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"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude."
- Colin Powell
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"Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?"
- Confucius.
Note: this same applies to those who proudly profess being religious, but then commit atrocities against mankind.... Sheer madness
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"Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, Something is out of tune."
- Carl Jung
"The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
- Chalmers
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"Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it."
- Buddha
Note: in our case as sikhs, our main duty is to be consciouss of the supreme importance of Nam Bhakti as per Gurmat, and then deeply engage ourselves into it .
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"Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgement of others."
- Wayne Dyer"Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that."
- Jean Lacordaire -
Common Themes of Shabads placed under Raags of Guru Granth Sahib
Soohi - Being away from home. The soul being away from the House of Lord and the joy of meeting the true husband.
Bilaaval - beautification of soul, happiness.
Gaund - Separation, union, surprise.
Sri - Maya and detachment
Maajh - yearning to merge with Lord, giving up of negative values.
Gauri - Principles, serious, thoughtfulness, composed
Aasa - Hope
Gujri - Prayer (Pooja)
Devgandhari - Merging with spouse, self - realization
Bihaagra - Yearning due to separation of soul and happiness due to meeting the Lord.
Sorath - Merits of God
Dhanasari - Mixed theme
Jaitsree - Stability
Todi - Maya, separation
Bairagi - motivation to sing praises of Lord
Tilang - many words from the vocabulary of Islamic origins are used, sadness, beautification.
Raamkali - to give up the life of a wandering Jogi.
Nat Narayan - Joy of meeting the Lord
Maali Gaura - Happiness
Maaru - Bravery
Tukhari - Separation and union with Lord
Kedara - Love
Bhairav - Man's state of hell
Basant - Happiness
Sarang - Thirst to meet God
Malaar - State of separated and united soul
Jaijawanti - Vairaag (Detachment)
Kalyaan - Bhakti (Prayer) Ras
Vadhans - Vairaag (Detachment)
Parbhati - Bhakti (Prayer)
Kaanra - Bhakti (Prayer)
Feelings communicated by the music of Raags -
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ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਜਗੁ ਰੋਗਿ ਬਿਆਪਿਆ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਡੁਬਿ ਡੁਬਿ ਮਰੀਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Naam Binaa Jag Rog Biaapiaa Dhubidhhaa Ddub Ddub Mareeai ||1|| Rehaao ||
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the world is entangled in the disease of duality, and is drowned, drowned, and dies.
ਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਵਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਵਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਸੋਝੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ॥
Gur Dhaevaa Gur Alakh Abhaevaa Thribhavan Sojhee Gur Kee Saevaa ||
The Guru is Divine; the Guru is Inscrutable and Mysterious. Serving the Guru, the three worlds are known and understood.
ਆਪੇ ਦਾਤਿ ਕਰੀ ਗੁਰਿ ਦਾਤੈ ਪਾਇਆ ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਵਾ ॥੨॥
Aapae Dhaath Karee Gur Dhaathai Paaeiaa Alakh Abhaevaa ||2||
The Guru, the Giver, has Himself given me the Gift; I have obtained the Inscrutable, Mysterious Lord.
Sree Guru Nanak Dev Maharaj
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"The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all."
- Ovid
"When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve."
- Napoleon Hill*Note: in our case, this is how we should want to have Him and His darshan. The price to pay for that is, to love, love and only love Him, through His bhakti.
SSA.
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ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਹੈ ਮੈਲਾ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਰਮਿ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥੨॥
Naam Binaa Sabh Jag Hai Mailaa Dhoojai Bharam Path Khoee ||2||
Without the Name, the whole world is polluted; wandering in duality, it loses its honor. ||2||
Raag Sarang Sree Guru Amar Das.
Note: This is a simple Truth and a beautiful verse of Guru Jee, which can be a test to be applied on ourselves, in keeping a check on ourselves, for if we are heading towards Him, or towards the pitch of dark ignorance guided by our dense manmukhta.
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ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਅਨਾਥੁ ਅਜੋਨੀ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥
Agam Agochar Anaathh Ajonee Guramath Eaeko Jaaniaa ||
God is Inaccessible and Unfathomable, Unmastered and Unborn; through the Guru's Teachings, I know the One Lord.
Raag Sarang Guru Nanak Dev.
* This is the way, through the Guru´s teachings, that He makes us know Him.
Bin Satgur kinnay na paayo.
Bin Satgur kinnay na paaya
There are no other means to know Him.
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"Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose."
- Eknath Easwaran
Note: in a way, this is the secret to realize Him, by meditating upon Him Waheguru alone, with full directed attention.
SSA.
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"Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly."
- Epictetus
*Note: If we pay close attention to these words above, and look it from a sikhee point of view, it can very well mean to us, that our true origin or nature is from Nam/Shabad, so it is our duty to cast off all impurities on our soul with His grace and bhakti, and become whole in Him, as He Himself is.
SSA
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guroo guroo gur kar man mor.
Chant Guru, Guru, Guru, O my mind.guroo binaa mai naahee hor.
I have no other than the Guru. -
People´s opinion about us maybe not truth about us.
Their opinion is through their sanskars.
If their sanskar is criticism, they will criticize us, even if we are right.
If their sanskar is of acceptance, they will accept us even if we are wrong.
Their opinions reflect their personality.
S.K.B
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"It is not only for what we do, that we are held responsible, but also as well as for what we do not do."
Moliere -
"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?"
Buddha
