Maya Eats The World

BYrau mhlw 5 ]

bhairo mehalaa 5 ||

Bhairao, Fifth Mehla:

icqvq pwp n Awlku AwvY ]

chithavath paap n aalak aavai ||

The mortal does not hesitate to think about sin.

bysuAw Bjq ikCu nh srmwvY ]

baesuaa bhajath kishh neh saramaavai ||

He is not ashamed to spend time with prostitutes.

swro idnsu mjUrI krY ]

saaro dhinas majooree karai ||

He works all day long,

hir ismrn kI vylw bjr isir prY ]1

har simaran kee vaelaa bajar sir parai ||1||

but when it is time to remember the Lord, then a heavy stone falls on his head. ||1||

mwieAw lig BUlo sMswru ]

maaeiaa lag bhoolo sa(n)saar ||

Attached to Maya, the world is deluded and confused.

Awip BulwieAw BulwvxhwrY rwic rihAw ibrQw ibauhwr ]1] rhwau ]

aap bhulaaeiaa bhulaavanehaarai raach rehiaa birathhaa biouhaar ||1|| rehaao ||

The Deluder Himself has deluded the mortal, and now he is engrossed in worthless worldly affairs. ||1||Pause||

pyKq mwieAw rMg ibhwie ]

paekhath maaeiaa ra(n)g bihaae ||

Gazing on Maya's illusion, its pleasures pass away.

gVbV krY kaufI rMgu lwie ]

garrabarr karai kouddee ra(n)g laae ||

He loves the shell, and ruins his life.

AMD ibauhwr bMD mnu DwvY ]

a(n)dhh biouhaar ba(n)dhh man dhhaavai ||

Bound to blind worldly affairs, his mind wavers and wanders.

krxYhwru n jIA mih AwvY ]2]

karanaihaar n jeea mehi aavai ||2||

The Creator Lord does not come into his mind. ||2||

krq krq iev hI duKu pwieAw ]

karath karath eiv hee dhukh paaeiaa ||

Working and working like this, he only obtains pain,

pUrn hoq n kwrj mwieAw ]

pooran hoth n kaaraj maaeiaa ||

and his affairs of Maya are never completed.

kwim k®oiD loiB mnu lInw ]

kaam krodhh lobh man leenaa ||

His mind is saturated with sexual desire, anger and greed.

qViP mUAw ijau jl ibnu mInw ]3]

tharraf mooaa jio jal bin meenaa ||3||

Wiggling like a fish out of water, he dies. ||3||

ijs ky rwKy hoie hir Awip ]

jis kae raakhae hoe har aap ||

One who has the Lord Himself as his Protector,

hir hir nwmu sdw jpu jwip ]

har har naam sadhaa jap jaap ||

chants and meditates forever on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

swDsMig hir ky gux gwieAw ]

saadhhasa(n)g har kae gun gaaeiaa ||

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

nwnk siqguru pUrw pwieAw ]4]15]28]

naanak sathigur pooraa paaeiaa ||4||15||28||

O Nanak, he has found the Perfect True Guru. ||4||15||28||     Recently I have begun to notice more and more how maya is taking over the world and eating people whole, and unfortunately this includes Amritdhaaris. No matter where I go I constantly see that people always have to have the nicest things and latest models. Whether it be cars, mobile phones, tablets or whatever else there is.  I have seen how a simple cheapish car is not nowhere good enough for people (including Singhs) but infact they must have the top of the range, most expensive thing you've ever seen in your life with extra bits that no one has ever heard of! Like heated seats, who needs heated seats?! This has become so bad that one Singh said to me "Look at this Aldi I've got now, it's not as good as the others, it hasn't even got heated seats". The first word that came to mind is Akirthghan! Everyone seems to need to spend hundreds on the latest phone. People seem to be on the phone and sending texts nearly 24 hours a day! I have seen Singhs not be able to do Keertan because they hadn't had their phone with them. The worst incident I can remember is seeing countless Singhs and Singhnia argueing on Facebook when the new iPhone came out. They were really debating about the features and the operating system to such an extent it was very worrying. People seem to be saying that all of this can't possibly be maya because it is being used for good (e.g. Bani, going to smagams etc), but what about the amount of time people waste by argueing over really silly and pathetic things? What about all of the money that Sikhs seem to be wasting on their maya than giving it away to those less fortunate? Surely it would be better to get a nice cheapish reliable car, and then use the rest of the money to help others? The people with the flash cars don't seem to be helping those that haven't transport and need lifts. My humble benti for others is to please think about those less fortunate than ourselves (because there are plenty out there!) and do not try and let maya take over us.