ਮੀਤੁ (meet)
Meaning: noun: Friend, beloved.
Quote:
ਹੈ ਕੋਊ ਐਸੋ ਹਮਰਾ ਮੀਤੁ॥ ਸਗਲ ਸਮਗ੍ਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਹੀਉ ਦੇਉ ਅਰਪਉ ਅਪਨੋ ਚੀਤੁ॥
hai ko-oo aiso hamraa meet. sagal samagree jeeu heeu deu arpau apno cheet.
Is there any such friend of mine (who can connect me with the Divine)? I would give him or her all my property, heart, and soul, and offer my mind. – Guru Arjan Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 674
Message: All of us, at some point of time in life, find ourselves entangled in dilemmas that we wish someone would help us get out of. We wish someone could bring us peace and free our troubled and entangled minds. In the above quote, Guru Arjan Sahib is stimulating us to look for such a friend, a friend for whom he is willing to give up all that he has.
Is there such a friend who can guide and inspire us towards attaining a calm state of mind? Gurbani, the wisdom it contains, is the friend we need as a guide on this journey of life. Let it help us through our ups and downs, providing insights to deal with the problems of everyday life.
Association with like-minded Guru-oriented friends makes the journey easier. And if we could love the Divine, as a child loves his mother, life would be a breeze!
ਸਾਜਨੁ ਮੀਤੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਸੋਈ॥ ਏਕੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਏ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਖੋਈ॥
One who implants the One Lord within me, and eradicates my evil-mindedness is my true friend, companion, and beloved. – Guru Arjan Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 1085
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Etymology: Modification of Sanskrit mitr (friend; the sun god – Rig Veda); comparable to English Mithra/Mithras (the sun god, the friend of man, in the ancient Persian religion).
