The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Ram Das (the bard Nal)
With the Guru on your side, your safety is something no one can take away.
The Arc
With the Guru on your side, money stops being something to show off. A hundred thousand followers would add nothing. Your wisdom and your quiet focus stand on their own, borrowed from no one. You live by the Word and settle into the home of Truth, a place that stays put whatever the weather. So keep saying "Guru, Guru," morning and night. Keep the Guru's Naam in your heart. Then the whole cycle of being born and dying loses its hold on you. At the center, the opening line: when the Guru is on your side, why be proud of wealth?
Key Vocabulary
val - on your side
gaarav - pride
sachah ghar - the home of Truth
daas bhat - the humble bard
Hukumnama
Subject: With the Guru beside you, you have enough Preview: Wealth, a hundred thousand helpers, borrowed wisdom, and the home of Truth.
Today: With the Guru on your side, money stops being something to show off. A hundred thousand followers would add nothing. Your wisdom and your quiet focus stand on their own, borrowed from no one. You live by the Word and settle into the home of Truth, a place that stays put whatever the weather. So keep saying "Guru, Guru," morning and night. Keep the Guru's Naam in your heart. Then the whole cycle of being born and dying loses its hold on you.
With the Guru on your side, nothing else needs to hold you up.
For today: Pick one thing you lean on to feel important, and set it down for a day.
With the Guru on your side, your safety is something no one can take away.
The Arc
With the Guru on your side, money stops being something to show off. A hundred thousand followers would add nothing. Your wisdom and your quiet focus stand on their own, borrowed from no one. You live by the Word and settle into the home of Truth, a place that stays put whatever the weather. So keep saying "Guru, Guru," morning and night. Keep the Guru's Naam in your heart. Then the whole cycle of being born and dying loses its hold on you. At the center, the opening line: when the Guru is on your side, why be proud of wealth?
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: With the Guru beside you, you have enough Preview: Wealth, a hundred thousand helpers, borrowed wisdom, and the home of Truth.
Today: With the Guru on your side, money stops being something to show off. A hundred thousand followers would add nothing. Your wisdom and your quiet focus stand on their own, borrowed from no one. You live by the Word and settle into the home of Truth, a place that stays put whatever the weather. So keep saying "Guru, Guru," morning and night. Keep the Guru's Naam in your heart. Then the whole cycle of being born and dying loses its hold on you.
With the Guru on your side, nothing else needs to hold you up.
For today: Pick one thing you lean on to feel important, and set it down for a day.