(15,16,17) Satguru’s blessings, saints, barahm gi-aanee

(15) Satguru’s blessings :

(Ref. Ashtpadi 18/23)
Satguru is knower of God almighty. He saves sikh (disciple). How? Satguru is merciful. He protects sikh (disciple), removes filth from him, inspires him for God’s naam. Satguru frees Sikh from bondages and evils and grants him God’s blessings.

Satguru’s blessings get GOD to sikhs. Satguru himself always remains in GOD. Lucky are those who get opportunity to have vision and blessings of satguru.

By grace of God, I have met satguru who put eyedrops of spiritual knowledge in my eyes. And with his blessings, inner knowledge is revealed to me and now God’s names taste sweet to me. Now I know that in entire creation HE himself prevails, nothing else. But this vision only he gets, whom HE wishes. The entire show runs as per his planning and wish. The mercy of satguru removes incorrect knowledge.

(16) Saints:

Ashtpadi 7 &13 explains in detail of wonderful story of saints. The gist is to get blessings of God. For that, yearning for HIS love, surrender to HIS orders, removal of obstacles in efforts for same, eradication of anger, desire, greed, attachment and EGO is required. If we remain in holy company with full faith and discipline, we are blessed.
The company of holy saints provides us cleanliness of filth in mind including ego. It opens ways to God and one feels blessings of God coming through saints. It succours persons trapped in maya. The company and blessings of saints encourages and manages to put the aspirant on correct path by providing him necessary support at all levels. Guru Sahib has finally concluded that there is no difference between saints and God. God’s love flows through saints.
Slanderer, by slandering of saints, shortens own life, is trapped by yama (death-messenger), loses happiness, gets hell, dishonour, dissatisfaction in life, jealousy and all kind of discomforts. Slanderer becomes tyrant, killer, and one among bad books of god. He loses wealth, peace and gets diseases. He is friend to none, proud of self and accordingly trapped in vicious cycles of rebirths. Slanderer gets loneliness and is trapped for downfall from all angles. He does not get support from any quarter. One should respect saints, seek their blessings, recite God’s name and be benefited by their holy company.
Saints’ blessings will elevate you to highest levels. Why to slander and why not to bow before them to get support?
O my mind you take shelter of such servants of God, who have accepted god as their saviour. They are controller of everything and by accepting their shelter and getting their vision, you will be blessed and will get relief from cycles of rebirths.
The vision of saints reveals HIM. Saints oblige by getting HIS blessings to devotee


(17)barahm gi-aanee:
Barahmgianees are persons who are blessed by God and they know God. There is no difference between God and Brahmgianees. One should strive hard to remain in their holy company and seek their blessings.
Ashtpadi 8 explains signs. Brahmgianees have same in words and heart and see HIM only everywhere – he is unattached as lotus in water – unstained as Sun which gives light and heat to all equally – looks every person alike as wind and fire entertains.


gi-aan anjan gur dee-aa agi-aan anDhayr binaas.
har kirpaa tay sant bhayti-aa naanak man pargaas. 1

pooray gur kaa sun updays.
paarbarahm nikat kar paykh.
saas saas simrahu gobind.
man antar kee utrai chind.
aas anit ti-aagahu tarang.
sant janaa kee Dhoor man mang.
aap chhod bayntee karahu.
saaDhsang agan saagar tarahu.
har Dhan kay bhar layho bhandaar.
naanak gur pooray namaskaar. 1

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