The final help and support || On Advait Vedanta (2019)

ਸੁਖ ਮੈ ਬਹੁ ਸੰਗੀ ਭਏ ਦੁਖ ਮੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਭਜੁ ਮਨਾ ਅੰਤਿ ਸਹਾਈ ਹੋਇ ॥੩੨॥

sukh mai baho sangee bha-ay dukh mai sang na ko-ay kaho naanak har bhaj manaa ant sahaa-ee ho-ay

In good times, there are many companions around, but in bad times, there is no one at all. Says Nanak, vibrate, and meditate on the Lord; He shall be your only Help and Support in the end.

~ Guru Granth Sahib 1428–3/4, Salok Mahala 9–32

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Questioner (Q): Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji is saying:

“Says Nanak, vibrate, and meditate on the Lord; He shall be your only Help and Support in the end.”

It is my tendency to seek help from those who I consider as good and reliable. I want to see the truth of what Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji is saying here, so that I do not seek help from others. When I seek help from others, it usually spoils or strains my relationship, and help does not come my way. How can I see that the only real help would be coming from the Lord?

Acharya Prashant (AP): It depends on what is the quality of help that you call as final. There is help that comes from the world, and there is help that comes from the Lord. Which of these two helps do you more desperately want?