spiritual journey

Siree Raag, Third Mehl: O Dear Lord, You are the Truest of the True. All things are in Your Power. The 8.4 million species of beings wander around searching for You, but without the Guru, they do not find You. When the Dear Lord grants His Forgiveness, this human body finds lasting peace. By Guru's Grace, I serve the True One, who is Immeasurably Deep and Profound. ||1|| O my mind, attuned to the Naam, you shall find peace. Follow the Guru's Teachings, and praise the Naam; there is no other at all. ||1|| Pause || The Righteous Judge of Dharma, by the Hukam of God's Command, sits and administers True Justice. Those evil souls, ensnared by the love of duality, are subject to Your Command. The souls on their spiritual journey chant and meditate within their minds on the One Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.The Righteous Judge of Dharma serves them; blessed is the Lord who adorns them. ||2|| One who eliminates mental wickedness from within the mind, and casts out emotional atta...

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: 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...

Raag Gauree Poorbee, Fifth Mehl: Listen, my friends, I beg of you: now is the time to serve the Saints!In this world, earn the profit of the Lord's Name, and hereafter, you shall dwell in peace. ||1|| This life is diminishing, day and night.Meeting with the Guru, your affairs shall be resolved. ||1|| Pause || This world is engrossed in corruption and cynicism. Only those who know God are saved.Only those who are awakened by the Lord to drink in this Sublime Essence, come to know the Unspoken Speech of the Lord. ||2|| Purchase only that for which you have come into the world, and through the Guru, the Lord shall dwell within your mind.Within the home of your own inner being, you shall obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence with intuitive ease. You shall not be consigned again to the wheel of reincarnation. ||3|| O Inner-knower, Searcher of Hearts, O Primal Being, Architect of Destiny: please fulfill this yearning of my mind.Nanak, Your slave, begs for this happiness: let me b...

Raag Gauree Poorbee, Fourth Mehl: The body-village is filled to overflowing with anger and sexual desire; these were broken into bits when I met with the Holy Saint.By pre-ordained destiny, I have met with the Guru. I have entered into the realm of the Lord's Love. ||1|| Greet the Holy Saint with your palms pressed together; this is an act of great merit.Bow down before Him; this is a virtuous action indeed. ||1|| Pause || The wicked shaaktas, the faithless cynics, do not know the Taste of the Lord's Sublime Essence. The thorn of egotism is embedded deep within them.The more they walk away, the deeper it pierces them, and the more they suffer in pain, until finally, the Messenger of Death smashes his club against their heads. ||2|| The humble servants of the Lord are absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The pain of birth and the fear of death are eradicated.They have found the Imperishable Supreme Being, the Transcendent Lord God, and they receive great honor throughout ...

 Raag Dhanaasree, First Mehl: Upon that cosmic plate of the sky, the sun and the moon are the lamps. The stars and their orbs are the studded pearls.The fragrance of sandalwood in the air is the temple incense, and the wind is the fan. All the plants of the world are the altar flowers in offering to You, O Luminous Lord. ||1|| What a beautiful Aartee, lamp-lit worship service this is!O Destroyer of Fear, this is Your Ceremony of Light.The Unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad is the vibration of the temple drums. ||1|| Pause || You have thousands of eyes, and yet You have no eyes. You have thousands of forms, and yet You do not have even one.You have thousands of Lotus Feet, and yet You do not have even one foot. You have no nose, but you have thousands of noses. This Play of Yours entrances me. ||2|| Amongst all is the Light-You are that Light.By this Illumination, that Light is radiant within all.Through the Guru's Teachings, the Light shines forth.That which is pleasing to Him is...

Sohilaa ~ The Song Of Praise. Raag Gauree Deepakee, First Mehl: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:In that house where the Praises of the Creator are chanted and contemplated-in that house, sing Songs of Praise; meditate and remember the Creator Lord. ||1|| Sing the Songs of Praise of my Fearless Lord.I am a sacrifice to that Song of Praise which brings eternal peace. ||1|| Pause || Day after day, He cares for His beings; the Great Giver  over all.Your Gifts cannot be appraised; how can anyone compare to the Giver? ||2|| The day of my wedding is pre-ordained. Come, gather together and pour the oil over the threshold.My friends, give me your blessings, that I may merge with my Lord and Master. ||3|| Unto each and every home, into each and every heart, this summons is sent out; the call comes each and every day.Remember in meditation the One who summons us; O Nanak, that day is drawing near! ||4||1|| Hindi mai Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) सोहिला रागु गउड़ी दीपकी म...