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My Mind Is The Temple, And My Body Is The Simple Cloth Of The Humble Seeker;


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Vaheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa Vaheguroo Jee Kee Fateh

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i went to the beautiful bedford gurughar today and giani nirmal singh ji was singing this beautiful shabad.. it really touched me, just thought i should share it.

ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ Bilāval mėhlā 1.

Bilaawal, First Mehl:

ਮਨੁ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਤਨੁ ਵੇਸ ਕਲੰਦਰੁ ਘਟ ਹੀ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਵਾ ॥ Man manḏar ṯan ves kalanḏar gẖat hī ṯirath nāvā.

My mind is the temple, and my body is the simple cloth of the humble seeker; deep within my heart, I bathe at the sacred shrine.

ਏਕੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਮੇਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਾਨਿ ਬਸਤੁ ਹੈ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਾ ॥੧॥ Ėk sabaḏ merai parān basaṯ hai bāhuṛ janam na āvā. ||1||

The One Word of the Shabad abides within my mind; I shall not come to be born again. ||1||

ਮਨੁ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਦਇਆਲ ਸੇਤੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਈ ॥ Man beḏẖi▫ā ḏa▫i▫āl seṯī merī mā▫ī.

My mind is pierced through by the Merciful Lord, O my mother!

ਕਉਣੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਪੀਰ ਪਰਾਈ ॥ Ka▫uṇ jāṇai pīr parā▫ī.

Who can know the pain of another?

ਹਮ ਨਾਹੀ ਚਿੰਤ ਪਰਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ Ham nāhī cẖinṯ parā▫ī. ||1|| rahā▫o.

I think of none other than the Lord. ||1||Pause||

ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਹਮਾਰੀ ॥ Agam agocẖar alakẖ apārā cẖinṯā karahu hamārī.

O Lord, inaccessible, unfathomable, invisible and infinite: please, take care of me!

ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਭਰਿਪੁਰਿ ਲੀਣਾ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੀ ॥੨॥ Jal thal mahī▫al bẖaripur līṇā gẖat gẖat joṯ ṯumĥārī. ||2||

In the water, on the land and in sky, You are totally pervading. Your Light is in each and every heart. ||2||

ਸਿਖ ਮਤਿ ਸਭ ਬੁਧਿ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੀ ਮੰਦਿਰ ਛਾਵਾ ਤੇਰੇ ॥ Sikẖ maṯ sabẖ buḏẖ ṯumĥārī manḏir cẖẖāvā ṯere.

All teachings, instructions and understandings are Yours; the mansions and sanctuaries are Yours as well.

ਤੁਝ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਾ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਾ ਨਿਤ ਤੇਰੇ ॥੩॥ Ŧujẖ bin avar na jāṇā mere sāhibā guṇ gāvā niṯ ṯere. ||3||

Without You, I know no other, O my Lord and Master; I continually sing Your Glorious Praises. ||3||

ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਸਰਣਿ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੀ ਸਰਬ ਚਿੰਤ ਤੁਧੁ ਪਾਸੇ ॥ Jī▫a janṯ sabẖ saraṇ ṯumĥārī sarab cẖinṯ ṯuḏẖ pāse.

All beings and creatures seek the Protection of Your Sanctuary; all thought of their care rests with You.

ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ਚੰਗਾ ਇਕ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀ ਅਰਦਾਸੇ ॥੪॥੨॥ Jo ṯuḏẖ bẖāvai so▫ī cẖanga ik Nānak kī arḏāse. ||4||2||

That which pleases Your Will is good; this alone is Nanak's prayer. ||4||2||

Vaheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa Vaheguroo Jee Kee Fateh

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