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One Oankar, the primal energy, realised through the grace of divine preceptor.
Pauri-1 Sikhi is difficult but precious.
Sikh sprit is subtler than a trichome and sharper than the edge of sword. Nothing can be said or explained about it and its indescribable account cannot be written. Defined as the way of the Gurmukhs, it cannot be attained in a single step. It is like licking a tasteless stone but the joy of even the juice of millions of sweet sugarcane cannot be equalled to it. The gurmukhs have attained the pleasure fruit of loving devotion that grows on rare trees. By the grace of the true Guru, following the wisdom of the Guru in the holy congregation alone the sikh spirit is attained. Four ideas of life are begged by beggars.
Pauri-2 Sikh life is without desires.
The true Guru himself gives the four ideals; the Sikh of the Guru does not ask for them. The gurmukh never carries on his back the nine treasures and eight miraculous powers. Wish fulfilling cows and millions of Lakshamis, with their fine gestures cannot touch a gursikh- Sikh of the Guru. The Sikhs of the Guru never touch the philosopher’s stone or transitory fruits of millions of wish fulfilling trees. Millions o ftantrists knowing mantras and tantras are mere naked acrobats for a Sikh of the Guru. The guru-disciple relationship is very complex as many are its clauses and subclauses. The Sikh of the Guru is ever shy of the sense of duality.
Pauri-3 Invaluableness of Sikh Life.
The discipline of the discipleship of the Guru is ineffable for Vedas and all the melodies. Even Chitragupt, the writer of the accounts of the actions of the people, does not know how to write about the spirit of Sikh life. The glory of simaran. Remembrance of the name of the Lord, cannot be known by myriads of seshnags and thousand hooded mythical snakes. The conduct of the Sikh Spirit can only be known by going beyond the worldly phenomena. How can anybody understand the sikh way of life or Gursikhi through learning and contemplation alone. By the grace of the Guru, in the holy congregation, the gursikh concentrating his consciousness in the Word sheds pride and becomes humble. A rare one enjoys the pleasure of loving devotion.
Pauri-4 Joy and Teachings of the Sikh life.
The way of learning the conduct of a sikh of the Guru is that one should be the service of holy congregation. This mystery was not even known to the ten incarnations of Vishnu, and this mystery is beyond the Gita and other discussions. Then the Vedas do not know its secret though they are studied by gods and goddesses. The deep meditations of the Siddhs, naths and even the trantras could not cross the teachings and practices of Sikh way of life. Millions of devotees flourished in this world but they also could not understand the life discipline of the Sikhs of the Guru. This life is similar to the licking of a saltless stone but its taste is incomparable even to the millions of fruits. Absorption in the word of the Guru in the holy congregation is the accomplishment of the life of a gursikh.
Pauri-5 Practices for getting a Sikh-life.
To learn about Sikh-life, one ought to merge one’s consciousness in the Word in the holy congregation. Writing about Sikh life is to go on listening, understanding and writing continuously. Simran, the meditation in Sikh life is learning the Guru-mantra that is as sweet as sugarcane juice. The spirit of Sikhism is like fragrance residing in sandalwood trees. The understanding of a Sikh of the Guru consists in the fact that even after having received the gifted alms of nam, and being fully knowledgable, he considers himself as ignorant. The Sikh of the Guru, in the holy congregation listens to the word of the Guru and practices meditation, charity and ablution. And thus goes across the past to a new future..
Pauri-6 Conduct of the Sikh life.
In the Sikh life one speaks mildly and never gets oneself noticed that is ego is diluted. Maintaining the Sikh form and moving inthe awe of the Lord constitute the Sikh way of living. Sikh living implies following the footsteps of gursikhs. One should eat the fruit of one’s own labour, do service and could always remain inspired by the teachings of the Guru. The supreme Lord is not
attained through egotism and only after losing the sense of ego one can identify oneself with formless and limitless Lord. A disciple coming like a dead person and entering into the Guru-grave can merge in with imperceptible Lord who is beyond all writs. Sesanags could not understand the mystery of His mantra.
Pauri- 7 Precious value of Sikh Life.
Learning the Sikh way of life is as tough as a thunderbolt and only the Sikhs of the Guru know about it. Writing about the Sikh life is also beyond all accounts none can write. No scale can weigh the Sikh way of life. The glimpse of the Sikh life can be had only in the holy congregation and Gurdwara- the portal of the Lord. Pondering upon the word of Guru in the holy congregation is like tasting of the Sikh way of life. Understanding of the Sikh way of life is like kindling the flame of the Lord. The pleasure fruit of the Gurmukhs is the love of dear Lord.
Pauri-8 One becomes truthful after attaining the Sikh-life.
One who has attained the Sikh-life does not have desire to have glimpse of any deity except the Lord. To one who has tasted the Sikh-life, million of ambrosial fruits taste mawkish. Listening to the melody of Sikh-life, one enjoys the wondrous delight of million of silent melodies. Those who have come in touch with the Sikh spirit have gone beyond the impact of hot and cold, guise and disguise. Having inhaled the fragrance of of Sikh-life, one considers all other fragrances as smell. One who has started living the ,Sikh-way of life, lives every moment in loving devotion. Subsumed in the word of Guru he remains detached from the World.
Pauri-9 Miracle of Sikh-life.
The way of Gurmukhs is that way of treading truth which the Sikh automatically stabilizes in his innate nature. The conduct of gurmukhs is true; touching of the feet and becoming of dust of the feet is their active behaviour. The ablution in Sikh-life is washing away of evil propensities by adopting the wisdom of the Guru. Worship in Sikh-life is the worship to the Sikhs of the Guru and getting drenched in the shower of love of that dear Lord. Wearing the words of the Guru like a garland, is the accepting of the Will of the Lord. Life of a Gursikh is being dead that is losing one’s ego while alive. In such a way the word of the Guru is churned in the holy congregation.
Pauri-10 Performance of Sikh life.
Adopting pleasure and pain equally, the gurmukhs eat the fruit of delight. Music in the Sikh way of life is the continuous flow of ambrosial hymns of the Guru. Fortitude and duty in Sikh life is the bearing of the unbearable power of the cup of love. The practice of continence in Sikhism is getting fearless in this scaring world and moving always in the awe of God. Another doctrine of Sikh life is that joining the holy congregation and concentrating the mind on the Word, man goes across the world ocean of life successfully. Acting as per the instructions of the Guru is the performance of the Sikh-life. By the grace of the Guru, the disciple remains in the shelter of the Guru.
Pauri-11 Powers and Virtues of the Guru.
Diffusing in all the places like fragrance, the gurmukh makes even the mud oriented fragrant by giving him pleasure-fruit. He transforms iron slag into gold and the crows into the swans of th e highest order. Consequent to the service of the true Guru, animals and ghosts also become gods. Having all the treasures in His hand (conch) He goes on distributing then with his hand among the people day and night. Called as the redeemer of the sinners, the Lord, loving to the devotees, gets Himself deluded by the devotees. The whole world is good towards the well wisher alone, but, Guru loves to do good even to the evil doer. Guru has come to the world as a benevolent entity.
Pauri-12 Sikh- the altruist.
A tree gives fruits to stone thrower and wooden boat to the cutter to him across. Water, the father of tree not remembering the evil deeds does not drown the carpenter, even though he had cut it, along with the boat. Becoming thousands of currents when it rains, water in thousand streams flows towards the lower places. Wood of agar tree is drowned but repudiating ego, water saves the honour of its son, wood of the tree agar floats under the surface. He, who goes on swimming on the water of love may be considered as drowned and he who drowns in love, may be considered as having swum across. Likewise, winner in the world loses and becoming detached and the loser , one wins ultimately. Inverse is the tradition of love which makes the head bow to the feet. The altruist Sikh considers none as the bad or evil.
Pauri-13 Sikh- the jumble and the benevolent.
The real pleasure, higher than immortal accomplishments, is in the fruit of joy. The earth is under our feet but under the earth is water., water flows downward and makes others cool and clean. Mixed with various colours, it assumes those colours, but in itself it is colourless common to all. It becomes hot in the sun and cool in the shade, that is it acts in consonance with its companions- sun and shade. Whether hot or cold, its purpose always is for the good of others. Though itself warm, it extinguishes the fire and takes no time to get cold again. There are the marks of the Sikh culture.
Pauri-14 Sikh- the humble and the benevolent.
Earth is in water and in the earth also there is water. Earth has no colour yet it has all colours in the form of different vegetations. Earth has no taste yet all the tastes are contained in it. No smell is there in the earth, yet all the fragrances reside in it. Earth is a field of actions; here one reaps what one sows. Plastered with sandal paste, it does not get attached to it and fouled up by creatures excreta it does not sink with shame and anger. After rains people sow corn in it and even after getting heat new seedlings sprout form it, it does not wail in suffering nor laughs in pleasure.
Pauri-15 Daily conduct of the Sikh.
The Sikh awakes in the pre dawn hour and meditating upon Nan, he becomes alert for ablution and charity. He speaks sweetly, moves humbly, and giving away something by his hands for the well being of others feels happy. Sleeping and eating sparingly he as per teaching of the Guru also does not speak much. He toils to earn, perform good deeds and though being great never gets his greatness noticed. Walking for day and night he reaches the place where Gurbani is sung in the congregation. He keeps his consciousness merged in the Word and maintains in the mind love for the true Guru. Amid hopes and desires, he remains indifferent and detached.
Pauri-16 Daily earnings of the Sikh
Having listened to the teachings of the Guru the disciple and the Guru get one in form and spirit. He with single mind adores the one Lord and keeps his straying mind under control. He becomes obedient servant of the Lord and loves His will and command. Any rare Sikh becoming disciple becomes a dead person enters the Guru-grave. Falling on the feet and becoming dust of the feet, he reposes his head on the feet of the Guru. Becoming one with Him he loses his ego and now the sense of duality is nowhere visible with him. Such an accomplishment is had only by Sikh of the Guru.
Pauri-17 Rare Sikh
Rare are those people who like a moth rushes towards the flame of the glimpse of the Lord. They are also rare in the world who merging their consciousness in the Word, die like a deer. Rare are they in this world who like a black bee adore lotus feet of the Guru. Rare are the Sikhs in the world who becoming full of love swim like a fish. Such Sikhs of the Guru are also rare who serve other Sikhs of the Guru. Taking birth and sustaining in His awe, the Sikhs of the Guru who die while alive are also rare. Thus, becoming gurmukhs they taste the fruit of joy.
Pauri-18 Sikh life is supreme.
Millions of recitations, disciplines, continences, burnt oblations, and fasts are performed. Millions of holy pilgrimages, charities are undertaken and millions of holy occasions are celebrated. In the abodes of goddesses, and the temples, millions of priests perform worship. Moving on the earth and in the sky millions practitioners of dharma- oriented activities run hither and thither. Millions of people becoming unconcerned with worldly affairs go on moving in the mountains and forests. Millions are there who die by burning themselves and millions are there who die by freezing themselves in the snowy peaks. But they all cannot take even a fraction of joy attainable in the life of a Sikh of the Guru.
Pauri-19 No liberation without the perfect Guru.
That Lord is diffused in all the four varnas, but, His own colour and mark are imperceptible. The followers of the Six philosophies orders of India could not see Him in their philosophies. Sannyassins giving ten names to their sects, counted His many names but cannot contemplate His Nam. Ravals and Yogis, made their twelve sects but the imperceptible way of the gurmukhs could not be known by them. The mimics assumed many forms but even then they could not wipe out the writ of the Lord that is they could not attain emancipation form the cycle of life and death. Though millions of people move jointly creating various leagues and sects but they also could not dye their minds in the steadfast colour of holy congregation. Without the perfect Guru, they all get infatuated by Maya.
Pauri- 20 Rare behave as per the wisdom of the Guru.
Peasants even after having done their farming do not attain the fruit of spiritual pleasure. The traders engaged in profitable businesses do not remain stabilized themselves. The servants go on doing their jobs but without removing ego they fail to meet the Lord. People, despite their virtues and charities and even after performing many duties do not remain stabilised. Becoming rulers and subjects people undertake many quarrels but do not go across the world ocean. Sikhs of the Guru, adopt the teachings of the Guru, and joining the holy congregation attain that supreme Lord. Only rare ones behave in accordance with the wisdom of the Guru- Gurmati.
Pauri- 21 Guru beyond Virtues.
The dumb person cannot sing and deaf cannot hear so that nothing enters their understanding. The blind cannot see and in the dark cannot identify the house he lives in. A cripple cannot keep pace with and a handicapped cannot embrace to show his love. A barren woman cannot have a son, nor can she enjoy coition with a neuter. The mothers giving births to their sons give them pet names loving but merely giving them good names does not make a good man, Sikh life without the true Guru is impossible as a glow worm cannot enlighten the Sun. In the holy congregation the word of the Guru is explained and the jiv cultivates understanding.
Pauri-22 Sikh-Life is Supreme
Millions of meditational postures and concentrations cannot equal the form of the Gurmukh. Millions got tired with learning and elaborations and with flights of consciousness to reach the divine Word. Millions of people using their intellect and powers talk of discerning wisdom but they fall and stagger, and, at the door of the Lord they get jolts and blows. Millions of Yogis, pleasure seekers and recluses cannot bear the passions and fragrance of three traits of nature- sattv, rajas, and tamas. Millions of wonder struck people have got tired of the unmanifest nature of the unmanifest Lord. Millions are awe- struck, with the ineffable story of that wondrous God. They all are equal to the delight of one moment of the life of a Sikh of a Guru.
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