On p319, Guru Arjan Devji
ਜਿਨਾ ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਨ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾਂ ਮਨਿ ਮੰਤੁ ॥
Jinā sās girās na visrai har nāmāʼn man manṯ.
Those who do not forget the Lord, with each breath and morsel of food, whose minds are filled with the Mantra of the Lord's Name -
ਧੰਨੁ ਸਿ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਪੂਰਨੁ ਸੋਈ ਸੰਤੁ ॥੧॥
Ḏẖan sė se▫ī nānkā pūran so▫ī sanṯ. ||1||
they alone are blessed; O Nanak, they are the perfect Saints. ||1||
Then on p 392 in another shabad or hymn
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨੈ ॥
Āṯẖ pahar nikat kar jānai.
Twenty-four hours a day, he knows the Lord to be near at hand;
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾ ਕੀਆ ਮੀਠਾ ਮਾਨੈ ॥
Parabẖ kā kī▫ā mīṯẖā mānai.
he surrenders to the Sweet Will of God.
ਏਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੰਤਨ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥
Ėk nām sanṯan āḏẖār.
The One Name is the Support of the Saints;
ਹੋਇ ਰਹੇ ਸਭ ਕੀ ਪਗ ਛਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
Ho▫e rahe sabẖ kī pag cẖẖār. ||1||
they remain the dust of the feet of all. ||1||
ਸੰਤ ਰਹਤ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥
Sanṯ rahaṯ sunhu mere bẖā▫ī.
Listen, to the way of life of the Saints, O my Siblings of Destiny;
ਉਆ ਕੀ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਕਥਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
U▫ā kī mahimā kathan na jā▫ī. ||1|| rahā▫o.
their praises cannot be described. ||1||Pause||
ਵਰਤਣਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਕੇਵਲ ਨਾਮ ॥
varṯaṇ jā kai keval nām.
Their occupation is the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਅਨਦ ਰੂਪ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਬਿਸ੍ਰਾਮ ॥
Anaḏ rūp kīrṯan bisrām.
The Kirtan, the Praise of the Lord, the embodiment of bliss, is their rest.
ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਸਤ੍ਰੁ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਏਕ ਸਮਾਨੈ ॥
Miṯar saṯar jā kai ek samānai.
Friends and enemies are one and the same to them.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਨੈ ॥੨॥
Parabẖ apune bin avar na jānai. ||2||
They know of no other than God. ||2||
ਕੋਟਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਅਘ ਕਾਟਨਹਾਰਾ ॥
Kot kot agẖ kataṇhārā.
They erase millions upon millions of sins.
ਦੁਖ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਰਨ ਜੀਅ ਕੇ ਦਾਤਾਰਾ ॥
Ḏukẖ ḏūr karan jī▫a ke ḏāṯārā.
They dispel suffering; they are givers of the life of the soul.
ਸੂਰਬੀਰ ਬਚਨ ਕੇ ਬਲੀ ॥
Sūrbīr bacẖan ke balī.
They are so brave; they are men of their word.
ਕਉਲਾ ਬਪੁਰੀ ਸੰਤੀ ਛਲੀ ॥੩॥
Ka▫ulā bapurī sanṯī cẖẖalī. ||3||
The Saints have enticed Maya herself. ||3||
ਤਾ ਕਾ ਸੰਗੁ ਬਾਛਹਿ ਸੁਰਦੇਵ ॥
Ŧā kā sang bācẖẖėh surḏev.
Their company is cherished even by the gods and the angels.
ਅਮੋਘ ਦਰਸੁ ਸਫਲ ਜਾ ਕੀ ਸੇਵ ॥
Amogẖ ḏaras safal jā kī sev.
Blessed is their Darshan, and fruitful is their service.
ਕਰ ਜੋੜਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਰੇ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥
Kar joṛ Nānak kare arḏās.
With his palms pressed together, Nanak offers his prayer:
ਮੋਹਿ ਸੰਤਹ ਟਹਲ ਦੀਜੈ ਗੁਣਤਾਸਿ ॥੪॥੩੭॥੮੮॥
Mohi sanṯėh tahal ḏījai guṇṯās. ||4||37||88||
O Lord, Treasure of Excellence, please bless me with the service of the Saints. ||4||37||88||
Now the translation of 'saint' is used quite often and it does sometimes appear a little loose.
Personally, I think of such saint or sant (from what Guru Arjan ji says) as someone who is
Enlightened, Wise, Knowledgable, Lives by the word of the shabad, speaks and talks the word as well, infact all words uttered by such beings are pure gurmatt.-If any of these qualities are NOT there, then I don't personally regard such as a sant.
This is my personal definition of a sant and I am sorry to say that what the majority of sangat call 'sants' ie. the sant ragees who go around as heads of their little groups..etc..- I simply regard as 'preachers' even though they may use the abbreviation and title of 'sant' before their name, but what they do mostly is katha and preach.
I mean one just has to look at a collection of kirtan and katha CD's and you will see SO MANY with Sant so and so, Sant.....So,so .so from SO so Village or town..
-I'm sorry, if some may be offended, but this is how I feel about using such a title or word as 'sant'.
In this day, we regard such as sant, only to learn or hear later that such sant did this and did that or took this much money..blah...blah...gossip..they are just as manmukh as the guy next door......
To use such a pure and strong gurmatt word to describe a person that considers their own preaching better than others, or someone that comes across as they are more closer to the lord than you, I don't feel it appropriate to use such description for the said person.
Like I say, this view may offend many out there, but the words above by Guru Arjun, shouldn't be taken lightly.
Waheguru
Lucky Singh
