F areed, the farmer plants acacia trees, and wishes for grapes He is spinning wool, but he wishes to wear silk quote 7025 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 1379 SGGSJi Bhagat Fareed Ji put this beautifully that although one commits bad and immoral deeds he / she still expects to have rewards from Waheguru: the True Lord. One must perform good deeds and be engaged in devotional worship if one wants to be rewarded and have a peaceful life
A s you plant, so shall you harvest; your destiny is recorded on your forehead quote 7024 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 134 SGGSJi Yet another reminder that our actions in this life will determine whether we enjoy peace or endure pain. Our deeds are recorded and depending on good or bad karma our destiny will be recorded. One should plant what one is willing to harvest
R enounce false greed, and meditate single-mindedly on the unseen Lord As are the actions we commit, so are the rewards we receive quote 7023 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 468 SGGSJi Guru Nanak Dev Ji advises us to meditate on Waheguru: the True Lord and to give up greed. Whatever actions we commit for satisfying our greed and whatever actions of devotion we do will be recorded. Punishments and/or rewards will be accordingly given. One should be mindful of one’s actions at all times
O ne who is pleasing to God shall not be reincarnated again quote 7022 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 407 SGGSJi Guru Arjan Dev Ji the fifth Guru tells us to be pleasing to God. How are we pleasing to God? - By being absorbed in devotional worship of Waheguru: the True God and performing good deeds through selfless service. Then He will cut away the cycle of birth and rebirth. One shall not be reincarnated again
A s we act, so are the rewards we receive; no one can take the place of another quote 7021 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 406 SGGSJi One is responsible for whatever deeds one performs or are carried out at their command. Guru Arjan Dev Ji the fifth Guru advises us that when one carries out good or bad deeds that person is answerable. No other person can step in to take the blame or credit. So one should think twice before performing any bad deeds
D on’t do anything that you will regret in the end quote 7020 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 918 SGGSJi Guru Amar Das Ji the third Guru advises us not to commit a deed that one may regret later. One should think seriously before committing a bad or immoral act
T hose who have one thing in their heart, and something else in their mouth, are judged to be false quote 7019 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 488 SGGSJi Waheguru: the True Lord is all knowing. So if one is thinking one thing but saying another that person is considered to be false. Believe in the Guru’s teachings and let your behaviours / speech / actions reflect this. If one practices one thing and preaches another than he is considered a hypocrite and will not be accepted in Waheguru’s house
T he body is the field of karma in this age; whatever you plant, you shall harvest quote 7018 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 78 SGGSJi Waheguru: the True God has given a human a body as a vessel in this life. One can commit actions, these actions will be recorded and a reward or punishment will be granted. One should weigh up the costs of one’s action. So think twice before committing a bad deed as these will determine what comes next. Bad deeds will yield pain and suffering whereas good deeds will yield leisure and bliss
H e obtains the rewards of his good and bad deeds quote 7017 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 470 SGGSJi Performing good and bad deeds one is adding to his /her karma. Nothing goes unnoticed by the True Lord so don’t be mistaken by ‘ nobody saw or heard so nobody knows’. The True Lord knows and all deeds will be recorded. All that one is doing here in this life is writing out what our next life will be
D o not delay in practicing righteousness; delay in committing sins quote 7016 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 1354 SGGSJi One should think of the consequences of committing a sin before doing it. Just delaying the action will make one think about what they are about to do and deter them from doing it. When one is angry it is especially important to hold the anger in check before doing something one would regret. One should do righteous deeds without delay as these will benefit one in the long run
T he egotistical people are deluded by useless doubt Of all this expanse, nothing shall go along with you Through pleasure and pain, the body is growing old Doing these things, the faithless cynics are passing their lives quote 7015 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 888 SGGSJi If one is consumed with ego and in gaining materialistic things then that person is building assets that will be left behind. Such a person continues life without remembering the True God who gives us everything. Such a person believes that he has built all his assets and does not build assets of Naam that will go with him when he dies. Remember Him and trust all to Him. Everything belongs to Him
R enouncing sexual desire, anger, deceit and corruption, he enshrines the True Name in his heart When the waves of ego, greed and avarice subside, he finds the Lord Master, Merciful to the meek quote 7014 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 437 SGGSJi How can Waheguru: the True God be found? Where can one gain His Darshan (gaining His sight)? One has to clear their mind of immoral thoughts; one should not follow immoral activities; one should eradicate ego, greed and materialistic needs. Then Waheguru can be found. Abstain from activities that will take one further away from God
B y practicing truthfulness and self-restraint, by contemplating His Glorious Virtues, and living the Word of the Guru’s Shabad Practicing the True Word of the Shabad, one comes to the home of his own inner being, and obtains the treasure of virtue quote 7013 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 436 SGGSJi Leading the life of a truthful person and being attached to the service of righteousness, one obtains the treasures of virtue. One must avoid indulging in immoral deeds instead should serve the Guru with their mind and body
P raise the True One, and no other Serving Him, eternal peace is obtained O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam, reflect deeply on the Truth; they practice only Truth quote 7012 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 120 - 121 SGGSJi Believe in Waheguru: the One True Lord and serving Him whole heartily peace is reached. Guru Amar Das Ji tells us to be connected to Naam (meditation) and live the life of a truthful person. One’s actions should reflect their truthful living
I n all colours and forms, You are pervading People die over and over again; they are re-born, and make their rounds on the wheel of reincarnation You alone are Eternal and Unchanging, Inaccessible and Infinite. Through the Guru’s teachings, understanding is imparted quote 7011 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 120 SGGSJi Guru Amar Das Ji says that the True Lord pervades in all colours and forms. Through the Guru one learns the teaching and is saved from the wheel of reincarnation. Learn the teaching of your Guru (spiritual teacher) and get an understanding of Him the True Lord
O ne who is committed to loving devotional worship of God, and the Kirtan of His Praises awakens from the sleep of countless incarnations quote 7010 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 869 SGGSJi One must escape from the cycle of reincarnation. Guru Arjan Dev Ji the fifth Guru reminds us that to break away from reincarnation one must perform devotional worship by meditating and singing His praises (kirtan) then one shall be free and will join with His light
C hanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, all doubts are dispelled Chanting the Name of the Lord is the highest religion Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, erases social classes and ancestral pedigrees quote 7009 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 874 SGGSJi Bhagat Naamdev Ji says that by meditating all is gained. Meditating on the Naam will free one of social classes (division of a society such as caste system in India). Meditate and remember Him as this worship is classed as the highest of all
B y the karma of past actions, the robe of this physical body is obtained. By His Grace, the Gate of Liberation is found quote 7008 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 2 SGGSJi Due to good actions in pervious lives or good karma one has been born as a human being in this life. This body is the vessel through which salvation can be attained. One should meditate and perform good deeds so that salvation can be achieved
M ake the effort, O very fortunate ones, and meditate on the Lord, the Lord King O Nanak, remembering Him in meditation, you shall obtain total peace, and your pains and troubles and doubts shall depart quote 7007 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 456 SGGSJi Guru Arjan Dev Ji the fifth Guru reminds us that we are fortunate and we should meditate as often as we can. By doing so one will be in peace and pains and troubles will depart. Meditate on Naam as often as you can
B ut when the intellect is stained and polluted by sin it can only be cleansed by the Love of the Name quote 7006 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 4 SGGSJi As clothes can be washed clean with soap Gurbani (teaching of the Gurus) can help wash away sins. Guru Ji tells us repeatedly that meditating on Naam will cleanse our sins and keep us on the righteous path. One must meditate and worship daily
T he True Guru is the Giver of the Name of the Lord. God Himself causes us to meet Him quote 7005 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 39 SGGSJi Naam (meditation) allows us to enter the Kingdom of Waheguru: the True God. Guru Ram Das Ji the fourth Guru tells us that only the True Guru can give us the Naam. Those who are blessed obtain the Naam from their Guru
I n the Dark Age of Kali Yuga, if one plants any other seed than the Name, all profit and capital is lost quote 7004 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 446 SGGSJi Guru Ram Das Ji the fourth Guru also tells us that if in the age of kal yug Naam is not obtained than all is lost including the priceless breath that Waheguru: the True God gave us to recite His name
N ow, the Dark Age of Kali Yuga has come Plant the Naam, the Name of the One Lord It is not the season to plant other seeds Do not wander lost in doubt and delusion quote 7003 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 1185 SGGSJi Guru Arjan Dev Ji the fifth Guru informs us that in this dark age one must sow the seed of naam through meditation. We are not to wander around in doubt. This is the season (life) to plant the seed of naam. Meditate daily and do not be distracted off the righteous path
T he many religious rituals, good deeds of karma and Dharmic worship - above all of these is the Naam, the Name of the Lord quote 7002 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 405 SGGSJi One can perform many religious rituals, greater than all is meditation and remembrance of Him. Meditate daily
K abeer, it is so difficult to obtain this human body; it does not just come over and over again It is like the ripe fruit on the tree; when it falls to the ground, it cannot be re-attached to the branch quote 7001 | The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ANG 1366 SGGSJi Bhagat Kabeer Ji tells us about this body of a human being and that it does not come over and over again. With reincarnation one could come back as any one of the 8.4 million forms. So do not waste this golden opportunity and worship the True Lord. Make this life so fruitful that the cycle of birth and death is erased
