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1Renounce pride, attachment, corruption and falsehood, and chant the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam.

2O mortal, attach yourself to the Feet of the Saints. ||1||

3God is the Sustainer of the world, Merciful to the meek, the Purifier of sinners, the Transcendent Lord God. Awaken, and meditate on His Feet.

4Perform His devotional worship, O Nanak, and your destiny shall be fulfilled. ||2||4||155||

5Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

6Pleasure and pain, detachment and ecstasy - the Lord has revealed His Play. ||1||Pause||

7One moment, the mortal is in fear, and the next moment he is fearless; in a moment, he gets up and departs.

8One moment, he enjoys pleasures, and the next moment, he leaves and goes away. ||1||

9One moment, he practices Yoga and intense meditation, and all sorts of worship; the next moment, he wanders in doubt.

10One moment, O Nanak, the Lord bestows His Mercy and blesses him with His Love, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||2||5||156||

11Raag Aasaa, Fifth Mehla, Seventeenth House, Aasaavaree:

12One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

13Meditate on the Lord, the Lord of the Universe.

14Cherish the Beloved Lord, Har, Har, in your mind.

15The Guru says to install it in your consciousness.

16Turn away from others, and turn to Him.

17Thus you shall obtain your Beloved, O my companion. ||1||Pause||

18In the pool of the world is the mud of attachment.

19Stuck in it, his feet cannot walk towards the Lord.

20The fool is stuck;

21he cannot do anything else.

22Only by entering the Lord's Sanctuary, O my companion, will you be released. ||1||

23Thus your consciousness shall be stable and steady and firm.

24Wilderness and household are the same.

25Deep within dwells the One Husband Lord;

26outwardly, there are many distractions.

27Practice Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and success.

28Says Nanak, this is the way to dwell with the people, and yet remain apart from them. ||2||1||157||

29Aasaavaree, Fifth Mehla:

30Cherish one desire only:

31meditate continually on the Guru.

32Install the wisdom of the Saints' Mantra.

33Serve the Feet of the Guru,

34and you shall meet Him, by Guru's Grace, O my mind. ||1||Pause||

35All doubts are dispelled,

36and the Lord is seen to be pervading all places.

37The fear of death is dispelled,

38and the primal place is obtained.

39Then, all subservience is removed. ||1||

40One who has such destiny recorded upon his forehead, obtains it;

41he crosses over the terrifying ocean of fire.

42He obtains a place in the home of his own self,

43and enjoys the most sublime essence of the Lord's essence.

44His hunger is appeased;

45Nanak, he is absorbed in celestial peace, O my mind. ||2||2||158||

46Aasaavaree, Fifth Mehla:

47Sing the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har.

48Meditate on the celestial music.

49The tongues of the holy Saints repeat it.

50I have heard that this is the way to emancipation.

51This is found by the greatest merit, O my mind. ||1||Pause||

52The silent sages search for Him.

53God is the Master of all.

54It is so difficult to find Him in this world, in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.

55He is the Dispeller of distress.

56God is the Fulfiller of desires, O my mind. ||1||

57O my mind, serve Him.