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258 GURU NANAK CHAMATKAR PART-II
mind is doing all WTonhTS and remains in the forgetfulness of the Lord.
Yar Wali: Then you bless me and rid me of these evils of the mind.
Guru: This mind is evil only. There is no devil or un-enlightenment that
comes from outside. The mind itself is the devil and un-enlightened. It is the
mind's own ego that creates a wall between our self and the Lord. The
forgetfulness of the Lord does not let us reach the Lord.
Have you understood now? The preachers are stuck up in this forgetfulness
of the Lord and so are their disciples.
Yar Wali: Yes, I do understand.
It is a very strange thing that you have made me understand that our own
mind is deceiving our inner self. Oh! Oh!
Then please bless me.
Guru: If one deceives others, then one deceives one's self also. So, first
we have to perceive this deception of our own mind, then ponder over it and
then try to rein the mind. Second thing is to remember the Lord and live in
His presence. Thatis to love Him. When the remembrance becomes incessant,
then the distance between our self and the Lord vanishes. When the distance
is vanished that is meeting the Lord.
Yar Wali: Then how would it happen? Should we keep on thinking that\
we are living in His presence? But this thinking does not remain constant. One
goes into forgetfulness.
Guru: If the mind cannot keep the remembrance incessantly, then we
have to recite His name by the tongue. This recitation by the tongue turns the
mind towards remembrance. The attention keeps on going towards the Lord.
Ifone does the recitation ofName with love and remains steadfastin recitation,
then the Name gets into the mind, heart and body and the remembrance
becomes incessant. The Lord is already living in the body. The veil was the
forgetfulness. That veil will go by remembrance. In this way, we start living in
His presence. When we live in His presence, then we perceive our inner self.
When we do not forget the Lord, when we live in the presence of the Lord
while sitting, standing, walking and strolling then we remain in the touch ofthe
Lord. So, one should remain in this one endeavour. Rest the qUibbling,
pettifogging and running after new preachers divert the mind from the main
aim to reach the Lord. Even little thoughts that go into your mind when you
meet different people distract your mind from remembrance of Name. If
somebody becomes inclined towards spiritualism, then some sentiment distracts
him from going on that path. The mind is trapped in sentiments, desires and
ego. One's own mind does not let you go on the path.
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