GURMUKH
Gurmukh literally means a person with his mukh (face) towards the Guru.
In other words, Gurmukh is one who looks at the Mukh (face) of Guru (for instructions and advice); one who follows the teachings of the Guru; one who follows the command of the Guru, instead of one’s own mind; one who is Guru-oriented and not self-oriented; one who lives his life according to the teachings of the Guru.
Gurmukh is Guru-ward, God-ward, highly virtuous.
Gurmukhs remember Name, Manmukh does not understand.
The face of the Gurmukhs is ever bright; God abides in their mind.
They are happy in ease, and, in ease they are merging.
(Guru Granth Sahib, p.66)
O lovable, Gurmukhs are going after earning, when the
Manmukhs have lost even their capital also.
(Guru Granth Sahib, p.74)
Gurmukh kills his ego, putting it on the touchstone of Word.
He ever drinks the nectar of Name, this is what Gurmukh earns by his deeds.
(Guru Granth Sahib, p.87)
Gurmukh lives detached while in the world.
With the support of Guru, we stay in Name.
(Guru Granth Sahib, p.118)
Service is the life live of Gurmukh (Guru-oriented)
(Guru Granth Sahib, p.229)
The ego goes out from within of Gurmukh.
The filth does not touch Gurmukh.
(Guru Granth Sahib, p.230)
Gurmukh is intuned with True.
(Guru Granth Sahib, p.232)
The Gurmukhs realize themselves.
They remember Him single-mindedly (Guru Granth Sahib, p.429)
Gurmukhs when in concentration, produce sounds in Ease,
Thus, they intune their mind with true love.
Gurmukhs, day and night, live in the Name of God, that is pleasing to him.
(Guru Granth Sahib, p.512)
Gurmukh is one who fears God and realizes his self.
With the grace of Guru, he dies while living.
Then his mind enjoys (higher) mind.
(Guru Granth Sahib, p.647)
Gurmukh, when in love with world, he is cool and surrenders his self.
(Guru Granth Sahib, p.649)
Gurmukh is at peace in mind,
His mind and body are merged in Name. (Guru Granth Sahib, p.653)
Gurmukhs remember the Name of God;
I sacrifice myself for them, since they always keep the
benedictions of God in their mind. (Guru Granth Sahib, p.757)
Gurmukh is blessed with the love of True.
Gurmukh is pure, sings the benedictions of God.
Gurmukh is pure. He achieves supreme position.
Gurmukh remembers God from each pore.
Gurmukh relates the unrelatedable thoughts.
Gumukh is liberated along with family.
Earth is created by True (God) for Gurmukh.
Gurmukh does true deeds.
Gurmukh pleases the mind in True.
Gurmukh goes for bath in His Name and charity.
Gurmukh is intoned with concentration in ease.
Gurmukh gets honour in His court.
Gurmukh does what is worthy.
Nanak says: Gurmukh meets and gets to meet (God).
Gurmukh comes to know of every secret.
Gurmukh enjoys the love of the Name of God. (Guru Granth Sahib, p.941)
Gurmukh is one who is pleasing to god. (Guru Granth Sahib, p.1073)
Gurmukh is nectar-Name,
Consuming which the whole hunger goes. (Guru Granth Sahib, p.1250)
Gurmukh is in ease from within,
His mind has reached the tenth state.
Gurmukh’s face is bright,
They are praised in His Court. (Guru Granth Sahib, p.1414)
Bhai Gurdas too has defined the qualities of a Gyrmukh in his Vars: 6, 7, 12, 13, 19, 22 etc.
Antonym of Gurmukh is Manmukh (one who has his Mukh towards himself) i.e. one who follows passions of one’s heart.
According to Sikhism, the whole humanity can be divided into two classes: Gurmukh (God-ward) and Manmukh (mind-oriented).
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)