1343 : 661
The wandering mind is restrained and held in its place.

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The True Name is enshrined in the mind. ||4||

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The exciting and intoxicating worldly plays come to an end,

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for those who accept the Guru's Teachings, and become lovingly attuned to the One Lord.

1343 : 665
Seeing this, the fire in the water is extinguished.

1343 : 666
They alone realize this, who are blessed by great good fortune. ||5||

1343 : 667
Serving the True Guru, doubt is dispelled.

1343 : 668
Those who are lovingly attuned to the True Lord remain awake and aware night and day.

1343 : 669
They know the One Lord, and no other.

1343 : 670
Serving the Giver of peace, they become immaculate. ||6||

1343 : 671
Selfless service and intuitive awareness come by reflecting upon the Word of the Shabad.

1343 : 672
Chanting, intensive meditation and austere self-discipline come by subduing the ego.

1343 : 673
One becomes Jivan-mukta - liberated while yet alive, by listening to the Shabad.

1343 : 674
Living a truthful way of life, one finds true peace. ||7||

1343 : 675
The Giver of peace is the Eradicator of pain.

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I cannot conceive of serving any other.

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I place my body, mind and wealth in offering before Him.

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Says Nanak, I have tasted the supreme, sublime Essence of the Lord. ||8||2||

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Prabhaatee, First Mehl:

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You may perform exercises of inner purification, and fire up the furnace of the Kundalini, inhaling and exhaling and holding the breath.

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Without the True Guru, you will not understand; deluded by doubt, you shall drown and die.

1343 : 682
The spiritually blind are filled with filth and pollution; they may wash, but the filth within shall never depart.

1343 : 683
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, all their actions are useless, like the magician who deceives through illuions. ||1||

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The merits of the six religious rituals are obtained through the Immaculate Naam.

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You, O Lord, are the Ocean of virtue; I am so unworthy. ||1||Pause||

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Running around chasing the entanglements of Maya is an evil-minded act of corruption.

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The fool makes a show of his self-conceit; he does not know how to behave.

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The self-willed manmukh is enticed by his desires for Maya; his words are useless and empty.

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The ritual cleansings of the sinner are fradulent; his rituals and decorations are useless and empty. ||2||

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False is the wisdom of the mind; its actions inspire useless disputes.

1343 : 691
The false are filled with egotism; they do not obtain the sublime taste of their Lord and Master.

1343 : 692
Without the Name, whatever else they do is tasteless and insipid.

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Associating with their enemies, they are plundered and ruined. Their speech is poison, and their lives are useless. ||3||

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Do not be deluded by doubt; do not invite your own death.

1343 : 695
Serve the True Guru, and you shall be at peace forever.

1343 : 696
Without the True Guru, no one is liberated.

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They come and go in reincarnation; they die, only to be reborn and die again. ||4||

1343 : 698
This body wanders, caught in the three dispositions.

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It is afflicted by sorrow and suffering.

1343 : 700
So serve the One who has no mother or father.

1343 : 701
Desire and selfishness shall depart from within. ||5||

1343 : 702
Wherever I look, I see Him.

1343 : 703
Without meeting the True Guru, no one is liberated.

1343 : 704
Enshrine the True One in your heart; this is the most excellent action.

1343 : 705
All other hypocritical actions and devotions bring only ruin. ||6||

1343 : 706
When one is rid of duality, then he realizes the Word of the Shabad.

1343 : 707
Inside and out, he knows the One Lord.

1343 : 708
This is the most Excellent Wisdom of the Shabad.

1343 : 709
Ashes fall on the heads of those who are in duality. ||7||

1343 : 710
To praise the Lord through the Guru's Teachings is the most excellent action.

1343 : 711
In the Society of the Saints, contemplate the Glories of God and His spiritual wisdom.

1343 : 712
Whoever subdues his mind, knows the state of being dead while yet alive.

1343 : 713
O Nanak, by His Grace, the Gracious Lord is realized. ||8||3||

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