Gems of Gurbani

Guru Granth Sahib

Tithi    5

Dasmi (tenth lunar day); contemplate on His Name and share it with others and purify yourself. Instead of taking bath at pilgrimages take bath of Lord’s knowledge and excellences. No filth can ever attach to the truth. Truth is strong enough to expel doubt and dread from mind. Flimsy doubt and dread break up like raw thread. The world is like that frail yarn where doubt and dread live but if you contemplate on True Lord’s Name and know abundance of His love your mind shall become stable II 12 II

Ekadasi (eleventh lunar day); the mortals should enshrine the only One True Lord in mind and expel cruel mindedness, egoism and love for worldly attachments. He, who observes the fasting of knowing his/herself only get profited. (On ekadasi or eleventh lunar day people observe fast and eat only fruits and make offerings in the temples). One who observes hypocrisy sees not the quintessence (Truth). The Immaculate Lord is self sustained (He needs no offerings), He is detached and purest of Pure Lord and no filth is attached II 13 II

Wherever I saw, I found only One Lord. He created creatures of many kinds. By eating fruits only one loses the life’s fruit. Relishing the variety of delicacies one loses the taste of Lord.( Ekadasi fast is observed by eating fruits only but instead of contemplating on Lord’s Name majority are waiting for the moment to break the fast and relish delicacies. This mechanical fasting has not achieved its goal of fasting that is thinking and contemplating on Lord). The mortals get wholly engrossed in covetousness. The only way to learn the truth is by practising it and become God oriented (Gurmukh) by the grace of Guru II 14 II