ਮਾਥੇ ਤਿਲਕੁ ਹਥਿ ਮਾਲਾ ਬਾਨਾਂ ॥
माथे तिलकु हथि माला बानां ॥
Māthe ṯilak hath mālā bānāʼn.
Some apply ceremonial marks to their foreheads, hold malas in their hands, and wear religious robes.
ਲੋਗਨ ਰਾਮੁ ਖਿਲਉਨਾ ਜਾਨਾਂ ॥੧॥
लोगन रामु खिलउना जानां ॥१॥
Logan rām kẖil▫a▫unā jānāʼn. ||1||
Some people think that the Lord is a play-thing. ||1|| (Page 1158)
This material world is the manifestation of God's material energy called Maya.
Another name for Maya is illusion or "that which is not".
It clings to this material world like a serpent.
Because of the mind's attachment to this Maya, one becomes extrovert, selfish,
greedy, envy, superstitious and doubt-ridden. Consequently, he does not get
to Realize his True Nature, which is Pure Consciousness.
On account of such deluded state, man begins to believe that
he can attain God by merely going for pilgrimage, parrot-like reciting
or memorizing of scriptures, keeping uncut hair, shaving head,
keeping Jataas or matted hair, wearing a Dhotee (loincloth) in certain style,
wearing a special short, hanging a sacred thread or a sword or a dagger on to the material body,
drinking a sweetened liquid called Amrit or Charnaamrit, wearing a rosary around the neck,
wearing rings, covering head with piece of a cloth or wearing a headgear, putting a mark on the forehead
and other parts of the body, wearing peculiar religious dress, performing Nitnem or five Namaaj,
attending sermons at organized religious places, keeping Akhand-Paath of scriptures (uninterrupted reading),
hiring Raagees or preachers to perform in one's house, sacrificing innocent animals in the name of religion and God,
renouncing the world, wandering in jungles and mountains, living in caves or secluded places, observing fasts,
abandoning family-life, keeping mum, performing rituals for material gains, praying for mundane objects,
becoming a religious fanatic, serving or following swindlers
in religious garbs (Saints, Bhais, Raagees, Baabaas, Gurus, Parchaaraks, Yogis, Swamis, and so on),
thinking oneself religiously better than others, keeping and maintaining the illusion that one can hide
his sinful actions from God, hating and killing people in the name of religion and God, applying ashes
to the body and torturing it, using religion for gaining name or fame, calling oneself a saint or Bhagwaan,
cheating and stealing on the name of religion, wandering naked, covering mouth with a piece of a white cloth,
performing magic like tricks to impress upon unsuspecting people, performing meditation or
Jap and Tap like a heron does, bathing in specific ponds or rivers, giving charity or donations, building temples,
taking initiation, baptizing, performing circumcision the list goes on and on.
ਕਾਹੂ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਕਿਤੈ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਧਰਮਿ ॥
काहू जुगति कितै न पाईऐ धरमि ॥
Kāhū jugaṯ kiṯai na pā▫ī▫ai ḏẖaram.
It cannot be obtained by any religious rituals. (Page 274)
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