JapJi Sahib- A Translation - Prof Teja Singh - Raj Karega Khalsa ...

Sayeth Nanak, verily no one can become high or low merely with his own humanpower. Anything that is acquired by mere physical effort, cannot lead to peace of mindand the ultimate good of society. For example, a king secures his kingship with merephysical force, and has not got a balanced state of mind to do justice to his subjects, hisrule defeats its own purpose. Neither the king can have any peace of mind, nor thesubjects a peaceful and happy life. This applies to all walks of life. The actions thatspring spontaneously from a mind in unison with the universal Divine, bring oneself truejoy and peace and shower happiness and bliss on all around; but those which merelyspring from an egotistic effort always produce a jarring effect on one’s life and thesociety around.Note: - Controlling one’s mind with personal efforts is just like shutting up a snake in a casket.Whenever, by chance, the lid is removed the serpent jumps up and gives a deadly sting. On theother hand, if the mind is controlled by continuous meditation and prayer, a stage is reached whenone rises above all desires and becomes the master of his passions. This is Sehj Awastha orAtampad (a balanced stage of mind filled with perennial bliss and joy) ever in communion withGod and His nature and at-one with the Divine Law. Then all his actions, speech, giving andtaking and the whole course of his life flows in a smooth and natural way in Unison with theEternal Law governing his mind, and the whole universe.This earth with its days and night, various seasons, periods of time and days fixedaccording to the lunar and solar calendars, its airy atmosphere, the watery belt (oceans)and the lower world, has been appointed as a place for performing righteous deeds.On it dwell created beings of various kinds and variegated colours. They arecalled by various names, and their number is unlimited. Everyone reaps the fruit of one’sown karma, and acquires the stage due to him. He is the sole Eternal Reality and His