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The Jewels of Contentment, or Sukhmani Sahib in the original Punjabi language, can also be translated as Jewels of Peace, or Jewels of Bliss. This prayer for meditation was written by Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru in the line of ten Sikh Gurus, over four hundred year ago.
The word Guru is translated here as Teacher. The Jewels are presented in the form of hymns written to the notes of the classical Indian Raag, Gauri. There are twenty-four parts, each containing eight verses. A simple translation of the first six and last two parts is provided below. This brief summary of the sacred hymns of the Sukhmani Sahib, provides a glimpse of the priceless jewels contained therein.
This is the prayer for meditation that DocSahib passed on to Pete Cameron’s grandfather, Paul Gardner, and thence, through Joe Sages, to Pete, guiding his journey to discover the in Purpose and Meaning of Life.
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