellent Ambrosial Nectar. O Nanak, the Gurmukh crosses over. || 22 || The fickle consciousness does not remain stable. The deer secretly nibbles at the green sprouts. One who enshrines the Lord’s lotus feet in his heart and consciousness lives long, always remembering the Lord. Everyone has worries and cares. He alone finds peace, who thinks of the One Lord. When the Lord dwells in the consciousness, and one is absorbed in the Lord’s Name, one is liberated, and returns home with honor. || 23 || The body falls apart, when one knot is untied. Behold, the world is on the decline; it wlll be totally destroyed. Only one who looks alike upon sunshine and shade has his bonds shattered; he is liberated and returns home. Maya is empty and petty; she has defrauded the world. Such destiny is pre-ordained by past actions. Youth is wasting away; old age and death hover above the head. The body falls apart, like algae upon the water. || 24 || God Himself appears throughout the three worlds. Throughout the ages,