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In the third watch, both hunger and thirst bark for attention, and food is put into the mouth.
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2253
That which is eaten becomes dust, but they are still attached to eating.
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2254
In the fourth watch, they become drowsy. They close their eyes and begin to dream.
146
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2255
Rising up again, they engage in conflicts; they set the stage as if they will live for 100 years.
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2256
If at all times, at each and every moment, they live in the fear of God
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2257
-O Nanak, the Lord dwells within their minds, and their cleansing bath is true. ||1||
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2258
Second Mehl:
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They are the perfect kings, who have found the Perfect Lord.
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2260
Twenty-four hours a day, they remain unconcerned, imbued with the Love of the One Lord.
146
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2261
Only a few obtain the Darshan, the Blessed Vision of the Unimaginably Beauteous Lord.
146
:
2262
Through the perfect karma of good deeds, one meets the Perfect Guru, whose speech is perfect.
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2263
O Nanak, when the Guru makes one perfect, one's weight does not decrease. ||2||
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2264
Pauree:
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When You are with me, what more could I want? I speak only the Truth.
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2266
Plundered by the thieves of worldly affairs, she does not obtain the Mansion of His Presence.
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2267
Being so stone-hearted, she has lost her chance to serve the Lord.
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2268
That heart, in which the True Lord is not found, should be torn down and re-built.
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2269
How can she be weighed accurately, upon the scale of perfection?
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2270
No one will say that her weight has been shorted, if she rids herself of egotism.
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2271
The genuine are assayed, and accepted in the Court of the All-knowing Lord.
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2272
The genuine merchandise is found only in one shop-it is obtained from the Perfect Guru. ||17||
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2273
Shalok, Second Mehl:
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2274
Twenty-four hours a day, destroy the eight things, and in the ninth place, conquer the body.
146
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2275
Within the body are the nine treasures of the Name of the Lord-seek the depths of these virtues.
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2276
Those blessed with the karma of good actions praise the Lord. O Nanak, they make the Guru their spiritual teacher.
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2277
In the fourth watch of the early morning hours, a longing arises in their higher consciousness.
146
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2278
They are attuned to the river of life; the True Name is in their minds and on their lips.
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2279
The Ambrosial Nectar is distributed, and those with good karma receive this gift.
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2280
Their bodies become golden, and take on the color of spirituality.
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2281
If the Jeweller casts His Glance of Grace, they are not placed in the fire again.
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2282
Throughout the other seven watches of the day, it is good to speak the Truth, and sit with the spiritually wise.
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2283
There, vice and virtue are distinguished, and the capital of falsehood is decreased.
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2284
There, the counterfeit are cast aside, and the genuine are cheered.
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2285
Speech is vain and useless. O Nanak, pain and pleasure are in the power of our Lord and Master. ||1||
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2286
Second Mehl:
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Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.
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2288
Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.
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2289
Good deeds and bad deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of Dharma.
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:
2290
According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.
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2291
Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brow
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-O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many others are saved along with them! ||2||
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:
2293
Pauree:
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The True Food is the Love of the Lord; the True Guru has spoken.
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2295
With this True Food, I am satisfied, and with the Truth, I am delighted.
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2296
True are the cities and the villages, where one abides in the True Home of the self.
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:
2297
When the True Guru is pleased, one receives the Lord's Name, and blossoms forth in His Love.
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:
2298
No one enters the Court of the True Lord through falsehood.
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:
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By uttering falsehood and only falsehood, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is lost.