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757 I am a sacrifice to those who chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord in their minds forever. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The Guru is like the Mansarovar Lake; only the very fortunate beings find Him. The Gurmukhs, the selfless servants, seek out the Guru; the swan-souls feed there on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ॥2॥ The Gurmukhs meditate on the Naam, and remain linked to the Naam. Whatever is pre-ordained, accept it as the Will of the Guru. ॥3॥ By great good fortune, I searched my home, and found the treasure of the Naam. The Perfect Guru has shown God to me; I have realized the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ॥4॥ There is One God of all; there is no other at all. By Guru’s Grace, the Lord comes to abide in the mind; in the heart of such a one, He is revealed. ॥5॥ God is the Inner-knower of all hearts; God dwells in every place. So who should we call evil? Behold the Word of the Shabad, and lovingly dwell upon it. ॥6॥ He calls others bad and good, as long as he is in duality. The Gurmukh understands the One and Only Lord; He is absorbed in the One Lord. ॥7॥ That is selfless service, which pleases God, and which is approved by God. Servant Nanak worships the Lord in adoration; he focuses his consciousness on the Guru’s Feet. ॥8॥2॥4॥9॥RAAG SOOHEE, ASHTAPADEES, FOURTH MEHL, SECOND HOUSE:ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: If only someone would come, and lead me to meet my Darling Beloved; I would sell myself to him. ॥1॥ I long for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. When the Lord shows Mercy unto me, then I meet the True Guru; I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ॥1॥ Pause॥ If You will bless me with happiness, then I will worship and adore You. Even in pain, I will meditate on You. ॥2॥ Even if You give me hunger, I will still feel satisfied; I am joyful, even in the midst of sorrow. ॥3॥ I would cut my mind and body apart into pieces, and offer them all to You; I would burn myself in fire. ॥4॥ I wave the fan over You, and carry water for You; whatever You give me, I take. ॥5॥ Poor Nanak has fallen at the Lord’s Door; please, O Lord, unite me with Yourself, by Your Glorious Greatness. ॥6॥ Taking out my eyes, I place them at Your Feet; after travelling over the entire earth, I have come to understand this. ॥7॥ If You seat me near You, then I worship and adore You. Even if You beat me and drive me out, I will still meditate on You. ॥8॥ If people praise me, the praise is Yours. Even if they slander me, I will not leave You. ॥9॥ If You are on my side, then anyone can say anything. But if I were to forget You, then I would die. ॥10॥ I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to my Guru; falling at His Feet, I surrender to the Saintly Guru. ॥11॥ Poor Nanak has gone insane, longing for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. ॥12॥ Even in violent storms and torrential rain, I go out to catch a glimpse of my Guru. ॥13॥ Even though the oceans and the salty seas are very vast, the GurSikh will cross over it to get to his Guru. ॥14॥