The Meaning Of Life.indd - Raj Karega Khalsa Network

The Meaning Of Lifehands so have I, he’s got feet so have I, if he’s good enough tobe Guru, so am I!” O these people don’t understand that theGuru isn’t merely a body.Now someone asked me, “What’s the difference between meand a Sant?” He said, “I’ve got hands just like Sants, I’ve gotfeet just like Sants, I’ve got eyes just like Sants. So what makesa Sant better then me?” I replied, “It’s not a matter of bodies itsa matter of actions.” I asked him, “Do you drink alcohol?” Heanswered happily, “O yes, plenty! Plenty!” To which I said,“Your feet go towards the pub, my feet go towards the Guru.You get up at 9am, Sants get up at 1am at the nectar time, oramrit vela. In your hands you always have a bottle, in a Sant’shand there is a rosary. Sants speak the truth, you tell lies, youeat meat and slander. So do you think there is any difference?”He said, “O yes Sant jee, there is a great difference.”There are two types of knowledge:1) Knowledge of books2) Knowledge of God, or Brahm GianPeople who have knowledge from books memorise it and spurtit out like water gushing out of a tap in the side of a barrel - thewater soon runs out. When a person who has the knowledgeof God open their mouth, wisdom from the infinite ocean ofWaheguru flows and it never runs out.People who read Gurbani yet still drink alcohol, are in category1 - they only have the knowledge of books. They don’tobey what they read. The ones that do obey, will meditate173