Shri Guru Granth Sahib
Raag Aasaa

The Guru says to install it in your consciousness.

Turn away from others, and turn to Him.

Thus you shall obtain your Beloved, O my companion. ||1||Pause||

In the pool of the world is the mud of attachment.

Stuck in it, his feet cannot walk towards the Lord.

The fool is stuck;

he cannot do anything else.

Only by entering the Lord's Sanctuary, O my companion, will you be released. ||1||

Thus your consciousness shall be stable and steady and firm.

Wilderness and household are the same.

Deep within dwells the One Husband Lord;

outwardly, there are many distractions.

Practice Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and success.

Says Nanak, this is the way to dwell with the people, and yet remain apart from them. ||2||1||157||

Aasaavaree, Fifth Mehl:

Cherish one desire only:

meditate continually on the Guru.

Install the wisdom of the Saints' Mantra.

Serve the Feet of the Guru,

and you shall meet Him, by Guru's Grace, O my mind. ||1||Pause||

All doubts are dispelled,

and the Lord is seen to be pervading all places.

The fear of death is dispelled,

and the primal place is obtained.

Then, all subservience is removed. ||1||

One who has such destiny recorded upon his forehead, obtains it;

he crosses over the terrifying ocean of fire.

He obtains a place in the home of his own self,

and enjoys the most sublime essence of the Lord's essence.

His hunger is appeased;

Nanak, he is absorbed in celestial peace, O my mind. ||2||2||158||

Aasaavaree, Fifth Mehl:

Sing the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har.

Meditate on the celestial music.

The tongues of the holy Saints repeat it.

I have heard that this is the way to emancipation.

This is found by the greatest merit, O my mind. ||1||Pause||

The silent sages search for Him.

God is the Master of all.

It is so difficult to find Him in this world, in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.

He is the Dispeller of distress.

God is the Fulfiller of desires, O my mind. ||1||

O my mind, serve Him.

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He is unknowable and inscrutable.

Enshrine love for Him.

He does not perish, or go away, or die.

He is known only through the Guru.

Nanak, my mind is satisfied with the Lord, O my mind. ||2||3||159||

Aasaavaree, Fifth Mehl:

Grab hold of the Support of the One Lord.

Chant the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

Submit to the Order of the True Lord.

Receive the treasure in your mind.

Thus you shall be absorbed in peace, O my mind. ||1||Pause||

One who is dead while yet alive,

crosses over the terrifying world-ocean.

One who becomes the dust of all

- he alone is called fearless.