Through 8.4 million incarnations you have wandered, to obtain this rare and precious human life. Ang 50 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
In so many incarnations, you were a worm and an insect; in so many incarnations, you were an elephant, a fish and a deer.In so many incarnations, you were a bird and a snake. In so many incarnations, you were yoked as an ox and a horse. ||1|| Meet the Lord of the Universe - now is the time to meet Him. After so very long, this human body was fashioned for you. ||1||Pause|| In so many incarnations, you were rocks and mountains; in so many incarnations, you were aborted in the womb; in so many incarnations, you developed branches and leaves; you wandered through 8.4 million incarnations. ||2|| Through the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you obtained this human life. Do seva - selfless service; follow the Guru's Teachings, and vibrate the Lord's Name, Har, Har. Abandon pride, falsehood and arrogance. Remain dead while yet alive, and you shall be welcomed in the Court of the Lord. ||3|| Whatever has been, and whatever shall be, comes from You, Lord. No one else can do anything at all. We are united with You, when You unite us with Yourself. Says Nanak, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||3||72|| Ang 179 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
This human body has been given to you. This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe. Nothing else will work. Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam. ||1|| Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean. You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1||Pause|| I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living. I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King. Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible! O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4|| Ang 12 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
By true actions, this human body is obtained, and the door within ourselves which leads to the Mansion of the Beloved, is found. Ang 18 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
The precious gift of this human life becomes fruitful when one chants the True Word of the Shabad. Ang 44
The blessing of this human life has been obtained, but still, people do not lovingly focus their thoughts on the Name of the Lord. Ang 28 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
O Nanak, that human body, in which there is no pain of separation from the Lord-take that body and burn it. ||1|| Ang 89 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Guru Ji is saying that people who have no love for god or those who do not meditate on waheguru, what is the use of obtaining this form? The people that don’t do good deeds or read Gurbani or do Naam Simran, there lives are useless (hence why Guru Ji uses the metaphor “Take that body and burn it”)
Those who do not serve the True Guru-why did they even come into this world? Cursed are their lives; they have uselessly wasted this human life. The self-willed manmukhs do not remember the Naam. Without the Naam, they suffer in terrible pain. ||7|| Ang 129 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Those who are trapped in maya (worldly illusion and pleasures) and their ego loose this opportunity to meet the lord; they will go through reincarnation again. So while you are alive, remember the lord at Amritvela, do your Rehras Sahib in evening and at night do the kirtan sohila. Read Gurbani from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and act upon the teachings. Only then your life may account towards something, otherwise it is cursed like Guru Ji says.
By Your Grace, I obtained this human body; grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Sovereign Lord King. ||1|| Ang 207 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
