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Baba Bulleh Shah


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What a carefree game He plays!!

He said, "Let there be," and it happened.

He made the latent turn into the manifest,

Out of the formless He created the form.

What a wondrous game He played!

What a carefree game He plays!

When He disclosed the hidden secret,

He lifted the veil from over His face.

Why does He now hide from me?

The Real permeates everyone.

What a carefree game He plays!

He said, "We have honored mankind;

None has been created like you;

You are the crown of all creation."

What a proclamation with the beat of drum!

What a carefree game He plays!

He himself indulges in these carefree acts;

He himself feels frightened of himself;

He has taken abode in every house;

And the people keep wandering in delusion.

What a carefree game He plays!

He himself aroused longing to become mad in love.

He himself became Laila to steal Majnun's heart.

Himself He wept, himself consoled himself.

0, what a game of love He plays!

What a carefree game He plays!

Himself the lover, He himself is the Beloved.

Here logic and reason have no part to play.

Bullah rejoices in his union with the Beloved.

Why does He create separation now?

What a carefree game He plays!

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You alone exist; I do not, O Beloved!

You alone exist; I do not, O Beloved!

You alone exist, I do not!

Like the shadow of a house in ruins,

I revolve in my own mind.

If I speak, you speak with me:

If I am silent, you are in my mind.

If I sleep, you sleep with me:

If I walk, you are along my path.

Oh Bulleh, the spouse has come to my house:

My life is a sacrifice unto Him.

You alone exist; I do not, O Beloved!

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Maybe the Dogs are superior to you...

Maybe the dogs are superior to you

you wake up at night to say your prayers

The dogs are awake the whole night throughout

Maybe the dogs ae superior to you

The dogs in the night would never stop howling

Sitting on the dung-hill as they do

Maybe the dogs are superior to you

Nor would they leave their masters door

Even if they are beaten blue

Maybe the dogs are superior to you

Bulleh Shah, its time you took the cue

Lest the dogs prove superior to you

Maybe the Dogs are superior to you

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Neither Hindu nor Muslim,

Sacrificing pride, let us sit together.

Neither Sunni nor Shia,

Let us walk the road of peace.

We are neither hungry nor replete,

Neither naked nor covered up.

Neither weeping nor laughing,

Neither ruined nor settled,

We are not sinners or pure and virtuous,

What is sin and what is virtue, this I do not know.

Says Bulhe Shah, one who attaches his self with the lord.

Gives up both hindu and muslim.

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Masjid Dha Day, Mandir Dha Day

Dha Day Jo Kujh Disda

Par Kissay Da Dil Na Dhawee(n)

Rub Dilaa(n) Wich Wasda

Tear down the Mosque, tear down the temple

Tear down every thing in sight

But don't (tear down) break anyone's heart

Because God lives there

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Once Baba Bulleh Shah was sitting on bank of river when he saw this lady selling carrots. People were coming to buy it, but when they start picking and choosing she would say "I only sell carrots in volumes there is no pick and choose". So all these people had to buy carrots in volumes/in bulk.

Then there was this beautiful man, who came to her to get carrots, but this time she herself picked the best carrots for him ! Bulleh shah was quite surprised looking at the incident so after this men had left Bulleh shah asked her how come you let only him to hand pick the carrots, in fact you picked and choose carrots for him yourself. She replied, Bulleh Shah ji, he is my husband, there is no counting/accounts between lovers.

This made Bullah Shah realize, what's the point of carrying a rosary. He put it away and asked himself, Bullah are you insane? Why are you doing counting with your beloved? Why count what Waheguru has given me ? How many times have I done simran or went to Gurudwara, or how much money did I gave for charity and then brag about the same etc ?

Make good deeds the soil, and let the Word of the Shabad be the seed; irrigate it continually with the water of Truth.

Become such a farmer, and faith will sprout. This brings knowledge of heaven and hell, you fool! ||1||

Do not think that your Husband Lord can be obtained by mere words.

You are wasting this life in the pride of wealth and the splendor of beauty. ||1||Pause||

- Guru Granth Sahib ji pg 24

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  • 3 weeks later...

Once baba Bulle shah visited SRI ANAND PUR SAHIB ( known as Makhowal formerly) at the time

of SRI GURU TEG BAHADUR SAHIB.He came to see as to why so many SANGAT visits this place

every day.He saw there Simran ,Kirtan, katha in morning; every body busy in seva thereafter,

constuction work being done every where , people enjoying GURU KA LANGAR all the time and

then BULLA spoken " Ett khrikka ( sound of bricks during construction work) Duppar vajje ( sound

of dholaki during kirtan) nale balle chulla (langar). Enhi galin rab raji rehanda nale rehanda Bulla.

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