Why we have come here and what we should do to achieve that? The Guru answers on 494, 495, 496 SGGS , let us ponder over his teachings:
ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ 1 ॥
ਜਿਸੁ ਜਲ ਨਿਧਿ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਤੁਮ ਜਗਿ ਆਏ ਸੋ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਗੁਰ ਪਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥
ਛੋਡਹੁ ਵੇਸੁ ਭੇਖ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਇਹੁ ਫਲੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥1॥
Soraṯẖ mėhlā 1.
Jis jal niḏẖ kāraṇ ṯum jag ā-e so amriṯ gur pāhī jī-o.
Cẖẖodahu ves bẖekẖ cẖaṯurā-ī ḏubiḏẖā ih fal nāhī jī-o. ||1||
Raag Sorath, the bani of First Nanak.
In essence: The treasure of nectar (Ekankar’s name that satisfies the thirst of desires) for which you have come into this world is with the Guru; therefore, get rid of your garbs, disguises, cleverness, and duality, because through these, the fruit of His name-nectar is not obtained.
To have that what we need to do ?
ਮਨ ਰੇ ਥਿਰੁ ਰਹੁ ਮਤੁ ਕਤ ਜਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥
ਬਾਹਰਿ ਢੂਢਤ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਘਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਘਟ ਮਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Man re thir rahu maṯ kaṯ jāhī jī-o.
Bāhar dẖūdẖaṯ bahuṯ ḏukẖ pāvahi gẖar amriṯ gẖat māhī jī-o. Rahā-o.
Oh my mind! Stay stable by getting focused on Ekankar within and do not wander around, because His name-nectar is within. By searching His name outside, you will go through many difficulties. Pause.
The Sikhi believes strictly that the presence of the Creator is within and the Sikhs, as the Guru’s followers, should battle within with the negative forces to find His name-nectar within
How? The Guru answers the question in the all next verses:
ਅਵਗੁਣ ਛੋਡਿ ਗੁਣਾ ਕਉ ਧਾਵਹੁ ਕਰਿ ਅਵਗੁਣ ਪਛੁਤਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥
ਸਰ ਅਪਸਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਕੀਚ ਬੁਡਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥2॥
Avguṇ cẖẖod guṇā ka-o ḏẖāvahu kar avguṇ pacẖẖuṯāhī jī-o.
Sar apsar kī sār na jāṇėh fir fir kīcẖ budāhī jī-o. ||2||
Obtain virtues by forsaking demerits; because of these demerits, you will have to repent (eventually). You don’t know the difference between good and bad; therefore, you keep sinking in the mire of corruption (the Maya love) again and again.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਲੋਭ ਬਹੁ ਝੂਠੇ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਨਾਵਹੁ ਕਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਸਦ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਤਰ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਤਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥3॥
Anṯar mail lobẖ baho jẖūṯẖe bāhar nāvhu kāhī jī-o.
Nirmal nām japahu saḏ gurmukẖ anṯar kī gaṯ ṯāhī jī-o. ||3||
If there is great deal of filth of greed and falsehood in the mind, what is the use of washing the body? If you remember Ekankar’s pure name through the Guru always, only then your internal plight will be better.
So do the following as well :
ਪਰਹਰਿ ਲੋਭੁ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਤਿਆਗਹੁ ਸਚੁ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥
ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਲਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥4॥9॥
Parhar lobẖ ninḏā kūṛ ṯi-āgahu sacẖ gur bacẖnī fal pāhī jī-o.
Ji-o bẖāvai ṯi-o rākẖo har jī-o jan Nānak sabaḏ salāhī jī-o. ||4||9||
Forsake greed, slandering of others, and falsehood and follow the Guru’s teachings. You will obtain its fruit (His name-nectar). Oh Nanak! Pray this way: Oh Ekankar! Keep me as you wish, but bless me so that I can praise you through the Guru’s shabda.
So, we take the divine knowledge from the Guru and utilize it for becoming one with our Creator. Remember that the Guru is the divine knowledge that leads us to him. Obviously concentrating on the Creator will lead us very close to Him.
Wishes
G.Singh
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