In a few days

[Singh23]

Two lines from different shabads below:

ieh ibiKAw idn cwir iCA Cwif cilE sBu koie ]
eih bikhiaa dhin chaar shhia shhaadd chaliou sabh koe ||
This poison shall last for only a few days; everyone must depart, and leave it behind.

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hir nwmu iDAwey qw suKu pwey pyeIAVY idn cwry ]
har naam dhhiaaeae thaa sukh paaeae paeeearraidhin chaarae ||
Meditate on the Lord's Name, and you shall find peace; your stay in this world shall last only four days.

And then this scary shabad:

mÚ 1 ] ma 1 || First Mehla:

pehilai piaar lagaa thhan dhudhh ||

First, the baby loves mother's milk;

dhoojai maae baap kee sudhh ||

second, he learns of his mother and father;

theejai bhayaa bhaabhee baeb ||

third, his brothers, sisters-in-law and sisters;

chouthhai piaar oupa(n)nee khaedd ||

fourth, the love of play awakens.

pa(n)javai khaan peean kee dhhaath ||

Fifth, he runs after food and drink;

shhivai kaam n pushhai jaath ||

sixth, in his sexual desire, he does not respect social customs.

sathavai sa(n)j keeaa ghar vaas ||

Seventh, he gathers wealth and dwells in his house;

at(h)avai krodhh hoaa than naas || e

ighth, he becomes angry, and his body is consumed.

naavai dhhoulae oubhae saah ||

Ninth, he turns grey, and his breathing becomes labored;

dhasavai dhadhhaa hoaa suaah ||

tenth, he is cremated, and turns to ashes.

geae sigeeth pukaaree dhhaah ||

His companions send him off, crying out and lamenting.

ouddiaa ha(n)s dhasaaeae raah ||

The swan of the soul takes flight, and asks which way to go.

aaeiaa gaeiaa mueiaa naao ||

He came and he went, and now, even his name has died.

pishhai pathal sadhihu kaav ||

After he left, food was offered on leaves, and the birds were called to come and eat.

naanak manamukh a(n)dhh piaar ||

O Nanak, the self-willed manmukhs love the darkness.

baajh guroo ddubaa sa(n)saar ||2||

Without the Guru, the world is drowning. ||2||

[JSinghnz]

Guru's shabad is never scary.

[luckysingh99]

There is never anything scary about a shabad !!

What does thst shabad actually mean to you ??

Do you feel scared asit gives the impression that it is directly speaking to you a 'manmukh' ??

If so, this should inspire not scare, so that one can start mending their ways to transform from Manmukh-to-Gurmukh !!

[gurdeepsinghjohal]

It seems good shabad, I smile when I read this shabad, its about manmukh who runs blindly with time for his desires. This actually inspires how we should change our attitude/view towards life.

[Raaj.Karega.Khalsa]

Scares me too...

[Singh23]

There is never anything scary about a shabad !!

What does thst shabad actually mean to you ??

Do you feel scared a sit gives the impression that it is directly speaking to you a 'manmukh' ??

If so, this should inspire not scare, so that one can start mending their ways to transform from Manmukh-to-Gurmukh !!

that's exactly why it's scary and fear can be used to inspire as well.

[simran345]

Its not scary, its the truth. Maharaj ji only tells the truth as it is, its ones like me that dont want to hear these things, as it shakes our balanced mind. But its all Wahegurus hukam, it happens.

[Singh23]

Its not scary, its the truth. Maharaj ji only tells the truth as it is, its ones like me that dont want to hear these things, as it shakes our balanced mind. But its all Wahegurus hukam, it happens.

Balanced in terms of our own manmukhi ways I guess, which in reality means that a truthful shabad like this balances our mind and when you can see yourself clearly without maya distorting your view it can show you just how far your gone.

That's what scares me.

[simran345]

Yes i understand what you mean @Singh23, that's exactly what i am trying to say, but rather than be scared, let it motivate you and accept it as Wahegurus hukam.

[luckysingh99]

Make the 'change' is the key !!

If you have realised that your absorption into the maya world is somewhat extreme and making you a nicer manmukh, then take it as the first step to start moving away !!

It's not easy at all, I know.

I chased the rainbows in the maya world for far too long. I thought I had it all under control, because I felt that I was doing good.

But what was I really doing ??

Let me just mention very briefly-

I had a millionaire lifestyle for years and years. I would use money for everthing!

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't a tight sod or anything, infact I gave lots to charities and family/friends.

This was infact exactly where I got 'lost'.

I felt that because I was being kind and compassionate by just writing some cheques,that I was doing a huge seva to mankind.

All it did was feed my ego and made me think that I was valuable.

It was ALL false.

All the people that associated with me were false too, they were just in it for personal gains.

The best thing I ever did was break away and walk from it to be a common man and start devoting more of myself to the Lord than to maya.