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Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

I got this from a mail group.Havn yet read full myself but thought of sharing it here:

Ik Oankar Satgurprasad ||

The Company Of Saints by Bhai Nand Lal Ji

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Pyari Sadh-Sangat Ji,

This article was inspired by the Pothi Amrit-Kirtan. I noticed the

fantastic writings of Bhai Nand Lal Ji on pages 311-314, sometime

ago. This effort is being made to share the wisdom nicely portrayed

by the famous Bhai Nand Lal Ji Goya. The Panjabi translation of this

poetry of Bhai Sahib Ji, is there in the Amrit Kirtan Pothi, and can

be easily read. However attempt is made here to bring forward the

wisdom in English translation.

About Bhai Nand Lal Ji Goya:

Bhai Nand Lal ji Goya was the most respected and the primal poet in

tenth Guru's darbar. He lived through the lifetime of the Tenth Guru

Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj. He was very dear to the Guru himself. Bhai

Sahib ii had the utmost respect for Guru ji. It implies from his

writings that he lived like a part of the Guru himself, and could

never imagine living without the company of the Guru. He perhaps had

noticed sikhs occasionally doubting the powers of the Guru. His

poetry sheds a great deal of wisdom on the state of a brahmgyani

saint. It also clarifies some of the typical misconceptions one may

come across about the appearance and life-style of the saints. Bhai

Nand Lal Ji's poetry can be of great value for the spiritual

seekers.

Bhai Nand Lal ji went to Anandpur sahib with his wife and presented a

book c

alled Bandginama to Guru ji, Guru Gobind singh ji liked that

book so much that he gave it a new name called 'Zindagi nama. Thus

Bhai Sahab Bhai Nand lal ji became one of the 52 poets of Guru Gobind

singh, and got himself converted to Khalsa.

(See a picture of Bhai Nand Lal Ji at

http://www.sikh-history.com/literature/ess...ssays/nand.html )

Here are a few extracts from Bhai Nand Lal Ji's compilation "ZINDGI-

NAAMA".

Translation: (original is located at the end **)

The biggest gain in the life comes from the company of the Saints,

and the basic purpose of the human birth is to worship the Lord. (157)

You want to be the devotee of the Lord,

and eventually be the one to know the Lord in depth. (158)

Every human on this earth is sent to be

in the company of His saints. (159)

The best part of the life is spent in the company of the saints.

The blessings of the Lord in the human life

come from the company of the saints. (160)

Anyone who comes to the company of the saints,

gets blessed with the precious maala of jewels (naam-maala) in his

heart.

Or the most precious jewel of all:

naam-amrit is attained through the company of saints. (161)

The very nature of saints is to keep happiness around them,

and by all means maintain the true relationship with the Lord. (190)

How can an individual acquire this precious wealth of ultimate bliss.

One gets intimate to this unlimited wealth of his glory through the

company of His saints. (191)

All this is accomplished through the company of the saints.

They have complete access to the wealth of both ends - Maya serves

them

on this earth, and they are the custodians of the most precious

jewel of all - `Naam'. (192)

One gets the most benefits from the company of the saints. Their

company showers the worthless hu

man (part of the soil) with the

precious fruit of His `Naam'. (193)

The saints appear as the living Lord on the earth.

Truly they are the ones to run the both worlds - on the earth, and in

the Dragah (God's Court). (230)

The saints come across as extremely humble analogous to a minute

particle of dust (lowest of the lowest).

Truly, they are the most competent warriors of the Lord. (231)

They live through the worldly deeds of life,

but they are completely aloof of the effect of materialism.

They spend every breath of their life in the remembrance of the Lord.

(232)

The saints consider themselves as small as an ant,

yet they are brave and powerful than the most powerful elephant. (233)

Anyone who comes across them, gets surprised with the taste of the

ambrosial nectar.

Their glory flourishes at the times when someone doubts them. (234)

The company of saints is acquired only with the blessings of the

Lord.

And then one does not worry about materials anymore. (235)

The saints appear to be materialistic,

but in reality, they are aloof of the worldly attachments.

They are envisioning the purest divine light of the Lord

for each and every moment. (333)

In the eyes of common people, they appear absorbed in the worldly

deeds.

In reality, they are absorbed in the Lord all the time. (334)

A common person views them as very involved in the family (sons-

daughters),

but in fact their true relationship is with the Almighty Himself.

(335)

They appear to be lost in the greed, but truly,

they have become pure by remembering Him (or reciting his `Naam') all

the time. (336)

In the eyes of common folks, they appear as trapped in the

materialistic dealings,

Yet, in reality, they are far above the materialistic attachments.

(337)

They appear to be busy in accumulating the wealth (gold-silver),

but truly they are intensly absorbed with

the Creator of water-earth-

wealth. (338)

With the time, their real life becomes apparent,

and they bless the environment with the aroma of their holy presence.

(339)

Their spiritual state goes totally transparent with the Almighty,

and one can envision the total truth in the saints.

The both worlds (Lok-Parlok) work under the total will of the saints.

(340)

They remember the Lord with their tongue, and mind all the time. In

remembering the Lord, their tongue emerges as the mind, and the mind

becomes the tongue. The devotees absorbed in the Lord quote that the

saints find the total happiness and enjoyment only through the

company of the Lord.

The saint, whose mind is embedded in nothing but Lord,

accomplishes the highest status of all. (370)

This secret is realized only by the saints who are totally immersed

in the truth themselves.

They do not like to get trapped in any wasteful conversations. (371)

If you are seeking for the company of the Lord,

fall flat to the feet of true saints (puran sant), and follow their

wisdom of Truth. (372)

A true saint will make you truthful, and complete (puran) just like

him.

You will accomplish whatever you wish for in their company. (373)

There is a great sight of spirituality in Bhai Sahib Ji's poetry. I

would suggest the serious readers to read the rest of "Zindgi-Naama".

It can be of utmost value for a spiritual seeker. The difficulty in

comprehending everything that a Brahmgyani says or does is perhaps

the genuine one for a normal being. The difficulty in realization is

perhaps simply due to the difference in the spiritual states of the

two.

"Brahmgyani ki gat Brahmgyani jane" (Sukhmani Sahib)

One ought not to waste time and effort in analyzing a brahmgyani,

rather he should seek for his blessings and the true wisdom from him.

A common person is mostly absorbed in the materialistic activities

s

urrounding him and occasionally spends a small part of his day

thinking of the Supreme (if at all). The Puran Brahmgyani is totally

absorbed in the Lord and is aloof of the effect of the materialism.

He exists in the world like a common being yet is totally

disconnected from it.

A Humble Servant to the Lord

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