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Japji 1 (Macauliffe, The Sikh Religion I)

Guru Granth Sahib

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The first pauri of the Japji, on the insufficiency of thought, silence and possession as ways to God. Macauliffe's italic emphasis is normalised. The reference follows the pauri numbering of the Japji itself, which Macauliffe prints.

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Passage
Text
By thinking I cannot obtain a conception of Him, even though I think hundreds of thousands of times. Even though I be silent and keep my attention firmly fixed on Him, I cannot preserve silence. The hunger of the hungry for God subsideth not though they obtain the load of the worlds. 1
Reference
Japji 1 (Macauliffe, The Sikh Religion I) 1
Reference Scheme
Collection, Book, Section 1
Translation
Translation
The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors 1
Translator
Max Arthur Macauliffe 1
Meaning
Theme
the limits of knowing 1
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1. The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, vol. 1
Max Arthur Macauliffe, Clarendon Press / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1909Japji 1 (Macauliffe, The Sikh Religion I)View the Source
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