Why do we follow the Guru? Is it for liberation? We often mistake liberation for a 'Heaven' or 'Paradise' or even an escape from birth and death but Baljit Singh explains what Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji means when one is truly liberated.
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Midland Langar Seva Society
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https://www.zerohungerwithlangar.orgSaloks 9 &10 of Salok Mehalla 9:
ਸਭ ਸੁਖ ਦਾਤਾ ਰਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਦੂਸਰ ਨਾਹਿਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
sabh sukh daataa raam hai doosar naahin koe |
Vaheguru is the Giver of all peace and comfort. There is no other at all.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨਿ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਤਿਹ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੯॥
kahu naanak sun re manaa tih simrat gat hoe |9|
Says Nanak, listen, mind: meditating in remembrance on Vaheguru, liberation is attained.
ਜਿਹ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਿਹ ਭਜੁ ਰੇ ਤੈ ਮੀਤ ॥
jih simrat gat paaeeai tih bhaj re tai meet |
Remembering Vaheguru in meditation, liberation is attained; vibrate and meditate on Him, O my friend.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨੁ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਅਉਧ ਘਟਤ ਹੈ ਨੀਤ ॥੧੦॥
kahu naanak sun re manaa aoudh ghattat hai neet |10|
Says Nanak, listen, mind: your life is passing away!
This video is part of the Salok Mehalla 9 Series:
Salok Mehalla 9 is a collection of stanzas written by Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (Ninth Sikh Guru) and is well known to be hard hitting, a wake up call and sheds some reality on life. Many Gursikhs (Sikhs of the Guru) recite this Bani (prayer) as part of their Nitnem (Daily Sikh Prayers). Each episode in the series is 25-30 minutes, and Baljit Singh explains each Salok (stanza) in detail, using real life examples to give the Salok context.
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