The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, Volume 6

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Clarendon Press, 1909 - India
 

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Page 79 - Not that which goeth into the mouth, defileth a man : but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Page 307 - Also translated — by perfect good fortune. Guru Nanak offers the following objection to this doctrine : — CXIII Gifts are the Lord's ; what can prevail against Him ? Some who are awake receive them not ; others who are asleep He awaketh and conferreth presents upon. Farid continues to expound his doctrines : — CXIV Thou who searchest for thy Spouse, must have some fault in thyself ; She who is called a good wife never looketh for any one else. CXV Make patience thy bow, patience thy bowstring,...
Page 227 - It is not by fasting and repeating prayers and the creed, that one goeth to heaven; the inner veil af the temple of Mecca Is in man's heart, if the truth be known. Make thy mind thy Kaaba, thy body its enclosing temple, Conscience its prime teacher; Sacrifice wrath, doubt and malice; Make patience thine utterance of the five prayers, The Hindus and the Musalmans have the same Lord.
Page 77 - Brahmam'sm and Hinduism. descent from Ramanuj. Allowing a third of a century as an average period of incumbency for each religious teacher, Ramanand must have flourished in the end of the fourteenth and the first half of the fifteenth century. This corresponds too with another reckoning which may be employed as a chronological test. The great religious reformer Kabir, of whom we shall presently have much to say, was according to all documentary and traditional evidence a disciple of Ramanand. Now...
Page 190 - Which will feed me twice a day. I beg for a bed with four legs to it, A pillow and a mattress ; I beg for a quilt over me, And then thy slave will cheerfully serve Thee. I have never been covetous ; Thy name alone becometh me.3 1 This metaphor has often occurred.
Page 281 - If I break with Thee, whom shall I join ? If Thou art a lamp, then I am Thy wick ; If Thou art a place of pilgrimage, then I am Thy pilgrim. I have joined true love with Thee ; Joining Thee I have broken with all others. Wherever I go there is Thy service ; There is no other Lord like Thee, 0 God. By worshipping Thee Death's noose is cut away. Rav Das singeth to obtain Thy service.
Page 6 - Radhika the heroine is heavenly wisdom. The milkmaids who divert Krishan from his allegiance to her, are the senses of smell, sight, touch, taste, and hearing. Krishan represented as pursuing them is the human soul, which attaches itself to earthly pleasures. The return of Krishan to his first love is the return of the repentant sinner to God, which gives joy in heaven.
Page 307 - Farid, the season changeth,2 the forests wave, the leaves drop off; I have searched in every direction, but found no place of rest. cm Farid, tear thy coat into tatters and wear a blanket instead; Adopt a dress by which thou mayest obtain the Lord. Guru Amar Das makes the following reflection on this couplet: — CIV Why tear thy coat and put on a blanket? Nanak, if thine intentions be good, seated at home thou shall find the Lord. Guru Ram Das has added the following...
Page 17 - In his agony of remorse, he thrust the knife into his head, upon which blood spurted from it and fell on the idol. The ministrants of the temple ran up, snatched the knife from his hand, tied him hand and foot, and threw him outside the edifice. A crowd gathered round him and began to revile and spurn him, not for his attempt at suicide, but for having defiled the god. When left alone, he thought he saw Nagnath in a vision, who thus addressed him : ' Namdev, thou hadst better proceed to Pandharpur...
Page 291 - Krishan. they subsequently made peace with the invaders. Guru Nanak was born in ad 1469, so he could not have met the original Farid. It is stated too in the oldest account of the Guru's life that it was with Shaikh Brahm (Ibrahim), Farid's successor, known as Farid the Second, he had two interviews. It is certain that it was Shaikh Brahm who composed the sloks and hymns bearing the name of Farid in the Granth Sahib, though he used the name of the founder of his spiritual line as his poetical nom...

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