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106 Shaikh Brahm asked the Guru for further instruction. The Guru then spoke on the subject of humility, and said that as water, which resteth lowly on the earth, riseth under pressure into the air in sparkling fountains, so they who preserve a humble mind mount to God s highest pinnacle.

The Shaikh then rose to take his leave, and said, O Nanak, thou hast found God. There is no difference between Him and thee. Kindly grant that I too may be on good terms with Him/ The Guru replied, Shaikh Brahm, God will cause thy cargo also to arrive safe. By this the Guru meant that God would accept the Shaikh s devotion. The Shaikh requested the Guru to give him a certain promise of this, and the Guru complied. They then shook hands and parted.

The Guru next proceeded to Dipalpur. During his journey a Sanyasi asked him to define the word udas. The Guru replied : To make use of all things in this world and not deem them one s own, but only God s property, and ever to possess a desire to meet Him is udas.

The Guru then visited Kanganpur, Kasur, and Patti in the Lahore District. He thence proceeded to Windpur, not far from the present town of Cholha, in the sub-collectorate of Tarn Taran in the Amritsar District. He met some Khatris who dwelt there; but when they saw him dressed as a f aqir and heard his minstrel Mardana sing, they were displeased at what they considered the masquerade he had adopted, and said to him, What dress is this which thou hast assumed ? Having become a faqir, thou hast dis graced thy tribe, and led the world astray. Quit this place. The Guru represented that he would only remain for the night, and would depart next morning. He added that he was not leading people the wrong way, but guiding them to salvation. They replied that they would not allow him to remain for a moment in their village. He must