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Serving the True Guru, one finds one's own place within the self. ||1||

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To conquer the mind is the knowledge of the six Shaastras.

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The Divine Light of the Lord God is perfectly pervading. ||1||Pause||

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Excessive thirst for Maya makes people wear all sorts of religious robes.

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The pain of corruption destroys the body's peace.

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Sexual desire and anger steal the wealth of the self within.

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But by abandoning duality, one is emancipated through the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||

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In the Lord's Praise and adoration is intuitive peace, poise and bliss.

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The Love of the Lord God is one's family and friends.

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He Himself is the Doer, and He Himself is the Forgiver.

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My body and mind belong to the Lord; my life is at His Command. ||3||

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Falsehood and corruption cause terrible suffering.

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All the religious robes and social classes look just like dust.

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Whoever is born, continues to come and go.

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O Nanak, only the Naam and the Lord's Command are eternal and everlasting. ||4||11||

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Aasaa, First Mehl:

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In the pool is the one incomparably beautiful lotus.

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It blossoms continually; its form is pure and fragrant.

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The swans pick up the bright jewels.

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They take on the essence of the All-powerful Lord of the Universe. ||1||

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Whoever is seen, is subject to birth and death.

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In the pool without water, the lotus is not seen. ||1||Pause||

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How rare are those who know and understand this secret.

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The Vedas continually speak of the three branches.

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One who merges into the knowledge of the Lord as absolute and related,

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serves the True Guru and obtains the supreme status. ||2||

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One who is imbued with the Love of the Lord and dwells continually upon Him is liberated.

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He is the king of kings, and blossoms forth continually.

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That one whom You preserve, by bestowing Your Mercy, O Lord,

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even the sinking stone - You float that one across. ||3||

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Your Light is pervading the three worlds; I know that You are permeating the three worlds.

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When my mind turned away from Maya, I came to dwell in my own home.

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Nanak falls at the feet of that person who immerses himself in the Lord's Love, and performs devotional worship night and day. ||4||12||

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Aasaa, First Mehl:

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Receiving the True Teachings from the Guru, arguments depart.

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But through excessive cleverness, one is only plastered with dirt.

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The filth of attachment is removed by the True Name of the Lord.

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By Guru's Grace, one remains lovingly attached to the Lord. ||1||

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He is the Presence Ever-present; offer your prayers to Him.

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Pain and pleasure are in the Hands of God, the True Creator. ||1||Pause||

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One who practices falsehood comes and goes.

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By speaking and talking, His limits cannot be found.

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Whatever one sees, is not understood.

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Without the Name, satisfaction does not enter into the mind. ||2||

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Whoever is born is afflicted by disease,

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tortured by the pain of egotism and Maya.

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They alone are saved, who are protected by God.

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Serving the True Guru, they drink in the Amrit, the Ambrosial Nectar. ||3||

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The unstable mind is restrained by tasting this Nectar.

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Serving the True Guru, one comes to cherish the Ambrosial Nectar of the Shabad.

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Through the True Word of the Shabad, the state of liberation is obtained.

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O Nanak, self-conceit is eradicated from within. ||4||13||

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Aasaa, First Mehl:

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Whatever He has done, has proved to be true.

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The True Guru bestows the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord.

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With the Naam in the heart, the mind is not separated from the Lord.

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Night and day, one dwells with the Beloved. ||1||

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O Lord, please keep me in the Protection of Your Sanctuary.

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