Gems of Gurbani

Guru Granth Sahib

Siddha Gosht   7

Yogis ask: What is your view about the beginning of this world? Where was the Profound Lord then abiding? What are said to be the ear-rings of gnosis? Who is it that abides in all hearts? How can the stroke of death fended off? How can one enter the home of fearlessness? How can one obtain bliss and contentment? How can adversaries (ego, lust, wrath, avarice, greed) be slain?

Says the Guru: If man knows God, the seat of bliss and contentment and through Guru’s word, effaces his ego and sin then he abides in his own home of fearlessness.

If one realizes the Name of Him who has created the Creation, Nanak then becomes his slave II 21 II

The Yogis question: Where from the man has come? Whither does he go? Where does he remain merged himself?

He who understands the meaning of this divine discourse; him we call the Guru, who has not an iota of avarice.

How can one obtain the formless Reality?

How can he enshrine the love for God through Guru?

He who Himself is the Hearer and Himself the Creator; O Nanak, what says thou regarding His explanation?

Says the Nanak: Man originates from the Lord’s command. He goes back to where is His will. He remains merged in the Lord’s Will.

By practising truth and realizing the Lord’s dignity and worth, he is blessed with the Lord’s love by the Perfect Guru II 22 II

As for the origin of man one can only talk and think continuously but Profound Lord did exist within Himself (His own self).

Note: This is explained as Nirgun and Sargun in Guru Granth Sahib.

Desirelessness, knowledge of the True Lord becomes the ear-rings – the gnosis of the Guru. The True Lord abides in everybody’s heart. By hearing Guru’s Bani man merges easily in to the Pure and Formless Lord.

The Sikh who serves Guru and not another finds his way to slay all doubts O Nanak (there is only One True Lord and all others are His creation. A true Sikh is supposed to believe only in that True Lord).

 Wondrous is His Will, the great listener and Creator, He alone knows His command and truly understands the way of life of His beings.

He who effaces his ego and self conceit and becomes detached, enshrines the True Lord in his mind is the True Yogi II 23 II