spiritual journey

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Fourth House: There is one awareness among all created beings.None have been created without this awareness.As is their awareness, so is their way.According to the account of our actions, we come and go in reincarnation. ||1|| Why, O soul, do you try such clever tricks?Taking away and giving back, God does not delay. ||1|| Pause || All beings belong to You; all beings are Yours. O Lord and Master,How can You become angry with them?Even if You, O Lord and Master, become angry with them,Still, You are theirs, and they are Yours. ||2|| We are foul-mouthed; we spoil everything with our foul words.You weigh us in the balance of Your Glance of Grace.When one's actions are right, the understanding is perfect.Without good deeds, it becomes more and more deficient. ||3|| Prays Nanak, what is the nature of the spiritual people?They are self-realized; they understand God.By Guru's Grace, they contemplate Him;Such spiritual people are honored in His Court. ||4||30||...

 Siree Raag, First Mehl, Fourth House: There is one awareness among all created beings.None have been created without this awareness.As is their awareness, so is their way.According to the account of our actions, we come and go in reincarnation. ||1||  Why, O soul, do you try such clever tricks?Taking away and giving back, God does not delay. ||1|| Pause || All beings belong to You; all beings are Yours. O Lord and Master,How can You become angry with them?Even if You, O Lord and Master, become angry with them,Still, You are theirs, and they are Yours. ||2|| We are foul-mouthed; we spoil everything with our foul words.You weigh us in the balance of Your Glance of Grace.When one's actions are right, the understanding is perfect.Without good deeds, it becomes more and more deficient. ||3|| Prays Nanak, what is the nature of the spiritual people?They are self-realized; they understand God.By Guru's Grace, they contemplate Him;Such spiritual people are honored in His Court. ||4||3...

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Third House: Make good deeds the soil, and let the Word of the Shabad be the seed; irrigate it continually with the water of Truth.Become such a farmer, and faith will sprout. This brings knowledge of heaven and hell, you fool! ||1|| Do not think that your Husband Lord can be obtained by mere words.You are wasting this life in the pride of wealth and the splendor of beauty. ||1|| Pause || The defect of the body which leads to sin is the mud puddle, and this mind is the frog, which does not appreciate the lotus flower at all.The bumble bee is the teacher who continually teaches the lesson. But how can one understand, unless one is made to understand? ||2|| This speaking and listening is like the song of the wind, for those whose minds are colored by the love of Maya.The Grace of the Master is bestowed upon those who meditate on Him alone. They are pleasing to His Heart. ||3||   You may observe the thirty fasts, and say the five prayers each day, but 'Satan...

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Fourth House: He is the Master who has made the world bloom; He makes the Universe blossom forth, fresh and green.He holds the water and the land in bondage. Hail to the Creator Lord! ||1|| Death, O Mullah-death will come,So live in the Fear of God the Creator. ||1|| Pause || You are a Mullah, and you are a Qazi, only when you know the Naam, the Name of God.You may be very educated, but no one can remain when the measure of life is full. ||2|| He alone is a Qazi, who renounces selfishness and conceit, and makes the One Name his Support.The True Creator Lord is, and shall always be. He was not born; He shall not die. ||3|| You may chant your prayers five times each day; you may read the Bible and the Koran.Says Nanak, the grave is calling you, and now your food and drink are finished. ||4||28|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) जिस मालिक ने सारा जगत प्रफुल्लित किया है, जिस ने सारे संसार को हरा-भरा किया है, जिसने पानी और मिट्टी (विरोधी तत्व) इकट्ठे करके रख दिए हैं,...

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Third House: Make good deeds the soil, and let the Word of the Shabad be the seed; irrigate it continually with the water of Truth.Become such a farmer, and faith will sprout. This brings knowledge of heaven and hell, you fool! ||1|| Do not think that your Husband Lord can be obtained by mere words.You are wasting this life in the pride of wealth and the splendor of beauty. ||1|| Pause || The defect of the body which leads to sin is the mud puddle, and this mind is the frog, which does not appreciate the lotus flower at all.The bumble bee is the teacher who continually teaches the lesson. But how can one understand, unless one is made to understand? ||2|| This speaking and listening is like the song of the wind, for those whose minds are colored by the love of Maya.The Grace of the Master is bestowed upon those who meditate on Him alone. They are pleasing to His Heart. ||3|| You may observe the thirty fasts, and say the five prayers each day, but 'Satan'...

 Siree Raag, First Mehl, Third House: Make this body the field, and plant the seed of good actions. Water it with the Name of the Lord, who holds all the world in His Hands.Let your mind be the farmer; the Lord shall sprout in your heart, and you shall attain the state of Nirvaanaa. ||1|| You fool! Why are you so proud of Maya?Father, children, spouse, mother and all relatives-they shall not be your helpers in the end. || Pause || So weed out evil, wickedness and corruption; leave these behind, and let your soul meditate on God.When chanting, austere meditation and self-discipline become your protectors, then the lotus blossoms forth, and the honey trickles out. ||2|| Bring the twenty-seven elements of the body under your control, and throughout the three stages of life, remember death.See the Infinite Lord in the ten directions, and in all the variety of nature. Says Nanak, in this way, the One Lord shall carry you across. ||3||26|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) इस शरीर को धरती...

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Second House: He Himself is the Enjoyer, and He Himself is the Enjoyment. He Himself is the Ravisher of all.He Himself is the Bride in her dress, He Himself is the Bridegroom on the bed. ||1|| My Lord and Master is imbued with love; He is totally permeating and pervading all. ||1|| Pause || He Himself is the fisherman and the fish; He Himself is the water and the net.He Himself is the sinker, and He Himself is the bait. ||2|| He Himself loves in so many ways. O sister soul-brides, He is my Beloved.He continually ravishes and enjoys the happy soul-brides; just look at the plight I am in without Him! ||3|| Prays Nanak, please hear my prayer: You are the pool, and You are the soul-swan.You are the lotus flower of the day and You are the water-lily of the night. You Yourself behold them, and blossom forth in bliss. ||4||25|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) प्रभु स्वयं ही रस भरा पदार्थ है, स्वयं ही (उस में) रस है, और स्वये ही उस स्वाद का आनंद लेने वाला है। प्रभु खुद...

 Siree Raag, First Mehl, Second House: Wealth, the beauty of youth and flowers are guests for only a few days.Like the leaves of the water-lily, they wither and fade and finally die. ||1|| Be happy, dear beloved, as long as your youth is fresh and delightful.But your days are few-you have grown weary, and now your body has grown old. ||1|| Pause || My playful friends have gone to sleep in the graveyard.In my double-mindedness, I shall have to go as well. I cry in a feeble voice. ||2|| Haven't you heard the call from beyond, O beautiful soul-bride?You must go to your in-laws; you cannot stay with your parents forever. ||3|| O Nanak, know that she who sleeps in her parents' home is plundered in broad daylight.She has lost her bouquet of merits; gathering one of demerits, she departs. ||4||24|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) धन, जवानी और छोटा सा फूल- ये चार दिनों के ही मेहमान होते हैं। जैसे बनस्पति के पत्ते पानी के ढल जाने के बाद सूख के नाश हो जाते हैं, ऐसे ही ये भी नाश हो जाते ...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: Make your deals, dealers, and take care of your merchandise.Buy that object which will go along with you.In the next world, the All-knowing Merchant will take this object and care for it. ||1|| O Siblings of Destiny, chant the Lord's Name, and focus your consciousness on Him.Take the Merchandise of the Lord's Praises with you. Your Husband Lord shall see this and approve. ||1|| Pause | | Those who do not have the Assets of Truth-how can they find peace?By dealing their deals of falsehood, their minds and bodies become false.Like the deer caught in the trap, they suffer in terrible agony; they continually cry out in pain. ||2|| The counterfeit coins are not put into the Treasury; they do not obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord-Guru.The false ones have no social status or honor. No one succeeds through falsehood.Practicing falsehood again and again, people come and go in reincarnation, and forfeit their honor. ||3|| O Nanak, instruct your mind through th...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: The fire of doubt is not extinguished, even by wandering through foreign lands and countries.If inner filth is not removed, one's life is cursed, and one's clothes are cursed.There is no other way to perform devotional worship, except through the Teachings of the True Guru. ||1|| O mind, become Gurmukh, and extinguish the fire within. Let the Words of the Guru abide within your mind; let egotism and desires die. ||1|| Pause || The jewel of the mind is priceless; through the Name of the Lord, honor is obtained.Join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and find the Lord. The Gurmukh embraces love for the Lord.Give up your selfishness, and you shall find peace; like water mingling with water, you shall merge in absorption. ||2|| Those who have not contemplated the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are unworthy; they come and go in reincarnation.One who has not met with the True Guru, the Primal Being, is bothered and bewildered in the terrifying world-ocean.Thi...

  Siree Raag, First Mehl: Meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, O my beloved; follow the Guru's Teachings, and speak of the Lord.Apply the Touchstone of Truth to your mind, and see if it comes up to its full weight.No one has found the worth of the ruby of the heart; its value cannot be estimated. ||1|| O Siblings of Destiny, the Diamond of the Lord is within the Guru.The True Guru is found in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. Day and night, praise the Word of His Shabad. ||1|| Pause || The True Merchandise, Wealth and Capital are obtained through the Radiant Light of the Guru.Just as fire is extinguished by pouring on water, desire becomes the slave of the Lord's slaves.The Messenger of Death will not touch you; in this way, you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean, carrying others across with you. ||2|| The Gurmukhs do not like falsehood. They are imbued with Truth; they love only Truth.The shaaktas, the faithless cynics, do not like the Truth; false are the foundations...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: Forgetting the Beloved, even for a moment, the mind is afflicted with terrible diseases.How can honor be attained in His Court, if the Lord does not dwell in the mind.Meeting with the Guru, peace is found. The fire is extinguished in His Glorious Praises. ||1|| O mind, enshrine the Praises of the Lord, day and night.One who does not forget the Naam, for a moment or even an instant-how rare is such a person in this world! ||1|| Pause || When one's light merges into the Light, and one's intuitive consciousness is joined with the Intuitive Consciousness,Then one's cruel and violent instincts and egotism depart, and skepticism and sorrow are taken away.The Lord abides within the mind of the Gurmukh, who merges in the Lord's Union, through the Guru. ||2|| If I surrender my body like a bride, the Enjoyer will enjoy me.Do not make love with one who is just a passing show.The Gurmukh is ravished like the pure and happy bride on the Bed of God, her Husban...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: This foolish mind is greedy; through greed, it becomes even more attached to greed.The evil-minded shaaktas, the faithless cynics, are not attuned to the Shabad; they come and go in reincarnation.One who meets with the Holy True Guru finds the Treasure of Excellence. ||1|| O mind, renounce your egotistical pride.Serve the Lord, the Guru, the Sacred Pool, and you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. ||1|| Pause || Chant the Name of the Lord day and night; become Gurmukh, and know the Wealth of the Lord.All comforts and peace, and the Essence of the Lord, are enjoyed by acquiring spiritual wisdom in the Society of the Saints.Day and night, continually serve the Lord God; the True Guru has given the Naam. ||2|| Those who practice falsehood are dogs; those who slander the Guru shall burn in their own fire.They wander lost and confused, deceived by doubt, suffering in terrible pain. The Messenger of Death shall beat them to a pulp.The self-willed manmukhs find ...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: I have no anxiety about dying, and no hope of living.You are the Cherisher of all beings; You keep the account of our breaths and morsels of food.You abide within the Gurmukh. As it pleases You, You decide our allotment. ||1|| O my soul, chant the Name of the Lord; the mind will be pleased and appeased.The raging fire within is extinguished; the Gurmukh obtains spiritual wisdom. ||1|| Pause || Know the state of your inner being; meet with the Guru and get rid of your skepticism.To reach your True Home after you die, you must conquer death while you are still alive.The beautiful, Unstruck Sound of the Shabad is obtained, contemplating the Guru. ||2|| The Unstruck Melody of Gurbani is obtained, and egotism is eliminated.I  am forever a sacrifice to those who serve their True Guru.They are dressed in robes of honor in the Court of the Lord; the Name of the Lord is on their lips. ||3|| Wherever I look, I see the Lord pervading there, in the union of Shiva and Sh...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: Listen, O my mind, my friend, my darling: now is the time to meet the Lord.As long as there is youth and breath, give this body to Him.Without virtue, it is useless; the body shall crumble into a pile of dust. ||1|| O my mind, earn the profit, before you return home.The Gurmukh praises the Naam, and the fire of egotism is extinguished. ||1|| Pause || Again and again, we hear and tell stories; we read and write and understand loads of knowledge,But still, desires increase day and night, and the disease of egotism fills us with corruption.That Carefree Lord cannot be appraised; His Real Value is known only through the Wisdom of the Guru's Teachings. ||2|| Even if someone has hundreds of thousands of clever mental tricks, and the love and company of hundreds of thousands of people Still, without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he will not feel satisfied. Without the Name, all suffer in sorrow.Chanting the Name of the Lord, O my soul, you shall be ema...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: O Nanak, the Boat of Truth will ferry you across; contemplate the Guru.Some come, and some go; they are totally filled with egotism.Through stubborn-mindedness, the intellect is drowned; one who becomes Gurmukh and truthful is saved. ||1|| Without the Guru, how can anyone swim across to find peace?As it pleases You, Lord, You save me. There is no other for me at all. ||1|| Pause || In front of me, I see the jungle burning; behind me, I see green plants sprouting.We shall merge into the One from whom we came. The True One is pervading each and every heart.He Himself unites us in Union with Himself; the True Mansion of His Presence is close at hand. ||2|| With each and every breath, I dwell upon You; I shall never forget You.The more the Lord and Master dwells within the mind, the more the Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.Mind and body are Yours; You are my Master. Please rid me of my pride, and let me merge with You. ||3|| The One who formed this universe c...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: The body is burnt to ashes; by its love of Maya, the mind is rusted through.Demerits become one's enemies, and falsehood blows the bugle of attack.Without the Word of the Shabad, people wander lost in reincarnation. Through the love of duality, multitudes have been drowned. ||1|| O mind, swim across, by focusing your consciousness on the Shabad.Those who do not become Gurmukh do not understand the Naam; they die, and continue coming and going in reincarnation. ||1|| Pause || That body is said to be pure, in which the True Name abides.One whose body is imbued with the Fear of the True One, and whose tongue savors Truthfulness,Is brought to ecstasy by the True Lord's Glance of Grace. That person does not have to go through the fire of the womb again. ||2|| From the True Lord came the air, and from the air came water.From water, He created the three worlds; in each and every heart He has infused His Light.The Immaculate Lord does not become polluted. Attune...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: The empty body is dreadful, when the soul goes out from within.The burning fire of life is extinguished, and the smoke of the breath no longer emerges.The five relatives (the senses) weep and wail painfully, and waste away through the love of duality. ||1|| You fool: chant the Name of the Lord, and preserve your virtue.Egotism and possessiveness are very enticing; egotistical pride has plundered everyone. ||1|| Pause || Those who have forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are attached to affairs of duality.Attached to duality, they putrefy and die; they are filled with the fire of desire within.Those who are protected by the Guru are saved; all others are cheated and plundered by deceitful worldly affairs. ||2|| Love dies, and affection vanishes. Hatred and alienation die.Entanglements end, and egotism dies, along with attachment to Maya, possessiveness and anger.Those who receive His Mercy obtain the True One. The Gurmukhs dwell forever in balanced restrain...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: The life of the discarded bride is cursed. She is deceived by the love of duality.Like a wall of sand, day and night, she crumbles, and eventually, she breaks down altogether.Without the Word of the Shabad, peace does not come. Without her Husband Lord, her suffering does not end. ||1|| O soul-bride, without your Husband Lord, what good are your decorations?In this world, you shall not find any shelter; in the world hereafter, being false, you shall suffer. ||1|| Pause || The True Lord Himself knows all; He makes no mistakes. He is the Great Farmer of the Universe.First, He prepares the ground, and then He plants the Seed of the True Name.The nine treasures are produced from Name of the One Lord. By His Grace, we obtain His Banner and Insignia. ||2|| Some are very knowledgeable, but if they do not know the Guru, then what is the use of their lives?The blind have forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The self-willed manmukhs are in utter darkness.Their coming...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: As metal merges with metal, those who chant the Praises of the Lord are absorbed into the Praiseworthy Lord.Like the poppies, they are dyed in the deep crimson color of Truthfulness.Those contented souls who meditate on the Lord with single-minded love, meet the True Lord. ||1|| O Siblings of Destiny, become the dust of the feet of the humble Saints.In the Society of the Saints, the Guru is found. He is the Treasure of Liberation, the Source of all good fortune. ||1|| Pause || Upon that Highest Plane of Sublime Beauty, stands the Mansion of the Lord.By true actions, this human body is obtained, and the door within ourselves which leads to the Mansion of the Beloved, is found.The Gurmukhs train their minds to contemplate the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||2|| By actions committed under the influence of the three qualities, hope and anxiety are produced.Without the Guru, how can anyone be released from these three qualities? Through intuitive wisdom, we meet with Him a...

  Siree Raag, First Mehl: It all worked out-I was saved, and the egotism within my heart was subdued.The evil energies have been made to serve me, since I placed my faith in the True Guru.I have renounced my useless schemes, by the Grace of the True, Carefree Lord. ||1|| O mind, meeting with the True One, fear departs.Without the Fear of God, how can anyone become fearless? Become Gurmukh, and immerse yourself in the Shabad. ||1|| Pause || How can we describe Him with words? There is no end to the descriptions of Him.There are so many beggars, but He is the only Giver.He is the Giver of the soul, and the praanaa, the breath of life; when He dwells within the mind, there is peace. ||2|| The world is a drama, staged in a dream. In a moment, the play is played out.Some attain union with the Lord, while others depart in separation.Whatever pleases Him comes to pass; nothing else can be done. ||3|| The Gurmukhs purchase the Genuine Article. The True Merchandise is purchased with the Tru...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: Come, my dear sisters and spiritual companions; hug me close in your embrace.Let's join together, and tell stories of our All-powerful Husband Lord.All Virtues are in our True Lord and Master; we are utterly without virtue. ||1|| O Creator Lord, all are in Your Power.I dwell upon the One Word of the Shabad. You are mine-what else do I need? ||1|| Pause || Go, and ask the happy soul-brides, ""By what virtuous qualities do you enjoy your Husband Lord?"""We are adorned with intuitive ease, contentment and sweet words.We meet with our Beloved, the Source of Joy, when we listen to the Word of the Guru's Shabad." ||2|| You have so many Creative Powers, Lord; Your Bountiful Blessings are so Great.So many of Your beings and creatures praise You day and night.You have so many forms and colors, so many classes, high and low. ||3|| Meeting the True One, Truth wells up. The truthful are absorbed into the True Lord.Intuitive understandin...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: The virtuous wife exudes virtue; the unvirtuous suffer in misery.If you long for your Husband Lord, O soul-bride, you must know that He is not met by falsehood.No boat or raft can take you to Him. Your Husband Lord is far away. ||1|| My Lord and Master is Perfect; His Throne is Eternal and Immovable.One who attains perfection as Gurmukh, obtains the Immeasurable True Lord. ||1|| Pause || The Palace of the Lord God is beautiful. Within it are flawless diamonds,gems, rubies and pearls. A fortress of gold surrounds this Source of Nectar.How can I climb up to the Fortress without a ladder? By meditating on the Lord, through the Guru, I am blessed and exalted. ||2|| The Guru is the Ladder, the Guru is the Boat, and the Guru is the Raft to take me to the Lord's Name.The Guru is the Boat to carry me across the world-ocean; the Guru is the Sacred Shrine of Pilgrimage, the Guru is the Holy River.If it pleases Him, I bathe in the Pool of Truth, and become radiant and ...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: With the body of saffron, and the tongue a jewel, and the breath of the body pure fragrant incense;With the face anointed at the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage, and the heart illuminated with wisdom-with that wisdom, chant the Praises of the True Name, the Treasure of Excellence. ||1|| O Baba, other wisdom is useless and irrelevant.If falsehood is practiced a hundred times, it is still false in its effects. ||1|| Pause || You may be worshipped and adored as a Pir (a spiritual teacher); you may be welcomed by all the world;You may adopt a lofty name, and be known to have supernatural spiritual powers-even so, if you are not accepted in the Court of the Lord, then all this adoration is false. ||2|| No one can overthrow those who have been established by the True Guru.The Treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is within them, and through the Naam, they are radiant and famous.They worship the Naam, and they believe in the Naam. The True One is forever In...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: Believing, all tastes are sweet. Hearing, the salty flavors are tasted;Chanting with one's mouth, the spicy flavors are savored. All these spices have been made from the Sound-current of the Naad.The thirty-six flavors of ambrosial nectar are in the Love of the One Lord; they are tasted only by one who is blessed by His Glance of Grace. ||1|| O Baba, the pleasures of other foods are false.Eating them, the body is ruined, and wickedness and corruption enter into the mind. ||1|| Pause || My mind is imbued with the Lord's Love; it is dyed a deep crimson. Truth and charity are my white clothes.The blackness of sin is erased by my wearing of blue clothes, and meditation on the Lord's Lotus Feet is my robe of honor.Contentment is my cummerbund, Your Name is my wealth and youth. ||2|| O Baba, the pleasures of other clothes are false.Wearing them, the body is ruined, and wickedness and corruption enter into the mind. ||1|| Pause || The understanding of Your ...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: Burn emotional attachment, and grind it into ink. Transform your intelligence into the purest of paper.Make the love of the Lord your pen, and let your consciousness be the scribe. Then, seek the Guru's Instructions, and record these deliberations.Write the Praises of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; write over and over again that He has no end or limitation. ||1|| O Baba, write such an account,That when it is asked for, it will bring the Mark of Truth. ||1|| Pause || There, where greatness, eternal peace and everlasting joy are bestowed,The faces of those whose minds are attuned to the True Name are anointed with the Mark of Grace.If one receives God's Grace, then such honors are received, and not by mere words. ||2|| Some come, and some arise and depart. They give themselves lofty names.Some are born beggars, and some hold vast courts.Going to the world hereafter, everyone shall realize that without the Name, it is all useless. ||3|| I am terrified by t...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: The Great Giver has given the intoxicating drug of falsehood.The people are intoxicated; they have forgotten death, and they have fun for a few days.Those who do not use intoxicants are true; they dwell in the Court of the Lord. ||1|| O Nanak, know the True Lord as True.Serving Him, peace is obtained; you shall go to His Court with honor. ||1|| Pause || The Wine of Truth is not fermented from molasses. The True Name is contained within it.I am a sacrifice to those who hear and chant the True Name.Only one who obtains a room in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is deemed to be truly intoxicated. ||2|| Bathe in the waters of Goodness and apply the scented oil of Truth to your body,And your face shall become radiant. This is the gift of 100,000 gifts.Tell your troubles to the One who is the Source of all comfort. ||3|| How can you forget the One who created your soul, and the praanaa, the breath of life?Without Him, all that we wear and eat is impure.Everythin...

Siree Raag, First Mehl: Greed is a dog; falsehood is a filthy street-sweeper. Cheating is eating a rotting carcass.Slandering others is putting the filth of others into your own mouth. The fire of anger is the outcaste who burns dead bodies at the crematorium.I am caught in these tastes and flavors, and in self-conceited praise. These are my actions, O my Creator! ||1|| O Baba, speak only that which will bring you honor.They alone are good, who are judged good at the Lord's Door. Those with bad karma can only sit and weep. ||1|| Pause || The pleasures of gold and silver, the pleasures of women, the pleasure of the fragrance of sandalwood,The pleasure of horses, the pleasure of a soft bed in a palace, the pleasure of sweet treats and the pleasure of hearty meals-these pleasures of the human body are so numerous; how can the Naam, the Name of the Lord, find its dwelling in the heart? ||2|| Those words are acceptable, which, when spoken, bring honor.Harsh words bring only grief. Liste...