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Some sing that He watches over us, face to face, ever-present.

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There is no shortage of those who preach and teach.

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Millions upon millions offer millions of sermons and stories.

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The Great Giver keeps on giving, while those who receive grow weary of receiving.

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Throughout the ages, consumers consume.

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The Commander, by His Command, leads us to walk on the Path.

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O Nanak, He blossoms forth, Carefree and Untroubled. ||3||

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True is the Master, True is His Name-speak it with infinite love.

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People beg and pray, "Give to us, give to us", and the Great Giver gives His Gifts.

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So what offering can we place before Him, by which we might see the Darbaar of His Court?

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What words can we speak to evoke His Love?

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In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the True Name, and contemplate His Glorious Greatness.

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By the karma of past actions, the robe of this physical body is obtained. By His Grace, the Gate of Liberation is found.

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O Nanak, know this well: the True One Himself is All. ||4||

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He cannot be established, He cannot be created.

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He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.

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Those who serve Him are honored.

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O Nanak, sing of the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.

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Sing, and listen, and let your mind be filled with love.

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Your pain shall be sent far away, and peace shall come to your home.

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The Guru's Word is the Sound-current of the Naad; the Guru's Word is the Wisdom of the Vedas; the Guru's Word is all-pervading.

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The Guru is Shiva, the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is Paarvati and Lakhshmi.

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Even knowing God, I cannot describe Him; He cannot be described in words.

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The Guru has given me this one understanding:

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there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||5||

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If I am pleasing to Him, then that is my pilgrimage and cleansing bath. Without pleasing Him, what good are ritual cleansings?

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I gaze upon all the created beings: without the karma of good actions, what are they given to receive?

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Within the mind are gems, jewels and rubies, if you listen to the Guru's Teachings, even once.

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The Guru has given me this one understanding:

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there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||6||

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Even if you could live throughout the four ages, or even ten times more,

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and even if you were known throughout the nine continents and followed by all,

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with a good name and reputation, with praise and fame throughout the world-

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still, if the Lord does not bless you with His Glance of Grace, then who cares? What is the use?

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Among worms, you would be considered a lowly worm, and even contemptible sinners would hold you in contempt.

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O Nanak, God blesses the unworthy with virtue, and bestows virtue on the virtuous.

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No one can even imagine anyone who can bestow virtue upon Him. ||7||

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Listening-the Siddhas, the spiritual teachers, the heroic warriors, the yogic masters.

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Listening-the earth, its support and the Akaashic ethers.

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Listening-the oceans, the lands of the world and the nether regions of the underworld.

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Listening-Death cannot even touch you.

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O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss.

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Listening-pain and sin are erased. ||8||

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Listening-Shiva, Brahma and Indra.

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Listening-even foul-mouthed people praise Him.

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Listening-the technology of Yoga and the secrets of the body.

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Listening-the Shaastras, the Simritees and the Vedas.

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O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss.

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