The soul has come to experience bliss through the Guru. The First Pauree (step or verse) of the Anand Sahib has to do with the very first year of a soul's life. In this first year, it is not the baby teaching itself. The first year's lesson depends upon the mother.
I believe that Gurbani says things that English has no experience with, and therefore, no words for. The spiritual reality of Anand is one of those terms.
There is the great story of how the Anand Sahib, by Guru Amar Das ji, came to be written. Author Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa begins a 41 part series. Each will be on a pourhi of Anand Sahib. In this story a Sidh Yogi leaves his body at the direction of the Guru, "Be reborn in my family. Then come to me and I will teach you how to live."
Every single religion and its scriptures has its concept of the ideal man. The Gita talks of the Sthithpragya, Buddhism extols the Bodhisattva and Sikhism speaks of the Gurmukh or Sachiar. They must be same, I think aloud. No, smilingly explains Dr Jodh Singh, "The Gurmukh is not a recluse or hermit, but a householder. He attains moksha while living.
The Song of Bliss is the seal of all the previous meditations and prayers and is crystallizes the mind's learning and explodes a person into the totality of bliss of their own soul.
There is a story in India about an old yogi who spent his life meditating in the mountains. After years of practice, the yogi developed all kinds of powers and special abilities, but in the end, he realized something was missing.
Once there was a Sidh Yogi was becoming very old. Before his life came to an end he was blessed with a visit to Guru Amar Das. Guru ji granted him the blessing that he could be re-born in to the Guru's family. Soon the Guru had a grandson, that was the Yogi, and named him Anand. On the spot Guru ji recited Anand Sahib.
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