Japji Sahib - The 11th Pauri - Mantra for Virtue
Our virtue is not in the external. It doesn't matter how much we earn, what our degrees are, how many friends we have. It doesn't matter if we are thin or fat. The only virtue that matters for our own inner peace and happiness is our light.
ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸਰਾ ਗੁਣਾ ਕੇ ਗਾਹ ॥
suni-ai saraa gunaa kat gaag
ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸੇਖ ਪੀਰ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ॥
suni-ai saykh peer paatisaah
Listening … deep oceans of grace. Listening… kings, emperors, saints.
ਸੁਣਿਐ ਅੰਧੇ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਰਾਹੁ ॥
suni-ai andhay paavahi raahu
ਸੁਣਿਐ ਹਾਥ ਹੋਵੈ ਅਸਗਾਹੁ ॥
suni-ai haath hovai asgaahu
Listening… blind ones find the Path. Listening… the unknown is known.
ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤਾ ਸਦਾ ਵਿਗਾਸੁ ॥
naanak bhagtaa sadaa vigaas
ਸੁਣਿਐ ਦੂਖ ਪਾਪ ਕਾ ਨਾਸੁ ॥੧੧॥
suni-ai dookh paap kaa naas
O Nanak! God's lovers bloom forever. Listening destroys all pain and error