932 : 2487
They alone meet Him, whom the Lord causes to meet.

932 : 2488
The virtuous soul bride continually contemplates His Virtues.

932 : 2489
O Nanak, following the Guru's Teachings, one meets the Lord, the true friend. ||17||

932 : 2490
Unfulfilled sexual desire and unresolved anger waste the body away,

932 : 2491
as gold is dissolved by borax.

932 : 2492
The gold is touched to the touchstone, and tested by fire;

932 : 2493
when its pure color shows through, it is pleasing to the eye of the assayer.

932 : 2494
The world is a beast, and arrogent Death is the butcher.

932 : 2495
The created beings of the Creator receive the karma of their actions.

932 : 2496
He who created the world, knows its worth.

932 : 2497
What else can be said? There is nothing at all to say. ||18||

932 : 2498
Searching, searching, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.

932 : 2499
I have adopted the way of tolerance, and given my mind to the True Guru.

932 : 2500
Everyone calls himself true and genuine.

932 : 2501
He alone is true, who obtains the jewel throughout the four ages.

932 : 2502
Eating and drinking, one dies, but still does not know.

932 : 2503
He dies in an instant, when he realizes the Word of the Shabad.

932 : 2504
His consciousness becomes permanently stable, and his mind accepts death.

932 : 2505
By Guru's Grace, he realizes the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||19||

932 : 2506
The Profound Lord dwells in the sky of the mind, the Tenth Gate;

932 : 2507
singing His Glorious Praises, one dwells in intuitive poise and peace.

932 : 2508
He does not go to come, or come to go.

932 : 2509
By Guru's Grace, he remains lovingly focused on the Lord.

932 : 2510
The Lord of the mind-sky is inaccessible, independent and beyond birth.

932 : 2511
The most worthy Samaadhi is to keep the consciousness stable, focused on Him.

932 : 2512
Remembering the Lord's Name, one is not subject to reincarnation.

932 : 2513
The Guru's Teachings are the most Excellent; all other ways lack the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||20||

932 : 2514
Wandering to countless doorsteps and homes, I have grown weary.

932 : 2515
My incarnations are countless, without limit.

932 : 2516
I have had so many mothers and fathers, sons and daughters.

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932 : 2517
I have had so many gurus and disciples.

932 : 2518
Through a false guru, liberation is not found.

932 : 2519
There are so many brides of the One Husband Lord - consider this.

932 : 2520
The Gurmukh dies, and lives with God.

932 : 2521
Searching in the ten directions, I found Him within my own home.

932 : 2522
I have met Him; the True Guru has led me to meet Him. ||21||

932 : 2523
The Gurmukh sings, and the Gurmukh speaks.

932 : 2524
The Gurmukh evaluates the value of the Lord, and inspires others to evaluate Him as well.

932 : 2525
The Gurmukh comes and goes without fear.

932 : 2526
His filth is taken away, and his stains are burnt off.

932 : 2527
The Gurmukh contemplates the sound current of the Naad for his Vedas.

932 : 2528
The Gurmukh's cleansing bath is the performance of good deeds.

932 : 2529
For the Gurmukh, the Shabad is the most excellent Ambrosial Nectar.

932 : 2530
O Nanak, the Gurmukh crosses over. ||22||

932 : 2531
The fickle consciousness does not remain stable.

932 : 2532
The deer secretly nibbles at the green sprouts.

932 : 2533
One who enshrines the Lord's lotus feet in his heart and consciousness

932 : 2534
lives long, always remembering the Lord.

932 : 2535
Everyone has worries and cares.

932 : 2536
He alone finds peace, who thinks of the One Lord.

932 : 2537
When the Lord dwells in the consciousness, and one is absorbed in the Lord's Name,

932 : 2538
one is liberated, and returns home with honor. ||23||

932 : 2539
The body falls apart, when one knot is untied.

932 : 2540
Behold, the world is on the decline; it will be totally destroyed.

932 : 2541
Only one who looks alike upon sunshine and shade

932 : 2542
has his bonds shattered; he is liberated and returns home.

932 : 2543
Maya is empty and petty; she has defrauded the world.

932 : 2544
Such destiny is pre-ordained by past actions.

932 : 2545
Youth is wasting away; old age and death hover above the head.

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