Joginder Singh , ...... - ,____"_ _. -"-"-"-' ! ! ! ! i j i ! ! ! ! i ! j ! i ! i ! ! ! i 6URBANI i i ! i i i ! i ! I ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! i i I i i i ! i ! i i i i ! ! i i ! ! i i i i i ! i ! ! I i ! ! ! i ! i i ! i ! ! i i ! ! ! i i ! ! ! i i i ! ! i i ._.. _: -"-"-"-"-"-"-"-.'-'._"_.'-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-'.-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"- i i j i j i ! © Author Joginder Singh i © Hemkunt Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2003 ! ! First Edition 2003 i j ! i i i i i Published by: i j Hemkunt Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ! i A-78 Naraina Industrial Area Phase-I, New Delhi·110028 i ! Ph.: 2579-2083, 2579-5079, 2579-0032 i j Fax: 91-11-2611-3705 i i Website: www.hernkuntpublishers.com ! i Email: [email protected] i ! i ! i i ! i i j i i i i ! i i i i i i ! I . Rs 50.00 i i ! i All proceeds from this book will be donated to charity. ! i ! i ! ! Cover design : Seven Seas Pvt. Ltd. i Typesetting : Icon Printographics i Printed at Process Press, New Delhi i i i.- .._ .._ .._ .. _ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .. _ .._ .._ .. _ .. _ .. _ .._ .. _ .._ .._ .. _ .. _ .._ .._ .. _ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._ .._! i"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-, i i I ! i i ! i ! ! i Kirtan of Gurbani is going on. ! ! Musical Instruments are producing ! tuneful melodies. The devotee is ! i listening with closed eyes, but his mind ! ! is wandering about in the world of ! materialism craving for more and ! i more. The turmoil within does not ! subside. ! ! ! A few moments pass by in meditation. ! The Gurmukh in the devotee emerges ! ! to rein the mind and the Guru's words ! start resounding in his soul, loud and ! ! clear. The Truth brings in its wake ! ! peace of mind and tranquility. ! i The "Song of Gurbani" if sung and ! ! lived with dedication leads to i "Ananda," the ultimate fulfillment. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ...... _.._.._.. _.._.._.. _.._.. _.. _.. _.._.. _.. _.. _.._.. _..-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-'! ; ..- .. _. _.'-"-"-"-"-'._.. _.. _.. _.. _.. - .. _.. _.. _.. _.._.. _..-'._.'_.'-"-'._"-"_.'-"-.

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Dedicated to my soulmate Sardarni Manjit Kaur for her unshakeable faith in Gurbani and tenaciously holding on to Truth

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!~ .._.. _.._.._.._.. _.. _.. _.. _.. _.._.. _.. _.._.. _.._.. _..-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"- 8 GURBANI , THE ELIXIR OF LIFE j"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"1 i i i I i i i i i j ~ i Ii i i i i i i i I i I j i I i i i i I I i i I i .i ! i ! H""f3qro ~ .ffiJ""R" ?~ II ! ! ~ O'lf H9'" f{Jd l wfu illfTOT 119. II ! fH* illo ! ! ! ! ! i i ! i ! ! i ! i ! ! i i i i ! * * * * * i i i.... •. _ .. _ •• _ •• _ •• _ •• _ .. _ •• _ .. _ .. _ •• _ •• _ .• _ •• _ •• _ •• _ •. _ •• _ •• _ •• _ •. _ •• _ •• _ •• _ .. _ .• _ •• _ •• _ •• _ .•_: GURBANI : THE ELIXIR OF LIFE 9 j"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"1 i i i i I i , i i i ! ! FOREWOR