HOW CAN WE SURVIVE WITHOUT GOD?
"Jo mashslee bin paaneeai kyo jeevan paavai
How can the fish live without water?"
This is a beautiful shabad by Guru Arjun Dev Ji. Guru Sahib Ji uses many analogies in this Shabad to make their point, on how a Gursikh can not live without Vaheguroo.
Guru Sahib Ji Says, how can the thirst of a rain-bird be satisfied without the raindrops. A rain-bird would never be happy without the raindrops. It would suffer and struggle to survive.
Then Guru Ji goes on to say, the deer gets entranced by the hunters bell and runs straight towards him. This appeals to the deer. They love this sound. The deer wants to move closer towards it, as the sound fulfils its quest.
Next, Guru Ji goes on to say, the bumble bee is greedy for the flower's fragrance; finding it, he traps himself in it. Bumble bees adore the fragrance of flowers. Their desire is satisfied when it moves closer to the fragrance of the flower.
Guru Ji finishes off by saying, Just as the humble Sikhs of the Guru, beholding the blessed vision of their Guru's Name and vision, they are truly satisfied and satiated.
Just as the fish can not live without water, a True Sikh of the Guru cannot live without their Guru. If we want to become closer to our Guru, we have to follow their beautiful teachings. Those that don't follow the teachings of the Guru and struggle to follow this special path, have not really tasted the ecstatic taste of pure love!
"Thio sa(n)th janaa har preeth hai dhaekh dharas aghaavai."
Vaheguroo!
