Panjabi Haat

Wednesday 30 September 2015

Glimpses of God for Contemplation

Sheikh Farid (1175-1265)

Separated from God, my body burns like an oven,
My bones burn like firewood.
To meet the Beloved I would walk until my feet were tired,
I would walk on my head.

[ Guru Nanak comments:]
You need not burn yourself like an oven, 
need not inflame your bones.
Why torture your poor limbs? 
Behold the Beloved in your own heart.
(Guru Granth Sahib p. 2764)

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