Chant Name for Divine Elixir. {208.}

Chant Name for Divine Elixir. {208.}
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“Wash the vessel, sit down and anoint it with fragrance;
then, go out and get the milk.
Add the rennet of clear consciousness to the milk of good deeds,
and then, free of desire, let it curdle.
Chant the Name of the One Lord.
All other actions are fruitless.
Let your mind be the handles,
and then churn it, without sleeping.
If you chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
with your tongue, then the curd will be churned.
In this way, the Ambrosial Nectar is obtained.
Wash your mind in the pool of Truth,
and let it be the vessel of the Lord;
let this be your offering to please Him.
That humble servant who dedicates and offers his life,
and who serves in this way,
remains absorbed in his Lord and Master.
The speakers speak and speak and speak,
and then they depart.
There is no other to compare with You.
Servant Nanak, lacking devotion, humbly prays:
may I sing the Praises of the True Lord.”

---- Guru Nanak Dev; The Guru Granth Sahib.
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Action is Vital for Life. {167.}

Action is Vital for Life. {167.}
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“Action is greater than inaction.
Perform, therefore, thy task in life.
Even the life of the body
could not be maintained
if there were no action.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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No Such Thing as “Try”. {128.}

No Such Thing as “Try”. {128.}
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“Do, or do not. There is no ‘try’.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Cowardice & Escapism Aren't Perfection. {111.}

Cowardice & Escapism Aren't Perfection. {111.}
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“Not by refraining from action does man attain freedom from action.
Not by mere renunciation does he attain supreme perfection.”
---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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The Best Motivation for Action. {87.}

The Best Motivation for Action. {87.}
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“Do everything in love.”

---- The Bible; Corinthians, 16:14.
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Work without Focus on Reward. {48.}

Work without Focus on Reward. {48.}
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"Thou hast power only to act,
but not over the reward thereof.
Act thou, therefore,
without prospect of the reward
and without succumbing to inaction."
---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Perform Your Duty with Care. {6.}

Perform Your Duty with Care. {6.}
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“Perform your prescribed duty, for action is better than inaction.
A person cannot even maintain one’s physical body without work.
---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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