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Congratulations to everyone
on celebrating the Sikh new year.

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The Sikh new year falls on
the Sangrand of Chet.

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The first day of the first month
in the Sikh calendar

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which is Chet.

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In this video we are going to be
looking at the Pauree

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of the Chet month
in the Bani of Barah Maha

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by Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji is going to guide us

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and give us teachings
for this month of Chet.

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At the end of this video
I will be sharing three things

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that we need to do in this month.

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji starts off the Pauree by saying

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Everybody in the world seeks peace,

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Anand, the state of bliss, of Sukh.

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Even in the English calendar inthe month of January when the new year comes

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we all have our new yer resolution

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and one of that is always seeking for happiness.

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji says that for us to for that Sukh,

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that Anand, that permenant Sukh

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is through Araadhana, is through Naam Simran,

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meditation on Parmatama.

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We might ask this question that

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Sache Paatshah, where can we get that inspiration and guidance

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or directions to do Naam Simran?

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Also to ensure continuity when we do it?

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Guru Sahib continues in the next Pankti,

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They say,

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It is through the sangat of the Saints,

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the Mahapurakhs, the Gurmukhs

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that we are inspired to do Naam Simran,

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We are blessed and guided to do Naam Simran.

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Sangat ji, especially walking on the path of Sikhi

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as e new person, it is very important to get that inspiration and that guidance.

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Just like someone in this world who seekd to become a doctor

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or a businessman or a business woman, what do we do?

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We read the life stories, the biography, we watch videos of the person

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who is a successful doctor or a successful business person.

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Then being inspired by them we also try to walk on the same path as them as well.

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It is the same thing here as well sangat ji.

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Seeking for that inspiration and guidance from the saints.

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Raja Shiv Nabh During the time of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

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he was a king of Sangladeep which is now modern Sri Lanka.

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Raja Shiv Nabh got inspiration to do Naam Simran from Bhai Mansukh Ji

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who has done the Sangat of Guru Nanak Dev Ji,

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who has learned so much from Guru Nanak Dev Ji

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and was doing Bhagti from the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

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Raja Shi Nabh listened to the Sakiyan of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

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was so inspired that he too started doing Naam Simran

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he too started remembering Guru Nanak Dev Ji

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and one day the time came when through that rememberance,

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through that Araadhana Guru Sahib Themselves

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came to Sangladepp to bless Raja Shiv Nabh with Their darshan.

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Guru Ji says in the next Pankti,

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That those who have found Parmatama

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those saints, those Gurmukhs who have through Naam Simran

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found Parmatama, their coming into this world

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is fortunate, is fruitful.

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Guru Sahib says that too can be our situation as well.

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Where through Naam Simran, through meditation,

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Bhagti we can also find Parmatama

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and our coming into this world will also become fruitful.

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Remember what Guru Sahib says

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That we have come here to gain a profit.

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Profit of what?

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Through Naam Simran, union with Vaheguru.

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Inthe next two Panktiaan Guru Sahib is giving us advice

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on after getting inspiration and guidance to do Naam Simran

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how should we be doing Naam Simran.

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That even for a moment

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Khin here means the moment taken for a blink ofan eye

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It is so instant

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Guru Sahib says even for an instant if we forget Parmatama,

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we do not remember Vaheguru Ji

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then that moment, that breath that we have taken

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has become useless, our life has become uselss infact.

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Then we ask this question again to Sache Paatshah

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that Vaheguru Ji, Sache Paatshah, Guru Sahib,

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You have guided us, You have told us

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to do Kirat Kamaaee,

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to live in a Griht Jeevan

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and in this world we have our family to take care,

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we have to earn money, we have to provide education

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we have to go to work.

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There are so many things that w have to do.

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How is it that through all of this we can still do Your Naam Simran?

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Guru Sahib says in the next Pankti,

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They say,

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Understand this, know this and realise this

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that Parmatama, Akaal Purakh is where?

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Is not just somewhere in a space or in Heven that we have to

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the world has nmade such.

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Guru Sahib is saying that Parmatama

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is in the Jal, in the watr,

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in the Thal - Earth,

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in the space - Sky

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everywhere

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is even in the jungle, in the blade of grass that we see.

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Parmatama is basically in every core of every single atom, cell

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* that we can see and we cannot see in this world as well.

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Sangat Ji, to be able to come this state

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where we can remember Parmatama through everything we see

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with our physical eyes

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it really requires us to be concious

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to be in the present moment.

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Think about it.

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The Araadhana, the Simran of Akaal

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Can only be done in the present moment.

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Because the past is gone and the future no one knows.

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So all we have is this present moment

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which we have to be very concious about.

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Once we are aware and conscious about the surrounding,

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about the people we are with

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and we are so aware that Sache Paatshah You are in the air,

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You are in the Pani,

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You are in this building

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I can even hear You from the sound of the traffic life

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from the sound of the rain,

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the river flowing.

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Every moment then we are reminded to say Vahegur Vaheguru.

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We are in that awe

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we are in that state of Vismaad where we constantly just say Vah

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and we remember Vaheguru then.

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Gurbani says,

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That the creator is within the creation

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and the creation is within the creator.

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So it is basically us having the eyes to see that.

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It is the human nature Sangat ji,

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that we only believe what we see with these physical eyes.

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All we speak is milk

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but we cannot see the ghee in that milk

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we cannot taste it

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we cannot feel it

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we cannot smell it.

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But we cannot deny the fact that

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from this milk the ghee is produced.

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So what do we need to do?

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We churn the milk, we put so much effort

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we put so much time and energy

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and then finally from the milk we get ghee.

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Similarly Sangat ji,

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what we see with these eyes given to us

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is the creation of Akaal Purakh

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but it qill take a lot of effort,

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a lot of Naam Simran,

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Araadhana, meditation and constant reminder,

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being conscious and being in the present moment,

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for us to see and realise that

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the essence, the core of every being in this world

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is Parmatama.

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Just because we cannot see htat Nirgun Saroop Parmatama

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we cannot deny the fact that they are everywhere.

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Gurbani says,

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So that is the state of all those Gurmukhs,

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all the saints who done so much of Naam Simran

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that where ever they look,

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who ever they see, where ever they go

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they only can experience Parmatama.

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Through this messag Guru Arjan Dev Ji then says and tells us

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that there are two types of people in this world.

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One who do Simran and one who do not do Simran.

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The first type of people Guru Sahib says,

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Those who do not do Naam Simran,

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who do not remember Parmatama

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they go through so much of pain,

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so much of Dukh.

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Even though we may say that this person is wealthym

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his life is amazing

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but again that is what we see from these physical eyes.

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We do not know what is going through the person's mind.

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Maybe that person is going through Dukh.

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Bhai Randhi Singh Ji says,

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they share their Sakhi in their book;

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they say, they had one cousin

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and whole life their cousin has not done any Bhagti

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and when his time of death came

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he was on his death bed

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and he was struggling, he was in pain

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because he had that fear of death

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the fear of Jamdoots who were circling around him

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pulling him and torturing him

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and it was only through Gurbani and Simran with him

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that he felt at peace.

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And that is how he left this wold.

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The second type of people Guru Arjan Dev Ji says

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those who could do Simran.

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Guru Sahib says,

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That those who have enjoyed Parmatama,

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those who have found Parmatama through Naam Simran

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they are so fortunate,

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they are so blessed.

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Even though they might go through so much of pain,

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Bhai Mati Daas Ji, Bhai Dayala Ji, Bhai Taru Singh Ji,

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they went through so much of physical pain

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but they were still that state of Chardikala.

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In the state of high spirit.

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They were not bothered by the pain

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that they were going through

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because they were already in the state of Anand,

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they were in the state of bliss.

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Gurbani says,

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That the Bhagats, the Gurmukhs are so blessed

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that recite the Name of Parmatama

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with their mouth, with their tongue.

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In the end of this Pauree Guru Arjan Dev Ji does this benti

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They say,

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Guru Sahib tells us, and this is the Ardaas that we should od as well

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that I am so thirsty, I am yearning to have you Darshan

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and in this month of Chet I will touch the feet

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I will bow down to them,

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I will kiss the feet of those

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who untie me with You

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who guide me to do Your Naam Simran,

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to remember You and eventually unite me with You.