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909 Enshrine love for the True Guru, and then you shall obtain this understanding. ॥7॥ This is not Yoga, O Yogi, to abandon your family and wander around. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is within the household of the body. By Guru’s Grace, you shall find your Lord God. ॥8॥ This world is a puppet of clay, Yogi; the terrible disease, the desire for Maya is in it. Making all sorts of efforts, and wearing religious robes, Yogi, this disease cannot be cured. ॥9॥ The Name of the Lord is the medicine, Yogi; the Lord enshrines it in the mind. One who becomes Gurmukh understands this; he alone finds the Way of Yoga. ॥10॥ The Path of Yoga is very difficult, Yogi; he alone finds it, whom God blesses with His Grace. Inside and outside, he sees the One Lord; he eliminates doubt from within himself. ॥11॥ So play the harp which vibrates without being played, Yogi. Says Nanak, thus you shall be liberated, Yogi, and remain merged in the True Lord. ॥12॥1॥10॥ RAAMKALEE, THIRD MEHL: The treasure of devotional worship is revealed to the Gurmukh; the True Guru has inspired me to understand this understanding. ॥1॥ O Saints, the Gurmukh is blessed with glorious greatness. ॥1॥ Pause॥ Dwelling always in Truth, celestial peace wells up; sexual desire and anger are eliminated from within. ॥2॥ Eradicating self-conceit, remain lovingly focused on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the Word of the Shabad, burn away possessiveness. ॥3॥ By Him we are created, and by Him we are destroyed; in the end, the Naam will be our only help and support. ॥4॥ He is ever-present; don’t think that He is far away. He created the creation. ॥5॥ Deep within your heart, chant the True Word of the Shabad; remain lovingly absorbed in the True Lord. ॥6॥ The Priceless Naam is in the Society of the Saints; by great good fortune, it is obtained. ॥7॥ Do not be deluded by doubt; serve the True Guru, and keep your mind steady in one place. ॥8॥ Without the Name, everyone wanders around in confusion; they waste away their lives in vain. ॥9॥ Yogi, you have lost the Way; you wander around confused. Through hypocrisy, Yoga is not attained. ॥10॥ Sitting in Yogic postures in the City of God, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, you shall find Yoga. ॥11॥ Restrain your restless wanderings through the Shabad, and the Naam will come to dwell in your mind. ॥12॥ This body is a pool, O Saints; bathe in it, and enshrine love for the Lord. ॥13॥ Those who cleanse themselves through the Naam, are the most immaculate people; through the Shabad, they wash off their filth. ॥14॥ Trapped by the three qualities, the unconscious person does not think of the Naam; without the Name, he wastes away. ॥15॥ The three forms of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are trapped in the three qualities, lost in confusion. ॥16॥ By Guru’s Grace, this triad is eradicated, and one is lovingly absorbed in the fourth state. ॥17॥ The Pandits, the religious scholars, read, study and discuss the arguments; they do not understand. ॥18॥ Engrossed in corruption, they wander in confusion; who can they possibly instruct, O Siblings of Destiny? ॥19॥ The Bani, the Word of the humble devotee is the most sublime and exalted; it prevails throughout the ages. ॥20॥