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1429
Shalok, First Mehl:
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1430
Living beings are formed of air, water and fire. They are subject to pleasure and pain.
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1431
In this world, in the nether regions of the underworld, and in the Akaashic ethers of the heavens, some remain ministers in the Court of the Lord.
1289
:
1432
Some live long lives, while others suffer and die.
1289
:
1433
Some give and consume, and still their wealth is not exhausted, while others remain poor forever.
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1434
In His Will He creates, and in His Will He destroys thousands in an instant.
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1435
He has harnessed everyone with His harness; when He forgives, he breaks the harness.
1289
:
1436
He has no color or features; He is invisible and beyond calculation.
1289
:
1437
How can He be described? He is known as the Truest of the True.
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:
1438
All the actions which are done and described, O Nanak, are done by the Indescribable Lord Himself.
1289
:
1439
Whoever hears the description of the indescribable,
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1440
is blessed with wealth, intelligence, perfection, spiritual wisdom and eternal peace. ||1||
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1441
First Mehl:
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1442
One who bears the unbearable, controls the nine holes of the body.
1289
:
1443
One who worships and adores the Lord with his breath of life, gains stability in his body-wall.
1289
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1444
Where has he come from, and where will he go?
1289
:
1445
Remaining dead while yet alive, he is accepted and approved.
1289
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1446
Whoever understands the Hukam of the Lord's Command, realizes the essence of reality.
1289
:
1447
This is known by Guru's Grace.
1289
:
1448
O Nanak, know this: egotism leads to bondage.
1289
:
1449
Only those who have no ego and no self-conceit, are not consigned to reincarnation. ||2||
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:
1450
Pauree:
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1451
Read the Praise of the Lord's Name; other intellectual pursuits are false.
1289
:
1452
Without dealing in Truth, life is worthless.
1289
:
1453
No one has ever found the Lord's end or limitation.
1289
:
1454
All the world is enveloped by the darkness of egotistical pride. It does not like the Truth.
1289
:
1455
Those who depart from this world, forgetting the Naam, shall be roasted in the frying pan.
1289
:
1456
They pour the oil of duality within, and burn.
1289
:
1457
They come into the world and wander around aimlessly; they depart when the play is finished.
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1458
O Nanak, imbued with Truth, the mortals merge in Truth. ||24||
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:
1459
Shalok, First Mehl:
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:
1460
First, the mortal is conceived in the flesh, and then he dwells in the flesh.
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:
1461
When he comes alive, his mouth takes flesh; his bones, skin and body are flesh.
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:
1462
He comes out of the womb of flesh, and takes a mouthful of flesh at the breast.
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:
1463
His mouth is flesh, his tongue is flesh; his breath is in the flesh.
1289
:
1464
He grows up and is married, and brings his wife of flesh into his home.
1289
:
1465
Flesh is produced from flesh; all relatives are made of flesh.
1289
:
1466
When the mortal meets the True Guru, and realizes the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then he comes to be reformed.
1289
:
1467
Releasing himself, the mortal does not find release; O Nanak, through empty words, one is ruined. ||1||
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:
1468
First Mehl:
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:
1469
The fools argue about flesh and meat, but they know nothing about meditation and spiritual wisdom.
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:
1470
What is called meat, and what is called green vegetables? What leads to sin?
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:
1471
It was the habit of the gods to kill the rhinoceros, and make a feast of the burnt offering.
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:
1472
Those who renounce meat, and hold their noses when sitting near it, devour men at night.
1289
:
1473
They practice hypocrisy, and make a show before other people, but they do not understand anything about meditation or spiritual wisdom.
1289
:
1474
O Nanak, what can be said to the blind people? They cannot answer, or even understand what is said.
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:
1475
They alone are blind, who act blindly. They have no eyes in their hearts.
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:
1476
They are produced from the blood of their mothers and fathers, but they do not eat fish or meat.