36.
Sakhi Power of Gurbani
The
Bani of Your Word is Ambrosial Nectar.
It
permeates the hearts of Your devotees. Shri Guru
Granth Sahib ji, Page 72
A
young child went to a Gursikh and stated that no matter how hard he tried to
keep Gurbani inhis heart, he just could not understand or keep it. He stated
that his mind was not a bucket, but a strainer, which let everything pass
through and did not contain the meaning of gurbani.
The
Gursikh said "Let us try an experiment. Here is a strainer, and here is some
water. Now pour a bucket of water through the strainer." The child did this
and said "See, the water was not contained, it just passed through, my mind
is just like this". The Gursikh said. "Do it once more", so he did, and
still the water passed through the strainer. The Gursikh said. "Do it ten
times at least". The child did, and at the end of this experiment, he said "
See, water still passes through, no matter how many times , and how many
buckets we pass through it" . The Gursikh said "Look carefully at the
strainer and see if there is any thing different." The child did, and his
eyes were filled with tears, and he said. "Yes,
i see the difference now. The grimy dirty strainer is now shiny and bright,
like never before." The Gursikh said "My son, this is what Gurbani does for
you. It cleans your mind, and even if you do not realize it, it slowly
cleanses your mind, and protects you from the five vices. The more you
recite Gurbani, your mind will not only become shinier, but become like the
bucket itself, which will not only become clean, but hold the meaning of
Gurbani in your heart".
The
child smiled, and felt he had received the best example of the power of
Gurbani, ever. Gurbani is that detergent that cleanes the mind of its dirt.
The more we rub our 'surti' with Gurbani the more clean it will get. Dhur
kee Baani is full of amrit. Whoever utters baani of Satguru literally drinks
amrit.
The
Word of Your Bani, Lord, is Ambrosial Nectar.
Hearing it again and again, I am elevated to the supreme heights. The
burning within me has been extinguished, and my mind has been cooled and
soothed, by the Blessed Vision of
the True Guru. ||1||
Shri Guru
Granth Sahib ji Page 103