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In this world of love and attachment, no one is anyone else's friend or companion; without the Lord, without the Guru, who has ever found peace? ||4||

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He, unto whom the Perfect Guru grants His Grace,

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is merged in the Word of the Shabad, through the Teachings of the brave, heroic Guru.

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O Nanak, dwell upon, and serve at the Guru's feet; He places those who wander back on the Path. ||5||

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The wealth of the Lord's Praise is very dear to the humble Saints.

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Through the Guru's Teachings, I have obtained Your Name, Lord.

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The beggar serves at the Lord's door, and in the Court of the Lord, sings His Praises. ||6||

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When one meets the True Guru, he is called into the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

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In the True Court, he is blessed with salvation and honor.

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The faithless cynic has no place of rest in the Lord's palace; he suffers the pains of birth and death. ||7||

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So serve the True Guru, the unfathomable ocean,

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and you shall obtain the profit, the wealth, the jewel of the Naam.

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The filth of corruption is washed away, by bathing in the pool of Ambrosial Nectar. In the Guru's pool, contentment is obtained. ||8||

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So serve the Guru without hesitation.

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And in the midst of hope, remain unmoved by hope.

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Serve the Eradicator of cynicism and suffering, and you shall never again be afflicted by the disease. ||9||

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One who is pleasing to the True Lord is blessed with glorious greatness.

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Who else can teach him anything?

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The Lord and the Guru are pervading in one form. O Nanak, the Lord loves the Guru. ||10||

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Some read scriptures, the Vedas and the Puraanas.

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Some sit and listen, and read to others.

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Tell me, how can the heavy, rigid doors be opened? Without the True Guru, the essence of reality is not realized. ||11||

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Some collect dust, and smear their bodies with ashes;

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but deep within them are the outcasts of anger and egotism.

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Practicing hypocrisy, Yoga is not obtained; without the True Guru, the unseen Lord is not found. ||12||

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Some make vows to visit sacred shrines of pilgrimage, keep fasts and live in the forest.

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Some practice chastity, charity and self-discipline, and speak of spiritual wisdom.

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But without the Lord's Name, how can anyone find peace? Without the True Guru, doubt is not dispelled. ||13||

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Inner cleansing techniques, channeling the energy to raise the Kundalini to the Tenth Gate,

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inhaling, exhaling and holding the breath by the force of the mind -

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by empty hypocritical practices, Dharmic love for the Lord is not produced. Only through the Word of the Guru's Shabad is the sublime, supreme essence obtained. ||14||

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Seeing the Lord's creative power, my mind remains satisfied.

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Through the Guru's Shabad, I have realized that all is God.

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O Nanak, the Lord, the Supreme Soul, is in all. The Guru, the True Guru, has inspired me to see the unseen Lord. ||15||5||22||

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Maaroo, Solhay, Third Mehl:

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One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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By the Hukam of His Command, He effortlessly created the Universe.

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Creating the creation, He gazes upon His own greatness.

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He Himself acts, and inspires all to act; in His Will, He pervades and permeates all. ||1||

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The world is in the darkness of love and attachment to Maya.

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How rare is that Gurmukh who contemplates, and understands.

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He alone attains the Lord, unto whom He grants His Grace. He Himself unites in His Union. ||2||

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