![]() Some others believed that God can be pleased by depriving themselves of happiness and always wearing a sad look on their faces. Some people thought God could be pleased by following the practices based on the knowledge of yoga in which they concentrated on something for a long period of time. Many people believed that god can be pleased by reading Vedas or by simply singing devotional songs and playing music without actual devotion to God. NOTE: Before we take up the meaning of this holy Shabad written by Guru Nanak Sahib and which carries a highly significant message, we need to know some of the practices that people used to follow to please their deities (or God) at the time of Guru Nanak Sahib. God is pleased only if you love him unconditionally, accept His will, love His men, and do not commit any immoral act or take away (forcibly or by cheating) belongings of others. Guru Sahiban and the Bhagats have made it very clear that no ritual or personal suffering (including sacrifice of life) can please God. There is absolutely no emphasis on high moral values and on worshiping God or keeping Him in mind all the time. The important aspect missing in every ritual is that the devotees believe that once they have performed some rituals, they have made the deity completely happy and now they can enjoy life in whatever way they choose to do so. After completion of the aarti, the plate is taken to everybody present at the ceremony when every person touches the plate and then they touch their faces with their hands. Bells are rung and some devotional songs are also chanted during the ceremony. Some flowers and incense are also placed in the plate and the plate is whirled in front of the deity in a clockwise direction. A clay lamp is filled with oil or butter-oil and is placed in a metal plate, and is lighted up. Hindus believe that performing aarti is the best expression of their devotion to a deity, and it pleases the deity. Aarti is a very old custom and is performed at the end of a prayer to seek the blessings of the deity. Perhaps fire is the most worshiped of all these elements, and is also used in most of Hindu customs including weddings, havans, yuggs, and in the worship of the deities. Hindus worship all the natural powers – fire, water, air, earth and the sky. ![]()
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