The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Amar Das (the bard Bhikhaa)
When the inside noise settles, what is true comes through.
The Arc
Gather your mind to one point, and the busy noise starts to settle. Through the Guru's wisdom, your own self melts into the One. Truth is known through truth, when you tune in with love. Desire and anger calm down when your breath slows and stops racing. You start to live in the land of the Formless and understand the flow of life. In a dark age, the Guru is the Creator's own form. Only the person who has tried it knows. Meeting the Guru comes warmly and easily, with love. At the center, the opening line: through the Guru's wisdom and meditation, your essence merges with the essence of everything.
Key Vocabulary
gi-aan - wisdom
dhi-aan - meditation
pavan - breath
hukam - the flow of life
sahj - natural ease
Hukumnama
Subject: Let the noise inside settle down Preview: Breath that stops racing, desire and anger cooling, a home in the land of the Formless.
Today: Gather your mind to one point, and the busy noise starts to settle. Through the Guru's wisdom, your own self melts into the One. Truth is known through truth, when you tune in with love. Desire and anger calm down when your breath slows and stops racing. You start to live in the land of the Formless and understand the flow of life. In a dark age, the Guru is the Creator's own form. Only the person who has tried it knows. Meeting the Guru comes warmly and easily, with love.
When the mind gathers to one point, what is true comes through.
For today: Sit for two minutes today and follow your breath until it slows.
When the inside noise settles, what is true comes through.
The Arc
Gather your mind to one point, and the busy noise starts to settle. Through the Guru's wisdom, your own self melts into the One. Truth is known through truth, when you tune in with love. Desire and anger calm down when your breath slows and stops racing. You start to live in the land of the Formless and understand the flow of life. In a dark age, the Guru is the Creator's own form. Only the person who has tried it knows. Meeting the Guru comes warmly and easily, with love. At the center, the opening line: through the Guru's wisdom and meditation, your essence merges with the essence of everything.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: Let the noise inside settle down Preview: Breath that stops racing, desire and anger cooling, a home in the land of the Formless.
Today: Gather your mind to one point, and the busy noise starts to settle. Through the Guru's wisdom, your own self melts into the One. Truth is known through truth, when you tune in with love. Desire and anger calm down when your breath slows and stops racing. You start to live in the land of the Formless and understand the flow of life. In a dark age, the Guru is the Creator's own form. Only the person who has tried it knows. Meeting the Guru comes warmly and easily, with love.
When the mind gathers to one point, what is true comes through.
For today: Sit for two minutes today and follow your breath until it slows.