"Rehat bina nah Sikh kahavay. Rehat bina dar chotan khavay"

I will share my experience to illustrate Guru Sahib's bachan.

Growing up I was good person . . . in the sense that I never did drugs or drank. I kept away from bad sangat . . . mostly. In any case, the time I'm referring to is High School and junior years of University. I had my friends in High School. But now that I look back on it, I realize that majority of my time with my friends was devoted towards ensuring that they stayed my friends. I made jokes, went out, did all things so that I could belong with a group of people. I was always trying to make sure that people liked me and that I was well respected.

I should have asked myself why? I was a slave to the people with whom I wanted to belong. My actions were dictated not by my conscious by rather by the perceived benefit to my acceptance within the group. The funny thing is that these same friends were the ones who talked behind my back. These same friends were the ones who stayed my friends as long as it suited their needs. So why did I make myself a slave to these people? I did it all so that I could belong.

Now I belong to guru. Guru Sahib blessed me with Rehat and his Rehat broke me free from the bonds that I had created before. His Rehat elevated my mind from the gutters and freed me from the bonds of moh. His Rehat keeps me alive. His Rehat protects me from maya. His Rehat has given me the one thing I always sought. I now belong to his family. I now belong with not just my friends but with my brothers. His Rehat has given me peace of mind and soothed my soul.

Before I was ashamed of how I had bowed my head to the will of my so called friends . . . now I hope that Guru Sahib gives the strength so that I may bow before the Hukam of Sangat, and be the dust of their feet.

REHAT PYAREE MUJH KO

These words are coming straight from Guru Sahib's heart. He is telling us what he loves. He is telling us what HE ADMIRES. Guru Sahib is the only one who has the power to save us. He is the most powerful, the most loving and most understanding. He is full of mercy and is telling us what to do so that we may feel him inside our hearts.

Yet we question and nit pick on the most trivial of things. Why not give up our mat and adopt Guru Sahib's Rehat . We all must make an effort otherwise our lives are wasted.

KHALSA MERO ROOP HAI KHAAS

Guru Sahib is giving His Khalsa such respect and honour. So why is it that we turn our backs on our Guru? Why is it that we would rather listen to our friends and our minds? Our own minds, so far, have brought us nothing but pain and suffering. Our own minds have trapped us within a cage and our own mind prevents us from seeing the bars holding us in the cage.

If you want to make Guru Sahib happy, if you want to be in love, TRUE LOVE, if you want unbreakable spirit and unconquerable honour . . . KEEP HIS REHAT.

May guru sahib bless us all with Rehat.