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As soon as Guru Nanak Dev Ji says this he does not leave you without a method for doing it. Pauris 8-15 are devoted to the instructions for HOW to walk in hukam.

Listening… saints, heroes, masters. Listening… the earth, the power, the ethers. Listening… high and low realms, oceans of light. Listening… beyond time. O Nanak! God's lovers bloom forever. Listening destroys all pain and error. || 8 ||

Listening… men become gods. Listening… praise comes from the mouth of the most negative person. Listening… the way of yoga and the body's secrets. Listening… all holy books and scriptures. O Nanak! God's lovers bloom forever.. Listening destroys all pain and error. || 9 ||

Listening… Truth, patience, wisdom. Listening… bathing at all holy places. Listening…reading and reading gains honor. Listening…concentration comes easy. O Nanak! God's lovers bloom forever. Listening destroys all pain and error. || 10 ||

Listening… deep oceans of grace. Listening… kings, emperors, saints. Listening… blind ones find the Path. Listening… the unknown is known. O Nanak! God's lovers bloom forever. Listening destroys all pain and error. || 11 ||

If you merge with the God inside, your state of consciousness cannot be described. Anyone who tries will be sorry he tried. No writer can write it. No pen can list it. Even those who have sat and reflected have missed it. Such is the Nam. It makes you pure. If you let go and surrender, your mind becomes sure. || 12 ||

When you surrender, you tune in, become wise. When you surrender, you know all the universes and worlds. When you surrender, you gain dignity and grace. When you surrender, death cannot touch you. Such is the Nam. It makes you pure. If you let go and surrender, your mind becomes sure. || 13 ||

When you surrender, your path becomes clear. When you surrender, you go Home with honor. When you surrender, you are not of this world. When you surrender, you embrace the Dharma. Such is the Nam. It makes you pure. If you let go and surrender, your mind becomes sure. || 14 ||

When you surrender, your tenth gate opens. When you let go, your family is saved. When you let go, you cross over the ocean, taking the Guru's Sikhs by your side. O Nanak! When you surrender, you never wander this earth as a beggar again. Such is the Nam. It makes you pure. If you let go and surrender, your mind becomes sure. || 15 ||