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Know that Yoga and sacrificial feasts are fruitless, if one forgets the Praises of God. ||1||

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One who lays aside both pride and attachment, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

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Says Nanak, the mortal who does this is said to be 'jivan mukta' - liberated while yet alive. ||2||2||

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Bilaaval, Ninth Mehl:

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There is no meditation on the Lord within him.

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That man wastes his life uselessly - keep this in mind. ||1||Pause||

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He bathes at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and adheres to fasts, but he has no control over his mind.

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Know that such religion is useless to him. I speak the Truth for his sake. ||1||

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It's like a stone, kept immersed in water; still, the water does not penetrate it.

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So, understand it: that mortal being who lacks devotional worship is just like that. ||2||

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In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, liberation comes from the Naam. The Guru has revealed this secret.

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Says Nanak, he alone is a great man, who sings the Praises of God. ||3||3||

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Bilaaval, Ashtapadees, First Mehl, Tenth House:

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One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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He dwells close at hand, and sees all,

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but how rare is the Gurmukh who understands this.

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Without the Fear of God, there is no devotional worship.

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Imbued with the Word of the Shabad, eternal peace is attained. ||1||

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Such is the spiritual wisdom, the treasure of the Naam;

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obtaining it, the Gurmukhs enjoy the subtle essence of this nectar. ||1||Pause||

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Everyone talks about spiritual wisdom and spiritual knowledge.

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Talking, talking, they argue, and suffer.

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No one can stop talking and discussing it.

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Without being imbued with the subtle essence, there is no liberation. ||2||

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Spiritual wisdom and meditation all come from the Guru.

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Through the lifestyle of Truth, the True Lord comes to dwell in the mind.

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The self-willed manmukh talks about it, but does not practice it.

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Forgetting the Name, he finds no place of rest. ||3||

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Maya has caught the mind in the trap of the whirlpool.

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Each and every heart is trapped by this bait of poison and sin.

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See that whoever has come, is subject to death.

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Your affairs shall be adjusted, if you contemplate the Lord in your heart. ||4||

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He alone is a spiritual teacher, who lovingly focuses his consciousness on the Word of the Shabad.

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The self-willed, egotistical manmukh loses his honor.

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The Creator Lord Himself inspires us to His devotional worship.

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He Himself blesses the Gurmukh with glorious greatness. ||5||

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The life-night is dark, while the Divine Light is immaculate.

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Those who lack the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are false, filthy and untouchable.

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The Vedas preach sermons of devotional worship.

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Listening, hearing and believing, one beholds the Divine Light. ||6||

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The Shaastras and Simritees implant the Naam within.

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The Gurmukh lives in peace and tranquility, doing deeds of sublime purity.

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The self-willed manmukh suffers the pains of reincarnation.

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His bonds are broken, enshrining the Name of the One Lord. ||7||

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Believing in the Naam, one obtains true honor and adoration.

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Who should I see? There is none other than the Lord.

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I see, and I say, that He alone is pleasing to my mind.

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Says Nanak, there is no other at all. ||8||1||