Apart from vices and virtues given in this article,what other vices I am to get rid of and virtues I must assimilate in my inner personality for living a blissful life in unison with God (Akal Purakh)?

Character Development Aspects for living a blissful life:
Why don’t we have a blissful life?
” We are separated from the One God (Akal Purakh), ” is the answer to this riddle that we get from Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS).
Where is that God?
http://www.srigranth.org (page 1)
ik-oNkaar sat naam kartaa purakh nirbha-o nirvair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhaN gur parsaad.
As per SGGS, God is one eternal, existentially true, creator, all pervading, neither afraid of anything nor discriminate, neither affected by time nor take birth and death, self-illuminated, self-existent and can be realised by grace of Guru.
If God is omnipresent, dwells in me and in all of you, then why don’t we feel Him in ourselves?
According to Guru Sahib a “a notional wall of falsehood” has been erected between my mind (MANN) and God. This false wall of: Lust, anger, greed, attachments, arrogance,slander,
laziness, lying, prejudice, hypocrisy, ignorance, alcoholism, and other drugs, craving for wealth, jealousy, cruelty, snatching, adultery, gambling, and many other disorders have been created by my mind since my birth till now from my ecosystem. If this wall of vices is not broken with the blessings of divine virtues from the Guru, I cannot unite with God inside.
http://www.srigranth.org (page 1372)
kabeer paanee hoo-aa ta ki-aa bha-i-aa seeraa taataa ho-ay.
Kabeer, what then, if one could become water? It becomes cold, then hot.
har jan aisaa chaahee-ai jaisaa har hee ho-ay. ||149||
The humble servant of the Lord should be just like the Lord. ||149||
Kabir ji says that to be united with God, I must have the same divine qualities as that of God.
# Because God is one and dwells in all, my mind should feel that God is pervading in all of them. Then I should not think of discriminating against anyone based on their so-called caste, colour, race, and gender.

# Because God is the Creator, I should also try to create something for the benefit of the society. Nature should not be spoiled because God is pervading in it.
# Because God is fearless then I should also be fearless. I should follow the path of truth fearlessly.
# Because God has no enmity, I should not have enmity with anyone.

# One should understand the so-called ideology of hell-heaven i.e., Reincarnation, purpose behind it, and learn the art of living a blissful life in the present from Guru Ji.

# Because God is ajoonee, we should not behave like animals, rather learn the art of living a live blissful life in present from Guru.

To unite with God, the seeker must have this loving belief that there is no difference between the teachings of Guru and laws of God as revealed through the Bani of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, they are one and the same.
http://www.srigranth.org (page 864)
gond mehlaa 5.
Gond, Fifth Mehl:
guroo guroo gur kar man mor.
Chant Guru, Guru, Guru, O my mind.
guroo binaa mai naahee hor.
I have no other than the Guru.
gur kee tayk rahhu din raat.
I lean upon the Support of the Guru, day, and night.
jaa kee ko-ay na maytai daat. ||1||
No one can decrease His bounty. ||1||
gur parmaysar ayko jaan.
Know that the Guru and the God are One.
Jo tis bhaavai so parvaan. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Whatever pleases Him is acceptable and approved. ||1||Pause||
By the grace of the Guru, by taking divine virtues, by getting rid of vices, we can live a blissful life while living in this society, in union with God. There is no need to abandon society.
http://www.srigranth.org (page 522)
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
naanak satgur bhayti-ai pooree hovai jugat.
O Nanak, meeting the True Guru, one comes
to know the Perfect Way.
hasandi-aa khaylandi-aa painandi-aa khaavandi-aa vichay hovai mukat. ||2||
While laughing, playing, dressing, and eating, he is liberated. ||2||
Through Jap Bani, Guru Sahib teaches us how to break down the wall of falsehood in the form of vices. To attain this high spiritual state, my conduct must be full of divine qualities.
http://www.srigranth.org (page 598)
sorath mehlaa 1.
Sorath, First Mehl:
jis jal niDh kaaran tum jag aa-ay so amrit gur paahee jee-o.
The treasure of the Name, for which you have come into the world – that Ambrosial Nectar is with the Guru.
chhodahu vays bhaykh chaturaa-ee dubiDhaa
ih fal naahee jee-o. ||1||
Renounce costumes, disguises, and clever tricks; this fruit is not obtained by duplicity. ||1||
man ray thir rahu mat kat jaahee jee-o.
O my mind, remain steady, and do not wander away.
baahar dhoodhat bahut dukh paavahi ghar amrit ghat maahee jee-o. rahaa-o.
By searching around on the outside, you shall only suffer great pain, the Ambrosial Nectar is found within the home of your own being. ||Pause||
avgun chhod gunaa ka-o Dhaavahu kar avgun pachhutaahee jee-o.
Renounce corruption, and seek virtue; committing sins, you shall only come to regret and repent.
sar apsar kee saar na jaaneh fir fir keech budaahee jee-o. ||2||
You do not know the difference between
good and evil; again, and again, you sink into the mud. ||2||
antar mail lobh baho jhoothay baahar naavhu kaahee jee-o.
Within you is the great filth of greed and falsehood; why do you bother to wash your body on the outside?
nirmal naam japahu sad gurmukh antar kee gat taahee jee-o. ||3||
Chant the Immaculate, the Name of the Lord always, under Guru’s Instruction; Naam only then will your innermost being be emancipated. ||3||
parhar lobh nindaa koorh ti-aagahu sach gur bachnee fal paahee jee-o.
Let greed and slander be far away from you, and renounce falsehood; through the True
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, you shall obtain the true fruit.
ji-o bhaavai ti-o raakho har jee-o jan naanak
sabad salaahee jee-o. ||4||9||
As it pleases You, preserve me, Dear Lord; servant Nanak sings the Praises of Your Shabad. ||4||9||
With a mission in mind to unite with God, let us start our spiritual journey today by giving up vices and taking divine qualities from the Guru because even laziness is called as a vice by Guru Sahib, which causes our spiritual death. To get rid of our inner vices and acquire divine qualities from Guru Ji, daily read at least three / four verses of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, with the meaning. Let us understand the meaning and especially the central Idea in the pause (rahaa-o).

By the grace of Guru Ji let us learn –
(A) The art of converting –
= Lust into love.
= Anger into Bir-Ras (struggle against injustice, oppression)
= Greed into contentment.
= Attachment into love and welfare of entire humanity.
= Pride into humility / self-esteem
(B) How to get rid of vices?
Finding fault with others,
gossiping –
Slander –
Laziness –
Thanklessness –
Lies –
Dominating others –
Anxiety –
Stress
Restlessness –
Hypocrisy –
Caste / race / colour / gender-based discrimination –
Ignorance –
Alcohol and other drugs addiction –
Cowardice –
Cunning / cheating –
Jealousy –
Theft –
Adultery –
Gambling –
Deprivation of alien rights –
Trishna –
Cruelty –
Illusion –
Bad company –
And many other disorders as described in SGGS.

(C) What qualities I must absorb in my personality?
Virtues such as obeying the divine command (hukam) –
Truth –
Harmony –
Creativity –
Knowledge –
Fearlessness –
No enmity –
Contentment / Patience –
Help the others in need – (Vand Shako)
Universal Brotherhood –
Forgiveness-
Sweet talk –
Courtesy –
Kindness –
Empathy –
Human equality –
Tolerance –
And many other virtues from Gurbani.

Guru Sahib has given us a chain of three golden principles to enable us to live a blissful life –
1 Naam Japo – To keep the vices away and to absorb the divine qualities in myself, always remembering God, meditating on Him because there is no difference between the divine law of God and teachings of Gurbani.
2 Kirat Karo – Work to meet my, my family’s and other basic social needs.
3 Vand Shako – support the needy.

According to the Hukam of Guru Sahib, let us introspect ourselves to find out the vices to be given up and the divine qualities to be assimilated in my conduct to be in union with God and live a blissful life.
As soon as we give up the vices and start taking divine qualities from the Guru, we feel changes and our life begins to become blissful leading to union with God.
After learning the art of living from our great Guru, on the theater of this life, we are to perform our role, as a husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and above all, as an excellent human being, with such a passion, that applause continue, even after the curtain of our life is down !
I hope, you will convey me about more vices and virtues by searching Sri Guru Granth Saheb ji, giving reference to line/ stanza/ shabad, through this e-mail-
guidesofgurupanth@gmail.com or through answers/ comments on this site
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa,
Waheguru ji Ki Fateh.
References –
with thanks to Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind
prop/owner of following websites –
http://www.srigranth.org
http://www.gurbanifiles.net

Karnail Singh