I am looking out at the vast ocean in front of my eyes here in Oahu, Hawaii and thinking of how sweet those ...
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pineapples were that we had at the Dole Plantation. So sweet, succulent and aromatic. This sweetness plays to me to an old Bhai Gopal Singh composition ...
[Quote 1 on screen - Satgur Ki Seva Saphal Hai]
Satgur Ki Seva where Guru Amar Das says "The service of the true guru is fruitful ..." The obvious question is what is service of the Guru, how can it be successful, and what does it cost? We had paid $6 for a pineapple ice cream at Dole's, but the question is what can you offer to the Guru to achieve a fruitful life.
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Like Guru Nanak asks, what should we offer the guru when we see his palace so we can have his sweet love back?
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Guru Arjan responds the only thing of value that we can barter to attain the Guru's love is your own heart. You have to sell yourself to imbibe the sweetness of the Guru's love.
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Satgur ki seva safal hai, je ko kare chit laye [emphasis on the second line] "The service of the true guru is fruitful, if you put your heart in it."
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Man Chindeya Phal Paavana, Haume Vichoh Jaye - When your ego departs your mind consumes the most desirable fruit. So the price of a sweet and fruitful life is giving up your self ... that is living a life of love.
Shabad video with scenes 1 and 2
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Quote 1
Saṯgur kī sevā safal hai
Service of the true guru is fruitful
Quote 2
Fer kė agai rakẖīai jiṯ ḏisai ḏarbār
What should I offer you when I see your palace?
Muhou kė bolaṇ bolīai jiṯ suṇ ḏẖare piār
What words should I speak so you love me back?
- Guru Nanak's Japji, Pauri 4
Quote 3
Man becẖai saṯgur kai pās
The one who sells his mind to Satguru
Ŧis sevak ke kāraj rās
That disciple's affairs are resolved
- Guru Arjan's Sukhmani, Ashtpadi 18.2
Quote 4
Saṯgur kī sevā safal hai je ko kare cẖiṯ lāe
Service to the True Guru is fruitful and rewarding, if one performs it with his mind focused on it.
Man cẖinḏiā fal pāvṇā haumai vicẖahu jāe
The fruits of the mind's desires are obtained, and egotism departs from within.
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Last week I was looking out at the vast ocean in front of my eyes here in Oahu, Hawaii and thinking of how sweet those pineapples were that we recently had at the Dole Plantation. So sweet, succulent and aromatic. This sweetness plays to me to an old Bhai Gopal Singh composition ... Satgur Ki Seva where Guru Amar Das says "The service of the true guru is fruitful ..." The obvious question is what is service of the Guru, how can it be successful, and what does it cost? We had paid $6.95 for a pineapple ice cream at Dole's, but the question is what can you offer to the Guru to achieve a fruitful life. What should we offer the guru, says Guru Nanak, when we see his palace so we can have his sweet love back? Guru Arjan responds the only thing of value that we can barter to attain the Guru's love is your own heart. You have to sell yourself to imbibe the sweetness of the Guru's love. Satgur ki seva safal hai, je ko kare chit laye [emphasis on the second line] "The service of the true guru is fruitful, if you put your heart in it." Man Chindeya Phal Paavana, Haume Vichoh Jaye - When your ego departs your mind consumes the most desirable fruit. So the price of a sweet and fruitful life is giving up your self ... that is living a life of love.
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