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Chapter 7: The Mool Mantar

< ਸਹਿਨਾਮੁ ਰਰਿਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਹਨਰਭਉ ਹਨਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਰਾਲ ਮੂਰਹਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭ ਗੁਰਪਿਸਾਹਦ ॥
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The Mool Mantar as it appears in the beginning of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.

This is often translated as follows
<> One Infinite Creator
ਸਹਿਨਾਮੁ: The Ultimate Truth

ਰਰਿਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ: The Creator of All

ਹਨਰਭਉ: Without Fear

ਹਨਰਵੈਰੁ: Without Enmity

ਅਰਾਲ-ਮੂਰਹਿ: Timeless

ਅਜੂਨੀ: Beyond Birth and Death

ਸੈਭ: Self-Enlightened
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ਗੁਰਪਿਸਾਹਦ: Obtained By Grace of Guru

How can we inculcate these qualities? What are their implications for our life?
<> We need to get rid of our ego. How can we do it?
• Naam Simran: Remember Waheguru , Feel the Divine presence

• Ardas: Pray, Thank Waheguru for the gifts
• Keertan: Sing Waheguru’s praises
• Everything happens in Waheguru’s will: You are an expression of
Waheguru’s will. Love yourself the way you are. Take care of your

physical and mental health.
siqnwmu: Be real, avoid falsehood.

• Be Sincere
• Be Dependable: Do what you promise. Do your best. Do not hide your
shortcomings. Work on them. Improve yourself.
ਰਰਿਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ: Waheguru is the doer, he creates, maintains and destroys

• Respect Waheguru’s will

• Treat everyone else as equal, as they are created by the same
Waheguru. See Waheguru’s light in everyone.
• Don’t be lazy: Do your job (study hard, help at home). Be creative.
Improve things around you to make world beautiful. Always do good

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