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vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

ਕਬੀਰ ਝੰਖੁ ਨ ਝੰਖੀਐ ਤੁਮਰੋ ਕਹਿਓ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

kabeer jhankh na jhankhee-ai tumro kahi-o na ho-ay

Kabeer, do not struggle in stubborn pride; nothing happens just because you say so.

ਕਰਮ ਕਰੀਮ ਜੁ ਕਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਮੇਟਿ ਨ ਸਾਕੈ ਕੋਇ ॥੩੨॥

karam kareem jo kar rahay mayt na saakai ko-ay

No-one can erase the actions of the Merciful Lord.

“jhankh” = struggle, rave

“tumro” = yours

“kahi-o” = say

“karam” = action

“kareem” = Merciful Lord

“mayt” = erase

In this Salok, Bhagat Kabeer Ji describes the way most of us live our lives – getting worried about little things, arguing about little things and forgetting Maharaj as a result.

Usually we forget Maharaj when we think about ourselves too much. Self-reflection is good in moderate quantities in order to improve ourselves, but the ultimate way to improve is to remember Mahara at all times. Sometimes no matter how hard we try to do something, we fail; either because we haven’t done ardas with full faith, or simple because it’s Maharaj’s Hukam. We can complain, cry and get angry all we like, but at the end of the day it won’t change things, it won’t make us better people, it won’t create positivity and pretty much it’s pointless.

Our job is to learn from what happens and to thank Maharaj for everything, even though it may seem harsh at the time. We need to smile and get on with our lives instead of dwelling on the past and questioning Maharaj’s Hukam over and over again. All this time could be spent japping Naam, which would calm us down eternally.

People can deny the existence of God for their entire lives, and try to feel in control of their lives, but they can never succeed. Apart from the pointlessness of it, there’s nothing the “non-believers” can do to prevent Maharaj from essentially doing all the things which make them (and us) complain*. The only way to change our destinies is if we turn to Maharaj and do ardas to help us remember Him and abide by His Hukam.

[in the bigger picture our King knows everything; what will happen before or after we do Ardas. Nothing is possible without Him. No-one can change the past, but only He can change the future. However, we’ve been put on this planet for a reason, and that reason is to merge with Maharaj. On this level, it’s up to us to take the baby steps towards Akaal Purakh which will lead to us falling in love with Him.]

*There is no “them” and “us” – we’re all One and the same, with the same light in each of us. I just didn’t know how to put it another way.

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vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

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Our job is to learn from what happens and to thank Maharaj for everything, even though it may seem harsh at the time. We need to smile and get on with our lives instead of dwelling on the past and questioning Maharaj’s Hukam over and over again. All this time could be spent japping Naam, which would calm us down eternally.

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