O Siri Guru Granth teacher,
You are generous with Your guidance:

DHANAASAREE, FIFTH MEHL, FIRST HOUSE, CHAU-PADAS:
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Destroyer of fear, Remover of suffering, GOD, Lover of Your devotees,
Formless ONE. Millions of sins are eradicated in an instant when, as Gurmukh,
one contemplates the Naam, the Name of the Divine.

This is so reassuring. By training my mind up in Nam Simran, all my bad
habits and problems will be healed. That is quite a claim!

|| 1 || My mind is attached to my Beloved GOD. God, Merciful to the meek,
granted Grace, and placed the five enemies under my control.

Training my mind to remember GOD will release me from lust, anger, greed,
pride and attachment too. Teach me how to pray for these things.

|| 1 || Pause || Your place is so beautiful; Your form is so beautiful;
Your devotees look so beautiful in Your Court. O GOD, Giver of all beings,
please, grant Your Grace, and save me.

Yes, me too, please!

|| 2 || Your color is not known, and Your form is not seen; who can
contemplate Your Almighty Creative Power? You are contained in the water, the land and the sky, everywhere, O GOD of unfathomable form, Holder of the mountain.
|| 3 || All beings sing Your Praises; You are the imperishable Primal
Being, the Destroyer of ego. As it pleases You, please protect and preserve
me; servant Nanak seeks Sanctuary at Your Door.
|| 4

Thank you for that prayer, my Guru. It is beautiful.

Kamalla Rose Kaur is a professional writer, theater director, workshop and seminar leader, publicist, events planner and singer.

USA born of Irish descent, Kamalla Rose Kaur embraced Sikhism in 1972 at age 18. She tried everything for over twenty years, including frantic practice of Yoga, until she learned "why Sikhs are so adament about having the Sri Guru Granth Sahib as their only Guru."

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