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Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self.

Guru Nanak

An adopted son shall never take the family, name and the estate of his natural father, the funeral cake follows the family, name and the estate, the funeral offerings of him who gives, his son in adoption cease, as far as that son is concerned.
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Adoption Family Name Natural Son
If a woman abandoned by her husband, or a widow, of her own accord contracts a second marriage and bears, a son, he is called the son of a re married woman .
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Abandonment Husband Marriage Son Woman
He who, having lost his parents or being abandoned, by them without ,just cause, gives himself to a, man , is called a son self given.
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Abandoned Himself Lost Man Parents
Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth – these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God.
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Emperor Forget King Ocean Wealth
Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.
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Emperor God King Love Wealth
Be the wisdom your support. Be the compassion your guide and listen to the Divine Music that beats in every heart.
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Compassion Divine Guide Heart Listening Music Support Wisdom
By twice born men a widow must not be appointed to ,cohabit with any other ,than her husband , for they who appoint ,her to another ,man , will violate the eternal law.
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Appointment Born Forever Law Men Widow
As a father ,supports his sons, so let the eldest support his younger brothers, and let them also in accordance with the law behave towards their eldest brother as sons ,behave.
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Brother Father Himself Son Support
Truth is the highest virtue, but higher still is truthful living.
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High Live Truth Virtue
Build the raft of meditation and self-discipline, to carry you across the river. There will be no ocean, and no rising tides to stop you; this is how comfortable your path shall be.
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Build Comfortable Discipline Meditation Path
May liberal men abound with us! May our knowledge of the Vedas and our progeny increase! May faith not forsake us! May we have much to give to the needy.
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Faith Knowledge Man Need
If an appointed daughter by accident dies without, leaving a son, the husband of the appointed daughter may, without hesitation, take that estate.
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Accident Daughter Death Estate Hesitation Leaving
Emotional attachment to Maya is totally painful, this is a bad bargain.
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Attachment Emotional Illusion Pain
Offspring, the due performance on religious rites, faithful service, highest conjugal happiness and heavenly bliss for the ancestors and oneself, depend on one’s wife alone.
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Ancestor Faith Heaven Performance Religious Service Wife
Speak only that which will bring you honor.
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Respect Talk Willing
God is one, but he has innumerable forms. He is the creator of all and He himself takes the human form.
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Creation Form God Himself Human

Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self.

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