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Thursday 11 June 2015

Step Ten:

Pursue the path of Gurmukhs, emulate then, to escape the effect of mammon

Slok Mahla 1 (Guru Nanak Dev Ji):
Falsehood (is the) king, falsehood (are the) subjects (and) falsehood (is the) entire world. 
Falsehood (is the) tent, falsehood (is the) house (and) falsehood (the) resident (therein). 
Falsehood (is the) gold, falsehood (is the) silver (and) falsehood (are the) wearers (of ornaments made therefrom). 
Falsehood (is the human) body, falsehood (is the) dress (worn and) falsehood (is the) acclaimed beauty (thereof).
Falsehood (is the) man, falsehood (is the) lady, drowned (in worldly) enjoyments (they face) humiliation. 
(The) falsehood getting attached (to) fraudulent (happenings of this world), forgets (the) Creator (Almighty). 
With whom (should) friendship (be) cultivated (when the) entire world (is) transient. 
Falsehood (is) sweet (to taste), falsehood (is like) honey, falsehood drowns (everyone in) entirety.
Nanak explicitly prays, except You (all else is a) falsehood (&) untruth. ||1||

M 1 (Guru Nanak Dev Ji):
(One must realize the worthlessness of this worldly existence and that the real) truth (behind it can) only then (be) known when (the) True (Almighty Himself enlightens one's) heart.
Filth of falsehood (gets) removed (and the) body (too) is washed (&) cleansed.
(The real) truth (can) only then (be) known, when (one) bears love (for the) True (Lord Almighty).
(On) hearing Name (of Almighty the) mind blossoms leading to (the) door of salvation.
(The real) truth (can) only then (be) known, when (one) learns (to live the spiritual) way (of) life.
Ploughing the field (of) body (and) sows therein (the Name of) Creator (Almighty as) seed.
(The real) truth (can) only then (be) known, when (one) learns true lesson (of life).
Having compassion for (all) creatures (and with) pious acts provides charity (for needy).
(The real) truth (can) only then (be) known, when (one) dwells (in the) shrine (of) soul.
Seeking guidance from (the) true-guru lives (a) life of contentment.
Truth (is the) panacea for all (ills) washing away (the) sins.
Nanak pleads for (those) who carry (the) Truth with (them). ||2||

Pauri (Guru Nanak Dev Ji):
(O Almighty, give) me (the) gift, (of the) dust (of the) feet (of saints, which) if (I) get (I shall) apply (on my) forehead.
Forsaking the false greed, (with) single-minded focus (we need to) concentrate (on the) un-seeable (Almighty).
(We) receive (the) reward (in) accordance (with the) type (of) actions performed.
If (it) is pre-ordained (by the Almighty), then (we) get (the) dust of their (feet).
(Acting as per own) petty mental (ability, one) wastes (the) effort (of life). ||10|| 

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