Ang-1101 — Chapter 80
Basant, Fifth Mehl, First House, Du-Thukay:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
I serve the Guru, and humbly bow to Him.
Today is a day of celebration for me.
Today I am in supreme bliss.
My anxiety is dispelled, and I have met the Lord of the Universe. ||1||
Today, it is springtime in my household.
I sing Your Glorious Praises, O Infinite Lord God. ||1||Pause||
Today, I am celebrating the festival of Phalgun.
Joining with God's companions, I have begun to play.
I celebrate the festival of Holi by serving the Saints.
I am imbued with the deep crimson color of the Lord's Divine Love. ||2||
My mind and body have blossomed forth, in utter, incomparable beauty.
They do not dry out in either sunshine or shade;
they flourish in all seasons.
It is always springtime, when I meet with the Divine Guru. ||3||
The wish-fulfilling Elysian Tree has sprouted and grown.
It bears flowers and fruits, jewels of all sorts.
I am satisfied and fulfilled, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
Servant Nanak meditates on the Lord, Har, Har, Har. ||4||1||
Basant, Fifth Mehl:
The shopkeeper deals in merchandise for profit.
The gambler's consciousness is focused on gambling.
The opium addict lives by consuming opium.
In the same way, the humble servant of the Lord lives by meditating on the Lord. ||1||
Everyone is absorbed in his own pleasures.
He is attached to whatever God attaches him to. ||1||Pause||
When the clouds and the rain come, the peacocks dance.
Seeing the moon, the lotus blossoms.
When the mother sees her infant, she is happy.
In the same way, the humble servant of the Lord lives by meditating on the Lord of the Universe. ||2||
The tiger always wants to eat meat.
Gazing upon the battlefield, the warrior's mind is exalted.
The miser is totally in love with his wealth.
The humble servant of the Lord leans on the Support of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||
All love is contained in the Love of the One Lord.
All comforts are contained in the Comfort of the Lord's Name.
He alone receives this treasure,
O Nanak, unto whom the Guru gives His gift. ||4||2||
Basant, Fifth Mehl:
He alone experiences this springtime of the soul, unto whom God grants His Grace.
He alone experiences this springtime of the soul, unto whom the Guru is merciful.
He alone is joyful, who works for the One Lord.
He alone experiences this eternal springtime of the soul, within whose heart the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides. ||1||
This spring comes only to those homes,
in which the melody of the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises resounds. ||1||Pause||
O mortal, let your love for the Supreme Lord God blossom forth.
Practice spiritual wisdom, and consult the humble servants of the Lord.
He alone is an ascetic, who joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
He alone dwells in deep, continual meditation, who loves his Guru. ||2||
He alone is fearless, who has the Fear of God.
He alone is peaceful, whose doubts are dispelled.
He alone is a hermit, who heart is steady and stable.
He alone is steady and unmoving, who has found the true place. ||3||
He seeks the One Lord, and loves the One Lord.
He loves to gaze upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.
He intuitively enjoys the Love of the Lord.
Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to that humble being. ||4||3||
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Hadith (An-Nawawi 13)
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”
Leviticus 19:18
“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Mahabharata 5.1517
“One should never do to another what one regards as injurious to oneself.”
Impermanence & Letting Go
Dhammapada 20:277
“All conditioned things are impermanent. When one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.”
Tao Te Ching 76
“A man is born gentle and weak. At his death he is hard and stiff. The soft and yielding is the disciple of life.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.”
Bhagavad Gita 2:22
“As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.”
The Path to Wisdom
Proverbs 4:7
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.”
Dhammapada 20:282
“Wisdom springs from meditation; without meditation wisdom wanes.”
Analects 2:11
“If you study the past and use it to understand the present, you are worthy of being a teacher.”
Tao Te Ching 33
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.”
Humility & Surrender
Bhagavad Gita 18:66
“Abandon all varieties of dharma and simply surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions; do not fear.”
Matthew 5:5
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
Tao Te Ching 22
“If you want to become whole, let yourself be partial. If you want to become full, let yourself be empty.”
Quran 2:45
“Seek help through patience and prayer. It is indeed exacting, but not for those who are humble.”