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40 GURU NANAK CHAMATKAR PART - II Mardana not only understood the harmony of the wires of his rebeck, he also understood the harmony ofthe universe. Dyed in the Lord's love Mardana was singing the divine songs. His fingers were one with the instrument as if dancing with the instrument. His throat was one with the sweet tunes coming from the rebeck. His eyes were closed. His body was sitting, present in Guru Nanak's service. He was immersed in the love ofthe Lord. Without seeing the daybreak, without seeing the sun rays, he gauged that it was time for people to do the worldly chores. It is a natural phenomenon that as the sun rays come, people get busy in the worldly chores. He opened his eyes and had a glimpse of his own rising sun Guru Nanak and said: It is all your wondrousness. Everybody sitting in the conhJTegation listened to this and opened his eyes. Guru Nanak's glimpse. went into everybody's eyes. Everybody bowed and said: 'Lord is great', 'Lord is hJTeat'. Then Guru Nanak gave a short discourse. Everybody listened and his words went deep in everyone's heart. At this time, Sheikh Mitha reached the garden. He saw, where the conhJTegation was Sitting. He came there to see who is that Guru Nanak who has impressed his mentor and his mentor is all praise for him. He saw that in this sunshine, another sun, brighter than this sun is shining. His ego, doubts, hatred in his mind shook. Like, when the sun comes, the mist and darkness cannot stay. Mian Mitha was a saint but he did have ego in his mind that was there in most Muslim saints. To be born in India, brought up in India, be an Indian, to become a Muslim from Hindu, then hatred with Indians and Hindus. His eyes met Guru Nanak's eyes. He became sober and hJTeeted the Guru. The Guru made him sit with respect and asked his welfare. Mian Mitha replied with respect. Then he looked around. Yes, it was true. Intellectuals were sitting there. His mentor was also there. He bowed towards him. Then he was quiet for some time but his mind rankled that why such an impressive godly soul is a Hindu? Why is he not a Muslim? The sidhas also, when they met Guru Nanak, wished that he should come into their sect and enhance their prestige. Similarly, the Muslim saints who were impressed by Guru Nanak thought that he should be a Muslim and enhance their prestige. Everybody wishes to own beautiful thinbTS. Page 50 www.sikhbookclub.com

GURU NANAK CHAMATKAR PART - II 41 The peace and ecstasy that was there was keeping Mian Mitha quiet but his Islamic bent of mind made him open his lips and he spoke. Mian Mitha: 0 Saint from the heavens, what is the path towards the Lord? Guru: Lord is the sun. Lord's Name is the sunrays, the light of the sun. Name is the light on the path towards the Lord. Mian Mitha: Name is one or two? Guru: He is 'One'. His Name is one. Mian Mitha: That means you are a devotee of 'One'. Guru: I belong to the Lord. Mian Mitha: Hindus are not devotees of one God. Guru: One has to be a devotee of one God. Whether he is a Muslim or Hindu or anybody or nobody. Mian Mitha: Is it? Whoever is a devotee of the Lord, he may be Muslim or Hindu. (In his mind: But that devotee is accepted who is also a devotee of Prophet Mohammed). Again, he asked: You have realized the Lord but have you realized the second name? Guru Nanak: On the one hand you say 'One God', then you say a second name? There is only 'One God'. No second God. Mian Mitha: Then you have not realized the second Name. Guru: When we forget the second, then only we realize the 'One'. The second cannot be mixed with 'One'. Ifwe mix the second with the 'One', then how can we realize the 'One'? He is the real devotee who realizes the 'One'. Mian Mitha: Then how did you realize One from 300 millions? Guru Nanak: 300 millions or billions or whatever you may say, it is all His creation. He is the only, One Infinite, and the creator of His creation. Mian Mitha: But that one has a friend on whose recommendation we get salvation. Guru Nanak: There is no second God whom you compare with the 'One'. If you say second God, then whether it is second or 300 millions, it is countable. You can count. Mian Mitha: First is the one God, second God is his prophet, third is the scripture that the prophet gave. When we believe this, then only, do we get salvation. Guru Nanak: Sheikh Mian Mitha, there is no place for a second God in His court. His door, His palace, His abode, you may say anything He is only 'One'. There is no second. He is only 'One'. Page 51 www.sikhbookclub.com

GURU NANAK CHAMATKAR PART - II 41<br />

The peace and ecstasy that was there was keeping Mian Mitha quiet but<br />

his Islamic bent of mind made him open his lips and he spoke.<br />

Mian Mitha: 0 Saint from the heavens, what is the path towards the<br />

Lord?<br />

<strong>Guru</strong>: Lord is the sun. Lord's Name is the sunrays, the light of the sun.<br />

Name is the light on the path towards the Lord.<br />

Mian Mitha: Name is one or two?<br />

<strong>Guru</strong>: He is 'One'. His Name is one.<br />

Mian Mitha: That means you are a devotee of 'One'.<br />

<strong>Guru</strong>: I belong to the Lord.<br />

Mian Mitha: Hindus are not devotees of one God.<br />

<strong>Guru</strong>: One has to be a devotee of one God. Whether he is a Muslim or<br />

Hindu or anybody or nobody.<br />

Mian Mitha: Is it? Whoever is a devotee of the Lord, he may be Muslim<br />

or Hindu. (In his mind: But that devotee is accepted who is also a devotee of<br />

Prophet Mohammed).<br />

Again, he asked: You have realized the Lord but have you realized the<br />

second name?<br />

<strong>Guru</strong> <strong>Nanak</strong>: On the one hand you say 'One God', then you say a<br />

second name?<br />

There is only 'One God'. No second God.<br />

Mian Mitha: Then you have not realized the second Name.<br />

<strong>Guru</strong>: When we forget the second, then only we realize the 'One'. The<br />

second cannot be mixed with 'One'. Ifwe mix the second with the 'One', then<br />

how can we realize the 'One'? He is the real devotee who realizes the 'One'.<br />

Mian Mitha: Then how did you realize One from 300 millions?<br />

<strong>Guru</strong> <strong>Nanak</strong>: 300 millions or billions or whatever you may say, it is all His<br />

creation. He is the only, One Infinite, and the creator of His creation.<br />

Mian Mitha: But that one has a friend on whose re<strong>com</strong>mendation we get<br />

salvation.<br />

<strong>Guru</strong> <strong>Nanak</strong>: There is no second God whom you <strong>com</strong>pare with the<br />

'One'. If you say second God, then whether it is second or 300 millions, it is<br />

countable. You can count.<br />

Mian Mitha: First is the one God, second God is his prophet, third is the<br />

scripture that the prophet gave. When we believe this, then only, do we get<br />

salvation.<br />

<strong>Guru</strong> <strong>Nanak</strong>: Sheikh Mian Mitha, there is no place for a second God in<br />

His court. His door, His palace, His abode, you may say anything He is only<br />

'One'. There is no second. He is only 'One'.<br />

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