#moolmantar

There is just the one!

1 (Ik) Onkaar. There is only one origin, source and existence of everything - The Supreme Being - The One - God. We are all parts of that one all-encompassing being. We are the one.

Ik Oangkaar- There is one and only one Lord, the seed of all. This Lord is ever steady and ever present. God is within all of us and is infinite. This Lord is a formless force. Everything stems back to the one. There can never be another. God is alone and all powerful, the cause of all causes. There is no other as powerful, everyone and everything stems from this one steady force. God is the root of all and if our souls are separate from this creative root then we will roll in dust and wither and die. A humans soul is dependent on this force which is contained within all. This Ik OangKaar is the creator and all of creation is dissolved within this creator. How can creation be separate. God is within every molecule of all created universes and realms. We must renounce others and attach our consciousness to the one beyond all who is ever steady and infinite.

SatiNaam(u)- The Naam of this Ik Oangkaar is all that exists. The Naam is the Lord. Before you or I or anyone existed in this body where was the soul? Where were the mind’s thoughts ? When the body dies where does our identity ever go. Who were we? Who are we now? According to our body and birth we have names but how long are these names and identities with us? God is the only eversteady one to exist and only God is permanent. God has always existed and God will live on. Why not attach yourself to God? Ik Oangkaar is every steady and existent, no matter what Ik Oangkaar will always exists even when all else is destroyed it will remain. Why not attach our mind with this permanent Lord?

Karta Purakh(u)- Everything came from this one, this Ik Oangkar. All roots from God. God is the cause of all. Nothing is without God. Since God is the creator of all God also knows the inner workings of all. God knows how to care for and control everything. God has been in control even before we ourselves existed. Before we had our identities, before we had our minds, and thoughts, even then God was in full control of each aspect of the Universe. Why do we worry now? Why are we anxious? Why do we think that it is us who must accomplish what is to be done? Even when we did not think or exist God accomplished everything. Why not bow at his shelter as he is the controller of all. God is the power of each force and is the mover of each and every molecule in this universe. God is the Supreme King of all. One who is friends with the King, One who places is hopes in the king, one who takes shelter in the compassion of the king, why should such a person go to the village security guard for protection or for help in accomplishing a task or for care and nourishment? Why should we place our hopes in any other? God is and will always be the root of all and the caretaker for all of creation. His shelter is the greatest place of safety and comfort. Besides God there is no other. Nothing is bad, no one is bad. One thing can not give root to a separate entity. There is nobody, place, there is absolutely nothing in creation without (free from) God who is present in all matter .

Nirbhoo(u)-since God is the absolute all powerful creator of all , God has no fears. God made everything so what can God be scared of. No one can challenge or overthrow or even threaten God. There is no devil because there can be no second deity or force which is not in God’s control. There is nothing to overthrow God. God is always carefree and fearless. When we are imbued with God, when we surrender our souls to God’s care, we too become carefree and fearless. Why should we be afraid when we belong to the fearless Lord who controls all, who nothing can shake? What fear is there for one who bows their head at the feet, for one who belongs and lives in love with God the master of all. Meditating on God the souls sees him, realizes him, lovingly bonds with him, and loses every trace of fear in Lord’s shelter. The shelter of Ik oangkaar, the fearless loving Lord Almighty.

NirVair(u)- Back to the quote from Mark Twain, we as humans like to humanize God who is above the qualities that fill mankind. God has no hatred, anger, or vengeance. God’s nature is that to love all who seek his sanctuary regardless. God doesn’t discriminate. God just loves. Just like the nature of the wind is to blow. The nature of the sun is to spread its rays. It doesn’t matter who is standing in the path of the wind, rich poor, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jew, sinner, virtue-filled man, saint, young, old, the wind will blow over the person the same way regardless. The sun will shine on all who are in its reach. The same way God will spread his merciful compassion and grace on all who seek his sanctuary. Gurbani tells us it is God’s nature to bestow sweet grace and virtue upon all beings. Just like the wind, God looks upon all who come to him with sweet Love. Even the worst of sinners, who sincerely turn to God, will enjoy this sweet love and compassion. It is God’s nature. Whether sinners such as Ajamaal or great donors, whether it is someone who has never prayed before, anyone who sincerely reaches out for God will recieve his love and support. No one will receive anger. No one will receive pain. Guru Ji tells us (“Mith Boldra Ji” )- ” God always speaks so sweet, my Lord always speaks so sweet, I have grown weary of testing him, yet still my Lord doesn’t ever utter a harsh word.” It is human nature to sin and it is God’s to love and protect us from sins. We can’t live without taking shelter in God. We will wither away in our sins and pains and temptations. We sin because of our inner thirsts. It is God who will shower love and save us from our sins. All love comes from God. The love of a mother, sister, brother, father, friend, spouse, all these loves came from God and God is the ocean of all love. God has no hate whatsoever. Why not throw away our hate and ravish God’s compassion?

Akaal Moorat(i)- God is free from Kaal or time. The whole world is coming and going. It is subject to time. God alone is above this. God is free from such boundaries. God is eternal. God will never finish. Why not hold on to such a support. God is the form of the timeless. God will never finish or die. God will always exist ever steady. Why not attach ourselves to such a Lord and then we too will find an infinate shelter.

Ajooni- God does not go through birth and death. God does not take incarnation. God does not become a mere human being. While humans can merge with God, the limitless lord can’t be compacted to a human form. God is beyond such limitation.

Saibhung- God is self sustained. No one made God. God was just there from the beginning, everything came from God. God does not have a mother of creator. God always existed even when nothing else, not air, or water, not human ,cell or animal, did. God doesn’t need food, God doesn’t need shelter, God doesn’t need water, God does not even need to breathe.

Gurparsad(i)- God is realized through the sweet compassion of the Guru, or the shabad, of the Naam. God is the true Guru and God is realized through his own sweet mercy and compassion. God is realized through Gurbani and through the Naam and the shabad, by the grace of the Guru we find God. Bottom line : The Guru’s merciful glance of compassion leads us to meet him. Ik Oangkaar is met through his grace.