Some speak and expound, and while speaking and lecturing, they pass away.

Where you are bound to lose by speaking, there, you ought to remain silent.

Meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, O my beloved; follow the Guru's Teachings, and speak of the Lord. Apply the Touchstone of Truth to your mind, and see if it comes up to its full weight.

Pure are those who speak, and sanctified are those who hear and sing, forever and ever, the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Says Nanak, when the Lord bestows His Mercy, all one's efforts are fulfilled.

What good are the ceremonial lines drawn around your kitchen, when these four are seated there with you?

Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Divine Guru, one's fears are erased and dispelled.