The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Ram Das (the bard Gayand)
The Guru's word is your own treasure.
The Arc
The Guru is true. Trust the Guru's word: it is your own treasure, and it brings you good day and night. Let go of craving, anger, greed and clinging. Stop tricking people. Cut the noose of ego and love being in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One. Body, home, family and the mind's pleasures make up this world; free your mind of being caught in them. Stay close to the Guru's feet, and let the teaching take firm root. Hold the precious Naam in your heart, and let go of what is wicked. At the center, the opening line: the great Guru is true.
Key Vocabulary
nij niDhaan - your own treasure
fandh - noose
saadhsang - the Sangat
bikaar - wickedness, wrong ways
Hukumnama
Subject: The Guru's word is your own treasure Preview: A treasure of your own, a noose cut loose, a home and a body held lightly, lotus feet.
Today: The Guru is true. Trust the Guru's word: it is your own treasure, and it brings you good day and night. Let go of craving, anger, greed and clinging. Stop tricking people. Cut the noose of ego and love being in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One. Body, home, family and the mind's pleasures make up this world; free your mind of being caught in them. Stay close to the Guru's feet, and let the teaching take firm root. Hold the precious Naam in your heart, and let go of what is wicked.
The Guru's word is a treasure that belongs to you.
For today: Be completely honest with everyone you deal with today, even in small things.
The Guru's word is your own treasure.
The Arc
The Guru is true. Trust the Guru's word: it is your own treasure, and it brings you good day and night. Let go of craving, anger, greed and clinging. Stop tricking people. Cut the noose of ego and love being in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One. Body, home, family and the mind's pleasures make up this world; free your mind of being caught in them. Stay close to the Guru's feet, and let the teaching take firm root. Hold the precious Naam in your heart, and let go of what is wicked. At the center, the opening line: the great Guru is true.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: The Guru's word is your own treasure Preview: A treasure of your own, a noose cut loose, a home and a body held lightly, lotus feet.
Today: The Guru is true. Trust the Guru's word: it is your own treasure, and it brings you good day and night. Let go of craving, anger, greed and clinging. Stop tricking people. Cut the noose of ego and love being in the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One. Body, home, family and the mind's pleasures make up this world; free your mind of being caught in them. Stay close to the Guru's feet, and let the teaching take firm root. Hold the precious Naam in your heart, and let go of what is wicked.
The Guru's word is a treasure that belongs to you.
For today: Be completely honest with everyone you deal with today, even in small things.