5.
Bani of Guru Ram Das
There
are 688 Hymns of Guru Ram Dass included in Guru Granth Sahib which have
various teachings for sikhs. Guru Sahib's Bani is also part of Rehras Sahib
and Kirtan Sohila which are daily prayers of Sikhs. Page 305 of the Guru
Granth Guru Sahib decries the morning activity of one who calls himself a
Sikh of the True Guru (God):
One
who calls himself a Sikh of the True Guru shall get up early morning and
meditate on the Lord's Name. Bathe daily in the ambrosial pool and following
the Guru's instructions, chant Har, Har. All sins, misdeeds and negativity
shall be erased.
Guru Sahib on Sadhu People and Pilgrimage Bath
Malaar,
Fourth Mehl: The Ganges, the Jamunaa, the Godaavari and the Saraswati -
these rivers strive for the dust of the feet of the Holy. Overflowing with
their filthy sins, the mortals take cleansing baths in them; the rivers'
pollution is washed away by the dust of the feet of the Holy. ||1||.
Instead
of bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, take your
cleansing bath in the Name. When the dust of the feet of the Sat Sangat
rises up into the eyes, all filthy evil-mindedness is removed. ||1||Pause||.
Bhaageerat'h
the penitent brought the Ganges down, and Shiva established Kaydaar. Krishna
grazed cows in Kaashi; through the humble servant of the Lord, these places
became famous. ||2||.
And
all the sacred shrines of pilgrimage established by the gods, long for the
dust of the feet of the Holy. Meeting with the Lord's Saint, the Holy Guru,
I apply the dust of His feet to my face. ||3||. And
all the creatures of Your Universe, O my Lord and Master, long for the dust
of the feet of the Holy. O Nanak, one who has such destiny inscribed on his
forehead, is blessed with the dust of the feet of the Holy; the Lord carries
him across. ||4||2||.