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vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

ਕਬੀਰ ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਜਾਇਗਾ ਕਵਨੈ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਲਾਇ ॥

kabeer ih tan jaa-igaa kavnai maarag laa-ay

Kabeer, this body shall perish; place it on the path.

ਕੈ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਧ ਕੀ ਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ॥੨੮॥

kai sangat kar saaDh kee kai har kay gun gaa-ay

Either join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, or sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

"tan" = body

"jaigaa" = leave

"maarag" = path

"gun" = praises

"gaa-ay" = sing

Continuing on from Bhagat Kabeer Ji's last Salok, our body will not be faithfully accompanying us to Dharamraj or beyond. And considering we could drop dead at any moment through any scenario, it's about time we got ourselves on the right track :D .

This involves us completely submitting our bodies and minds to Maharaj and the way of live He taught us about. Usually we only sacrifice one ear to listen to Gurbani (but it goes straight out the other one) and maybe one or two fingers to do some good deeds. But we can't have the best of both worlds - no-one can be a manmukh and a gurmukh at the same time. Why would anyone want the best of both worlds anyway, when the Gurmukh-World is massively better than the Manmukh-World will ever be.

In order to help us understand how to place ourselves on the right track, Gurbani gives us the answer (which we often ignore to suit ourselves). We need to seek out those like-minded people from whom we can learn more about Gurbani and Satguru Ji. They will influence us positively, sharing any knowledge they might have. Sometimes we find it easier to see Maharaj in those people than in the people we see on the street, but at least it's a starting point. It helps to be around people like this, but isn't often possible. Also we have to remember that we cannot rely on people - they are just human, with many of the same wekanesses and faults as ourselves.

The main gift we've been given is Gurbani and Naam Simran - the ultimate way to praise Maharaj. So many times we make excuses for ourselves. We say we were too busy to remember Maharaj, or were concentrating too much on our worldy duties to focus on Him. But if we truly made an effort, it is possible to remember Maharaj with every breath we have. We have to make the first step - *actively* trying to meditate on Him as much as we possibly can. We don't have much time.

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vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

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