PACHMI PARKASH - Global Sikh Studies

to all and fulfilled their wishes, but still the mood within the congregation was quiet
and sad.
Now Baba Ji had already; a few days before given words of enlightenment to the
devotees explaining that the laws of this world is to come and go as the body
continues to change and never stays still and death (Kaal) sits on the hearts of
everyone, whether poor, rich, or a King, death does not care.
Panna 855: It gives no special consideration to either the rich or the poor.
The king and his subjects are equally killed; such is the power of Death. ||2||
Whether through pain or happiness the Lords beloveds keep one constant reminder of
this as this is an inevitable law of nature, all bodies are perishable. The bodies nature
is to be born and to die, as when it is born it grows into a child and then to adulthood
and finally to old age and never stays at one stage. Just like a flowing river the body
continues to flow and the world and universe continues to change.
Panna 338: Whatever you see, you will not see that again, but still, you cling to Maya.
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Even Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj at Kartarpur during their last moments gave this
same advice to his devotees. Baba Ji advised the congregation saying, “Gurus
beloveds! Why do you feel unhappy as attachment to these bodies is all false, as the
nature of the body is constantly changing coming to be then ceasing to be, just as
definite as after day shall come night, death is definite. So those beloveds who
become one with the Guru words and never separate, they become one with the ever
prevailing True Lord, just as water meets with water and becomes one. Even this
world which we take for granted will one day come to its end.
Panna 1083: All that is seen is an illusion.
Day by day everything changes and it never stays still, everything we see as true and
permanent that also in its own time one day shall cease to be. Even the light giving
moon and sun will cease to be.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj even enlightened Muslims at Medina, who at the time
were sitting at the grave of Mohammed Sahib, saying:
Panna 64: The day and the sun shall pass away; the night and the moon shall pass
away; the hundreds of thousands of stars shall disappear.
He alone is permanent; Nanak speaks the Truth. ||8||17||”
Baba Ji further explained to the devotees saying, “Even the Demi Gods (Devtas)
faithful famous mountain Sameer Parbhat (In India region) doesn’t take long to be
destroyed. Even the lands and the huge oceans cannot face the terror of time and death
(Kaal). The greatest and most powerful winds and the ever powerful fire (Aghanee)
also in due time will lose its power. Even on the battle field all the most powerful and
bravest Avtars after time have disappeared, the most spiritually powerful master Demi
Gods and their servants have all perished. Dharam Raja, Inder Devta, Kuber Bhandari
and Tarika Mandal for all to be destroyed, doesn’t take long. Death and time (Kaal)
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