Ang-801 — Chapter 18
He is not affected by charms and spells, nor is he harmed by the evil eye. ||1||Pause||
Sexual desire, anger, the intoxication of egotism and emotional attachment are dispelled, by loving devotion.
One who enters the Lord's Sanctuary, O Nanak, remains merged in ecstasy in the subtle essence of the Lord's Love. ||2||4||68||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The living creatures and their ways are in God's power. Whatever He says, they do.
When the Sovereign Lord of the Universe is pleased, there is nothing at all to fear. ||1||
Pain shall never afflict you, if you remember the Supreme Lord God.
The Messenger of Death does not even approach the beloved Sikhs of the Guru. ||1||Pause||
The All-powerful Lord is the Cause of causes; there is no other than Him.
Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God; the True Lord has given strength to the mind. ||2||5||69||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
Remembering, remembering my God in meditation, the house of pain is removed.
Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have found peace and tranquility; I shall not wander away from there again. ||1||
I am devoted to my Guru; I am a sacrifice to His Feet.
I am blessed with ecstasy, peace and happiness, gazing upon the Guru, and singing the Lord's Glorious Praises. ||1||Pause||
This is my life's purpose, to sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, and listen to the vibrations of the sound current of the Naad.
O Nanak, God is totally pleased with me; I have obtained the fruits of my desires. ||2||6||70||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
This is the prayer of Your slave: please enlighten my heart.
By Your Mercy, O Supreme Lord God, please erase my sins. ||1||
I take the Support of Your Lotus Feet, O God, Primal Lord, treasure of virtue.
I shall meditate in remembrance on the Praises of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, as long as there is breath in my body. ||1||Pause||
You are my mother, father and relative; You are abiding within all.
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God; His Praise is immaculate and pure. ||2||7||71||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
All perfect spiritual powers are obtained, when one sings the Lord's Praises; everyone wishes him well.
Everyone calls him holy and spiritual; hearing of him, the Lord's slaves come to meet him. ||1||
The Perfect Guru blesses him with peace, poise, salvation and happiness.
All living beings become compassionate to him; he remembers the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||
He is permeating and pervading everywhere; God is the ocean of virtue.
O Nanak, the devotees are in bliss, gazing upon God's abiding stability. ||2||8||72||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
God, the Great Giver, has become merciful; He has listened to my prayer.
He has saved His servant, and put ashes into the mouth of the slanderer. ||1||
No one can threaten you now, O my humble friend, for you are the slave of the Guru.
The Supreme Lord God reached out with His Hand and saved you. ||1||Pause||
The One Lord is the Giver of all beings; there is no other at all.
Nanak prays, You are my only strength, God. ||2||9||73||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The Lord of the Universe has saved my friends and companions.
The slanderers have died, so do not worry. ||1||Pause||
God has fulfilled all hopes and desires; I have met the Divine Guru.
✦ 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.”
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”
Psalm 23:1
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.”
Luke 6:36
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Snp 1.8
“As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings.”
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.”
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.”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Genesis 1:3
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”