Hukamnama by 5th Guru – Guru Arjun Dev ji
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HOW DO WE WIN OVER POWERFUL MAYA?
– Guru Arjun Dev ji

Actors are usually good at looking and acting like others but they don’t change within. Even if they dress like a king they will remain broke. We are the same way, we wander chasing Maya* and our soul reincarnates and goes through many life forms and continues to stay unhappy, we don’t find peace.

Everything, but God, is destructive in this world (all ends). Those who connect with Saadh-Sangat** are able to win the game of life. God created Maya, it’s like a raging ocean that is very hard to cross. We are surrounded by powerful Maya*. How do we win over Maya?

Those who connect to Saadh-Sangat** learn about the reality that Naam (God’s name) is the only treasure that transforms our mind into a pure and priceless pearl. And this is how we escape Maya and cross this raging ocean like life (full of problems).

*Maya (5 forms – Lust, Anger, Greed, Attachment and Ego)
**Saadh-Sangat (group of people who love God and meet to discuss/praise God and his creation)