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-337Into this clay, the breath is infused. By Your Power, You have set this false contrivance in motion. || 2 || Some collect hundreds of thousands of dollars, but in the end, the pitcher of the body bursts. || 3 || Says Kabeer, that single foundation which you have laid will be destroyed in an instant - you are so egotistical. Il 4 || 1 || 9 || 60 GAUREE: Just as Dhroo and Prahlaad meditated on the Lord, so should you meditate on the Lord, O my soul. || 1 || O Lord, Merciful to the meek, I have placed my faith in You; along with all my family, I have come aboard Your boat. || 1 || Pause || When it is pleasing to Him, then He inspires us to obey the Hukam of His Command. He causes this boat to cross over. || 2 || By Guru's Grace, such understanding is infused into me; my comings and goings in reincarnation have ended. || 3 || Says Kabeer, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord, the Sustainer of the earth. In this world, in the world beyond and everywhere, He alone is the Giver. 11 4 || 2 || 10 | 61 || GAUREE 9: He leaves the womb, and comes into the world; as soon as the air touches him, he forgets his Lord and Master. || 1 | O my soul, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Il 1 || Pause ll You were upside-down, living in the womb; you generated the intense meditative heat of 'tapas'. Then, you escaped the fire of the belly. || 2 || After wandering through 8.4 million incarnations, you came. If you stumble and fall now, you shall find no home or place of rest. 11 3 || Says Kabeer, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord, the Sustainer of the earth. He is not seen to be coming or going; He is the Knower of all. || 4 || 1 || 11 || 62 || GAUREE POORBEE: Don't wish for a home in heaven, and don't be afraid to live in hell. Whatever will be will be, so don't get your hopes up in your mind. ||1|| Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, from whom the most excellent treasure is obtained. || 1 || Pause || What good is chanting, penance or self-mortification? What good is fasting or cleansing baths, unless you know the way to worship the Lord God with loving devotion? || 2 || Don't feel so delighted at the sight of wealth, and don't weep at the sight of suffering and adversity. As is wealth, so is adversity; whatever the Lord proposes, comes to pass. || 3 || Says Kabeer, now I know that the Lord dwells within the hearts of His Saints; that servant performs the best service, whose heart is filled with the Lord. II 4 || 1 || 12 || 63 | GAUREE: O my mind, even if you carry someone's burden, they don't belong to you. This world is like the perch of the bird on the tree. || 1 || I drink in the sublime essence of the Lord. With the taste of this essence, I have forgotten all other tastes. || 1 || Pause || Why should we weep at the death of others, when we ourselves are not permanent? Whoever is born shall pass away; why should we cry out in grief? || 21| We are re-absorbed into the One from whom we came; drink in the Lord's essence, and remain attached to Him. Says Kabeer, my consciousness is filled with thoughts of remembrance of the Lord; I have become detached from the world. || 3 || 2 || 13 || 64 || RAAG GAUREE: The bride gazes at the path, and sighs with tearful eyes.
