Shri Guru Granth Sahib
Raag Raamkalee

This harp does not center you in meditation, Yogi, nor does it bring the True Name into your lap.

This harp does not bring you peace, Yogi, nor eliminate egotism from within you. ||4||

Make the Fear of God, and the Love of God, the two gourds of your lute, Yogi, and make this body its neck.

Become Gurmukh, and then vibrate the strings; in this way, your desires shall depart. ||5||

One who understands the Hukam of the Lord's Command is called a Yogi; he links his consciousness to the One Lord.

His cynicism is dispelled, and he becomes immaculately pure; this is how he finds the Way of Yoga. ||6||

Everything that comes into view shall be destroyed; focus your consciousness on the Lord.

Enshrine love for the True Guru, and then you shall obtain this understanding. ||7||

Section 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 034

This is not Yoga, O Yogi, to abandon your family and wander around.

The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is within the household of the body. By Guru's Grace, you shall find your Lord God. ||8||

This world is a puppet of clay, Yogi; the terrible disease, the desire for Maya is in it.

Making all sorts of efforts, and wearing religious robes, Yogi, this disease cannot be cured. ||9||

The Name of the Lord is the medicine, Yogi; the Lord enshrines it in the mind.

One who becomes Gurmukh understands this; he alone finds the Way of Yoga. ||10||

The Path of Yoga is very difficult, Yogi; he alone finds it, whom God blesses with His Grace.

Inside and outside, he sees the One Lord; he eliminates doubt from within himself. ||11||

So play the harp which vibrates without being played, Yogi.

Says Nanak, thus you shall be liberated, Yogi, and remain merged in the True Lord. ||12||1||10||

Raamkalee, Third Mehl:

The treasure of devotional worship is revealed to the Gurmukh; the True Guru has inspired me to understand this understanding. ||1||

O Saints, the Gurmukh is blessed with glorious greatness. ||1||Pause||

Dwelling always in Truth, celestial peace wells up; sexual desire and anger are eliminated from within. ||2||

Eradicating self-conceit, remain lovingly focused on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the Word of the Shabad, burn away possessiveness. ||3||

By Him we are created, and by Him we are destroyed; in the end, the Naam will be our only help and support. ||4||

He is ever-present; don't think that He is far away. He created the creation. ||5||

Deep within your heart, chant the True Word of the Shabad; remain lovingly absorbed in the True Lord. ||6||

The Priceless Naam is in the Society of the Saints; by great good fortune, it is obtained. ||7||

Do not be deluded by doubt; serve the True Guru, and keep your mind steady in one place. ||8||