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Without the Shabad, the essence does not come, O hermit, and the thirst of egotism does not depart.

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Imbued with the Shabad, one finds the ambrosial essence, and remains fulfilled with the True Name.

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"What is that wisdom, by which one remains steady and stable? What food brings satisfaction?"

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O Nanak, when one looks upon pain and pleasure alike, through the True Guru, then he is not consumed by Death. ||61||

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If one is not imbued with the Lord's Love, nor intoxicated with His subtle essence,

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without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is frustrated, and consumed by his own inner fire.

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He does not preserve his semen and seed, and does not chant the Shabad.

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He does not control his breath; he does not worship and adore the True Lord.

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But one who speaks the Unspoken Speech, and remains balanced,

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O Nanak, attains the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||62||

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By Guru's Grace, one is attuned to the Lord's Love.

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Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, he is intoxicated with the Truth.

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Contemplating the Guru, the fire within is put out.

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Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, the soul settles in peace.

945 : 3120
Worshipping the True Lord in adoration, the Gurmukh crosses over the river of life.

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O Nanak, after deep contemplation, this is understood. ||63||

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"Where does this mind-elephant live? Where does the breath reside?

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Where should the Shabad reside, so that the wanderings of the mind may cease?"

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When the Lord blesses one with His Glance of Grace, he leads him to the True Guru. Then, this mind dwells in its own home within.

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When the individual consumes his egotism, he becomes immaculate, and his wandering mind is restrained.

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"How can the root, the source of all be realized? How can the soul know itself? How can the sun enter into the house of the moon?"

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The Gurmukh eliminates egotism from within; then, O Nanak, the sun naturally enters into the home of the moon. ||64||

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When the mind becomes steady and stable, it abides in the heart, and then the Gurmukh realizes the root, the source of all.

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The breath is seated in the home of the navel; the Gurmukh searches, and finds the essence of reality.

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This Shabad permeates the nucleus of the self, deep within, in its own home; the Light of this Shabad pervades the three worlds.

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Hunger for the True Lord shall consume your pain, and through the True Lord, you shall be satisfied.

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The Gurmukh knows the unstruck sound current of the Bani; how rare are those who understand.

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Says Nanak, one who speaks the Truth is dyed in the color of Truth, which will never fade away. ||65||

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"When this heart and body did not exist, where did the mind reside?

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When there was no support of the navel lotus, then in which home did the breath reside?

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When there was no form or shape, then how could anyone lovingly focus on the Shabad?

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When there was no dungeon formed from egg and sperm, who could measure the Lord's value and extent?

945 : 3138
When color, dress and form could not be seen, how could the True Lord be known?"

945 : 3139
O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are detached. Then and now, they see the Truest of the True. ||66||

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When the heart and the body did not exist, O hermit, then the mind resided in the absolute, detached Lord.

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When there was no support of the lotus of the navel, the breath remained in its own home, attuned to the Lord's Love.

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When there was no form or shape or social class, then the Shabad, in its essence, resided in the unmanifest Lord.

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When the world and the sky did not even exist, the Light of the Formless Lord filled the three worlds.

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