Continued From:
http://tdsinghharjidamarg.blogspot.in/2017/01/1713-end-death-in-light-of-dhan-shri.html
8.
Corruption: Corruption
is common term for dishonest or fraudulent actions conducted for personal
advantages by individual having authority. Corruption has evolved as global
phenomena. In context of India, India has been ruled by invaders and thus
corruption is not new to India. Even in 15th Century which is
considered as ‘Time of Baba Nanak’ (Please note Baba Nanak is beyond
time, every moment, past or present of future belongs to Him. It is only that His
physical manifestation existed during that period. He has never left us. He
is still with us for mortals like us) corruption was deeply rooted into so
called bureaucratic system. And the way they plundered the common people
needs no description. They unleashed evil only to cause atrocities. Even in
modern times corruption is key challenge as most of us are engaged in
corruption. We may not have been ‘active actors’ but would have
supported it some where in our life. Dhan Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji describes
in the root cause of it in following words:
जमणु मरणा आइ गइआ बधिकु जीउ बिकारो ॥
(In
birth and death,
in coming and going, this soul is held in bondage by corruption.)
The values have
fallen so much that our soul, which is considered as part of ‘Supreme
Consciousness, The Purest’ is held in captivity by corruption. This
gives rise to delusion and people engaged in corruption begin to believe they can
escape the punishment as they drive the authority but Gurbaani differs with
their thought process. As per Dhan Shri Guru Amar Das Ji:
बिखिआ अंदरि पचि मुए ना उरवारु न पारु ॥३॥
(They
are burnt to
death by their own corruption; they are not at home, on either this shore
or the one beyond.)
Does
corruption burn? Well, Guruji says ‘Yes’. But how? What is the mental
state of corrupted individual? His ‘mind resources’ meant to remember ‘The
One’ are engaged in making malicious schemes. He is always thinking of
how to distort the rules for own benefit. And over use of resources just
results in ‘Fire of Evil’ in side an individual. He has no comfort and
unfortunately when Death strikes him, he finds himself in position of no
redemption. They are far away from ‘Home – The Goal’ to merge
with ‘The One’. He has already lost the trust of people around him.
How? Who holds a corrupt person in high esteem? Once who is not
trustworthy how can he find place in ‘World Beyond’ this? How evil actions
can be accepted as ‘Sachkhand – The House of Truth – The One’? Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji
and Dhan
Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji speak following about corruption and people
engaged in corruption:
दिनु दिनु छिजत बिकार करत अउध फाही फाथा जम कै जाल ॥१॥
(Day
by day, his life is winding down; practicing sin and corruption, he is trapped by the
noose of Death.)
जम दरि बाधउ मरै बिकारु ॥
(Dying
in corruption,
he is bound and gagged at Death's door.)
People wrongly
believe that they can accumulate wealth or gain authority by corruption. Every
day is panopportunity to rectify their actions, but by practicing corruption
they are heading towards terrifying end. Gurbaani is asking corrupt people to
give up corruption else Death will not spare them.
TO BE CONTINUED!
[1]
Vadhans Mehla 1 Dhaknee – Ang 580 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[2]
Siree Raag Mehla 3 – Ang 30 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[3]
Bilaval Mehla 5 - Ang 806 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[4]
Raamkali Mehla 1 – Ang 904 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
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