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The body of the five elements is dyed in the Fear of the True One; the mind is filled with the True Light.

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O Nanak, your demerits shall be forgotten; the Guru shall preserve your honor. ||4||15||

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Siree Raag, First Mehl:

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O Nanak, the Boat of Truth will ferry you across; contemplate the Guru.

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Some come, and some go; they are totally filled with egotism.

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Through stubborn-mindedness, the intellect is drowned; one who becomes Gurmukh and truthful is saved. ||1||

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Without the Guru, how can anyone swim across to find peace?

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As it pleases You, Lord, You save me. There is no other for me at all. ||1||Pause||

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In front of me, I see the jungle burning; behind me, I see green plants sprouting.

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We shall merge into the One from whom we came. The True One is pervading each and every heart.

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He Himself unites us in Union with Himself; the True Mansion of His Presence is close at hand. ||2||

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With each and every breath, I dwell upon You; I shall never forget You.

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The more the Lord and Master dwells within the mind, the more the Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.

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Mind and body are Yours; You are my Master. Please rid me of my pride, and let me merge with You. ||3||

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The One who formed this universe created the creation of the three worlds.

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The Gurmukh knows the Divine Light, while the foolish self-willed manmukh gropes around in the darkness.

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One who sees that Light within each and every heart understands the Essence of the Guru's Teachings. ||4||

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Those who understand are Gurmukh; recognize and applaud them.

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They meet and merge with the True One. They become the Radiant Manifestation of the Excellence of the True One.

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O Nanak, they are contented with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. They offer their bodies and souls to God. ||5||16||

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Siree Raag, First Mehl:

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Listen, O my mind, my friend, my darling: now is the time to meet the Lord.

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As long as there is youth and breath, give this body to Him.

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Without virtue, it is useless; the body shall crumble into a pile of dust. ||1||

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O my mind, earn the profit, before you return home.

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The Gurmukh praises the Naam, and the fire of egotism is extinguished. ||1||Pause||

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Again and again, we hear and tell stories; we read and write and understand loads of knowledge,

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but still, desires increase day and night, and the disease of egotism fills us with corruption.

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That Carefree Lord cannot be appraised; His Real Value is known only through the Wisdom of the Guru's Teachings. ||2||

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Even if someone has hundreds of thousands of clever mental tricks, and the love and company of hundreds of thousands of people

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-still, without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he will not feel satisfied. Without the Name, all suffer in sorrow.

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Chanting the Name of the Lord, O my soul, you shall be emancipated; as Gurmukh, you shall come to understand your own self. ||3||

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I have sold my body and mind to the Guru, and I have given my mind and head as well.

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I was seeking and searching for Him throughout the three worlds; then, as Gurmukh, I sought and found Him.

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The True Guru has united me in Union, O Nanak, with that God. ||4||17||

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Siree Raag, First Mehl:

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I have no anxiety about dying, and no hope of living.

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You are the Cherisher of all beings; You keep the account of our breaths and morsels of food.

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You abide within the Gurmukh. As it pleases You, You decide our allotment. ||1||

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O my soul, chant the Name of the Lord; the mind will be pleased and appeased.

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The raging fire within is extinguished; the Gurmukh obtains spiritual wisdom. ||1||Pause||

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