Book I / IV – (iv)

Hari Ras: Who gets It

A rare devotee of the Master, one who truly loves the Master, is able to get the Hari Ras. But all others being slaves of the mind and the senses remain far removed from it:

Oh! The Hari Ras is extremely refreshing and sweet, through devotion to the Guru, a rare soul gets to It. 

Guru Arjan, Ramkali M5

A rare devotee of the Master tastes of the Hari Ras, he lives in perpetual bliss all the time, one gets to It through great good fortune. 

Guru Amar Das, Dhanasri M3

Now the five senses do not fly about, blessed is the tree that is laden with the life-giving fruit, by devotion to the Master, one lives in eternal peace, and all the time sings of God and partakes of the Manna. 

Guru Nanak, Maru M1

A slave of the senses knows not the taste of Hari Ras, tormented as he is by the thorns and thistles of I-ness.

Guru Ram Das, Gauri M4

The mind-ridden are lost through evil propensities and know not a Hari Ras, living in delusion, they throw away Amrit for a pot of porridge.

Guru Ram Das, Bilawal  War M4

A slave of the senses cannot taste the Hari Ras, bloated with I-ness, he is dogged by misfortunes. 

Guru Ram Das, Suhi M4

Hari Ras is sweeter than the sweetest thing in the world; and those who taste of it fully but once, altogether lose an appetite for all else and thereafter become dead to the world and live a life of perfect contentment:

One may have all beauty and many wives to enjoy, but without Hari Ras, all else is insipid.

Guru Arjan, Asa M5

Those who once taste of thy Hari Ras, they are never bewildered by the trash.

Guru Arjan, Gauri M5

If you were to taste of the Hari Ras, amere taste of It shall make thee intoxicated. 

Guru Arjan, Gauri M5

The devotees of the Lord prefer Hari Ras to everything else. It is peerless and unique in all respects.

The riches of all the mountains and the seas of the world put together, hold out no attraction to the devotee of the Lord, who prefers Hari Ras to everything else. 

Guru Ram Das, Kalyan M4

Rishis and munis like Sankadek, Brahma, Sukh Dev and Prehlad, by drinking the Hari Ras, reached the highest spiritual attainment:

All sages and seers, Sankadek, Sukh Dev, Brahma and Prehlad sing of Hari Ras, they drank of the elixir of life and attained union with the Lord, oh Nanak. 

Guru Arjan, Sarang M5