Imbibing Virtues

Lord is the storehouse of all virtues. The soul which imbibes virtues realizes the Lord and is dear to Him. Such a soul is blessed. Those virtues by imbibing which the soul is honoured at the door of the Lord are classed under fourteen heads in the hymns. Those should be carefully considered and imbibed.

There are many virtues in the Lord. The soul that imbibes them finds the Lord and is dear to Him. She is the happy bride who is dear to the Lord.

Oh Love, I am bewitched by Your many virtues. Such virtues I find not in another

Oh my Love, I am fascinated by Your many glories; Your Glorious Virtues are not found in any other.

Asa M1, 359

The virtuous one found the Truth by giving up desire for evil. She dyed her mind in the Shabd of the Guru and uttered the words of love and endearment with her tongue.

The virtuous obtain Truth; they give up their desires for evil and corruption. Their minds are imbued with the Word of the Guru’s Shabd; the Love of their Beloved is on their tongues.

Sri Rag M3, 36

Praise the Truth, practise the Truth and only True Name can satisfy. Meditate on virtues, imbibe virtues and give up evil.

Praising the True One, attached to the True One, I am satisfied with the True Name. Contemplating His Virtues, I accumulate virtue and merit; I wash myself clean of demerits.

Sri Rag M3, 37

Oh my mind! be pure and true, and love the Lord the evil will disappear and virtues will appear and you will unite with the Lord.

My mind, my mind has become immaculately pure, contemplating the True Lord. I have dispelled my vices, and now I walk in the company of the virtuous.

Asa M1, 437

He who realizes the Name and imbibes the virtues of the Lord is dear to Him. It is not she who is dear. It is so because of the necklace of Name.

The life-night of the soul-bride is blessed and joyful, when she focuses her consciousness on her Dear Lord.

She serves the True Guru with love; she eradicates selfishness from within.

Eradicating selfishness and conceit from within, and singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, she is in love with the Lord, night and day.

Gauri M3, 243

If I have treasure of fragrant virtues, I will enjoy the fragrance. If my friends are also blessed, let us share with them.

One who has a basket of fragrant virtues, should enjoy its fragrance. If my friends have virtues, I will share in those.

Suhi M1, 765

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