Joginder Singh

36 GURBANI ; THE ELIXIR OF LIFE
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! IT)ind to Akalpurkh and focus his intellecton SELF. Focussing !
: on self has the advantage of fixing one direction bringing !
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happiness while continuing to live a normal life. Ego and ! other materialistic pleasures no more remain in the center !
of his desires. Their absence does not emotionally disturb I
him. He avoids anxiety for fruits of his actions. 'Kahu phal i
ki icha nahi baachai... Kewal bhagat kirtan sang raachai'. i !
Worries of the past vanish from his thoughts and there is
no excitement of present. He starts living a life of 'Detached
Attachment'! 'Brahm Gyani bandhan te mukta... Brahm Gyani
ki nirmal jugta'. He comprehends the divine dictum of the
Guru that you can be happy even when you are detached
and you may not acquire happiness even when you are
attached. Melody of existence becomes more euphonic and
harmonious if one acts according to one's own nature
unaffected by attachments, but in tune with the Celestial
Word. Self is your friend and self is your enemy. One can
reach the highest self or one can destroy oneself. Encourage
the superior self in you. Discourage the sense organs.
Lift yourself by your own self. Do not lower yourself by
your own self.
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"Narain Har rang rango
Tap jihva Har ek mango
To deesai so sang na gayo
Tap jihva Har ek mango"
We go on seeking and worshiping transitory immediate
pleasures. We approach God for giving us more and
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