All is within the Power of the Name
Whom the Lord wills gets the directions of the Master and knows the Name. Oh Nanak, all is in the power of the Name. One gets It only with great good fortune.
He alone receives it, unto whom it is given. Through the Guru’s Teachings, the Naam is realized. Oh Nanak! Everything is under the influence of the Naam; by perfect good destiny, a few obtain it.
Guru Amar Das –
Adi Granth, Asa M3, Ashtapadi, p. 426
He manifested Himself and assumed the form of the Name.
He Himself created Himself; He Himself assumed His Name.
Guru Nanak Dev –
Adi Granth, Var of Asa M1, p. 463
The Name is the essence of all. Without the Name one is subject to the pain of death. When one's self merges with the essence, the mind is stilled. Duality goes and unity takes its place.
The essence of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is known to be the most exalted and excellent of all. Without the Name, one is afflicted by pain and death. When one’s essence merges into the essence, the mind is satisfied and fulfilled. Duality is gone, and one enters into the home of the One Lord.
Guru Nanak Dev –
Adi Granth, Ramkali M1, Siddha Gosh, p. 943
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