Daily Hukamnama for 7th of July 2010 - The Drop is in the Ocean

A most beautiful Hukamnama written by the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the melody Raamkalee, the mood of inspiring lofty thoughts, on page 878 of the Sikh Holy Scripture, the Shri Guru Granth Sahib. This hymn is so philosophical and deep in thought that for me it gives me a sense of the mysterious and awakens within me curiosity about the nature of things. Enjoy...

RAAMKALEE, FIRST MEHL: The drop is in the ocean, and the ocean is in the drop. Who understands, and knows this? He Himself creates the wondrous play of the world. He Himself contemplates it, and understands its true essence. || 1 || How rare are those who contemplate this spiritual wisdom. Through this, the supreme state of liberation is attained. || 1 || Pause || The night is in the day, and the day is in the night. The same is true of hot and cold. No one else knows His state and extent; without the Guru, this is not understood. || 2 || The female is in the male, and the male is in the female. Understand this, O God-realized being! The meditation is in the music, and knowledge is in meditation. Become Gurmukh, and speak the Unspoken Speech. || 3 || The Light is in the mind, and the mind is in the Light. The Guru brings the five senses together, like brothers. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who enshrine love for the One Word of the Shabad. || 4 || 9 ||