Word Of The Day: ba?d Khalaas

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Meaning: noun: release from captivity or bondage.

Quote:
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phoo?o aa??aa bharam kaa�� manahi bhaio pargaas.
kaa?ee beree pagah te�� gur keenee ba?d khalaas.
The Guru has shattered the shackles on my feet, and has set me free. The egg of delusion has burst, and my mind has been enlightened.
– Guru Arjan Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 1002

Message: The Guru�s wisdom sets us free. We are no longer shackled by the world and its snares. We are no longer held captive. All delusions and doubts are removed and the mind is enlightened. By associating with right minded people we are able to release our fears and anxieties – past and future. With the blessings of the Divine we cross over the difficult ocean of life successfully. Here we attain a state of peace and serenity. We find life�s true purpose. We are blessed with true wealth and riches.

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Etymology: From Persian ba?dee (captivity) + khalaas, from Arabic/Persian khalaas (release, freedom).

Summary of the Week:
The mind alone is the cause of both bondage and liberation in human beings. �We sit in the ego with all its limitations as a prison and we do not know that we are prisoners, for we identify ourselves with it and blind ourselves by those very limitations�. (Paul Brunton, a British theosophist and spiritualist, 1898 �1981)

We are all so bound by our egoism and attraction from the material aspects of life, that we do not realize we have become imprisoned. There is, however, a voice calling from the deeper levels of our being, which can help release us but we do not hear it. It is only this – the Guru�s words of wisdom – that can release us from our shackles. Attune the mind to this wisdom. Put it into practice in your daily life and you can be free.

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One who has been instructed by the Guru is liberated in this world.
– Guru Arjan Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 519