Selections from Sikhism’s Holy "Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji," Ang 34-36, Part 2 of 2

Ang 35. “God joins to Himself those whose minds are fascinated with the True Word of His Shabad. Night and day, they are attuned to the Naam, and their light is absorbed into the (inner Heavenly) Light. Through His Light, God is revealed. Without the True Guru, understanding is not obtained. The True Guru comes to meet those who have such pre-ordained destiny. Without the Name, all are miserable. In the love of duality, they are ruined. Without Him, I cannot survive even for an instant, and my life-night passes in anguish. Wandering in doubt, the spiritually blind come and go in reincarnation, over and over again. When God Himself bestows His Glance of Grace, He blends us into Himself.”

Ang 36. “Siree Raag, Third Mehl: Without the Guru, the disease is not cured, and the pain of egotism is not removed. By Guru's Grace, He dwells in the mind, and one remains immersed in His Name. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord is found; without the Shabad, people wander, deceived by doubt. O mind, dwell in the balanced state of your own inner being. Praise the Lord's Name, and you shall no longer come and go in reincarnation.”

“In true devotion, the mind is dyed in the deep crimson color of the Lord's Love, with intuitive peace and poise. The mind is fascinated by the Word of the Guru's Shabad, which cannot be described. The tongue imbued with the True Word of the Shabad drinks in the Amrit with delight, singing His Glorious Praises. The Gurmukh (God-consciousness being) obtains this love, when the Lord, in His Will, grants His Grace.”

“By the Pleasure of His Will, He lifts some out, and unites them with Himself. He Himself abides in the mind, and drives out attachment to maya. He Himself bestows glorious greatness; He inspires the Gurmukh (God-consciousness being) to understand. The One Lord is the Giver of all. He corrects those who make mistakes. He Himself has deceived some, and attached them to duality. Through the Guru's Teachings, the Lord is found, and one's light merges into the (inner Heavenly) Light. Attuned to the Name of the Lord night and day, O Nanak, you shall be absorbed into the Name.”