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-1427Says Nanak, listen, mind: meditating in remembrance on Him, salvation is attained. || 9 || Remembering Him in meditation, salvation is attained; vibrate and meditate on Him, O my friend. Says Nanak, listen, mind: your life is passing away! || 10 || Your body is made up of the five elements; you are clever and wise - know this well. Believe it - you shall merge once again into the One, O Nanak, from whom you originated. || 11 || The Dear Lord abides in each and every heart; the Saints proclaim this as true. Says Nanak, meditate and vibrate upon Him, and you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean. || 12 || One who is not touched by pleasure or pain, greed, emotional attachment and egotistical pride - says Nanak, listen, mind: he is the very image of God. || 13 || One who is beyond praise and slander, who looks upon gold and iron alike – says Nanak, listen, mind: know that such a person is liberated. || 14 || One who is not affected by pleasure or pain, who looks upon friend and enemy alike – says Nanak, listen, mind: know that such a person is liberated. || 15 || One who does not frighten anyone, and who is not afraid of anyone else - says Nanak, listen, mind: call him spiritually wise. || 16 || One who has forsaken all sin and corruption, who wears the robes of neutral detachment - says Nanak, listen, mind: good destiny is written on his forehead. || 17 | One who renounces Maya and possessiveness and is detached from everything - says Nanak, listen, mind: God abides in his heart. || 18 || That mortal, who forsakes egotism, and realizes the Creator Lord — says Nanak, that person is liberated; O mind, know this as true. || 19 || In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Name of the Lord is the Destroyer of fear, the Eradicator of evil-mindedness. Night and day, O Nanak, whoever vibrates and meditates on the Lord's Name, sees all of his works brought to fruition. || 20 || Vibrate with your tongue the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe; with your ears, hear the Lord's Name. Says Nanak, listen, man: you shall not have to go to the house of Death. || 21 || That mortal who renounces possessiveness, greed, emotional attachment and egotism – says Nanak, he himself is saved, and he saves many others as well. || 22 || Like a dream and a show, so is this world, you must know. None of this is true, O Nanak, without God. || 23 || Night and day, for the sake of Maya, the mortal wanders constantly. Among millions, O Nanak, there is scarcely anyone, who keeps the Lord in his consciousness. || 24 || As the bubbles in the water well up and disappear again, so is the universe created; says Nanak, listen, O my friend! || 25 || The mortal does not remember the Lord, even for a moment; he is blinded by the wine of Maya. Says Nanak, without meditating on the Lord, he is caught by the noose of Death. || 26 || If you yearn for eternal peace, then seek the Sanctuary of the Lord. Says Nanak, listen, mind: this human body is difficult to obtain. || 27 || For the sake of Maya, the fools and ignorant people run all around. Says Nanak, without meditating on the Lord, life passes away uselessly. || 28 ||
