He is the Creator, all-lowerful and benevolent; He gives sustenance to all beings.

The mortal does that work, which has been pre-destined from the very beginning.

O Nanak, except for the One Lord, there is no other place at all.

He does whatever He wills. ||24||1||

Sudh||One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

Raag Aasaa, The Word Of The Devotees:

Kabeer, Naam Dayv And Ravi Daas.

Aasaa, Kabeer Jee:

Falling at the Feet of the Guru, I pray, and ask Him, "Why was man created?

What deeds cause the world to come into being, and be destroyed? Tell me, that I may understand."||1||

O Divine Guru, please, show Mercy to me, and place me on the right path, by which the bonds of fear may be cut away.

The pains of birth and death come from past actions and karma; peace comes when the soul finds release from reincarnation. ||1||Pause||

The mortal does not break free from the bonds of the noose of Maya, and he does not seek the shelter of the profound, absolute Lord.

He does not realize the dignity of the self, and Nirvaanaa; because of this, his doubt does not depart. ||2||

The soul is not born, even though he thinks it is born; it is free from birth and death.

When the mortal gives up his ideas of birth and death, he remains constantly absorbed in the Lord's Love. ||3||

As the reflection of an object blends in the water when the pitcher is broken,

says Kabeer, just so virtue dispels doubt, and then the soul is absorbed in the profound, absolute Lord. ||4||1||

Section 08 - Raag Aasaa - Part 130

Aasaa:

They wear loin cloths, three and a half yards long, and triple-wound sacred threads.

They have rosaries around their necks, and they carry glittering jugs in their hands.

They are not called Saints of the Lord - they are thugs of Benares. ||1||

Such 'saints' are not pleasing to me;

they eat the trees along with the branches. ||1||Pause||

They wash their pots and pans before putting them on the stove, and they wash the wood before lighting it.

They dig up the earth and make two fireplaces, but they eat the whole person! ||2||

Those sinners continually wander in evil deeds, while they call themselves touch-nothing saints.

They wander around forever and ever in their self-conceit, and all their families are drowned. ||3||

He is attached to that, to which the Lord has attached him, and he acts accordingly.

Says Kabeer, one who meets the True Guru, is not reincarnated again. ||4||2||

Aasaa:

My Father has comforted me. He has given me a cozy bed, and placed His Ambrosial Nectar in my mouth.

How could I forget that Father from my mind?