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Rh The world is intoxicated with the prevailing lust, wrath, and pride. Enter the asylum of the saints, fall at their feet, and thy misery and mental blindness shall be removed. The practice of truth, patience, and mercy is the best work man can accomplish. He to whom God the Formless One granteth grace, renounceth pride and becometh the dust of all men's feet. Whatever is seen, the extension of creation, is all Thou, O God. Saith Nanak, the Guru hath cut away doubt ; and I consider all things God. The Guru addresses God as a child his father : - Relying on Thee, O Beloved, I have been made happy. Even if I have gone astray, I am Thy child, O God ; Thou art my father and mother. It is easy to talk, But to act as Thou pleasest is difficult. In Thee I repose mine honour and my strength ; I know Thee as mine. Thou art within and without everything ; Thou needest nothing, Father. Father, I know not Thy ways. God freeth me from entanglements, saints, and cherisheth love for me. The Lord hath been merciful, and my transmigration is at an end. On meeting the Guru, Nanak hath recognized the Supreme God.

ASHTAPADI

Better seek God s protection than join any of the current Indian religious sects : - 1 know not what things please the Lord ; O my soul, seek His way. The meditator practiseth meditation. He who is possessed of knowledge may employ his knowledge, Yet few know God.