Nasīhatanāmā by Guru Nanak, or 'Letter of Advice

Translation of the Nasīhatanāmā by Guru Nanak, or 'Letter of Advice' to a cruel King killing his subjects for money. Guru Ji quotes to him a story from the Holy Bible and Holy Qur'an of Karun or Korah, usually known as King Croesus. Who was famed for his fabulous wealth in forty storehouses.

The hagiographies of Guru Nanak Dev Ji such as the Srī Gur Nānak Parkāsh Graṅth, and other older Janamsākhiā, narrate that the Nasīhatanāmā was said in a conversation between the King of Misar or Rum (regions around Egypt and Turkey), who was a cruel tyrant, and Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It is a letter of advice from Guru Nanak to the Emperor or the King named as Hamid Karun. He is advised by the Guru to do good deeds and be kind as God has bestowed wealth on him. Money should be spent on good causes, and that money belongs to him who spends it. The world is transient, only the True God is eternal, therefore no one should feel proud of his possessions as we are all bound to perish, and one should remember the name of God (nām). You can listen to this bani here: https://soundcloud.com/kam…/nasihatnama-by-guru-nanak-dev-ji

Epistle of Advice
Tilang composed by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
One Universal Creator realised by the grace of the True Guru.
One gets a high status if it is given by Khudāi.
Whatever you see on the earth will all vanish.
Always this wealth will not last, even though it may be countless.
Millions will not remain, nor will thousands remain.
Wealth is one's who spends and uses it.
If one shares and distributes it, then it will please God.

The full translation, transliteration and original Gurmukhi is here:

https://www.scribd.com/…/Nasihatnama-for-3HO-by-Dr-Kamalroo…

Paiṅtīs Akharī - Translation

The Paiṅtīs Akharī is an acrostic bani about the Gurmukhi alphabet said to be by Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It is apocryphal as it is not in the Adi Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The Guru describes the experience or attributes of Ik Oaṅkār with each letter, or the non-divisible advait Vahiguru, which is the ecstatic experience of non-duality. The state of enlightenment or Nirvana is described, where the term turia is employed by Guru, he states that in actual fact there is no difference between the soul and the Super-soul, like water that merges back into water.

The cover shows the Thirty-Five letters of the Gurmukhi Alphabet written by Guru Arjan Dev Ji, and the Muhārnī, which is a special way to learn all the sounds in Gurbani. By the Guru writing the letters at the top and alongside his Gurbani we can safely conclude that Gurmukhi script itself is considered holy and is a spiritual language. G. B. Singh (1950) concluded that it was more ancient than even Sanskrit (which has Fifty-Two letters), and provided detailed impressions of ancient rock carvings of glyphs to prove it (See the table below). According to Prof Anurag Singh and the late Giani Sant Singh Maskeen some of them are also found in Turkmenistan. G. B. Singh has proved that development of all languages began with Runes and Hieroglyphics, which is a fascinating angle on the history of Gurmukhi. In the tradition it is said each sound resonates from a certain chakra, and is said to purify them (see the diagram by Sant Sher Singh on the next page). Each letter and word must be perfected via special methods in order to perfect the banis, this is known as santhiā.

According to the poet Kankan, who was in the Court of the Tenth Master, it was Guru Nanak Dev Ji who first wrote ‘his bani in a language easier than the Vedas’. Previous to the Singh Sabha, Punjabi was written in Persian characters otherwise called Shahmukhi. In the tradition, to use Gurmukhi for everyday purposes was considered a tankha (not within maryada), and to throw away Gurmukhi characters was considered a gross violation of rahit, due to the prāṇa or life force they carry. Therefore, any Gurbani no matter what language it is written in should never be placed on the floor or touched with unwashed hands, and the head should always be covered. In the tradition we see Gurbani as a mirror of the Universe, so the more we elevate Gurbani the more we are actually elevated in our lives. Sri Singh Sahib, Harbhajan Singh Yogi, in his Nitnem Namaa states that the ‘The Paintees Akharee gives the understanding of Yoga.’ He also stated that it gives secret knowledge.

You can read more about it here with the translation: https://www.scribd.com/…/Paintis-Akhari-by-Dr-Kamalroop-Sin…

You can listen to the bani here: https://soundcloud.com/…/paintees-akhari-by-guru-nanak-dev-…

LOVE IS THE MASTER - RUMI SAHIB

Love is the One who masters all things;

I am mastered totally by Love.

By my passion of love for Love

I have ground sweet as sugar.

O furious Wind, I am only a straw before you;

How could I know where I will be blown next?

Whoever claims to have made a pact with Destiny

Reveals himself a liar and a fool;

What is any of us but a straw in a storm?

How could anyone make a pact with a hurricane?

God is working everywhere his massive Resurrection;

How can we pretend to act on our own?

In the hand of Love I am like a cat in a sack;

Sometimes Love hoists me into the air,

Sometimes Love flings me into the air,

Love swings me round and round His head;

I have no peace, in this world or any other.

The lovers of God have fallen in a furious river;

They have surrendered themselves to Love's commands.

Like mill wheels they turn, day and night, day and night,

Constantly turning and turning, and crying out.

man than soupae ka(n)th ko sabadhae dhharae piaar ||

She must dedicate her mind and body to her Husband Lord, and enshrine love for the Word of the Shabad.

bin naavai kinai n paaeiaa dhaekhahu ridhai beechaar ||

Without His Name, no one has found Him; see this and reflect upon it in your heart.

naanak saa suaaliou sulakhanee j raavee sirajanehaar ||1||

O Nanak, she is beautiful and graceful; the Creator Lord ravishes and enjoys her. ||1||