The Naam

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THE NAAM

Baba nand singh Ji maharaj used to observe that;

"The Naam is invaluable. It cannot be purchased. Where there is Naam, there is everything. The Naam takes its seat in the heart of one, who is the most humble. Every man should take the shelter of Naam and remember and repeat it. God, whose Name the devotee repeats, will hear his prayers, and will come to his assistance. Just as in a strong storm, it is almost impossible to bum a lamp or a candle, similarly in this dark age, full of evils and sins, only rare ones will be able to see the Light of the Naam within them. Each breath, that a man takes, is most valuable. If a man, lying on the deathbed, wants to purchase more breaths, it is impossible. The Naam should be uttered with every breath. No breath should be allowed to go to waste. When the Naam is uttered, each breath itself reaches the Kingdom of God."

"Whatever good deeds one performs are mere zeros. Unless, a figure is put on the left-hand side of the zeros. So good deeds will carry full value only if man repeats the Naam and worships God."

"Those, who boast of their good deeds and assert that there is no use of repeating the Naam or reciting Gurbani, are living in darkness. No doubt, it is very essential to be virtuous and to perform good deeds; but this alone will not give Salvation."

"Only when Naam is worshipped and repeated the Light of Naam shines, automatically vanishing the evils and sins. The Naam is just like fire, which burns the evil. It is one of the basic qualities of the Naam or Gurbani that it destroys sins, even if it is not repeated with attention."