Only a person, who always remembers death, knows how valuable and precious is the wealth of counted breaths, granted during a lifetime. It was once in the darbar of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib that a Raja happened to visit and pay homage. The Raja, after some deep thoughts and musing put across a straight question to the extremely handsome warrior Guru regarding the presence of beautiful women in the congregation and their likely effect and impact on a man's lust. Guru Sahib patiently heard his query and then told the Raja that he had only seven days of life left and that he should better go and finish all his worldly tasks and enjoy whatever he wanted to, so that he could die peacefully. The Raja went away to his palace and it was on the seventh day that he started praying to the Great Guru for his darshans before his worldly departure. Guru Sahib appeared there and enquired whether the Raja had enjoyed to his heart's content all that he wished to. The Raja wept bitterly and replied that as fear of death was constantly hanging over his head, even an idea of Kaam, Krodh, Lobh, Moh, Ahankar dare not come near him. It was at that time that Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib told him that a true sikh never forgets death and in the congregations of the Guru, no such ideas dare enter the arena. The thought of death is the key to life eternal. It awakens in us the taste of life eternal and the bliss arising therefrom.

This body is a mere reflection, a mere shadow of the Jot, the sustaining substance. A worldly person remains ignorant throughout and consequently ignores or neglects the sustaining power, and devotes all his energy and effort in satisfying the ego of this death-bound body, mind and name complex.

Life is a dream, a delusion, whereas death is the Truth and naked Reality.

	Daat Piari Visriya Datara Janai Nahi Maran Vichara
	Sri Guru Granth Sahib (676)
	Man only loves charities and gifts and forgets the Divine Donor, the True Lord.

Because he has conveniently forgotten the Reality of Death.

Overtaken by spell of sensual attractions and pleasures, one seeks only material benefits and worldly luxuries. Thus, we remain deprived of the Bliss and Aura of the Divine. Remembrance of Death is the only safeguard.

	Bol Na Janay Maya Mad Mata Marna Cheet Na Aavay
	Sri Guru Granth Sahib (749)
	Totally intoxicated with the wine of Maya, a mortal completely forgets Death and does not know what he talks about.

	Kaal Na Awe Moodhey Cheet
	Sri Guru Granth Sahib (267)
	Only a fool does not remember Death.

	Paanch Tat Ko Tan Rachio Jano Chatar Sujan Jeh Te Upjio Nanaka Leen Tahin Meh Maan
	Sri Guru Granth Sahib (1426)
	This perishable body is composed of five elements, ether, air, fire, water and earth. These five elements disintegrate and dissolve after death. Then why not remain anchored in the Immortal Jot, Atam, tuned with the Lord? A wise differentiation between matter and spirit is a must. Only then the link of the spirit/jot with the Param Jot is established and Bliss experienced.

	Jo Upjio So Bins Hai Paro Aaj Ke Kal Nanak Har Gun Gaaye Lai Chhaad Sagal Janjaal
	Sri Guru Granth Sahib (1428)

	Ram Nam Ur Mehn Gayio Jaan Ke Sam Nahi Koi
	Sri Guru Granth Sahib (1429)
	Every time we breathe, we should breathe Nam, which is our very support, our very goal and our real life. As we cannot live without Pranas, so we cannot also live without Nam.

	Ikas Har Ke Nam Bin Age Laiye Kho
	Sri Guru Granth Sahib (133)

	As a letter correctly addressed reaches its destination and a blank letter or an incorrectly addressed one gets lost, similarly breaths addressed and spent in the loving devotion, memory, love, worship of Sri Guru Nanak Sahib land at His Lotus Feet and those spent in the pursuit of perishable objects get perished.
	Baba Nand Singh Ji Maharaj

	Eh Anmol Swaas Lakhan Naal Vi Nahin Khareedey Ja Sakdey Eh Swaas Mul Nahin Bikdey
	Baba Nand Singh Ji Maharaj
	Only a person who always remembers death knows how valuable and precious is the wealth of these counted breaths granted during a lifetime. This is not a commodity which is on sale and which can be purchased with any amount of wealth.