Shabd is All-Pervading
The Shabd is within us. It exists in all the Four Ages and is all-pervading.
Oh Avdhu, in all the Four Ages, men devoted themselves to the Sound and became attuned to it.
Contemplating the Shabd, you shall be a hero throughout the four ages, oh hermit; contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Bani in devotion.
Guru Nanak Dev –
Adi Granth, Ramkali M1, Ashtapadi, p. 908
It is everywhere. Everything is full of the Sound. It is the form of the Lord. It is not far away from us. It hears and sees everything.
Oh mind, think not the Lord is afar. His presence is always near. He hears and sees all. And He is contained in the Word.
Oh my mind! Do not think of the Lord as being far away; behold Him ever close at hand. He is always listening, and always watching over us; the Word of His Shabd is all-pervading everywhere.
Guru Amar Das –
Adi Granth, Asa M3, Ashtapadi, p. 429
The Shabd is the Lord's Law which pervades everywhere and is within all.
Your Law pervades on all the four directions. Your Name pervades even the four sides of the under-world. The Shabd pervades everywhere. We meet You through Your infinite Grace.
Your Command, oh God, rules in the four directions; Your Name pervades the four corners of the nether regions as well. The True Word of the Shabd is pervading amongst all. By His Grace, the Eternal One unites us with Himself.
Guru Nanak Dev –
Adi Granth, Malar M1, Ashtapadi, p. 1275
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