Guru is all-capable, shoreless is Guru
Fortunate is s/he who sees visage of theGuru.
Guru is the doer, Guru the cause of all that isdone
Guru's initiation alone is the all trueone.
Outside of Guru there is naught,
One adopted by the Guru, whatever he seeks hefinds.
Guru is the sacred place for pilgrimage
Guru the wish-fulfilling sheltering heavenlytree
Guru is the fulfiller of all one's mind'sdesire.
Guru the giver, he grants initiation into God'sName
And the whole world is liberated,redeemed;
One is redeemed from all of worldlycycles.
Guru is all-powerful, Guru is formless,
Guru is high, unreachable, transcendingshores.
Guru's glory is fathomless--
What can a narrator narrate?
Not a single breath, nor in the swallow of amouthful
Is the Guru forgotten, for
Guru himself is the fruitful force,fruit-bearing form.
The like of the Guru none other isseen;
In all night watches of the day andnight
Does (the disciple) remain engaged injapa.
Only at His glance of Grace does onefind
the true Name, the Treasure ofGoodness.
Guru and Supreme Lord is one and thesame,
He dwells pervading within all.
Those who have earned fortune frombefore
They alone (receive the opportunity to) meditateon the Name.
Says Nanak: one who has surrendered,
Taken refuge in the Guru
Neither dies, nor comes, nor goes.
An excerpt from"Guru Granth Sahib"
http://www.meaus.com/group-meditations.htm
Copyright 2004 West-Art, Prometheus 92/2004