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-684Millions of sins are erased by serving the Lord. || 1 || One whose mind is imbued with the Lord's lotus feet is not afflicted by the fire of sorrow. || 2 || He crosses over the world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. He chants the Name of the Fearless Lord, and is imbued with the Lord's Love. || 3 || One who does not steal the wealth of others, who does not commit evil deeds or sinful acts the Messenger of Death does not even approach him. || 4 || God Himself quenches the fires of desire. O Nanak, in God's Sanctuary, one is saved. || 5 || 1 || 55 || DHANAASAREE, FIFTH MEHL: I am satisfied and satiated, eating the food of Truth. With my mind, body and tongue, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. || 1 || Life, spiritual life, is in the Lord. Spiritual life consists of chanting the Lord's Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. || 1 || Pause || He is dressed in robes of all sorts, if he sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Glorious Praises, day and night. || 2 || He rides upon elephants, chariots and horses, if he sees the Lord's Path within his own heart. || 3 || Meditating on the Lord's Feet, deep within his mind and body, slave Nanak has found the Lord, the treasure of peace. || 4 || 2 DHANAASAREE, FIFTH MEHL: The Guru's feet emancipate the soul. They carry it across the world-ocean in an instant. || 1 || Pause || Some love rituals, and some bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. The Lord's slaves meditate on His Name. || 1 || The Lord Master is the Breaker of bonds. Servant Nanak meditates in remembrance on the Lord, the Innerknower, the Searcher of hearts. || 2 || 3 || 57 || DHANAASAREE, FIFTH MEHL: The lifestyle of Your slave is so pure, that nothing can break his love for You. || 1 || Pause || He is more dear to me than my soul, my breath of life, my mind and my wealth. The Lord is the Giver, the Restrainer of the ego. || 1 || I am in love with the Lord's lotus feet. This alone is Nanak's prayer. || 2 || 4 || 58 ||
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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
DHANAASAREE, NINTH MEHL:
Why do you go looking for Him in the forest? Although he is unattached, he dwells everywhere. He is always with you as your companion. || 1 || Pause || Like the fragrance which remains in the flower, and like the reflection in the mirror, the Lord dwells deep within; search for Him within your own heart, O Siblings of Destiny. || 1 || Outside and inside, know that there is only the One Lord; the Guru has imparted this wisdom to me. O servant Nanak, without knowing one's own self, the moss of doubt is not removed. || 2 || 1 || DHANAASAREE, NINTH MEHL: O Holy people, this world is deluded by doubt. It has forsaken the meditative remembrance of the Lord's Name, and sold itself out to Maya. || 1 || Pause ||
