My holy book is my teacher (Guru Manyo Granth).

Salok, First Mehla: O True Guru, bless me with Your charity; You are the All-powerful Giver. egotism, pride, sexual desire, anger and self-conceit. and give me the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. keep me ever-fresh and new, spotless and pure; let me never be soiled by sin. by Your Grace, I have found peace. ||1|| This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Soohee on Pannaa 790   O Nanak, in this way I am saved; Day and night, Burn away all my greed , May I subdue and quiet my

Shalok, First Mehl: Tigers, hawks, falcons and eagles-the Lord could make them eat grass. And those animals which eat grass-He could make them eat meat. He could make them follow this way of life. He could raise dry land from the rivers, and turn the deserts into bottomless oceans. He could appoint a worm as king, and reduce an army to ashes. All beings and creatures live by breathing, but He could keep us alive, even without the breath. O Nanak, as it pleases the True Lord, He gives us sustenance. ||1||

Sukhmani Sahib Summary of the message Below is a summary the message of the 24 Astpadis in the Sukhmani Sahib. Astpadi 1: sums up the benefits of contemplation and meditation. Astpadi 2 :tells us that "practising holiness" reduces man's propensity to sin. Astpadi 3: the Guru states that any study of holy texts, the performance of austerities. etc cannot compare with reading or listening to the Sacred Word. Astpadi 4 :stresses the need for good behaviour. Astpadi 5: we learn to thank God for all his various gifts and treasures which He gives us. Astpadi 6 :examples God's gifts to man: a healthy body, delicacies to eat, silks and jewels to wear and pleasant music to hear. Astpadi 7:dwells on the attributes of the saints. Astpadi 8 :Similarly to 7, an appreciation of the God-oriented man- the Brahm-giani -is found here. Astpadi 9 : Guru Arjan defines the various types of holy persons like the Pandit, Vaishnav, Bha...