The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Ram Das (the bard Nal)
What you hold in your heart reaches your whole family.
The Arc
Keep "Guru, Guru" going inside you, like a song you can't stop humming. The Naam holds every treasure there is. Taste it day and night, and trust that it is true. Love soaks in, the way color soaks into cloth. Drop the side roads and keep the One in mind. Hold the Guru's words in your heart, and the five big pulls inside you settle down: wanting, anger, greed, clinging and pride. Your life is lifted, your family too, and you are welcome at the One's door. Every comfort, here and after, starts with "Guru, Guru." At the center, the opening line: O people, repeat "Guru, Guru, Guru."
Key Vocabulary
jholnaa - a swinging, lullaby-like meter
nav niDh - the nine treasures
panch bhoo - the five passions
kul - family line
Hukumnama
Subject: Keep "Guru, Guru" going inside you Preview: A swinging song, the nine treasures, love soaking in like dye, a whole family lifted.
Today: Keep "Guru, Guru" going inside you, like a song you can't stop humming. The Naam holds every treasure there is. Taste it day and night, and trust that it is true. Love soaks in, the way color soaks into cloth. Drop the side roads and keep the One in mind. Hold the Guru's words in your heart, and the five big pulls inside you settle down: wanting, anger, greed, clinging and pride. Your life is lifted, your family too, and you are welcome at the One's door.
Every comfort, here and after, comes through repeating "Guru, Guru."
For today: Hum or say "Guru, Guru" softly on your way somewhere today.
What you hold in your heart reaches your whole family.
The Arc
Keep "Guru, Guru" going inside you, like a song you can't stop humming. The Naam holds every treasure there is. Taste it day and night, and trust that it is true. Love soaks in, the way color soaks into cloth. Drop the side roads and keep the One in mind. Hold the Guru's words in your heart, and the five big pulls inside you settle down: wanting, anger, greed, clinging and pride. Your life is lifted, your family too, and you are welcome at the One's door. Every comfort, here and after, starts with "Guru, Guru." At the center, the opening line: O people, repeat "Guru, Guru, Guru."
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: Keep "Guru, Guru" going inside you Preview: A swinging song, the nine treasures, love soaking in like dye, a whole family lifted.
Today: Keep "Guru, Guru" going inside you, like a song you can't stop humming. The Naam holds every treasure there is. Taste it day and night, and trust that it is true. Love soaks in, the way color soaks into cloth. Drop the side roads and keep the One in mind. Hold the Guru's words in your heart, and the five big pulls inside you settle down: wanting, anger, greed, clinging and pride. Your life is lifted, your family too, and you are welcome at the One's door.
Every comfort, here and after, comes through repeating "Guru, Guru."
For today: Hum or say "Guru, Guru" softly on your way somewhere today.