PIR SANG…Awareness Of His Being Within ( Part 2)
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ਤਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰੇ॥
By being totally involved with Him, drowned in His simran by breathing in His love, bliss of happiness is attained. The stay in this world is very limited , His call is inevitable eventually. All this awareness of Him must be in mind while living so that nothing should detour us from this virtuous way of life. Through meditating on Him, virtues blossom, it is such powerful force to curb negativities.
ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਬਹੈ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਏ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਲਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ॥
So soul bride stays home where HE is, flying with hopes, running after Maya temptations will take us out of the heart bed where He lies; by meditating on Him, unlimited days one enjoys being with true Lord, the beloved One.When out side attraction ceases, mind is known to be at home. In that state His realization occurs. In next Vaak, Guru ji expresses his experience as warning to those who preach other ways of realization of HIM.
ਵਿਣੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਨ ਹੋਵੀ ਸੁਣਿਅਹੁ ਲੋਕ ਸਬਾਏ॥
Mind remains prone to distractions layered together with temptations and, keeps failing to stay within without His worshipping in His love. What is”ghar/home? That state of mind where outer influences are negated with contemplation on Him. It is addressed to all others who claim other ways to reach Him. It is stressed here that HE is realized only through falling in love with Him and live in His love. It also means, always HE remains the center of attention. Any physical effort and rituals etc are literally discarded as useless. This idea is made more clear in the following Vaak
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਸੀ ਤਾ ਪਿਰੁ ਪਾਏ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਏ॥੨॥
Guru ji declares, only if soul bride remains imbued forever with His Name, she can realize Him otherwise not.
As many say they have Naam, they can give to others, merely enjoying their illusions. Guru ji makes it clear that by being totally involved with Him, a state where outer influences cease to affect, is achieved and, sorrow, pain, slandering, happiness are taken as His ordinance,
He is seen every where; one in million reaches to that state with His grace but efforts should be continue to reach there by being in His love. Without effort there is no fruit. It is very serious choice; by merely talking, nothing is going to be materialized. Who are such persons? In answer to that,I would take the honor to quote Fifth Nanak’s pious description
ਰਤੇ ਸੇਈ ਜਿ ਮੁਖੁ ਨ ਮੋੜੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਸਿਞਾਤਾ ਸਾਈ॥ ਝੜਿ ਝੜਿ ਪਵਦੇ ਕਚੇ ਬਿਰਹੀ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਕਾਰਿ ਨ ਆਈ॥੧॥
Imbued with the Lord's love are they alone, who realize their Lord and turn not their face away from Him. The false lovers( Who just talk), who know not the talk of the Lord's love fall off mid-way. ( Tr. By. Manmohan singh ji)
ਪਿਰੁ ਧਨ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਪਿਰ ਭਾਵੈ ਨਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ॥
If the Soul bride pleases the Beloved with her love, then Lord likes her. Through this Vaak Guru ji makes clear two things, Virtuous ways of life and unconditional love for Him are helpful in achieving His blessings. His love for soul bride over come every obstacle[/FONT].[/FONT] This way out is shown to the soul bride by Guru, so living Guru Teachings is very vital. Read on
[/FONT]ਰੰਗਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਰਾਤੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ॥
By cogitating Guru Shabad, pondering over every thing Guru says, Soul bride gets imbued with the Beloved[/FONT].[/FONT] Guru Shabad enables her to over come all obstacles through meditating on HIM. Guru teachings are supposed to be considered a way of life, they are not just for singing or reciting. They should be a part of every action we do. No game playing.
[/FONT]ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਨਾਹ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਨਿਵਿ ਨਿਵਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇਈ॥
As in His love,Soul bride contemplates Guru Shabad, she is loved by her Spouse([/FONT]ਨਾਹ ) and in His love she performs devotional service to Lord in all humility. This is the change occurs after giving up herself to Guru and falling in love with the Lord. If we find our actions are far away from this truth, we should ponder over Guru Shabad again.
[/FONT]ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਜਲਾਏ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਰਸ ਮਹਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਕਰੇਈ॥
This way, Soul bride gets rid of worldly attachment and temptations and starts enjoying being in His company.[/FONT]What happened actually, answer is in next Vaak[/FONT].[/FONT]
[/FONT]ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਚੇ ਸੇਤੀ ਰੰਗਿ ਰੰਗੇਤੀ ਲਾਲ ਭਈ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰੀ॥
Soul Bride is completely imbued with the love of the True Lord, by conquering mind, she has become very gorgeous. This is the way to live with Him. This is result of love she is drowned in. Now she is not divorced but is with Him
[/FONT]ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚਿ ਵਸੀ ਸੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਪਿਰ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੀ॥੩॥
Having sweet love of her Beloved, blessed Soul bride lives with True Lord. Here state of mind goes beyond awareness of His being within; actually she starts living with HIM. i
[/FONT]ਪਿਰ ਘਰਿ ਸੋਹੈ ਨਾਰਿ ਜੇ ਪਿਰ ਭਾਵਏ ਜੀਉ॥
[/FONT] Soul bride attains respect if she is with her Lord Husband; however it all depends on His grace. With Him she becomes beauteous and she has honor of having Him
.This is attained with virtuous way and by being in love with Him only, all other things done are not useful, next vaak addresses that
ਝੂਠੇ ਵੈਣ ਚਵੇ ਕਾਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਏ ਜੀਉ॥
Wailing done in false words is not useful to please Him. It is not accepted by Him.
What He likes is not done, why wailing then? Why empty calls are made to HIM loudly?
ਝੂਠੁ ਅਲਾਵੈ ਕਾਮਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨਾ ਪਿਰੁ ਦੇਖੈ ਨੈਣੀ॥
As these false wailing is useless, Soul bride never be able to see Beloved. This is not the way to see Him, to realize Him. If there is longing for Him, one has to get ready for HIM. False religious practices are not accepted in His court as per Guru Hukam.
ਅਵਗੁਣਿਆਰੀ ਕੰਤਿ ਵਿਸਾਰੀ ਛੂਟੀ ਵਿਧਣ ਰੈਣੀ॥
Soul bride, with no merit, forgotten and divorced by her Spouse, suffers; she passes the night of her life without her Master. In Guru Granth Sahib Ji, it is said that only Gurmukh are awake otherwise rest of the world is in slumber of Maya. Think how sweet is the poison of Maya!
Same view is stressed here[/FONT].[/FONT]
[/FONT]ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਮਾਨੈ ਫਾਹੀ ਫਾਥੀ ਸਾ ਧਨ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਏ॥
[/FONT]Such Soul Bride who doesn’t believe in Guru's word, and she is caught in the worldly net, cannot obtain her Lord. For what life is given, that is lost, what is left? A temporary enjoyment of personal preferences! Guru ji in another Shabad also says that if this turn (life) is missed, then it will fall to the next one if that comes. [/FONT]
ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪੇ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਏ॥੪॥
[/FONT]Guru ji says if Soul Bride understands her purpose of her life, she can merge in the celestial peace by the grace of Guru. She has to realize that first and act upon Guru ji teachings.[/FONT]
[/FONT]ਧਨ ਸੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਨਾਰਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਜੀਉ॥
[/FONT]Blessed is the fortunate Soul bride who realizes her dear Lord Husband; Guru ji here applauds those who act and live as per Guru’s directions and eventually realize HIM In the next Vaak, Guru ji states strongly that without HIM, life lived is just false or in other words wasted.[/FONT]
[/FONT]ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਿ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਣਿਆ ਜੀਉ॥
[/FONT]Without the Name, What Soul Bride does is false and she is false without Lord’s Name. In other words life becomes a waste without HIM. In worldly[/FONT] point of views it is otherwise. People call those successful who are drowned in Maya and who are turned to Him are not appreciated, it is also said, read on
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