835 : 1600
I praise the Lord, day and night, moving my feet to the beat of the drum. ||5||

835 : 1601
Imbued with the Lord's Love, my mind sings His Praise, joyfully chanting the Shabad, the source of nectar and bliss.

835 : 1602
The stream of immaculate purity flows through the home of the self within; one who drinks it in, finds peace. ||6||

835 : 1603
The stubborn-minded, egotistical, proud-minded person performs rituals, but these are like sand castles built by children.

835 : 1604
When the waves of the ocean come in, they crumble and dissolve in an instant. ||7||

835 : 1605
The Lord is the pool, and the Lord Himself is the ocean; this world is all a play which He has staged.

835 : 1606
As the waves of water merge into the water again, O Nanak, so does He merge into Himself. ||8||3||6||

835 : 1607
Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

835 : 1608
My mind wears the ear-rings of the True Guru's acquaintance; I apply the ashes of the Word of the Guru's Shabad to my body.

835 : 1609
By body has become immortal, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Both birth and death have come to an end for me. ||1||

835 : 1610
O my mind, remain united with the Saadh Sangat.

835 : 1611
Be merciful to me, O Lord; each and every instant, let me wash the Feet of the Holy. ||1||Pause||

835 : 1612
Forsaking family life, he wanders in the forest, but his mind does not remain at rest, even for an instant.

835 : 1613
The wandering mind returns home, only when it seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's Holy people. ||2||

Continued...

835 : 1614
The Sannyaasi renounces his daughters and sons, but his mind still conjures up all sorts of hopes and desires.

835 : 1615
With these hopes and desires, he still does not understand, that only through the Word of the Guru's Shabad does one become free of desires, and find peace. ||3||

835 : 1616
When detachment from the world wells up within, he become a naked hermit, but still, his mind roams, wanders and rambles in the ten directions.

835 : 1617
He wanders around, but his desires are not satisfied; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he finds the house of kindness and compassion. ||4||

835 : 1618
The Siddhas learn many Yogis postures, but their minds still yearn for riches, miraculous powers and energy.

835 : 1619
Satisfaction, contentment and tranquility do not come to their minds; but meeting the Holy Saints, they are satisfied, and through the Name of the Lord, spiritual perfection is attained. ||5||

835 : 1620
Life is born from the egg, from the womb, from sweat and from the earth; God created the beings and creatures of all colors and forms.

835 : 1621
One who seeks the Sanctuary of the Holy is saved, whether he is a Kh'shaatriya, a Brahmin, a Soodra, a Vaishya or the most untouchable of the untouchables. ||6||

835 : 1622
Naam Dayv, Jai Dayv, Kabeer, Trilochan and Ravi Daas the low-caste leather-worker,

835 : 1623
blessed Dhanna and Sain; all those who joined the humble Saadh Sangat, met the Merciful Lord. ||7||

835 : 1624
The Lord protects the honor of His humble servants; He is the Lover of His devotees - He makes them His own.

835 : 1625
Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Lord, the Life of the world, who has showered His Mercy upon him, and saved him. ||8||||4||7||

835 : 1626
Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

835 : 1627
The thirst for God has welled up deep within me; hearing the Word of the Guru's Teachings, my mind is pierced by His arrow.

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