rest even for a moment. But, supposing it were possible to practise Jog, thoughts of wealth and supernatural power would ultimately lead men astray. Their desire is to obtain money, beautiful women, fame, greatness, and honour. In such aspirations man forgetteth God. They who know Him are never led astray. However potent their temptations may be, they conquer them, and therefore enjoy the sweets of divine knowledge and meditation. A man may wear a Jogi's garb, but without devotion in his heart God never entereth it. It must be one of our main objects to extricate our selves from the mire of the world.’ The Guru completed his instructions to the Jogis by repeating to them the following hymn :—
O Jogi, when thou touchest the strings only with thy
hands, thy lute is played in vain.
Under the Guru's instruction utter God's praises, O Jogi,
and dye thy soul with the dye of God's love.
O Jogi, teach thine intellect divine instruction.
The one God existeth in every age, I bow before Him.
Thou singest in many measures and arguest in many ways,
but thy heart is only playing a game.
Thou desirest to work thy well and water the ground after
the oxen have gone to pasture.
Perform the duty of sowing God's name in the soil of thy
body; God will then germinate and there shall be a verdant
field.
Yoke a constant mind for a bullock and by means of it
irrigate thy love of God with the Guru's instruction.
Jogis, Jangams and all creation, O Lord, are Thine; they
walk by the wisdom Thou givest.
O Lord of slave Nanak, searcher of hearts, turn my soul
unto Thee.[1]
On account of the general impression produced by the Guru's teaching, people of every class and religion flocked to see and hear him, and there was
- ↑ Āsa.
