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We bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and obtain the fruits of peace; not even an iota of filth sticks to us.

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Luhaareepaa, the disciple of Gorakh says, this is the Way of Yoga."||7||

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In the stores and on the road, do not sleep; do not let your consciousness covet anyone else's home.

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Without the Name, the mind has no firm support; O Nanak, this hunger never departs.

939 : 2811
The Guru has revealed the stores and the city within the home of my own heart, where I intuitively carry on the true trade.

939 : 2812
Sleep little, and eat little; O Nanak, this is the essence of wisdom. ||8||

939 : 2813
"Wear the robes of the sect of Yogis who follow Gorakh; put on the ear-rings, begging wallet and patched coat.

939 : 2814
Among the twelve schools of Yoga, ours is the highest; among the six schools of philosophy, ours is the best path.

939 : 2815
This is the way to instruct the mind, so you will never suffer beatings again."

939 : 2816
Nanak speaks: the Gurmukh understands; this is the way that Yoga is attained. ||9||

939 : 2817
Let constant absorption in the Word of the Shabad deep within be your ear-rings; eradicate egotism and attachment.

939 : 2818
Discard sexual desire, anger and egotism, and through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, attain true understanding.

939 : 2819
For your patched coat and begging bowl, see the Lord God pervading and permeating everywhere; O Nanak, the One Lord will carry you across.

939 : 2820
True is our Lord and Master, and True is His Name. Analyze it, and you shall find the Word of the Guru to be True. ||10||

939 : 2821
Let your mind turn away in detachment from the world, and let this be your begging bowl. Let the lessons of the five elements be your cap.

939 : 2822
Let the body be your meditation mat, and the mind your loin cloth.

939 : 2823
Let truth, contentment and self-discipline be your companions.

939 : 2824
O Nanak, the Gurmukh dwells on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||11||

939 : 2825
"Who is hidden? Who is liberated?

939 : 2826
Who is united, inwardly and outwardly?

939 : 2827
Who comes, and who goes?

939 : 2828
Who is permeating and pervading the three worlds?"||12||

939 : 2829
He is hidden within each and every heart. The Gurmukh is liberated.

939 : 2830
Through the Word of the Shabad, one is united, inwardly and outwardly.

Continued...

939 : 2831
The self-willed manmukh perishes, and comes and goes.

939 : 2832
O Nanak, the Gurmukh merges in Truth. ||13||

939 : 2833
"How is one placed in bondage, and consumed by the serpent of Maya?

939 : 2834
How does one lose, and how does one gain?

939 : 2835
How does one become immaculate and pure? How is the darkness of ignorance removed?

939 : 2836
One who understands this essence of reality is our Guru."||14||

939 : 2837
Man is bound by evil-mindedness, and consumed by Maya, the serpent.

939 : 2838
The self-willed manmukh loses, and the Gurmukh gains.

939 : 2839
Meeting the True Guru, darkness is dispelled.

939 : 2840
O Nanak, eradicating egotism, one merges in the Lord. ||15||

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Focused deep within, in perfect absorption,

939 : 2842
the soul-swan does not fly away, and the body-wall does not collapse.

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Then, one knows that his true home is in the cave of intuitive poise.

939 : 2844
O Nanak, the True Lord loves those who are truthful. ||16||

939 : 2845
"Why have you left your house and become a wandering Udaasee?

939 : 2846
Why have you adopted these religious robes?

939 : 2847
What merchandise do you trade?

939 : 2848
How will you carry others across with you?"||17||

939 : 2849
I became a wandering Udaasee, searching for the Gurmukhs.

939 : 2850
I have adopted these robes seeking the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.

939 : 2851
I trade in the merchandise of Truth.

939 : 2852
O Nanak, as Gurmukh, I carry others across. ||18||

939 : 2853
"How have you changed the course of your life?

939 : 2854
With what have you linked your mind?

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