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    356 I serve at the feet of my companions and friends; the Lord has showered me with His Mercy, through Guru’s Grace. ॥2॥ Reflecting upon my self, and conquering my mind, I have seen that there is no other friend like You. As You keep me, so do I live. You are the Giver of peace and pleasure. Whatever You do, comes to pass. ॥3॥ Hope and desire have both been dispelled; I have renounced my longing for the three qualities. The Gurmukh obtains the state of ecstasy, taking to the Shelter of the Saints’ Congregation. ॥4॥ All wisdom and meditation, all chanting and penance, come to one whose heart is filled with the Invisible, Inscrutable Lord. O Nanak, one whose mind is imbued with the Lord’s Name, finds the Guru’s Teachings, and intuitively serves. ॥5॥22॥ AASAA, FIRST MEHL, PANCH-PADAS: Your attachment to your family, your attachment to all your affairs — renounce all your attachments, for they are all corrupt. ॥1॥ Renounce your attachments and doubts, O brother, and dwell upon the True Name within your heart and body. ॥1॥ Pause॥ When one receives the nine treasures of the True Name, his children do not weep, and his mother does not grieve. ॥2॥ In this attachment, the world is drowning. Few are the Gurmukhs who swim across. ॥3॥ In this attachment, people are reincarnated over and over again. Attached to emotional attachment, they go to the city of Death. ॥4॥ You have received the Guru’s Teachings — now practice meditation and penance. If attachment is not broken, no one is approved. ॥5॥ But if He bestows His Glance of Grace, then this attachment departs. O Nanak, then one remains merged in the Lord. ॥6॥23॥ AASAA, FIRST MEHL: He Himself does everything, the True, Invisible, Infinite Lord. I am a sinner, You are the Forgiver. ॥1॥ By Your Will, everything come to pass. One who acts in stubbornmindedness is ruined in the end. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The intellect of the self-willed manmukh is engrossed in falsehood. Without the meditative remembrance of the Lord, it suffers in sin. ॥2॥ Renounce evil-mindedness, and you shall reap the rewards. Whoever is born, comes through the Unknowable and Mysterious Lord. ॥3॥ Such is my Friend and Companion; meeting with the Guru, the Lord, devotion was implanted within me. ॥4॥ In all other transactions, one suffers loss. The Name of the Lord is pleasing to Nanak’s mind. ॥5॥24॥ AASAA, FIRST MEHL, CHAU-PADAS: Contemplate and reflect upon knowledge, and you will become a benefactor to others. When you conquer the five passions, then you shall come to dwell at the sacred shrine of pilgrimage. ॥1॥ You shall hear the vibrations of the tinkling bells, when your mind is held steady. So what can the Messenger of Death do to me hereafter? ॥1॥ Pause॥ When you abandon hope and desire, then you become a true Sannyaasi. When the Yogi practices abstinence, then he enjoys his body. ॥2॥ Through compassion, the naked hermit reflects upon his inner self. He slays his own self, instead of slaying others. ॥3॥ You, O Lord, are the One, but You have so many Forms. Nanak does not know Your wondrous plays. ॥4॥25॥ AASAA, FIRST MEHL: I am not stained by only one sin, that could be washed clean by virtue. My Husband Lord is awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ॥1॥ In this way, how can I become dear to my Husband Lord? My Husband Lord remains awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ॥1॥ Pause॥