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Some collect hundreds of thousands of dollars, but in the end, the pitcher of the body bursts. ||3||
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Says Kabeer, that single foundation which you have laid will be destroyed in an instant - you are so egotistical. ||4||1||9||60||
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Gauree: Just as Dhroo and Prahlaad meditated on the Lord, so should you meditate on the Lord, O my soul. ||1||
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O Lord, Merciful to the meek, I have placed my faith in You; along with all my family, I have come aboard Your boat. ||1||Pause||
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When it is pleasing to Him, then He inspires us to obey the Hukam of His Command. He causes this boat to cross over. ||2||
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By Guru's Grace, such understanding is infused into me; my comings and goings in reincarnation have ended. ||3||
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Says Kabeer, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord, the Sustainer of the earth. In this world, in the world beyond and everywhere, He alone is the Giver. ||4||2||10||61||
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Gauree 9: He leaves the womb, and comes into the world; as soon as the air touches him, he forgets his Lord and Master. ||1||
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O my soul, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
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You were upside-down, living in the womb; you generated the intense meditative heat of 'tapas'. Then, you escaped the fire of the belly. ||2||
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After wandering through 8.4 million incarnations, you came. If you stumble and fall now, you shall find no home or place of rest. ||3||
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Says Kabeer, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord, the Sustainer of the earth. He is not seen to be coming or going; He is the Knower of all. ||4||1||11||62||
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Gauree Poorbee: Don't wish for a home in heaven, and don't be afraid to live in hell. Whatever will be will be, so don't get your hopes up in your mind. ||1||
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Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, from whom the most excellent treasure is obtained. ||1||Pause||
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What good is chanting, penance or self-mortification? What good is fasting or cleansing baths, unless you know the way to worship the Lord God with loving devotion? ||2||
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Don't feel so delighted at the sight of wealth, and don't weep at the sight of suffering and adversity. As is wealth, so is adversity; whatever the Lord proposes, comes to pass. ||3||
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Says Kabeer, now I know that the Lord dwells within the hearts of His Saints; that servant performs the best service, whose heart is filled with the Lord. ||4||1||12||63||
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Gauree: O my mind, even if you carry someone's burden, they don't belong to you. This world is like the perch of the bird on the tree. ||1||
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I drink in the sublime essence of the Lord. With the taste of this essence, I have forgotten all other tastes. ||1||Pause||
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Why should we weep at the death of others, when we ourselves are not permanent? Whoever is born shall pass away; why should we cry out in grief? ||2||
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We are re-absorbed into the One from whom we came; drink in the Lord's essence, and remain attached to Him. Says Kabeer, my consciousness is filled with thoughts of remembrance of the Lord; I have become detached from the world. ||3||2||13||64||
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