Gems of Gurbani

Guru Granth Sahib

Siddha Gosht   5

The Yogis say; wear the religious garb of the sect of Gorakh the Lord of the Yogis, take up the ear-rings, begging bowl and patched coat. Out of the six schools of philosophy, ours is the one school that has twelve sects of Yoga. From amongst these twelve sects you adopt ‘Ai’ sect. In this way mind is instructed O mortal and you don’t suffer any strokes II 9 II

Nanak says; By Guru’s grace the Lord is realized and only in the following way the real yoga is attained. With incessant enshrining of the Name in your mind and by renunciation of ego and attachment that are your ear-rings, discard your lust, wrath and self conceit. You shall be blessed with sublime understanding by Guru’s grace. Make your begging bowl and your patched coat from this understanding that the Lord is all pervading. Once you have this understanding you shall realize that Lord is the only truth and His word is true as well II 10 II

Make your begging bowl your turning away from this world, your cap to be essence of five elements (earth, the air, the water, the fire, and the sky). Keep your body alerts by your grass matting and minds control your loin cloth. Let chastity, contentment and self discipline be your disciples or companions. Becoming God –oriented like this O Nanak the mortal contemplates the Name (of God) II 11 II

The Yogis question: Who is un-manifest? Who is emancipated? Who is united from within and without? Who is he who comes and goes? Who is He, which is pervading the three worlds? II 12 II

Guru Nanak answers: He, who permeates all hearts, is un- manifest.  The Guru- ward or God conscious is emancipated and he the Guru-ward is united with Lord from within and without. The ego-centric perishes and is subject to coming and going (Cycle rebirth continues for him) in this world. Nanak, the Guru-ward knows that the True Lord is pervading all three worlds II 13 II

 The yogis ask: How is one bound and devoured by mammon the she serpent? How does one lose? How does one gains? How one does becomes pure? How is darkness removed? He, who understands this reality, is our religious preceptor II 14 I

Guru answers: The evil intellect binds one then he is eaten up by the snake (delusions or maya). An apostate (manmukh) loses the pious person gains. Meeting the True Lord man’s darkness is dispelled. Nanak who abandons his ego becomes pure and merges in the Lord II 15 II