Guru Ram Das ji shares with us the experience of being like the rain-bird crying out for a droplet of rainwater. Our journey to meet Vaheguru ji can only start if our heart is filled with yearning (bairaag), the yearning will turn us into a devotee (Bhagat). Devotional worship is said to be the shortest route to Vaheguru ji’s house. ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥ dhanaasaree mahalaa chauthhaa || Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehla: ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੂੰਦ ਭਏ ਹਰਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਹਮ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ ਬਿਲਲ ਬਿਲਲਾਤੀ ॥ har har boondh bhe har suaamee ham chaatirak bilal bilalaatee || The Lord, Har, Har, is the rain-drop; I am the song-bird, crying, crying out for it. ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅਪਨੀ ਮੁਖਿ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਮਖਾਤੀ ॥੧॥ har har kirapaa karahu prabh apanee mukh dhevahu har nimakhaatee ||1|| O Lord God, please bless me with Your Mercy, and pour Your Name into my mouth, even if for only an instant. ||1|| ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਉ ਇਕ ਰਾਤੀ ॥ har bin reh na sakau ik raatee || Without the Lord, I cannot live for even a second. ਜਿਉ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਮਲੈ ਅਮਲੀ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਈ ਹੈ ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਮ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਤੀ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ jiau bin amalai amalee mar jaiee hai tiau har bin ham mar jaatee || rahaau || Like the addict who dies without his drug, I die without the Lord. ||Pause|| ਤੁਮ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਵਰ ਅਤਿ ਅਗਾਹ ਹਮ ਲਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਹਿ ਅੰਤੁ ਮਾਤੀ ॥ tum har saravar at agaeh ham leh na sakeh ant maatee || You, Lord, are the deepest, most unfathomable ocean; I cannot find even a trace of Your limits. ਤੂ ਪਰੈ ਪਰੈ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਮਿਤਿ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਆਪਨ ਗਾਤੀ ॥੨॥ too parai parai aparanpar suaamee mit jaanahu aapan gaatee ||2|| You are the most remote of the remote, limitless and transcendent; O Lord Master, You alone know Your state and extent. ||2|| ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿਓ ਗੁਰ ਰੰਗਿ ਚਲੂਲੈ ਰਾਤੀ ॥ har ke sant janaa har japio gur rang chaloolai raatee || The Lord's humble Saints meditate on the Lord; they are imbued with the deep crimson color of the Guru's Love. ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਬਨੀ ਅਤਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿਓ ਊਤਮ ਪਾਤੀ ॥੩॥ har har bhagat banee at sobhaa har japio uootam paatee ||3|| Meditating on the Lord, they attain great glory, and the most sublime honor. ||3|| ਆਪੇ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਆਪੇ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਆਪਿ ਬਨਾਵੈ ਭਾਤੀ ॥ aape Thaakur aape sevak aap banaavai bhaatee || He Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the servant; He Himself creates His environments. ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਨੁ ਤੁਮਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਲਾਜ ਭਗਾਤੀ ॥੪॥੫॥ naanak jan tumaree saranaiee har raakhahu laaj bhagaatee ||4||5|| Servant Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary, O Lord; protect and preserve the honor of Your devotee. ||4||5|| Basics of Sikhi is a project by Everythings 13, an educational charity dedicated to spreading the wisdom of the Sikh Gurus. Please SUPPORT our work www.basicsofsikhi.com/donate Contact us: www.basicsofsikhi.com/contact-us Vaheguru Simran in the Intro and Outro is how Sikhs chant God's name. It's performed by Jagdeep Kaur of www.qi-rattan.com. Follow us online: www.facebook.com/Everythings13.BasicsofS­­ikhi www.twitter.com/everythings_13 www.instagram.com/basicsofsikhi www.soundcloud.com/basicsofsikhi www.basicsofsikhi.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToK3qSa9Nxc

Having experienced the bliss of the first ever Basics & Beyond Canada Camp by Basics of Sikhi, here are the highlights to that amazing 4 days of simran, kirtan, katha, seva, sangat, workshops, talks, activities and more! Get ready for the next one! We hope you took something valuable from the camp and it helped make a change in your jeevan (life). We do ardaas that we can continue this seva to provide more gurmat camps worldwide. Huge thank you to all the sevadaars who helped make the camp happen, both the campsite and basic's sevadaars. --- Basics of Sikhi is a project by Everythings 13, an educational charity dedicated to spreading the wisdom of the Sikh Gurus. Please SUPPORT our work www.basicsofsikhi.com/donate Vaheguru Simran in the Intro and Outro is how Sikhs chant God's name. It's performed by Jagdeep Kaur of www.qi-rattan.com. Follow us online: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Everythings13.BasicsofS­­ikhi Twitter: @everythings_13 Instagram: @basicsofsikhi Soundcloud: /basicsofsikhi Web: www.basicsofsikhi.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogqYjBtEygo

Listen to this beautiful Kirtan (Devotional Hymns) sung by Bibi Gurpreet Kaur. This Shabad (Hymn) encapsulates the vastness of The One Creator and highlights the importance of living in remembrance of God. The Kirtan is accompanied by Waheguru Simran Meditation towards the end! ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥ dhanaasaree mahalaa chauthhaa || Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehla: ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੂੰਦ ਭਏ ਹਰਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਹਮ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ ਬਿਲਲ ਬਿਲਲਾਤੀ ॥ har har boo(n)dh bhe har suaamee ham chaatirak bilal bilalaatee || The Lord, Har, Har, is the rain-drop; I am the song-bird, crying, crying out for it. ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅਪਨੀ ਮੁਖਿ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਮਖਾਤੀ ॥੧॥ har har kirapaa karahu prabh apanee mukh dhevahu har nimakhaatee ||1|| O Lord God, please bless me with Your Mercy, and pour Your Name into my mouth, even if for only an instant. ||1|| ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਉ ਇਕ ਰਾਤੀ ॥ har bin reh na sakau ik raatee || Without the Lord, I cannot live for even a second. ਜਿਉ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਮਲੈ ਅਮਲੀ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਈ ਹੈ ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਮ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਤੀ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ jiau bin amalai amalee mar jaiee hai tiau har bin ham mar jaatee || rahaau || Like the addict who dies without his drug, I die without the Lord. ||Pause|| ਤੁਮ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਵਰ ਅਤਿ ਅਗਾਹ ਹਮ ਲਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਹਿ ਅੰਤੁ ਮਾਤੀ ॥ tum har saravar at agaeh ham leh na sakeh a(n)t maatee || You, Lord, are the deepest, most unfathomable ocean; I cannot find even a trace of Your limits. ਤੂ ਪਰੈ ਪਰੈ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਮਿਤਿ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਆਪਨ ਗਾਤੀ ॥੨॥ too parai parai apara(n)par suaamee mit jaanahu aapan gaatee ||2|| You are the most remote of the remote, limitless and transcendent; O Lord Master, You alone know Your state and extent. ||2|| ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿਓ ਗੁਰ ਰੰਗਿ ਚਲੂਲੈ ਰਾਤੀ ॥ har ke sa(n)t janaa har japio gur ra(n)g chaloolai raatee || The Lord's humble Saints meditate on the Lord; they are imbued with the deep crimson color of the Guru's Love. ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਬਨੀ ਅਤਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿਓ ਊਤਮ ਪਾਤੀ ॥੩॥ har har bhagat banee at sobhaa har japio uootam paatee ||3|| Meditating on the Lord, they attain great glory, and the most sublime honor. ||3|| ਆਪੇ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਆਪੇ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਆਪਿ ਬਨਾਵੈ ਭਾਤੀ ॥ aape Thaakur aape sevak aap banaavai bhaatee || He Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the servant; He Himself creates His environments. ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਨੁ ਤੁਮਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਲਾਜ ਭਗਾਤੀ ॥੪॥੫॥ naanak jan tumaree saranaiee har raakhahu laaj bhagaatee ||4||5|| Servant Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary, O Lord; protect and preserve the honor of Your devotee. ||4||5|| #Kirtan #Meditation #Waheguru —————————————————— ? Subscribe for more videos like this: https://bit.ly/2WFeDjG ? Your monthly donation of just £5 or $5 can help spread the message of Guru Nanak Dev Ji: http://www.basicsofsikhi.com/donate ? Watch our most recent videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/basicsofsikhi/videos ✉️ Want to get in touch?: info@everythings13.org —————————————————— ? Don't know how to read Gurmukhi (the Guru's script)? We've got you covered! Get started here by checking out our easy to follow free Learning Gurmukhi Course: https://bit.ly/2YgWn0v ✍️ Introductory course to Sikhi [The WhyGuru Course TWGC]: https://bit.ly/3kETJZT ? Learn about the lives of the Sikh Gurus [Travelling Light of Guru Nanak]: https://bit.ly/2Y9tsLD ? Learn the meanings of Nitnem in English [Sikh daily prayers]: https://bit.ly/3yu1mHr ?‍♂️ Learn about Sikhi in a fun relaxed way [Street Parchar]: https://bit.ly/3jyi8kI ? Listen to Sikh devotional music [Kirtan]: https://bit.ly/3zyTNkl ? Basics of Sikhi Podcast: https://bit.ly/3kKgyvc ? For Children [Mighty Khalsa]: https://bit.ly/3DXPpOs ? Blog: https://www.basicsofsikhi.com/blog —————————————————— A bit about us: •  Our mission is to globally spread the Universal message of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, which is to be spiritually enlightened and serve selflessly. We strive to share the beautiful message of Sikhi, which is meant to be experienced and shared! •  By inspiring others to take upon the message of Sikhi and apply it, we hope they too will spread the beauty of Sikhi far and wide. •  We do not charge for Parchar (education). We rely on the Sangat's (congregation's) financial support to provide free educational resources and trained educators to deliver the message of Sikhi worldwide. Learn more about us here: https://www.basicsofsikhi.com/about —————————————————— ? Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/basicsofsikhi ? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/everythings13.basicsofsikhi ? Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/everythings_13 ? Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/basicsofsikhi ♪ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@basicsofsikhi ? BoS TV [2nd Channel]: https://www.youtube.com/c/BoSTV13 ? Website: http://www.basicsofsikhi.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlCbZRFZRPY

Guru Arjun Dev Ji tells us that the root cause of conflict is anger. Anger is such an emotion that it doesn't allow compassion to rise up within us. Anger is a strong emotion that takes control over our mind and makes us dance like a monkey. Our journey to recovery begins when we take our guard down, stop justifying being angry and beg before Vaheguru Ji (God) to help and save us. ਹੇ ਕਲਿ ਮੂਲ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੰ ਕਦੰਚ ਕਰੁਣਾ ਨ ਉਪਰਜਤੇ ॥ O anger, you are the root of conflict; compassion never rises up in you. ਬਿਖਯੰਤ ਜੀਵੰ ਵਸੵੰ ਕਰੋਤਿ ਨਿਰਤੵੰ ਕਰੋਤਿ ਜਥਾ ਮਰਕਟਹ ॥ You take the corrupt, sinful beings in your power, and make them dance like monkeys. ਅਨਿਕ ਸਾਸਨ ਤਾੜੰਤਿ ਜਮਦੂਤਹ ਤਵ ਸੰਗੇ ਅਧਮੰ ਨਰਹ ॥ Associating with you, mortals are debased and punished by the Messenger of Death in so many ways. ਦੀਨ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨ ਦਯਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਬ ਜੀਅ ਰਖੵਾ ਕਰੋਤਿ ॥੪੭॥ O Destroyer of the pains of the poor, O Merciful God, Nanak prays for You to protect all begins from such anger. ||47|| ਹੇ ਕਲਿ ਮੂਲ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੰ ਕਦੰਚ ਕਰੁਣਾ ਨ ਉਪਰਜਤੇ ॥ O anger, you are the root of conflict; compassion never rises up in you. ਬਿਖਯੰਤ ਜੀਵੰ ਵਸੵੰ ਕਰੋਤਿ ਨਿਰਤੵੰ ਕਰੋਤਿ ਜਥਾ ਮਰਕਟਹ ॥ You take the corrupt, sinful beings in your power, and make them dance like monkeys. ਅਨਿਕ ਸਾਸਨ ਤਾੜੰਤਿ ਜਮਦੂਤਹ ਤਵ ਸੰਗੇ ਅਧਮੰ ਨਰਹ ॥ Associating with you, mortals are debased and punished by the Messenger of Death in so many ways. ਦੀਨ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨ ਦਯਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਬ ਜੀਅ ਰਖੵਾ ਕਰੋਤਿ ॥੪੭॥ O Destroyer of the pains of the poor, O Merciful God, Nanak prays for You to protect all begins from such anger. ||47|| Please SUPPORT our work www.basicsofsikhi.com/donate Contact us: www.basicsofsikhi.com/contact-us Follow us online: www.facebook.com/Everythings13.BasicsofS­­ikhi www.twitter.com/everythings_13 www.instagram.com/basicsofsikhi www.soundcloud.com/basicsofsikhi www.basicsofsikhi.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzwbdBQIgRA