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Devotion, the means for purification

 

Satgur sayv sarab fal paa-ay.
Serving the True Guru, all fruits and rewards are obtained.

Janam janam kee mail mitaa-ay.
The filth of so many lifetimes is washed away.

Patit paavan parabh tayro Naa-o.
Your Name, God, is the Purifier of sinners.

Raag Bhairao, Dhan Dhan satguru Arjun dev Maharaj

 

Dhan Dhan Satguru Arjun Dev Maharaj tells us in His paviter Bani above, that serving the Guru, all our miseries come to an end.

Now what is that true sewa of the Guru?

True sewa of the Guru, is to follow faithfully and implicitly His teachings. The Guru does not want anything from us, He is already "bharpoor" with the Dhan of Naam.

The only thing He expects and wants from us, is our liberation from the nashavant creation, and to reunite us with Akal Purukh.

And that is only possible, when we do the right bhakti/sewa, because the only barriers between us and Him, are our akhoot bhandaar of karmas, gathered in countless lives, and continue gathering them still...

That is why in His 2nd verse above, He says, by serving the Guru, our countless karmas in countless lives are wiped away.

So, how are our karmas wiped away?

In His 3rd verse above, He says: Patit pavan Prabh tera Naao.

This means, the only purifier of any amount of our karmas and mind, are not any of the outer karam kaand, neither worshipping gods, devis, devtays, neither recitations, jap, tap, poojas, pilgrimages, bathing at so called sacred waters, etc, etc, etc ... but, by only engaging ourselves in the bhakti of the Simran of His Naam, which is the right devotion/bhakti as per Gurmat

*Wah wah Sachay Patshah Arjun Dev Maharaj.

 

Sat Sree Akal.

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TYPES OF DEVOTEES

 

Bhai Navala and Nihala were residents of Patna. They always spoke the truth and acted in truth. They served the disciples engaged in devotion and meditation.

One day they prayed to Shree Guru Har Gobind Jee, to advise them, what to do to achieve liberation.

Guru Jee advised them to practice devotion to the Lord´s Name. They said some people believed that worship leads to duality.  The followeres of the path of knowledge, considered themselves to be Brahm, or the supreme being. So whom should they worship?

Guru Jee told them, that there were 4 types of devotees:

1) The devotees with desires.  They worship the Lord and serve the saints with some specific desires in their minds. Wahiguru fulfills their desires and alo creates love for Himself in their hearts.

2) The distressed devotees.  These were the persons who were suffering  some physical disease or fear of the enemies. They recite the Lord´s Name to relieve themselves from these problems. Their diseases were relieved and their faith was enhanced.

3) The devoted disciples.  They were known as sikhs. They considered Wahiguru as the Lord, Master, and Creator.  They recite His name and are blessed with divine knowledge.

4) The devotees who know the truth.   They know that Wahiguru is everywhere and in every being, as ether present in everything.  When they meditate on the Lord´s Name with this conviction, their knowledge of Truth becomes firm, and they are blessed with divine knowledge.

Thus, Guru Jee advised to recite the Lord´s Name,serve the saints, and remain humble, they would then be liberated.

Dr G. S. Chauhan

 

Sat Sree Akal.

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On ‎13‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 3:33 PM, harsharan000 said:

 

TYPES OF DEVOTEES

 

Bhai Navala and Nihala were residents of Patna. They always spoke the truth and acted in truth. They served the disciples engaged in devotion and meditation.

One day they prayed to Shree Guru Har Gobind Jee, to advise them, what to do to achieve liberation.

Guru Jee advised them to practice devotion to the Lord´s Name. They said some people believed that worship leads to duality.  The followeres of the path of knowledge, considered themselves to be Brahm, or the supreme being. So whom should they worship?

Guru Jee told them, that there were 4 types of devotees:

1) The devotees with desires.  They worship the Lord and serve the saints with some specific desires in their minds. Wahiguru fulfills their desires and alo creates love for Himself in their hearts.

2) The distressed devotees.  These were the persons who were suffering  some physical disease or fear of the enemies. They recite the Lord´s Name to relieve themselves from these problems. Their diseases were relieved and their faith was enhanced.

3) The devoted disciples.  They were known as sikhs. They considered Wahiguru as the Lord, Master, and Creator.  They recite His name and are blessed with divine knowledge.

4) The devotees who know the truth.   They know that Wahiguru is everywhere and in every being, as ether present in everything.  When they meditate on the Lord´s Name with this conviction, their knowledge of Truth becomes firm, and they are blessed with divine knowledge.

Thus, Guru Jee advised to recite the Lord´s Name,serve the saints, and remain humble, they would then be liberated.

Dr G. S. Chauhan

 

Sat Sree Akal.

Let's apply these four types to a Bhagat of Vaheguru; Bhagat Dhanna Jatt Ji:

1. Bhagat ji didn't have some specific desires in his mind and didn't serve the saints.  He wanted a rock (he thought the rock was Vaheguru) to eat before he did.  So Bhagat ji doesn't fit here.

2. Bhagat ji wasn't suffering no physical disease or fear of the enemies.  So he doesn't fit here.

3. Bhagat ji wasn't known as a Sikh.  Doesn't fit here either.

4. Bhagat ji didn't know the truth.  Had he known the truth, he would not have thought a rock was the One Creator of all. So he doesn't fit in this type either.

Look there was only four listed,  I guess Bhagat Dhanna Jatt ji was not listed as a devotee. Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib ji would have surely listed a type for Bhagat Dhanna Jatt ji.  Such a great saint cannot ever be forgotten by Guru Sahib.  In fact, the Gurus give him a spot in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji.  Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib ji is the embodiment of Gurbani.  The Perfect Guru never leaves his Bhagat out.

Something may sound great, but in reality (through the lense of Gurbani) it is lacking in producing the great teachings of Satguru.

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