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The self-willed manmukh is emotionally attached to Maya - he has no love for the Naam.

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He practices falsehood, gathers in falsehood, and makes falsehood his sustenance.

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He collects the poisonous wealth of Maya, and then dies; in the end, it is all reduced to ashes.

552 : 507
He practices religious rituals, purity and austere self-discipline, but within, there is greed and corruption.

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O Nanak, whatever the self-willed manmukh does, is not acceptable; in the Court of the Lord, he is dishonored. ||2||

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Pauree:

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He Himself created the four sources of creation, and He Himself fashioned speech; He Himself formed the worlds and solar systems.

552 : 511
He Himself is the ocean, and He Himself is the sea; He Himself puts the pearls in it.

552 : 512
By His Grace, the Lord enables the Gurmukh to find these pearls.

552 : 513
He Himself is the terrifying world-ocean, and He Himself is the boat; He Himself is the boatman, and He Himself ferries us across.

552 : 514
The Creator Himself acts, and causes us to act; no one else can equal You, Lord. ||9||

552 : 515
Shalok, Third Mehl:

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Fruitful is service to the True Guru, if one does so with a sincere mind.

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The treasure of the Naam, is obtained, and the mind comes to be free of anxiety.

552 : 518
The pains of birth and death are eradicated, and the mind is rid of egotism and self-conceit.

552 : 519
One achieves the ultimate state, and remains absorbed in the True Lord.

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O Nanak, the True Guru comes and meets those who have such pre-ordained destiny. ||1||

552 : 521
Third Mehl:

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The True Guru is imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He is the boat in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.

552 : 523
One who becomes Gurmukh crosses over; the True Lord dwells within him.

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He remembers the Naam, he gathers in the Naam, and he obtains honor through the Naam.

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Nanak has found the True Guru; by His Grace, the Name is obtained. ||2||

552 : 526
Pauree:

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He Himself is the Philosopher's Stone, He Himself is the metal, and He Himself is transformed into gold.

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He Himself is the Lord and Master, He Himself is the servant, and He Himself is the Destroyer of sins.

552 : 529
He Himself enjoys every heart; the Lord Master Himself is the basis of all illusion.

552 : 530
He Himself is the discerning one, and He Himself is the Knower of all; He Himself breaks the bonds of the Gurmukhs.

552 : 531
Servant Nanak is not satisfied by merely praising You, O Creator Lord; You are the Great Giver of peace. ||10||

552 : 532
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:

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Without serving the True Guru, the deeds which are done are only chains binding the soul.

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Without serving the True Guru, they find no place of rest. They die, only to be born again - they continue coming and going.

552 : 535
Without serving the True Guru, their speech is insipid. They do not enshrine the Naam, the Name of the Lord, in the mind.

552 : 536
O Nanak, without serving the True Guru, they are bound and gagged, and beaten in the City of Death; they depart with blackened faces. ||1||

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Third Mehl:

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Some wait upon and serve the True Guru; they embrace love for the Lord's Name.

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O Nanak, they reform their lives, and redeem their generations as well. ||2||

552 : 540
Pauree:

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He Himself is the school, He Himself is the teacher, and He Himself brings the students to be taught.

552 : 542
He Himself is the father, He Himself is the mother, and He Himself makes the children wise.

552 : 543
In one place, He teaches them to read and understand everything, while in another place, He Himself makes them ignorant.

552 : 544
Some, You summon to the Mansion of Your Presence within, when they are pleasing to Your Mind, O True Lord.

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