Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Through the Guru's teaching, those who contemplate the Shabad are liberated.
Those who chant the Naam obtain the Most Excellent State. They practice good deeds and contemplate the virtues of the Lord.
Knowledge without action and action without knowledge are both incomplete. The Shabad provides both.
Liberation through the Shabad (mukti) — and the path to it involves jap (chanting the Naam), karam (good deeds), and guna vichar (contemplation of virtues). This is Guru Amar Das's integrated path: it is not only inner but also expressed outward in how one lives.
Uttam padam (Most Excellent State) — the turiya state, the fourth state beyond the three qualities. It is reached through the combination of contemplation, action, and chanting.
Is there a gap between what you value and how you actually live? Not with judgment — honestly. Where is the gap biggest, and what would closing it look like?
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