Reap What You Sow

[sikhlionz]

This Shabad is by Guru Raam Daas Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 302 of SGGS ji:

slok mÚ 4 ]

salok ma 4 ||

Shalok, Fourth Mehl:

siqguru DrqI Drm hY iqsu ivic jyhw ko bIjy qyhw Plu pwey ]

sathigur dhharathee dhharam hai this vich jaehaa ko beejae thaehaa fal paaeae ||

The True Guru is the field of Dharma; as one plants the seeds there, so are the fruits obtained.

gurisKI AMimRqu bIijAw iqn AMimRq Plu hir pwey ]

gurasikhee a(n)mrith beejiaa thin a(n)mrith fal har paaeae ||

The GurSikhs plant ambrosial nectar, and obtain the Lord as their ambrosial fruit.

Enw hliq pliq muK aujly Eie hir drgh scI pYnwey ]

ounaa halath palath mukh oujalae oue har dharageh sachee painaaeae ||

Their faces are radiant in this world and the next; in the Court of the Lord, they are robed with honor.

iekn@w AMdir Kotu inq Kotu kmwvih Ehu jyhw bIjy qyhw Plu Kwey ]

eikanhaa a(n)dhar khott nith khott kamaavehi ouhu jaehaa beejae thaehaa fal khaaeae ||

Some have cruelty in their hearts - they constantly act in cruelty; as they plant, so are the fruits which they eat.

jw siqguru srwPu ndir kir dyKY suAwvgIr siB auGiV Awey ]

jaa sathigur saraaf nadhar kar dhaekhai suaavageer sabh ougharr aaeae ||

When the True Guru, the Tester, observes with His Glance, the selfish ones are all exposed.

Eie jyhw icqvih inq qyhw pwiein Eie qyho jyhy diX vjwey ]

oue jaehaa chithavehi nith thaehaa paaein oue thaeho jaehae dhay vajaaeae ||

As one thinks, so does he receive, and so does the Lord make him known.

nwnk duhI isrI Ksmu Awpy vrqY inq kir kir dyKY clq sbwey ]1]

naanak dhuhee siree khasam aapae varathai nith kar kar dhaekhai chalath sabaaeae ||1||

O Nanak, the Lord and Master is pervading at both ends; He continually acts, and beholds His own play. ||1||

[Talwinder Kaur]

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Very Nice Shabad....

[Artmental]

what steps does a person need to take to rid themselves of selfishness - I am selfish and I dont like that about myself

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WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

Amazing shabad.

I think to get rid of selfishness you could try doing seva in the langar in the Gurdwara, it will make you start feeling humble and wanting to serve others more (so you will be wanting to do more for others- therefore you will becoming less selfish).

WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

[One Man Army]

WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

Amazing shabad.

I think to get rid of selfishness you could try doing seva in the langar in the Gurdwara, it will make you start feeling humble and wanting to serve others more (so you will be wanting to do more for others- therefore you will becoming less selfish).

WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

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excellent suggestion... brings story to mind of when Guru Gobind Singh ji requested a boy (from a rich family background) to bring him some langar... when langar was brought to Guru ji, Guru ji asked the boy if he had actually ever washed the jooteh pandeh, or did any similar seva....... the boy replied with no due to being from a rich background...Maharaj then refused to eat the langar until the boy had taken part in such seva.

this enforces the how Sikhs should be.. in humility and practice equality

by doing seva like this hankar is lost, and you are brought back to the lowest of all as all sikhs minds should be....

[One Man Army]

and may i add that when in humilty selfishness is lost due to seeing evryone as better then yourself......

[Guru da Sikh]

just to add onto what ultimate papi ji said....the seva was held primary to simran as only when all your hankar is lost then you can go do simran and bani ucharan.......

b/c otherwise one gets full of hankar "look how much bani i do"...as there is no humility present.

[Guru da Sikh]

the seva was held primary to simran by guruji*

[Artmental]

Thankyou

[curious_man]

the seva was held primary to simran by guruji*

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VAAHEGUROOO...

i never knew this!!!