Sikhism - Culture - Gurmat Veechar

good deeds as the same are must to reach the goal, as Guru Sahib says
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CHANGIYAAN BURIYEEAN VAACHE DHARMA HADOOR,
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KARMI AAPO AAPNI KE NERE KE DOOR
JINNI NAAM DHIAYAA GAl MUSHAQAT GHAAl
NANAK TE MUKH UJJALE KETI CHHUTTI NAAL
This stage is called 'Saram Khand', or labour stage.
Now one enters the fourth stage that is known as the state of
'Karam Khand'. With One's labour one gets the blessings ofthe Lord.
One accelerates one's efforts to feel Him in one self. With His
blessings one gets sufficient strength to have a control upon one self.
One is not attracted towards the evil deeds. One sees all around him
'the Creator'; the 'Karta Purakh' only. One always has a longing to
have a glimpse of Him. One is liberated of the fear of life and death.
One is always in a happy and cheerful mood.
Last stage is the stage of Sach Khand. One enters this stage with
continuous devotion and dedication but with His blessings and grace
only. After crossing through all the four stages mentioned above, one
becomes one with Him. One reaches right in the Creator's court or
darbar, who looks after all of his Creations and whose 'Hukam' or
edict or directions prevails all around.
If we summarise the last three stages we can say that in the third
stage one does labour to reach 'Him'. He or she acts as per directions of
Guru's teachings, such as rising up in the wee hours, meditating upon
him, 'do naam simran', contemplates upon Gurbaani, do good deeds
etc. At the fourth stage by virtue ofhis labour or 'saram' in life, God's
blessings 'Karam' are bestowed upon him and he further accelerates
upon his mission of reaching 'Him' and to be one with 'Him'.
Ultimately at the final stage, with the continuous devotion and
dedication - one becomes 'One with Him' and it amounts to reaching
'Sach Khand'.
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