The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Amar Das (the bard Bhalh)
Some goodness is too big to count.
The Arc
Try counting the raindrops in a storm. Try counting every plant on the earth and every flower that opens in spring. Who could count the rays of the sun and moon, or the waves of the ocean and the Ganges? Maybe someone with the deepest meditation and the Guru's wisdom could. The goodness of the Guru is like that, too big for any number. You could spend your whole life naming it and never finish. Nothing else compares. Its praise belongs to it alone. At the center, the opening line: no one can count the raindrops, the plants of the earth or the flowers of spring.
Key Vocabulary
boond - drop
kusam - flowers
tarang - waves
upmaa - praise
Hukumnama
Subject: Some goodness is too big to count Preview: Raindrops in a storm, spring flowers, rays of sun and moon, the waves of the ocean and the Ganges.
Today: Try counting the raindrops in a storm. Try counting every plant on the earth and every flower that opens in spring. Who could count the rays of the sun and moon, or the waves of the ocean and the Ganges? Maybe someone with the deepest meditation and the Guru's wisdom could. The goodness of the Guru is like that, too big for any number. You could spend your whole life naming it and never finish. Nothing else compares. Its praise belongs to it alone.
The Guru's goodness is too big to count.
For today: Step outside today and try to count something countless, like leaves or stars.
Some goodness is too big to count.
The Arc
Try counting the raindrops in a storm. Try counting every plant on the earth and every flower that opens in spring. Who could count the rays of the sun and moon, or the waves of the ocean and the Ganges? Maybe someone with the deepest meditation and the Guru's wisdom could. The goodness of the Guru is like that, too big for any number. You could spend your whole life naming it and never finish. Nothing else compares. Its praise belongs to it alone. At the center, the opening line: no one can count the raindrops, the plants of the earth or the flowers of spring.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: Some goodness is too big to count Preview: Raindrops in a storm, spring flowers, rays of sun and moon, the waves of the ocean and the Ganges.
Today: Try counting the raindrops in a storm. Try counting every plant on the earth and every flower that opens in spring. Who could count the rays of the sun and moon, or the waves of the ocean and the Ganges? Maybe someone with the deepest meditation and the Guru's wisdom could. The goodness of the Guru is like that, too big for any number. You could spend your whole life naming it and never finish. Nothing else compares. Its praise belongs to it alone.
The Guru's goodness is too big to count.
For today: Step outside today and try to count something countless, like leaves or stars.