sAINTS & sINNers

[sukhnidhaan]

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

from here.

SAINTS and SINNERS :<Edited>:

Anonymous

When somebody yields to temptation

And breaks one of man's or God's laws,

We look for no good in his make-up,

But oh! how we look for the flaws!

No one cares about how he was tempted,

Nor praises the battles he’s fought;

His name becomes food for the jackals --

For us who have never been caught.

“He has sinned!” we shout from the house-tops,

We forget the good deeds he has done,

We focus on that one lost battle,

And forget all the times he has won.

“Come, gaze at the sinner!” we thunder,

“And by his example be taught

That his footsteps lead to destruction!”

Cry we who have never been caught.

I’m a sinner, O Lord, and I know it,

I’m weak, I blunder, I fail.

I’m tossed on life’s stormy ocean

Like ships embroiled in a gale.

I’m willing to trust in Thy mercy,

To keep the commandments Thou’st taught,

But deliver me, Lord, from the judgement

Of saints who have never been caught!

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[simmal tree]

this is such a good post.

it is so true.

guru maharaj calls "saints who have never been caught" as the "banaras kay thug"

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i am a living example of this - so many people think i have such a good lifestyle, but they've never caught me doing manmat. there are many people out there who appear to be good people for so long, then somebody catches them in their worst moment and their whole facade becomes unravelled. but as long as they are perceived as good people, they always exploit other people even if they have the weakness within themselves. i have committed this sin various times, and who knows if also in my past lives.

guru maharaj save us from the fire of our own jealousy and ego...

jagat jalandaa rakh lai apnee kirpaa dhaar

vaaheguroo vaaheguroo...

...

vaaheguroojeekaakhaalsaa vaaheguroojeekeefatheh!!!!!

Awsw ]

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

gj swFy qY qY DoqIAw iqhry pwiein qg ]

gaj saadtae thai thai dhhotheeaa thiharae paaein thag ||

They

wear loin cloths, three and a half yards long, and triple-wound sacred threads.

glI ijn@w jpmwlIAw loty hiQ inbg ]

galee jinhaa japamaaleeaa lottae hathh nibag ||

They have rosaries around their necks, and they carry glittering jugs in their hands.

Eie hir ky sMq n AwKIAih bwnwris ky Tg ]1]

oue har kae sa(n)th n aakheeahi baanaaras kae t(h)ag ||1||

They are not called Saints of the Lord - they are thugs of Benares. ||1||

AYsy sMq n mo kau Bwvih ]

aisae sa(n)th n mo ko bhaavehi ||

Such 'saints' are not pleasing to me;

fwlw isau pyfw gtkwvih ]1] rhwau ]

ddaalaa sio paeddaa gattakaavehi ||1|| rehaao ||

they eat the trees along with the branches. ||1||Pause||

bwsn mWij crwvih aUpir kwTI Doie jlwvih ]

baasan maa(n)j charaavehi oopar kaat(h)ee dhhoe jalaavehi ||

n style='color:080088'>They wash their pots and pans before putting them on the stove, and they wash the wood before lighting it.

bsuDw Koid krih duie cUly@ swry mwxs Kwvih ]2]

basudhhaa khodh karehi dhue choolaeh saarae maanas khaavehi ||2||

They dig up the earth and make two fireplaces, but they eat the whole person! ||2||

Eie pwpI sdw iPrih AprwDI muKhu Aprs khwvih ]

oue paapee sadhaa firehi aparaadhhee mukhahu aparas kehaavehi ||

Those sinners continually wander in evil deeds, while they call themselves touch-nothing saints.

sdw sdw iPrih AiBmwnI sgl kutMb fubwvih ]3]

sadhaa sadhaa firehi abhimaanee sagal (n)b ddubaavehi ||3||

They wander around forever and ever in their self-conceit, and all their families are drowned. ||3||

ijqu ko lwieAw iqq hI lwgw qYsy krm kmwvY ]

jith ko laaeiaa thith hee laagaa thaisae karam kamaavai ||

He is attached to that, to which the Lord has attached him, and he acts accordingly.

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088]khu kbIr ijsu siqguru BytY punrip jnim n AwvY ]4]2][/color]

kahu kabeer jis sathigur bhaettai punarap janam n aavai ||4||2||

Says Kabeer, one who meets the True Guru, is not reincarnated again. ||4||2||

[sukhnidhaan]

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Salok Sehshritee on Pannaa 1360

bRhmxh sMig auDrxM bRhm krm ij pUrxh ]

brehamaneh sa(n)g oudhharana(n) breham karam j pooraneh ||

Associating with the Brahmin, one is saved, if his actions are perfect and God-like.

Awqm rqM sMswr ghM qy nr nwnk inhPlh ]65]

aatham ratha(n) sa(n)saar geha(n) thae nar naanak nihafaleh ||65||

Those whose souls are imbued with the world - O Nanak, their lives are fruitless. ||65||

[sher_panjabi]

AMg 1158

ang 1158

Page 1158

mwQy iqlku hiQ mwlw bwnW ]

maathae thiluk hath maalaa baanaa

Some apply ceremonial marks to their foreheads, hold malas in their hands, and wear religious robes.

logn rwmu iKlaunw jwnW ]1]

logun raam khilounaa jaanaa

Some people think that the Lord is a play-thing. ||1||

jau hau baurw qau rwm qorw ]

jo ho bouraa tho raam thoraa

If I am insane, then I am Yours, O Lord.

tyle='color:080088'>logu mrmu kh jwnY morw ]1] rhwau ]

log murum keh jaanai moraa

How can people know my secret? ||1||Pause||

qorau n pwqI pUjau n dyvw ]

thoro n paathee poojo n dhaevaa

I do not pick leaves as offerings, and I do not worship idols.

rwm Bgiq ibnu inhPl syvw ]2]

raam bhugath bin nihuful saevaa

Without devotional worship of the Lord, service is useless. ||2||

siqguru pUjau sdw sdw mnwvau ]

sathigur poojo sudhaa sudhaa munaavo

I worship the True Guru; forever and ever, I surrender to Him.

AYsI syv drgh suKu pwvau ]3]

aisee saev dhurugeh sukh paavo

By such service, I find peace in the Court of the Lord. ||3||

logu khY kbIru baurwnw ]

log keh

ai kubeer bouraanaa

People say that Kabeer has gone insane.

kbIr kw mrmu rwm pihcwnW ]4]6]

kubeer kaa murum raam pehichaanaa

Only the Lord realizes the secret of Kabeer. ||4||6||

[sukhnidhaan]

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Gurfateh JiO!!!!!