Guru Nanak Chamatkar (Part 2)-Bhai Vir Singh English ... - Vidhia.com

252 GURU NANAK CHAMATKAR PART-II
a saint, thinking and reasoning is our mind's job. Sometimes we feel
comfortable, sometimes in suffering. If we think the right way i.e. positively,
then it removes our doubts, we have faith in the Lord. Then another mind
develops i.e. sublime mind. That takes us to the Lord's palace.
If we think the wrong way i.e. negatively, then we remain in doubt. We
remain in the forgetfulness of the Lord. Then we remain in despair and
suffering. We do perceive that the Lord is there but the worldly desires and
the wandering of the mind keep us in the forgetfulness of the Lord.
It is the Lord's name that turns our mind inwardly and keeps us in the
presence of the Lord.
To live in the presence of the Lord, yes, to live in the presence of the
Lord all twenty-four hours is real life. It is ripen-ness. It is awaken-ness of soul.
One who is living in the presence of the Lord in this world, he is living in
the palace of the Lord. Then he will not go into forgetfulness of the Lord i.e.
un-ripen-ness. He has reached the Lord's palace. He will always live there.
While in this body he is living in the Lord's palace. When the body is not
there even then his soul will live in the Lord's palace.
Recite the Lord's name with love and sing the praises of the Lord. The
incessant recitation of Name keeps you in the presence of the Lord. It keeps
you in the love of the Lord. It doesn't let you be away from the love of the
Lord.
One who is in the forgetfulness of the Lord is like an un-ripened fruit.
One who lives in the remembrance of the Lord is like a ripened fruit. One
who is living in the incessant remembrance of the Lord is living in the Lord's
palace.
The worldly desires and passions try to pull us out from remembrance,
but while living in the world we have not to come out from the remembrance.
This is our wrestling in the arena. We have to fight the desires and passions
that take us into forgetfulness and be victorious over them. There are five
devils in the body that are the ambassadors for taking you away from
remembrance of the Lord. Tie them down with a strong rope and remain in
the remembrance of the Lord. That is our being victorious over them.
The Lord is always present, here, there, everywhere. He is omnipresent.
We are living in His presence but our mind remains in His forgetfulness.
Now, we have to learn to keep our mind in His presence always.
Saint (heaving a sigh): Yes, it is true. But what is the endeavour?
Guru: Singing the praises of the Lord and recitation of the Lord's Name
with love. Recite the Lord's Name all twenty-four hours. The Name keeps you
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