The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Ram Das (the bard Nal)
The way across is a door open to everyone.
The Arc
Keep "Guru, Guru" going in your mind. Look at everyone who has crossed over this way. Shiva and the Siddhas, gods and demons, all the gods of the old stories: they listened to the Guru's teaching and got across. Saints and loving devotees did too, repeating "Guru, Guru." Prahlaad, the boy who loved the One, met the Guru and crossed. So did the sages Naarad and Sanak. They held on to the One Naam, and smaller tastes stopped pulling at them. The door is wide, and the Naam is found by turning to the Guru. At the center, the opening line: O my mind, repeat "Guru, Guru, Guru."
Key Vocabulary
tareh - cross over
taytees - the thirty-three (million gods)
ras ann - other tastes
gurmukh - one who turns to the Guru
Hukumnama
Subject: Everyone crosses over the same way Preview: Shiva and the Siddhas, gods and demons, Prahlaad, Naarad and Sanak, all through one door.
Today: Keep "Guru, Guru" going in your mind. Look at everyone who has crossed over this way. Shiva and the Siddhas, gods and demons, all the gods of the old stories: they listened to the Guru's teaching and got across. Saints and loving devotees did too, repeating "Guru, Guru." Prahlaad, the boy who loved the One, met the Guru and crossed. So did the sages Naarad and Sanak. They held on to the One Naam, and smaller tastes stopped pulling at them.
The one who turns to the Guru receives the Naam.
For today: Skip one small craving today and put that time toward something you love more.
The way across is a door open to everyone.
The Arc
Keep "Guru, Guru" going in your mind. Look at everyone who has crossed over this way. Shiva and the Siddhas, gods and demons, all the gods of the old stories: they listened to the Guru's teaching and got across. Saints and loving devotees did too, repeating "Guru, Guru." Prahlaad, the boy who loved the One, met the Guru and crossed. So did the sages Naarad and Sanak. They held on to the One Naam, and smaller tastes stopped pulling at them. The door is wide, and the Naam is found by turning to the Guru. At the center, the opening line: O my mind, repeat "Guru, Guru, Guru."
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: Everyone crosses over the same way Preview: Shiva and the Siddhas, gods and demons, Prahlaad, Naarad and Sanak, all through one door.
Today: Keep "Guru, Guru" going in your mind. Look at everyone who has crossed over this way. Shiva and the Siddhas, gods and demons, all the gods of the old stories: they listened to the Guru's teaching and got across. Saints and loving devotees did too, repeating "Guru, Guru." Prahlaad, the boy who loved the One, met the Guru and crossed. So did the sages Naarad and Sanak. They held on to the One Naam, and smaller tastes stopped pulling at them.
The one who turns to the Guru receives the Naam.
For today: Skip one small craving today and put that time toward something you love more.