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They are proud and arrogant, evil-minded and filthy; without the Guru, they are reincarnated into the terrifying world-ocean. ||3||

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Through burnt offerings, charitable feasts, ritualistic chants, penance, all sorts of austere self-discipline and pilgrimages to sacred shrines and rivers, they do not find God.

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Self-conceit is only erased when one seeks the Lord's Sanctuary and becomes Gurmukh; O Nanak, he crosses over the world-ocean. ||4||1||14||

1139 : 585
Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:

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I have seen Him in the woods, and I have seen Him in the fields. I have seen Him in the household, and in renunciation.

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I have seen Him as a Yogi carrying His staff, as a Yogi with matted hair, fasting, making vows, and visiting sacred shrines of pilgrimage. ||1||

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I have seen Him in the Society of the Saints, and within my own mind.

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In the sky, in the nether regions of the underworld, and in everything, He is pervading and permeating. With love and joy, I sing His Glorious Praises. ||1||Pause||

1139 : 590
I have seen Him among the Yogis, the Sannyaasees, the celibates, the wandering hermits and the wearers of patched coats.

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I have seen Him among the men of severe self-discipline, the silent sages, the actors, dramas and dances. ||2||

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I have seen Him in the four Vedas, I have seen Him in the six Shaastras, in the eighteen Puraanas and the Simritees as well.

1139 : 593
All together, they declare that there is only the One Lord. So tell me, from whom is He hidden? ||3||

1139 : 594
Unfathomable and Inaccessible, He is our Infinite Lord and Master; His Value is beyond valuation.

1139 : 595
Servant Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those, within whose heart He is revealed. ||4||2||15||

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Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:

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How can anyone do evil, if he realizes that the Lord is near?

1139 : 598
One who gathers corruption, constantly feels fear.

1139 : 599
He is near, but this mystery is not understood.

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Without the True Guru, all are enticed by Maya. ||1||

1139 : 601
Everyone says that He is near, near at hand.

1139 : 602
But rare is that person, who, as Gurmukh, understands this mystery. ||1||Pause||

1139 : 603
The mortal does not see the Lord near at hand; instead, he goes to the homes of others.

1139 : 604
He steals their wealth and lives in falsehood.

1139 : 605
Under the influence of the drug of illusion, he does not know that the Lord is with him.

1139 : 606
Without the Guru, he is confused and deluded by doubt. ||2||

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Not understanding that the Lord is near, he tells lies.

1139 : 608
In love and attachment to Maya, the fool is plundered.

1139 : 609
That which he seeks is within his own self, but he looks for it outside.

1139 : 610
Without the Guru, he is confused and deluded by doubt. ||3||

1139 : 611
One whose good karma is recorded on his forehead

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serves the True Guru; thus the hard and heavy shutters of his mind are opened wide.

1139 : 613
Within his own being and beyond, he sees the Lord near at hand.

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O servant Nanak, he does not come and go in reincarnation. ||4||3||16||

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Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:

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Who can kill that person whom You protect, O Lord?

1139 : 617
All beings, and the entire universe, is within You.

1139 : 618
The mortal thinks up millions of plans,

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but that alone happens, which the Lord of wondrous plays does. ||1||

1139 : 620
Save me, save me, O Lord; shower me with Your Mercy.

1139 : 621
I seek Your Sanctuary, and Your Court. ||1||Pause||

1139 : 622
Whoever serves the Fearless Lord, the Giver of Peace,

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is rid of all his fears; he knows the One Lord.

1139 : 624
Whatever You do, that alone comes to pass in the end.

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There is no other who can kill or protect us. ||2||

1139 : 626
What do you think, with your human understanding?

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The All-knowing Lord is the Searcher of Hearts.

1139 : 628
The One and only Lord is my Support and Protection.

1139 : 629
The Creator Lord knows everything. ||3||

1139 : 630
That person who is blessed by the Creator's Glance of Grace

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