Seeking Peace of Mind

Very interestingly,  Shri Guru Angad Sahib counsels his followers that there is no end of our urges and wishes. And, they do not let us have a peace of mind. In this game, once we get trapped, we keep seeking various pleasures and forget our Creator. This Slok is on SGGS 147; let us ponder over it:

ਮਃ ੨ ॥ ਆਖਣੁ ਆਖਿ ਨ ਰਜਿਆ ਸੁਨਣਿ ਨ ਰਜੇ ਕੰਨ ॥

ਅਖੀ ਦੇਖਿ ਨ ਰਜੀਆ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਹਕ ਇਕ ਵੰਨ ॥

ਭੁਖਿਆ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਗਲੀ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

ਨਾਨਕ ਭੁਖਾ ਤਾ ਰਜੈ ਜਾ ਗੁਣ ਕਹਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨॥ {ਪੰਨਾ 147}

Mėhlā 2.

Ākẖaṇ ākẖ na raji-ā sunaṇ na raje kann.

Akẖī ḏekẖ na rajī-ā guṇ gāhak ik vann.

Bẖukẖi-ā bẖukẖ na uṯrai galī bẖukẖ na jā-e.

Nānak bẖukẖā ṯā rajai jā guṇ kahi guṇī samā-e. ||2||

The bani of Second Nanak.

In essence: The mouth remains insatiate with talking and the ears with hearing (different kind of stuff). The eyes remain insatiate with seeing. Every organ has its own different urge to have more and more. The hunger (all kinds of urges are defined above) doesn’t go away by merely talking. Oh Nanak! The hunger of desires (stated above) is satiated only if one utters Akalpurakh’s praises and gets drenched in His virtues.

Basically, the Guru advises us that since these desires with no end keep us away from our peace of mind-state, we should fall in love with our Creator and start praising Him in love to be in peace.

Wishes!

G.Singh

www.gursoch.com

 

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