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A verse highlighted each week — drawn from the daily paath, chosen for something worth sitting with.

Week of 09 MAY – 15 MAY

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੂ ਨ ਚੇਤਨੀ ਮਨਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਸੁਚੇਤ ॥

naanak guroo na chetanee man aapanai suchet

Asa Di Vaar

Nanak: those who don’t meditate on Naam of Guru and think of themselves as clever, are like seeds abandoned in forest, they become slaves to 100 desires, the seed grows into a plant eventually, but the fruit it bears is rotten.

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Week of 01 MAY – 07 MAY

ਜਗੁ ਕਰੜਾ ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਗਾਵਾਰੁ ॥

jag karaRaa manmukh gaavaar ||

Sidh Gosht

The world becomes a testing and hard place for those who put faith in their senses, rather than God

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Week of 07 APR – 13 APR

ਕਲਜੁਗਿ ਰਥੁ ਅਗਨਿ ਕਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਅਗੈ ਰਥਵਾਹੁ

Kalajug Rathh Agan Ka Koorr Agai Rathhavahu

Asa Di Vaar

Nanak: the body has a chariot(soul) and charioteer(mind) In the age of Kalyug the soul is burning with infinite desires, and the mind is driving it to feed hypocrisy(seeking validation from others). The gumukh's mind is at rest

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Week of 07 APR – 13 APR

ਸਾਚੁ ਕਹੋਂ ਸੁਨ ਲੇਹੁ ਸਭੈ ਜਿਨ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਕੀਓ ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਓ

saach kaho(n) sun leh sabhai jin prem keeo tin hee prabh paio

Tav Prasad Saviyye

Heed to my truthful advice, those who remember God in despair alike as in joyful moments, they alone attain it.

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Week of 09 MAR – 15 MAR

ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ਲੇ ਛਾਡਿ ਸਗਲ ਜੰਜਾਲ

naanak har gun gai le chhaadd sagal ja(n)jaal

Guru Granth Sahib

Man's life is like a guest in someone else's house, who starts assuming that the house belongs to him. What is the use of getting entangled in household affairs in life, its like visiting a beautiful orchid, It may excite one, but nothing comes out of it. Nanak: This world feels like a dream, within an instant time runs out while enjoying. Listen to the True Guru's Baani and forget about the entanglements.

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Week of 14 FEB – 20 FEB

ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਬੁਝੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ॥

tirasanaa bujhai har kai naam ||

Guru Granth Sahib

Neither the illusion of maya dies, nor is human mind ever satisfied with what it has acquired, Only the body dies, This insatiable thirst for more is only quenched with Lord's name.

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Week of 28 JAN – 03 FEB

ਚੇਤਨਾ ਹੈ ਤਉ ਚੇਤ ਲੈ ਨਿਸਿ ਦਿਨਿ ਮੈ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ॥

chetanaa hai tau chet lai nis dhin mai praanee ||

Guru Granth Sahib

If you wish to remember God, do it now—do not wait for tomorrow, O mortal. Life is slipping away, moment by moment, like water quietly leaking from a cracked pitcher.

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Week of 28 JAN – 03 FEB

ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨੑ ਮਨਿ ਭਉ ਤਿਨੑਾ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਉ

naanak jin(h) man bhau tin(h)aa man bhaau

Asa Di vaar

Many believe life is meant for pleasure alone, They spend their days chasing joy they’ve never known. In the end, they leave in tears and pain, Unsure why they came to this world in the first place. Pleasure is only the mind’s restless desire, Says Nanak: those who live in awareness of karma and God Are the ones who are saved in the end.

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Week of 24 JAN – 30 JAN

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਭਨਾ ਦਾ ਭਲਾ ਮਨਾਇਦਾ ਤਿਸ ਦਾ ਬੁਰਾ ਕਿਉ ਹੋਇ ॥

satigur sabhanaa dhaa bhalaa manaidhaa tis dhaa buraa kiau hoi ||

Guru Granth Sahib

The true God's nature is not to have enmity with anyone, those who hold grudge against him leave the world unsatisfied. The True Guru wishes everyone well; how can anyone wish bad to his children. People eventually get what they wish from him. Nanak: he knows what's in the heart of everyone.

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Week of 22 JAN – 28 JAN

ਨਰਪਤਿ ਏਕੁ ਸਿੰਘਾਸਨਿ ਸੋਇਆ ਸੁਪਨੇ ਭਇਆ ਭਿਖਾਰੀ ॥

narapat ek si(n)ghaasan soiaa supane bhiaa bhikhaaree ||

Bhagat Ravi Dass Ji

Human life is like a king that sleeps soundly on his throne, dreaming he’s a beggar, lost and alone. Forgetting his riches, his kingdom he suffers in poverty born of his own dream.

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Week of 12 JAN – 18 JAN

ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਜਗੁ ਉਪਜੈ ਪੁਰਖਾ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਿਸਰਿਐ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਈ ॥

haumai vich jag upajai purakhaa naam visariaai dhukh paiee ||

Sidh Gosht

In ego/duality, the material world was formed, forgetting the Naam, it suffers.

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