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

308 GURU NANAK CHAMATKAR PART - "
Name the breath is being wasted. The mind is burning in the five fires Le. sex,
anger, hTfeed, sentiment and pride. Without these fires being extinguished,
how can the mind become tranquil?
The thieves in the body are looting the Lord's sacred Name nectar. How
can one have the taste of that nectar?
There is only one way. One should take the blessings of the true Guru
and recite the Name. Then this fort of the body, one will conquer and keep it
under one's control. The dirt is in the mind but one is running about fruitlessly
in sacred places. Unless the mind is pure what good can the outer cleanliness
do? But alas! The wheel of deeds is making us run fruitlessly in the outwardly
worthless desires. Why blame anyone. One may keep fasts and make the
body suffer, but without the true Guru's blessings, the mind, hungry for desires,
is not satiated. One may appease the hunger of the body by breath control
but that will not appease the hunger ofthe mind. Instead it will cause suffering.
In this way, the deeds done in the forgetfulness of the Lord are the cause
of the cycle of births and deaths.
The way towards happiness is as follows: Take the blessings of the true
Guru and get into recitation of the Lord's Name. Further, to remain steadfast
in recitation, keep company ofholy people. When the mind will get enhTfossed
in the Lord's Name and when it is out of the cycle of births and deaths, then
what other work is there to do excepting recitation of the Name? This is the
most important work. Keep away deception for selfish gains, worldly
attachments, enmities, envy and other artificialities. These increase the dirt of
the mind. Do service to the Lord by reciting His name and pray to the Lord:
o Lord, be benevolent. Bless us your loving Name. 0 Lord.
The Guru's command to Balgundai is repeated once again:
'Tie the rope of incessant remembrance to the Lord's feet.
H should remain with a hard knot and it should never break.
Remain attached to the Lord in this way and live'.
Let us also tie the rope of incessant remembrance to the Lord's feet:
'Waheguru, Waheguru, Waheguru. r
'0 Lord, 0 Lord, 0 Lord'
Starting from today and let us pray: 0 Lord, give us the strength that we
are able to tie the rope of incessant remembrance to your feet with a hard
knot.
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